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Jammu & Kashmir · Assembly Constituency 56 · 1987

Samba

Winner — 1987

PARKASH SHARMA
INC· INC
INC 27.3%IND 19.6%12 others 53.0%
Votes
10,318
27.3% share
Winning margin
2,911
7.7% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
68.3%
of 55,218

A clear win with a 7.7% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

14 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
PARKASH SHARMA
INC
10,31827.3%
2
HOSHIAR SINGH
IND
7,40719.6%
3
SATYA PAL
BJP
7,24819.2%
4
SOM NATH
IND
7,15919.0%
5
BALRAJ SINGH
IND
2,2415.9%
6
MOHD. DIN
IND
1,0602.8%
7
GURNAM SINGH
IND
8652.3%
8
SUDARSHAN SAMBYAL
JPP
6011.6%
9
DHANANTAR SINGH
ICS(SCS)
3290.9%
10
KULDIP SHARMA
Janata
1910.5%
11
SARDAR SINGH
IND
1100.3%
12
MANOHAR SINGH
IND
730.2%
13
ASHOK KUMAR
IND
690.2%
14
SHIV RATTAN DEV SINGH
IND
650.2%

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 (20th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
7.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 21.7% · min 6.4% · max 90.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
75%
lowerhigher
20th of 90

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.05
fewer partiesmore parties
36th of 90

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.4%
lowerhigher
16th of 90

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
76 seats · 39 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.05EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 27.3%IND 19.6%BJP 19.2%IND 19.0%IND 5.9%OTH 8.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

This 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.

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