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Jammu & Kashmir · Assembly Constituency 28 · 2008
Beerwah
Winner — 2008
SHAFI AHMAD WANI
JKPDP· Jammu & Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party (unaligned)
JKPDP 24.4%JKN 24.1%15 others 51.5%
Votes
11,720
24.4% share
Winning margin
164
0.3% of votes
Total candidates
17
Turnout
57.2%
of 83,941
Beerwah was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.3% — fewer than 164 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
17 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHAFI AHMAD WANI | Jammu & Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party (unaligned) | 11,720 | 24.4% |
| 2 | AB MAJID MATOO | 11,556 | 24.1% | |
| 3 | NAZIR AHMAD KHAN | JKDPN | 9,958 | 20.8% |
| 4 | SONAULLAH DAR | PDF | 4,182 | 8.7% |
| 5 | AGA SYED MEHMOOD MOSVI | IND | 3,190 | 6.7% |
| 6 | BASHIR AHMAD BEIGH | JKANC | 1,015 | 2.1% |
| 7 | MOHMMAD SARFARAZ MATOO | IND | 968 | 2.0% |
| 8 | SYED PARVEEZ HILAL | NDA | 946 | 2.0% |
| 9 | MOHAMMAD ASHRAF LONE | BSP | 837 | 1.7% |
| 10 | SYED BASHIR KAUSER | Samajwadi Party | 783 | 1.6% |
| 11 | ABDUL AHAD WANI | SDP | 558 | 1.2% |
| 12 | ALI MOHAMMAD DAR | 487 | 1.0% | |
| 13 | BASHIR AHMAD DAR | IND | 458 | 0.9% |
| 14 | AB RASHID QURASHI | IND | 423 | 0.9% |
| 15 | REYAZ AHMAD MIR | IND | 421 | 0.9% |
| 16 | AISHA PARVEEN | IND | 271 | 0.6% |
| 17 | BILAL AHMAD KHAN LODHI | IND | 222 | 0.5% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (52nd), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
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safe0.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 23.3% · min 0.3% · max 62.7%
How contested is turnout?
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67%
lowerhigher
52nd of 90How crowded is the field?
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4.92
fewer partiesmore parties
8th of 90How much NOTA?
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2.5%
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14th of 90Where does the house stand?
SEAT
87 seats · 44 majority
How did the vote split?
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4.92EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JKPDP 24.4%JKN 24.1%JKDPN 20.8%PDF 8.7%IND 6.7%OTH 15.4%
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.