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Farooq Abdullah

8 candidacies between 1980 and 2019, 7 won, across 4 constituencies.

OverviewElection HistoryConstituencies Contested
Contests
8
1980–2019
Won
7
88% win rate
Lost
1
13% of contests
Votes polled
4,36,258
across every contest
Best result
GANDERBAL
95.8% vote share, 1983
Largest victory
70,050
SRINAGAR, 2019

Vote share by contest

Chronological, one point per candidacy — not one per year, since a career can include more than one contest in the same election

0%0%1%1%1%1980198319962008200920142019Farooq Abdullah

Results Overview

8CONTESTS
  • Won7 (88%)
  • Lost1 (13%)

Parties fought under

  • JKN1980, 1983, 1996, 2008, 2008, 2009, 2014, 2019

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