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Jammu & Kashmir · Assembly Constituency 56 · 1972
Basohli
Winner — 1972
MANGAT RAM
INC· Congress (R)
INC 56.4%BJS 34.9%2 others 8.6%
Votes
9,482
56.4% share
Winning margin
3,611
21.5% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
56.7%
of 29,616
Basohli is a safe seat — MANGAT RAM won by 21.5%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MANGAT RAM | Congress (R) | 9,482 | 56.4% |
| 2 | BALDEV SINGH | Grand Alliance | 5,871 | 34.9% |
| 3 | MAJOR DURGA DASS | IND | 1,290 | 7.7% |
| 4 | MAHESH CHAND | IND | 161 | 1.0% |
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.
Average turnout (20th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe21.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 21.7% · min 6.4% · max 90.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
75%
lowerhigher
20th of 90How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.05
fewer partiesmore parties
36th of 90How much NOTA?
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2.4%
lowerhigher
16th of 90Where does the house stand?
SEAT
75 seats · 38 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.05EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 56.4%BJS 34.9%IND 7.7%OTH 1.0%
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.