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Jammu & Kashmir · Assembly Constituency 61 · 1996Reserved (SC)
Chanani
Winner — 1996
PRITHVI CHAND
BJP· BJP
BJP 43.1%INC 31.2%6 others 25.8%
Votes
10,493
43.1% share
Winning margin
2,904
11.9% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
47.3%
of 51,517
A clear win with a 11.9% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PRITHVI CHAND | BJP | 10,493 | 43.1% |
| 2 | KRISHAN CHANDER | INC | 7,589 | 31.1% |
| 3 | DHANI RAM | BSP | 2,935 | 12.1% |
| 4 | PREM NATH BHAGAT | United Front | 1,983 | 8.1% |
| 5 | DARSHAN LAL | JPP | 611 | 2.5% |
| 6 | SHAM LAL | IND | 431 | 1.8% |
| 7 | PARAS RAM | IND | 181 | 0.7% |
| 8 | PREM NATH | IND | 136 | 0.6% |
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.
High turnout (12th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe11.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 22.1% · min 3.9% · max 49.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
77%
lowerhigher
12th of 90How crowded is the field?
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2.16
fewer partiesmore parties
73rd of 90How much NOTA?
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2.2%
lowerhigher
24th of 90Where does the house stand?
SEAT
87 seats · 44 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.16EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 43.1%INC 31.1%BSP 12.1%JD 8.1%OTH 5.6%
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.