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Jammu & Kashmir · Assembly Constituency 24 · 2009 by-elections
Sonawar
Winner — 2009 by-elections
Md.Yasin Shah
JKNC
JKNC 47.3%JKPDP 47.0%1 others 5.7%
Votes
9,306
47.3% share
Winning margin
50
0.3% of votes
Total candidates
3
Sonawar was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.3% — fewer than 50 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Md.Yasin Shah | JKNC | 9,306 | 47.3% |
| 2 | Md. Ashraf Mir | 9,256 | 47.0% | |
| 3 | Md. Ahmad shah | JKANC | 1,115 | 5.7% |
Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.
Low turnout (87th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe0.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 35.7% · min 0.4% · max 74.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
31%
lowerhigher
87th of 90How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.26
fewer partiesmore parties
69th of 90How much NOTA?
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2.0%
lowerhigher
32nd of 90Where does the house stand?
SEAT
3 seats · 2 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.26EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JKNC 47.3%JKPDP 47.0%JKANC 5.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— 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.