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Jammu & Kashmir · Assembly Constituency 17 · 2014
Ganderbal
Winner — 2014
ISHFAQ AHMAD SHEIKH
JKN· Jammu & Kashmir National Conference (unaligned)
JKN 36.4%JKPDP 35.3%12 others 28.4%
Votes
19,478
36.4% share
Winning margin
597
1.1% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
59.1%
of 90,582
Ganderbal was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.1% — fewer than 597 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
0 of 13 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.56 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
14 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ISHFAQ AHMAD SHEIKH | Jammu & Kashmir National Conference (unaligned) | 19,478 | 36.4% |
| 2 | QAZI MOHAMMAD AFZAL | 18,881 | 35.3% | |
| 3 | SHEIKH GHULAM AHMAD | IND | 6,009 | 11.2% |
| 4 | MOHAMMAD YOUSUF BHAT | UPA | 3,190 | 6.0% |
| 5 | GH RASOOL MIR | IND | 1,236 | 2.3% |
| 6 | BILAL AHMAD KHANDAY | IND | 1,057 | 2.0% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 800 | 1.5% |
| 8 | SHEIKH ABDUL RASHEED | NDA | 671 | 1.3% |
| 9 | JAVED AHMAD KHAN | IND | 660 | 1.2% |
| 10 | HILAL AHMAD DAR | IND | 489 | 0.9% |
| 11 | ABDUL MAJEED DHOBI | JPC | 321 | 0.6% |
| 12 | SYED ALI MOHAMMAD SHAH | IND | 289 | 0.5% |
| 13 | NAZIR AHMAD LONE | IND | 230 | 0.4% |
| 14 | ALI MOHAMMAD BABA | 228 | 0.4% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (29th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe1.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 24.9% · min 1.1% · max 59.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
73%
lowerhigher
29th of 90How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.28
fewer partiesmore parties
67th of 90How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.7%
lowerhigher
10th of 90Where does the house stand?
SEAT
87 seats · 44 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.28EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JKN 36.4%JKPDP 35.3%IND 11.2%INC 6.0%OTH 9.7%NOTA 1.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
0/13
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.56 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.