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Jammu & Kashmir · Assembly Constituency 46 · 2008
Pahalgam
Winner — 2008
RAFI AHMAD MIR
JKPDP· Jammu & Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party (unaligned)
JKPDP 49.3%JKN 27.1%10 others 23.6%
Votes
24,316
49.3% share
Winning margin
10,922
22.1% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
70.3%
of 70,229
Pahalgam is a safe seat — RAFI AHMAD MIR won by 22.1%.
Seat history
All Candidates
12 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAFI AHMAD MIR | Jammu & Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party (unaligned) | 24,316 | 49.3% |
| 2 | ALTAF AHMAD WANI | 13,394 | 27.1% | |
| 3 | IRFAN AHMAD BHAT | IND | 3,861 | 7.8% |
| 4 | MOHAMMAD YOUSUF SOFI | NDA | 2,702 | 5.5% |
| 5 | MAJID ASHRAF MIR | NDA | 1,093 | 2.2% |
| 6 | ABDUL GANI BHAT | UPA | 778 | 1.6% |
| 7 | SHABIR AHMAD PADDER | JKANC | 759 | 1.5% |
| 8 | KHADIM HUSSAIN MIRZA | IND | 699 | 1.4% |
| 9 | GHULAM DOYEE | NDA | 517 | 1.1% |
| 10 | MOHAMMAD KHALIL BHAT | IND | 468 | 0.9% |
| 11 | FAYAZ AHMAD WANI | BSP | 438 | 0.9% |
| 12 | SHABIR AHMAD SHAH | 309 | 0.6% |
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DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (72nd), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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safe22.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 35.3% · min 1.6% · max 87.3%
How contested is turnout?
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57%
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72nd of 90How crowded is the field?
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2.83
fewer partiesmore parties
47th of 90How much NOTA?
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3.3%
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6th of 90Where does the house stand?
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87 seats · 44 majority
How did the vote split?
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2.83EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JKPDP 49.3%JKN 27.1%IND 7.8%BJP 5.5%OTH 10.3%
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.