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Jammu & Kashmir · Assembly Constituency 16 · 2014

Kangan

Winner — 2014

ALTAF AHMAD
JKN· Jammu & Kashmir National Conference (unaligned)
JKN 47.1%JKPDP 44.5%9 others 8.4%
Votes
25,812
47.1% share
Winning margin
1,432
2.6% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
78.7%
of 69,590

A closely fought contest. ALTAF AHMAD won with a 2.6% margin.

Seat history

0 of 10 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹1.28 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

11 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
ALTAF AHMAD
Jammu & Kashmir National Conference (unaligned)
25,81247.1%
2
BASHIR AHMAD MIR
24,38044.5%
3
AJAZ AHMAD SHEIKH
UPA
8891.6%
NOTA
NOTA
7311.3%
5
SHOWKAT HUSSAIN KHAN
IND
6911.3%
6
GHULAM HASSAN RATHER
IND
6081.1%
7
NAZIR AHMAD RAINA
NDA
5831.1%
8
ABDUL RASHID GANAIE
4810.9%
9
MUSHTAQ AHMAD SHAH
JPC
3730.7%
10
SHABIR AHMAD MIR
AJKMP
1390.3%
11
MOHD SULTAN LONE
BSP
970.2%

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

High turnout (7th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
2.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 35.4% · min 0.4% · max 86.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
79%
lowerhigher
7th of 90

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.55
fewer partiesmore parties
59th of 90

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
61st of 90

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
87 seats · 44 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.55EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JKN 47.1%JKPDP 44.5%OTH 7.0%NOTA 1.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
0/10

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹1.28 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.

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