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Jammu & Kashmir · Assembly Constituency 49 · 2024
Kishtwar
Winner — 2024
SHAGUN PARIHAR
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 47.8%JKN 47.0%6 others 5.2%
Votes
29,053
48.0% share
Winning margin
521
0.9% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
80.8%
of 75,187
Kishtwar was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.9% — fewer than 521 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
0 of 7 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹1.84 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHAGUN PARIHAR | BJP (NDA) | 29,053 | 48.0% |
| 2 | SAJJAD AHMED KICHLOO | 28,532 | 47.1% | |
| 3 | FIRDOOS AHMED TAK | 997 | 1.6% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 615 | 1.0% |
| 5 | ROOP LAL | IND | 571 | 0.9% |
| 6 | SUMIT KUMAR | 441 | 0.7% | |
| 7 | RAVI KUMAR | IND | 177 | 0.3% |
| 8 | ANOOP KUMAR | IND | 138 | 0.2% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
High turnout (4th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe0.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 23.2% · min 0.9% · max 92.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
81%
lowerhigher
4th of 90How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.21
fewer partiesmore parties
71st of 90How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.0%
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54th of 90Where does the house stand?
SEAT
90 seats · 46 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.21EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 48.0%JKN 47.1%OTH 3.8%NOTA 1.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
0/7
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹1.84 Cr
A sparsely populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
2,30,696
Density
140 / km²
Sex ratio
920 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,644 km²
SC population6.2%
ST population16.5%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
58%MUSLIM
Muslim 57.8%Hindu 40.7%Other 1.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water77.0%
Electricity54.1%
Sanitation24.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.6%
Children fully vaccinated91.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.5%
Children underweight (under 5)17.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER84.8%
Women literate71.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER7.2%
Clean cooking fuel50.6%
Health insurance16.4%
What's nearby?
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