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Winner — 2008
AGA SYED RUHULLAH
JKN· Jammu & Kashmir National Conference (unaligned)
JKN 40.2%JKPDP 19.8%14 others 40.0%
Votes
19,652
40.1% share
Winning margin
9,960
20.4% of votes
Total candidates
16
Turnout
55.2%
of 88,713
Budgam is a safe seat — AGA SYED RUHULLAH won by 20.4%.
Seat history
All Candidates
16 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AGA SYED RUHULLAH | Jammu & Kashmir National Conference (unaligned) | 19,652 | 40.1% |
| 2 | MOHAMMAD KAMAL MALIK | 9,692 | 19.8% | |
| 3 | AGA SYED MEHMOOD | IND | 8,383 | 17.1% |
| 4 | HAKIM MOHAMMAD YASEEN | PDF | 5,952 | 12.2% |
| 5 | MIR FAYAZ RAHAT | UPA | 1,315 | 2.7% |
| 6 | MOHAMMAD ASHRAF AZAD HAJAM | NDA | 1,051 | 2.1% |
| 7 | NAZIR AHMAD WANI | IND | 528 | 1.1% |
| 8 | GHULAM NABI GANAI | JKANC | 382 | 0.8% |
| 9 | MANZOOR AHMAD BADOO | 382 | 0.8% | |
| 10 | BASHIR AHMAD NAJAR | IND | 366 | 0.8% |
| 11 | MOHAMMAD ASHRAF AHANGER | IND | 353 | 0.7% |
| 12 | SYED MUJTABA | IND | 277 | 0.6% |
| 13 | ABDUL AHAD SHEIKH | IND | 222 | 0.5% |
| 14 | MOHAMMAD IBRAHIM KHAN | BSP | 215 | 0.4% |
| 15 | GHULAM MOHI UD DIN MIR | UPA | 116 | 0.2% |
| 16 | AB GANI NASEEM | IND | 56 | 0.1% |
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 (75th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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safe20.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 40.5% · min 4.0% · max 80.8%
How contested is turnout?
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53%
lowerhigher
75th of 90How crowded is the field?
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2.67
fewer partiesmore parties
54th of 90How much NOTA?
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2.7%
lowerhigher
11th of 90Where does the house stand?
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87 seats · 44 majority
How did the vote split?
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2.67EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JKN 40.1%JKPDP 19.8%IND 17.1%PDF 12.2%OTH 10.8%
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.