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Jammu & Kashmir · Assembly Constituency 57 · 1972
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Winner — 1972
RANDHIR SINGH
INC· Congress (R)
INC 48.2%BJS 43.1%5 others 8.6%
Votes
9,575
48.3% share
Winning margin
1,021
5.1% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
63.7%
of 31,158
A clear win with a 5.1% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RANDHIR SINGH | Congress (R) | 9,575 | 48.3% |
| 2 | DHIAN SINGH | Grand Alliance | 8,554 | 43.1% |
| 3 | RAM DASS | 586 | 3.0% | |
| 4 | RAM CHAND | IND | 523 | 2.6% |
| 5 | RASAL SINGH | IND | 339 | 1.7% |
| 6 | GHULAM RASOOL | IND | 199 | 1.0% |
| 7 | JAIDEEP SINGH | IND | 69 | 0.3% |
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 (32nd), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean5.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.7% · min 2.9% · max 30.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
73%
lowerhigher
32nd of 90How crowded is the field?
SEAT
1.94
fewer partiesmore parties
87th of 90How much NOTA?
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0.7%
lowerhigher
74th of 90Where does the house stand?
SEAT
75 seats · 38 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
1.94EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 48.3%BJS 43.1%OTH 8.7%
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.