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Jammu & Kashmir · Assembly Constituency 14 · 1962
Jammu City Northern
Winner — 1962
PREM NATH
PP
PP 66.6%NC 31.5%1 others 1.8%
Votes
14,728
66.6% share
Winning margin
7,762
35.1% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
69.5%
of 31,776
Jammu City Northern is a safe seat — PREM NATH won by 35.1%.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PREM NATH | PP | 14,728 | 66.6% |
| 2 | HARDATT BAKSHI | NC | 6,966 | 31.5% |
| 3 | JAGDISH CHANDER | IND | 406 | 1.8% |
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 (44th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe35.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 32.5% · min 4.1% · max 74.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
70%
lowerhigher
44th of 90How crowded is the field?
SEAT
4.36
fewer partiesmore parties
17th of 90How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
57th of 90Where does the house stand?
SEAT
75 seats · 38 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
4.36EFFECTIVE PARTIES
PP 66.6%NC 31.5%OTH 1.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— 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.