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Jammu & Kashmir · Assembly Constituency 51 · 1996
Kishtwar
Winner — 1996
BASHIR AHMED KICHLOO
JKN 50.6%BJP 30.8%5 others 18.6%
Votes
17,889
50.6% share
Winning margin
6,989
19.8% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
68.0%
of 52,016
Kishtwar is a safe seat — BASHIR AHMED KICHLOO won by 19.8%.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BASHIR AHMED KICHLOO | 17,889 | 50.6% | |
| 2 | RAJINDER SINGH | BJP | 10,900 | 30.8% |
| 3 | ABDUL MAJID MALIK | IND | 2,465 | 7.0% |
| 4 | ABDUL GANI | United Front | 1,810 | 5.1% |
| 5 | GHULAM HUSSAIN ARMAN | INC | 1,294 | 3.7% |
| 6 | HANS RAJ | BSP | 786 | 2.2% |
| 7 | PARDEEP KUMAR | IND | 204 | 0.6% |
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 (49th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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safe19.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 33.1% · min 4.1% · max 92.7%
How contested is turnout?
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69%
lowerhigher
49th of 90How crowded is the field?
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2.59
fewer partiesmore parties
58th of 90How much NOTA?
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1.0%
lowerhigher
56th of 90Where does the house stand?
SEAT
87 seats · 44 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.59EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JKN 50.6%BJP 30.8%IND 7.0%JD 5.1%OTH 6.5%
Who ran, on record?
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— 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.