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Jammu & Kashmir · Assembly Constituency 62 · 1972Reserved (SC)
Bishnah
Winner — 1972
PARMA NAND
INC· Congress (R)
INC 64.0%BJS 27.7%4 others 8.3%
Votes
14,971
64.0% share
Winning margin
8,482
36.3% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
73.0%
of 32,054
Bishnah is a safe seat — PARMA NAND won by 36.3%.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PARMA NAND | Congress (R) | 14,971 | 64.0% |
| 2 | SHIV RAM | Grand Alliance | 6,489 | 27.7% |
| 3 | BEHARI LAL | IND | 625 | 2.7% |
| 4 | JAGAT RAM | IND | 463 | 2.0% |
| 5 | SHIV BANO MEGH | IND | 461 | 2.0% |
| 6 | DAULAT RAM | IND | 385 | 1.6% |
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 (31st), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe36.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 23.0% · min 1.6% · max 37.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
73%
lowerhigher
31st of 90How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.68
fewer partiesmore parties
53rd of 90How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.6%
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41st of 90Where does the house stand?
SEAT
75 seats · 38 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.68EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 64.0%BJS 27.7%OTH 8.3%
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.