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Winner — 2014
BASHIR AHMAD DAR
JPC· JPC
JPC 34.5%JKPDP 34.3%11 others 31.3%
Votes
24,754
34.5% share
Winning margin
151
0.2% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
67.1%
of 1,07,033
Kupwara was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.2% — fewer than 151 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
0 of 12 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.30 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
13 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BASHIR AHMAD DAR | JPC JPC | 24,754 | 34.5% |
| 2 | MIR MOHD FAYAZ | 24,603 | 34.3% | |
| 3 | MIR SAIFULLAH | UPA | 17,390 | 24.2% |
| 4 | AB REHMAN LONE | NDA | 790 | 1.1% |
| 5 | WALI MOHD KHAN | 672 | 0.9% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 664 | 0.9% |
| 7 | GH HASSAN SHEIKH | AJKMP | 598 | 0.8% |
| 8 | ADV. MOHD AMIN PEER | IND | 582 | 0.8% |
| 9 | GH RASOOL MALIK | UPA | 561 | 0.8% |
| 10 | JAVID AHMAD WANI | IND | 412 | 0.6% |
| 11 | MUSHTAQ AHMAD SHIEKH | IND | 352 | 0.5% |
| 12 | SARDAR KHAN | BSP | 283 | 0.4% |
| 13 | SAIFULLAH KHAN | UPA | 157 | 0.2% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (51st), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean0.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.2% · min 0.0% · max 58.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
67%
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51st of 90How crowded is the field?
SEAT
4.49
fewer partiesmore parties
15th of 90How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.7%
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38th of 90Where does the house stand?
SEAT
87 seats · 44 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
4.49EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JPC 34.5%JKPDP 34.3%JKN 24.2%OTH 6.1%NOTA 0.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
0/12
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.30 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.