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Winner — 1996
HAJI ABDUL AHAD VAKIL
JKN 64.5%INC 12.7%4 others 22.8%
Votes
14,441
64.5% share
Winning margin
11,599
51.8% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
34.7%
of 64,495
Sopore is a safe seat — HAJI ABDUL AHAD VAKIL won by 51.8%.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HAJI ABDUL AHAD VAKIL | 14,441 | 64.5% | |
| 2 | GH. NABI MIRCHA | INC | 2,842 | 12.7% |
| 3 | GHULAM NABI SOFI | United Front | 1,734 | 7.7% |
| 4 | GH. NABI LONE | IND | 1,257 | 5.6% |
| 5 | GHULAM MOHD. MALIK | IND | 1,091 | 4.9% |
| 6 | AB. RASHID WANI | IND | 1,035 | 4.6% |
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 (62nd), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
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safe51.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 24.3% · min 5.9% · max 66.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
63%
lowerhigher
62nd of 90How crowded is the field?
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3.80
fewer partiesmore parties
22nd of 90How much NOTA?
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1.7%
lowerhigher
40th of 90Where does the house stand?
SEAT
87 seats · 44 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.80EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JKN 64.5%INC 12.7%JD 7.7%IND 5.6%OTH 9.5%
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.