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Jammu & Kashmir · Assembly Constituency 58 · 1983Reserved (SC)
Bishna
Winner — 1983
BHAGAT CHHAJU RAM
INC· Congress (I)
INC 67.2%JKN 25.9%2 others 6.9%
Votes
21,123
67.2% share
Winning margin
12,964
41.2% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
75.2%
of 41,830
Bishna is a safe seat — BHAGAT CHHAJU RAM won by 41.2%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BHAGAT CHHAJU RAM | Congress (I) | 21,123 | 67.2% |
| 2 | PARMA NAND | 8,159 | 25.9% | |
| 3 | YASH PAL | IND | 1,721 | 5.5% |
| 4 | OM RAJ | IND | 439 | 1.4% |
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 (3rd), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
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safe41.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.2% · min 2.2% · max 52.6%
How contested is turnout?
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81%
lowerhigher
3rd of 90How crowded is the field?
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3.22
fewer partiesmore parties
33rd of 90How much NOTA?
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0.8%
lowerhigher
67th of 90Where does the house stand?
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76 seats · 39 majority
How did the vote split?
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3.22EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 67.2%JKN 25.9%IND 5.5%OTH 1.4%
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.