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Jammu & Kashmir · Assembly Constituency 66 · 1983
Chhamba
Winner — 1983
MADAN LAL
INC· Congress (I)
INC 57.2%BJP 17.1%5 others 25.7%
Votes
14,090
57.2% share
Winning margin
9,882
40.1% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
73.1%
of 33,696
Chhamba is a safe seat — MADAN LAL won by 40.1%.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MADAN LAL | Congress (I) | 14,090 | 57.2% |
| 2 | RAM NATH | BJP | 4,208 | 17.1% |
| 3 | BODH RAJ | 4,145 | 16.8% | |
| 4 | BALDEV SINGH | IND | 1,652 | 6.7% |
| 5 | RAGHUBIR SINGH | Janata | 252 | 1.0% |
| 6 | SATGUR PARKASH | IND | 178 | 0.7% |
| 7 | MILKHA SINGH | IND | 93 | 0.4% |
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.
Average turnout (28th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe40.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 30.1% · min 1.7% · max 96.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
73%
lowerhigher
28th of 90How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.60
fewer partiesmore parties
56th of 90How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
71st of 90Where does the house stand?
SEAT
76 seats · 39 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.60EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 57.2%BJP 17.1%JKN 16.8%IND 6.7%OTH 2.1%
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.