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Jammu & Kashmir · Assembly Constituency 56 · 1996

Banihal

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Winner — 1996

MOHD. FAROOQ MIR
IND
IND 46.7%JKN 33.2%7 others 20.1%
Votes
10,925
46.7% share
Winning margin
3,147
13.4% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
51.3%
of 45,595

A clear win with a 13.4% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MOHD. FAROOQ MIR
IND
10,92546.7%
2
MOLVI ABDUL RASHID
JKN
7,77833.2%
3
ABDUL AZIZ
BJP
BJP
2,0848.9%
4
HAMIDULLAH KHAN
INC
INC
1,1044.7%
5
ABDUL SAMAD
JD
United Front
5272.3%
6
ABDUL RASHID
BSP
BSP
3931.7%
7
BALBIR SINGH
IND
3131.3%
8
ABDUL LATIF
IND
1540.7%
9
SHER SINGH
IND
1230.5%

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

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (20th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
13.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 21.7% · min 6.4% · max 90.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
75%
lowerhigher
20th of 90

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.05
fewer partiesmore parties
36th of 90

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.4%
lowerhigher
16th of 90

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
87 seats · 44 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.05EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 46.7%JKN 33.2%BJP 8.9%OTH 11.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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.

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