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Jammu & Kashmir · Assembly Constituency 54 · 2009 by-elections

Bhaderwah

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Winner — 2009 by-elections

Md. Sharief Niaz
INC
INC 41.3%BJP 36.1%6 others 22.6%
Votes
21,966
41.3% share
Winning margin
2,747
5.2% of votes
Total candidates
8

A clear win with a 5.2% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
Md. Sharief Niaz
INC
21,96641.3%
2
Daleep Singh
BJP
19,21936.1%
3
Sheikh Mujib Ali
JKNPP
7,14613.4%
4
Md.Shafi Sheikh
IND
2,3964.5%
5
Sanjay Kumar
BSP
1,2262.3%
6
MD.Iqbal
J&KNPP
6031.1%
7
Kuldeep K. Rao
IND
4050.8%
8
Om Prakash Kotwal
IND
2390.5%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (43rd), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
5.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.4% · min 1.2% · max 48.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
70%
lowerhigher
43rd of 90

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.20
fewer partiesmore parties
34th of 90

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.6%
lowerhigher
42nd of 90

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
3 seats · 2 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.20EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 41.3%BJP 36.1%JKNPP 13.4%OTH 9.1%

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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