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Jammu & Kashmir · Assembly Constituency 39 · 2008
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Winner — 2008
ABDUL GAFFAR SOFI
JKPDP· Jammu & Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party (unaligned)
JKPDP 33.7%JKN 20.5%11 others 45.8%
Votes
12,249
33.7% share
Winning margin
4,810
13.3% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
54.4%
of 66,796
A clear win with a 13.3% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
13 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ABDUL GAFFAR SOFI | Jammu & Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party (unaligned) | 12,249 | 33.7% |
| 2 | ABDUL MAJEED | 7,439 | 20.5% | |
| 3 | ANAYATULLAH RATHER | UPA | 5,223 | 14.4% |
| 4 | MOHAMMAD AMIN DAR | 3,782 | 10.4% | |
| 5 | ABDUL REHMAN MALLA | IND | 3,730 | 10.3% |
| 6 | GULAM NABI DAR | IND | 1,219 | 3.4% |
| 7 | MANZOOR AHMED WANI | 644 | 1.8% | |
| 8 | NAZIR AHMED LONE | IND | 521 | 1.4% |
| 9 | GHULAM MOHAMMAD ITOO | JKANC | 447 | 1.2% |
| 10 | MOHAMMAD AYUB SHIEKH | IND | 367 | 1.0% |
| 11 | GHULAM RASOOL DAR | IND | 315 | 0.9% |
| 12 | MOHAMMAD RAMZAN BHAT | BSP | 245 | 0.7% |
| 13 | GULZAR AHMAD WANI | IND | 128 | 0.3% |
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 (59th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
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safe13.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.2% · min 4.5% · max 49.8%
How contested is turnout?
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64%
lowerhigher
59th of 90How crowded is the field?
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3.01
fewer partiesmore parties
37th of 90How much NOTA?
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1.8%
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33rd of 90Where does the house stand?
SEAT
87 seats · 44 majority
How did the vote split?
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3.01EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JKPDP 33.7%JKN 20.5%INC 14.4%CPM 10.4%IND 10.3%OTH 10.7%
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.