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Jammu & Kashmir · Assembly Constituency 46 · 2014
Pahalgam
Winner — 2014
ALTAF AHMAD WANI
JKN· Jammu & Kashmir National Conference (unaligned)
JKN 44.7%JKPDP 43.1%6 others 12.3%
Votes
25,232
44.7% share
Winning margin
904
1.6% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
69.8%
of 80,985
Pahalgam was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.6% — fewer than 904 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
1 of 7 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹3.60 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ALTAF AHMAD WANI | Jammu & Kashmir National Conference (unaligned) | 25,232 | 44.7% |
| 2 | RAFI AHMAD MIR | 24,328 | 43.1% | |
| 3 | IRFAN ABID | UPA | 2,148 | 3.8% |
| 4 | SOFI YOUSUF | NDA | 1,943 | 3.4% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,056 | 1.9% |
| 6 | FAROOQ AHMAD RATHER | IND | 788 | 1.4% |
| 7 | SHABIR AHMAD SHAH | BSP | 503 | 0.9% |
| 8 | ANWAR JAN | JPC | 492 | 0.9% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (72nd), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
LOADING SEAT HISTORY…
How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe1.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 35.3% · min 1.6% · max 87.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
57%
lowerhigher
72nd of 90How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.83
fewer partiesmore parties
47th of 90How much NOTA?
SEAT
3.3%
lowerhigher
6th of 90Where does the house stand?
SEAT
87 seats · 44 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.83EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JKN 44.7%JKPDP 43.1%OTH 10.4%NOTA 1.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/7
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹3.60 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.