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Jammu & Kashmir · Assembly Constituency 56 · 2008
Banihal
Winner — 2008
VIKAR RASOOL
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 17.4%IND 11.0%22 others 71.6%
Votes
8,287
17.4% share
Winning margin
3,033
6.4% of votes
Total candidates
24
Turnout
67.9%
of 70,186
A clear win with a 6.4% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
24 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VIKAR RASOOL | INC (UPA) | 8,287 | 17.4% |
| 2 | SHOWKAT JAVED | IND | 5,254 | 11.0% |
| 3 | MOLVI ABDUL RASHID | IND | 4,960 | 10.4% |
| 4 | SAJAD SHAHEEN | 4,558 | 9.6% | |
| 5 | IMTIYAZ AHMED | IND | 3,763 | 7.9% |
| 6 | RAJIV | NDA | 3,383 | 7.1% |
| 7 | MOHD FAROOQ MIR | IND | 2,741 | 5.8% |
| 8 | OM PARKASH | IND | 2,612 | 5.5% |
| 9 | MOHD SALEEM BHAT | NDA | 2,160 | 4.5% |
| 10 | BAHAR AHMED RONYAL | 2,130 | 4.5% | |
| 11 | FAROOQ AHMED MIR | IND | 1,584 | 3.3% |
| 12 | MUSHTAQ AHMED SOHAIL | PDF | 794 | 1.7% |
| 13 | MOHD SALEEM | IND | 777 | 1.6% |
| 14 | IRSHAD AHMED | JKANC | 767 | 1.6% |
| 15 | SEWA SINGH | 654 | 1.4% | |
| 16 | AJAZ AHMED | 558 | 1.2% | |
| 17 | BASHIR AHMED NAYAK | NDA | 471 | 1.0% |
| 18 | GH RASOOL TANTRAY | 425 | 0.9% | |
| 19 | MOHD ANWAR | BSP | 385 | 0.8% |
| 20 | MOHD AFZAL MALIK | IND | 311 | 0.7% |
| 21 | ATTA MOHD KATOCH | IND | 304 | 0.6% |
| 22 | ABDUL HAMID KHAN | BHBP | 295 | 0.6% |
| 23 | SALEEMA BEGUM | SDP | 276 | 0.6% |
| 24 | MOHD RAFIQ DAING | IND | 234 | 0.5% |
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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 (20th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
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safe6.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 21.7% · min 6.4% · max 90.2%
How contested is turnout?
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75%
lowerhigher
20th of 90How crowded is the field?
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3.05
fewer partiesmore parties
36th of 90How much NOTA?
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2.4%
lowerhigher
16th of 90Where does the house stand?
SEAT
87 seats · 44 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.05EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 17.4%IND 11.0%IND 10.4%JKN 9.6%IND 7.9%BJP 7.1%OTH 36.7%
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.