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Jammu & Kashmir · Assembly Constituency 53 · 1977
Udhampur
Winner — 1977
SHIV CHARAN
IND
IND 44.1%INC 41.3%7 others 14.6%
Votes
9,363
44.1% share
Winning margin
600
2.8% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
52.5%
of 40,375
A closely fought contest. SHIV CHARAN won with a 2.8% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHIV CHARAN | IND | 9,363 | 44.1% |
| 2 | FAQIR CHAND | INC | 8,763 | 41.3% |
| 3 | SADHU RAM | 1,198 | 5.7% | |
| 4 | JARNAIL SINGH | IND | 723 | 3.4% |
| 5 | ASHOK KUMAR | IND | 564 | 2.7% |
| 6 | GOVIND RAM | IND | 246 | 1.2% |
| 7 | MOHD. MAQBOOL | IND | 135 | 0.6% |
| 8 | ALI MOND. | IND | 116 | 0.6% |
| 9 | HER PAUL SINGH | IND | 105 | 0.5% |
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.
High turnout (11th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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lean2.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.5% · min 1.6% · max 34.2%
How contested is turnout?
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78%
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11th of 90How crowded is the field?
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2.21
fewer partiesmore parties
72nd of 90How much NOTA?
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1.5%
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45th of 90Where does the house stand?
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76 seats · 39 majority
How did the vote split?
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2.21EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 44.1%INC 41.3%JKN 5.7%OTH 8.9%
Who ran, on record?
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— 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.