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Jammu & Kashmir Assembly Election 2024

Banihal Vidhan Sabha election result 2024

Sajad Shaheen (JKNC) won by 6,110 votes.

All candidates and votes

Winner

Sajad Shaheen

JKNCComfortable win

votes

33,128

Margin

6,110(6.7%)

Winner vs Runner-up

Sajad Shaheen · JKNCImtiaz Ahmed Shan · PDP
33,12827,018
Candidate (8)votes
  1. 1Sajad Shaheen✓ WinnerJKNC33,12836.37%
  2. 2Imtiaz Ahmed ShanPDP27,01829.66%
  3. 3Vikar Rasool WaniINC20,45822.46%
  4. 4Mohd Saleem BhatBJPDeposit lost6,2856.9%
  5. 5NOTA1,6311.79%
  6. 6Munazar Ahmed MalikINDDeposit lost1,0711.18%
See all candidates (+2)
  1. 7Bashir Ahmed ShanINDDeposit lost8370.92%
  2. 8Mudassir AzmatAAPDeposit lost6540.72%
Total votes91,082

Deposit lost: 4 of 7 candidates — those not elected who polled no more than one-sixth of the valid votes of all candidates, NOTA excluded (Representation of the People Act 1951, s.158).

Electors & turnout — Assembly election 2024

From the Election Commission of India's statistical report

Electors
1,26,315

incl. service voters

Votes cast
91,192

incl. 1,302 postal

Turnout
72.19%
Polling stations
194

Turnout of men and women

Women69.9%

42,716 of 61,079 voted on EVMs

Men72.3%

47,174 of 65,235 voted on EVMs

Third-gender electors: 1; 0 voted.

  • Candidates7
  • Lost deposit4
  • NOTA1,631
  • Valid votes89,451

Frequently asked questions

Who won Banihal in 2024?

Sajad Shaheen (JKNC) won with 33,128 votes, defeating Imtiaz Ahmed Shan (PDP) by 6,110 votes.

How many votes were cast in Banihal in 2024?

Candidates (incl. NOTA) received 91,082 votes in total.

What was the turnout in Banihal in 2024?

72.19% — 91,192 of 1,26,315 electors voted (postal votes included). Women's turnout was 69.9%, men's 72.3%.

How many voters does Banihal have?

1,26,315 electors at the 2024 election — 65,235 men, 61,079 women, 1 third gender (service voters included), and 194 polling stations.

Source: eci.gov.in · verify with the original source for official use · Disclaimer