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AMIRA KADAL

Assembly seat no. 23 in Jammu and Kashmir · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 3 times since 1962.

OverviewElection History
2014JKPDP2008JKN1962NC
Winner, 1962
SHAM LAL SARAF
NC
Elections held
3
1962–2014
Most successful party
JKPDP
won 1 of 3
Margin, 1962
8,560
70.94% of valid votes

Result, 1962

Winner
NCSHAM LAL SARAF
Votes
10,313
Vote share
85.47%
Margin
8,560
Runner-up
PSPOM PRAKASH
Votes
1,753
Vote share
14.53%
Behind by
8,560
Electors
18,895
Total votes polled
12,066
Valid votes
12,066
NOTA votes
—
Turnout
63.9%

Full result, 1962

2 candidates · 12,066 valid votes

1962 election →
SHAM LAL SARAFNCwon
10,313
85.5%
OM PRAKASHPSP
1,753
14.5%

Past results

Most recent 3 of 3 elections

YearWinnerPartyVotesVote shareRunner-upMargin
2014SYED MOHAMMAD ALTAF BUKHARIJKPDP11,72654.57%NASIR ASLAM WANI5,341
2008NASIR ASLAM WANIJKN3,91234.75%PARVAIZ AHMED BHAT809
1962SHAM LAL SARAFNC10,31385.47%OM PRAKASH8,560

Who has held it

Wins by party across every election above

Turnout and closeness over time

Turnout

0%18%36%54%72%196220082014Turnout

Winning margin

0%20%40%60%79%196220082014Margin

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