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Winner — 2002
MIR SAIFULLAH
JKN· Jammu & Kashmir National Conference (unaligned)
JKN 43.8%IND 43.5%6 others 12.7%
Votes
19,233
43.8% share
Winning margin
132
0.3% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
54.5%
of 80,536
Kupwara was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.3% — fewer than 132 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MIR SAIFULLAH | Jammu & Kashmir National Conference (unaligned) | 19,233 | 43.8% |
| 2 | Gh.Qadir Mir | IND | 19,101 | 43.5% |
| 3 | Chowdhary Salam-u-din | INC | 2,085 | 4.8% |
| 4 | Mohd Ashraf Lone | 1,062 | 2.4% | |
| 5 | Nazir Ahmad Khan | JKAL | 994 | 2.3% |
| 6 | Mohd Asdullah Bhat | IND | 594 | 1.4% |
| 7 | MOHD YOUSF BEIGH | IND | 562 | 1.3% |
| 8 | AB. GANI DAR | IND | 258 | 0.6% |
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.
Average turnout (51st), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
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lean0.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.2% · min 0.0% · max 58.9%
How contested is turnout?
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67%
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51st of 90How crowded is the field?
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4.49
fewer partiesmore parties
15th of 90How much NOTA?
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1.7%
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38th of 90Where does the house stand?
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87 seats · 44 majority
How did the vote split?
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4.49EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JKN 43.8%IND 43.5%OTH 12.6%
Who ran, on record?
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— NOT YET COMPUTEDThis 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.