Jammu West (JK-61): 1977 vs 1983 — Billion Ballots

1977

HARBANS LAL BHAGOTRA

JNPJanata

Margin3,35716.8%

Winner votes10,95654.8%

ReservationGEN

JNPINCJKNINDIND

#	Candidate	Votes	Share
	HARBANS LAL BHAGOTRA JNP	10,956	54.8%
2	ROMESH CHANDER INC	7,599	38.0%
3	RATTAN LAL GUPTA JKN	684	3.4%
4	SOM NATH IND	333	1.7%
5	MASTER MODH SHARIF IND	267	1.3%
6	SEWA RAMAN IND	91	0.5%
7	MONAN LAL IND	52	0.3%
8	CH. RAM SARUP IND	24	0.1%

Turnout52.9%Votes cast20,006Electors37,810

1983

RANGIL SINGH

INCCongress (I)

Margin12,34149.1%

Winner votes16,67266.4%

ReservationGEN

INCBJPINDJKNIND

#	Candidate	Votes	Share
	RANGIL SINGH INC	16,672	66.4%
2	TILAK RAJ SHARMA BJP	4,331	17.2%
3	UDHEY CHAND IND	1,824	7.3%
4	SUDERSHAN LAL MAHAJAN JKN	1,210	4.8%
5	OM PARKASH S/O SH. BELI RAM IND	309	1.2%
6	OM PARKASH S/O SH. DHANI RAM IND	264	1.1%
7	JATINDER PAUL IND	225	0.9%
8	SUBASH CHANDER GUPTA IND	111	0.4%
9	RANJIT SINGH IND	59	0.2%
10	KULDEEP GUPTA IND	49	0.2%
11	SHAM LAL IND	33	0.1%
12	JAG MOHAN KHANA IND	16	0.1%
13	ANOOP KAUL IND	14	0.1%

Turnout50.6%Votes cast25,117Electors49,676