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Jammu & Kashmir · Assembly Constituency 82 · 2008

Darhal

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Winner — 2008

ZULFKAR ALI
JKPDP· Jammu & Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party (unaligned)
JKPDP 28.5%IND 21.9%10 others 49.6%
Votes
19,399
28.6% share
Winning margin
4,541
6.7% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
77.4%
of 87,831

A clear win with a 6.7% margin.

Seat history
⚖ Compare 2002 vs 2008

All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
ZULFKAR ALI
JKPDP
Jammu & Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party (unaligned)
19,39928.6%
2
MOHD IQBAL
IND
14,85821.9%
3
LIAQAT ALI
JKN
14,51021.4%
4
PURAN SINGH
INC
UPA
12,50618.4%
5
MASOOD AHMED CHOWDHARY
IND
1,7532.6%
6
ABDUL HAMID
IND
1,5322.3%
7
MOHD FAROOQ
JKNPP
1,1401.7%
8
DEV RAJ SHARMA
BJP
NDA
1,0721.6%
9
SHERAZ BEGUM MIRZA
BSP
BSP
3900.6%
10
MOHD SHABIR
JKANC
3000.4%
11
ALLAH DAD
IND
2760.4%
12
MUSHTAQ HUSSAIN
JD(S)
2160.3%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

High turnout (6th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
marginal
6.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 7.2% · min 0.5% · max 14.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
79%
lowerhigher
6th of 90

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.40
fewer partiesmore parties
28th of 90

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
84th of 90

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
87 seats · 44 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.40EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JKPDP 28.6%IND 21.9%JKN 21.4%INC 18.4%OTH 9.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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.

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