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Winner — 2024
OMAR ABDULLAH
JKN· INDIA bloc (INDIA)
JKN 54.5%JKPDP 26.5%7 others 19.0%
Votes
36,010
54.5% share
Winning margin
18,485
28.0% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
52.5%
of 1,25,855
Budgam is a safe seat — OMAR ABDULLAH won by 28.0%.
Seat history
3 of 8 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.55 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OMAR ABDULLAH | INDIA bloc (INDIA) | 36,010 | 54.5% |
| 2 | AGA SYED MUNTAZIR MEHDI | 17,525 | 26.5% | |
| 3 | NISAR AHMAD PAL | JKPDF | 3,365 | 5.1% |
| 4 | MEHRAJ UD DIN GANAYEE | IND | 3,358 | 5.1% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,757 | 2.7% |
| 6 | MUKHTAR AHMAD DAR | IND | 1,674 | 2.5% |
| 7 | NAZIR AHMAD WANI | IND | 1,583 | 2.4% |
| 8 | AGA SYED AHMAD MOOSVI | JKANC | 524 | 0.8% |
| 9 | GAZANFAR MAQBOOL SHAH | 256 | 0.4% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Low turnout (75th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe28.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 40.5% · min 4.0% · max 80.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
53%
lowerhigher
75th of 90How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.67
fewer partiesmore parties
54th of 90How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.7%
lowerhigher
11th of 90Where does the house stand?
SEAT
90 seats · 46 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.67EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JKN 54.5%JKPDP 26.5%JKPDF 5.1%IND 5.1%OTH 6.1%NOTA 2.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
3/8
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.55 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
7,53,745
Density
554 / km²
Sex ratio
894 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,361 km²
SC population0.1%
ST population3.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
98%MUSLIM
Muslim 97.7%Other 2.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water73.9%
Electricity90.9%
Sanitation84.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births96.5%
Children fully vaccinated92.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.8%
Children underweight (under 5)20.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER73.9%
Women literate74.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER1.5%
Clean cooking fuel71.1%
Health insurance5.2%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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