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Jammu & Kashmir · Assembly Constituency 7 · 2008
Rafiabad
Winner — 2008
JAVAID AHMAD DAR
JKN· Jammu & Kashmir National Conference (unaligned)
JKN 35.9%JKPDP 35.3%7 others 28.8%
Votes
13,198
35.9% share
Winning margin
216
0.6% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
51.9%
of 70,900
Rafiabad was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.6% — fewer than 216 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JAVAID AHMAD DAR | Jammu & Kashmir National Conference (unaligned) | 13,198 | 35.9% |
| 2 | MOHAMMAD DILAWAR MIR | 12,982 | 35.3% | |
| 3 | ABDUL GANI VAKIL | UPA | 7,513 | 20.4% |
| 4 | HARBAJAN SINGH | IND | 840 | 2.3% |
| 5 | GHULAM AHMAD DAR | JKANC | 671 | 1.8% |
| 6 | FAROOQ AHMAD YATOO | IND | 461 | 1.3% |
| 7 | SONA ULLAH LONE | BSP | 438 | 1.2% |
| 8 | ABDUL KHALIQ SHEIKH | 389 | 1.1% | |
| 9 | GHULAM NABI PARRAY | NDA | 280 | 0.8% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Low turnout (80th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
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lean0.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.7% · min 0.6% · max 39.5%
How contested is turnout?
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46%
lowerhigher
80th of 90How crowded is the field?
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3.27
fewer partiesmore parties
30th of 90How much NOTA?
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0.7%
lowerhigher
73rd of 90Where does the house stand?
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87 seats · 44 majority
How did the vote split?
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3.27EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JKN 35.9%JKPDP 35.3%INC 20.4%OTH 8.4%
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.