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Jammu & Kashmir · Assembly Constituency 46 · 1996
Pahalgam
Winner — 1996
AB. KABIR BHAT
JKN 61.8%INC 18.3%3 others 19.9%
Votes
13,749
61.8% share
Winning margin
9,671
43.5% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
47.7%
of 46,668
Pahalgam is a safe seat — AB. KABIR BHAT won by 43.5%.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AB. KABIR BHAT | 13,749 | 61.8% | |
| 2 | GULSHAN AKHTER | INC | 4,078 | 18.3% |
| 3 | MUZAFFAR KHALID | United Front | 2,468 | 11.1% |
| 4 | AB. RASHID MISGER | JKAL | 1,578 | 7.1% |
| 5 | RAKESH KOUL | BJP | 370 | 1.7% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.
Average turnout (72nd), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe43.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 35.3% · min 1.6% · max 87.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
57%
lowerhigher
72nd of 90How crowded is the field?
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2.83
fewer partiesmore parties
47th of 90How much NOTA?
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3.3%
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6th of 90Where does the house stand?
SEAT
87 seats · 44 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.83EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JKN 61.8%INC 18.3%JD 11.1%JKAL 7.1%OTH 1.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDThis seat number was reused from 2024. The district and local data on file describe the seat as contested from 2024, so they are not shown for earlier elections.