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Jammu & Kashmir · Assembly Constituency 27 · 2025 by-elections
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Winner — 2025 by-elections
AGA SYED MUNTAZIR MEHDI
JKPDP 34.5%JKN 27.3%15 others 38.2%
Votes
21,576
34.5% share
Winning margin
4,478
7.2% of votes
Total candidates
17
A clear win with a 7.2% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
17 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AGA SYED MUNTAZIR MEHDI | 21,576 | 34.5% | |
| 2 | AGA SYED MAHMOOD AL-MOSAVI | 17,098 | 27.3% | |
| 3 | JIBRAN DAR | IND | 7,152 | 11.4% |
| 4 | NAZIR AHMAD KHAN | IND | 3,089 | 4.9% |
| 5 | MUNTAZIR MOHI-UD-DIN | IND | 3,030 | 4.8% |
| 6 | AGA SYED MOHSIN MOSVI | 2,619 | 4.2% | |
| 7 | MOHD SAMEER BHAT | IND | 2,534 | 4.0% |
| 8 | MUKHTAR AHMAD DAR | JKAP | 1,710 | 2.7% |
| 9 | DR. MOHD MAQBOOL BHAT | IND | 1,225 | 2.0% |
| 10 | MUSHTAQ AHMAD BHAT | IND | 904 | 1.4% |
| 11 | DEEBA KHAN | 459 | 0.7% | |
| 12 | ADITI SHARMA | IND | 283 | 0.5% |
| 13 | MANZOOR AHMAD GANIE | 223 | 0.4% | |
| 14 | MOHAMMAD SHAFI SHAH | SBKP | 213 | 0.3% |
| 15 | PARVEJ AHMAD MIR | 212 | 0.3% | |
| 16 | SHABIR AHMAD GANIE | NLP | 171 | 0.3% |
| 17 | FAROOQ AHMAD | JKNPPB | 57 | 0.1% |
Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.
Low turnout (75th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe7.2%
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
2 seats · 2 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.67EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JKPDP 34.5%JKN 27.3%IND 11.4%OTH 26.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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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