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Jammu & Kashmir · Assembly Constituency 54 · 1972
Udhampur
Winner — 1972
DEV DATT
INC· Congress (R)
INC 59.4%BJS 34.9%4 others 5.7%
Votes
12,111
59.5% share
Winning margin
5,004
24.6% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
61.0%
of 33,369
Udhampur is a safe seat — DEV DATT won by 24.6%.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DEV DATT | Congress (R) | 12,111 | 59.5% |
| 2 | PARAS RAM | Grand Alliance | 7,107 | 34.9% |
| 3 | JEEWAN LAL | 499 | 2.5% | |
| 4 | PREHLAD SING | IND | 351 | 1.7% |
| 5 | KANSHI RAM | IND | 176 | 0.9% |
| 6 | GIRDHARI | IND | 128 | 0.6% |
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 (43rd), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe24.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.4% · min 1.2% · max 48.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
70%
lowerhigher
43rd of 90How crowded is the field?
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3.20
fewer partiesmore parties
34th of 90How much NOTA?
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1.6%
lowerhigher
42nd of 90Where does the house stand?
SEAT
75 seats · 38 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.20EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 59.5%BJS 34.9%OTH 5.7%
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.