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Jammu & Kashmir · Assembly Constituency 22 · 1962
Udhampur
Winner — 1962
AMAR NATH SHARMA
NC
NC 49.6%PP 48.4%1 others 2.0%
Votes
8,003
49.6% share
Winning margin
188
1.2% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
61.4%
of 26,282
Udhampur was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.2% — fewer than 188 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AMAR NATH SHARMA | NC | 8,003 | 49.6% |
| 2 | PARAS RAM | PP | 7,815 | 48.4% |
| 3 | SHIV LAL | IND | 316 | 2.0% |
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.
Low turnout (84th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
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safe1.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.4% · min 1.2% · max 40.1%
How contested is turnout?
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34%
lowerhigher
84th of 90How crowded is the field?
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3.71
fewer partiesmore parties
23rd of 90How much NOTA?
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1.6%
lowerhigher
43rd of 90Where does the house stand?
SEAT
75 seats · 38 majority
How did the vote split?
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3.71EFFECTIVE PARTIES
NC 49.6%PP 48.4%OTH 2.0%
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.