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Jammu & Kashmir · Assembly Constituency 40 · 2024

Devsar

Winner — 2024

PEERZADA FEROZE AHAMAD
JKN· INDIA bloc (INDIA)
JKN 27.9%JKPDP 26.6%8 others 45.6%
Votes
18,230
27.9% share
Winning margin
840
1.3% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
58.0%
of 1,12,835

Devsar was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.3% — fewer than 840 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

2 of 9 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹2.61 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

10 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
PEERZADA FEROZE AHAMAD
INDIA bloc (INDIA)
18,23027.9%
2
MOHAMMAD SARTAJ MADNI
17,39026.6%
3
MOHAMMAD AMIN BHAT
DPAP
6,95910.7%
4
NAZIR AHMAD BHAT
IND
5,8388.9%
5
SUHIL AHMAD BHAT
IND
5,5068.4%
6
AMAN ULLAH MANTOO
4,7467.3%
7
REYAZ AHMAD BHAT
JKAP
2,8554.4%
8
ABDUL ROUF NAIK
IND
1,8522.8%
NOTA
NOTA
1,4102.2%
10
SHEIKH FIDA HUSSAIN
5240.8%

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

Average turnout (69th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
1.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 23.5% · min 1.3% · max 57.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
58%
lowerhigher
69th of 90

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
5.44
fewer partiesmore parties
5th of 90

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.2%
lowerhigher
25th of 90

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
90 seats · 46 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
5.44EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JKN 27.9%JKPDP 26.6%DPAP 10.7%IND 8.9%IND 8.4%INC 7.3%OTH 8.0%NOTA 2.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
2/9

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹2.61 Cr

A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
4,24,483
Density
1035 / km²
Sex ratio
951 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
410 km²
SC population0.0%
ST population6.3%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
98%MUSLIM
Muslim 98.5%Other 1.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water70.6%
Electricity69.2%
Sanitation44.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.9%
Children fully vaccinated98.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.4%
Children underweight (under 5)15.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER77.0%
Women literate70.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER3.7%
Clean cooking fuel40.3%
Health insurance4.2%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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