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Jammu & Kashmir · Assembly Constituency 59 · 2008
Gool Arnas
Winner — 2008
AJAZ AHMED KHAN
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 37.1%JKN 28.9%7 others 34.1%
Votes
15,594
37.0% share
Winning margin
3,452
8.2% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
76.7%
of 54,872
A clear win with a 8.2% margin.
Seat history
0 of 9 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.02 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AJAZ AHMED KHAN | INC (UPA) | 15,594 | 37.0% |
| 2 | GULAM QADIR MUGHAL | 12,142 | 28.9% | |
| 3 | KABLA SINGH | NDA | 8,204 | 19.5% |
| 4 | SHAMSHAD BANO | 2,937 | 7.0% | |
| 5 | FAQIR MOHD | 1,137 | 2.7% | |
| 6 | MADAN LAL | IND | 773 | 1.8% |
| 7 | MOHD SULTAN MALIK | BSP | 657 | 1.6% |
| 8 | SHAKEEL AHMED | NDA | 386 | 0.9% |
| 9 | ABDUL MAJID | ANC | 256 | 0.6% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
High turnout (10th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe8.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.0% · min 8.2% · max 22.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
78%
lowerhigher
10th of 90How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.66
fewer partiesmore parties
55th of 90How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.4%
lowerhigher
46th of 90Where does the house stand?
SEAT
87 seats · 44 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.66EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 37.0%JKN 28.9%BJP 19.5%JKPDP 7.0%OTH 7.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
0/9
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.02 Cr
This 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.