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Winner — 2002
Khalil Naik
CPM· CPI(M)
CPM 29.2%PDP 28.6%4 others 42.2%
Votes
4,133
29.2% share
Winning margin
80
0.6% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
28.3%
of 50,054
Wachi was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.6% — fewer than 80 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khalil Naik | CPI(M) | 4,133 | 29.2% |
| 2 | Gh. Hassan Bhat | PDP | 4,053 | 28.6% |
| 3 | Ab. Qayoom Shah | INC | 2,526 | 17.8% |
| 4 | Nishat Akhter | 2,058 | 14.5% | |
| 5 | Harday Nath Koul | NDA | 720 | 5.1% |
| 6 | Gh. Mustafa Malik | 670 | 4.7% |
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.
Low turnout (78th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe0.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.3% · min 0.6% · max 41.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
49%
lowerhigher
78th of 90How crowded is the field?
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3.40
fewer partiesmore parties
27th of 90How much NOTA?
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2.3%
lowerhigher
18th of 90Where does the house stand?
SEAT
87 seats · 44 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.40EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 29.2%PDP 28.6%INC 17.8%JKN 14.5%BJP 5.1%OTH 4.7%
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.