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Jammu & Kashmir · Assembly Constituency 75 · 1996Reserved (SC)
R.S. Pura
Winner — 1996
RAM CHAND
BSP· BSP
BSP 38.1%INC 33.7%3 others 28.2%
Votes
13,379
38.1% share
Winning margin
1,529
4.3% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
66.5%
of 52,830
A closely fought contest. RAM CHAND won with a 4.3% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAM CHAND | BSP | 13,379 | 38.1% |
| 2 | ROMESH LAL | INC | 11,850 | 33.7% |
| 3 | RAJ KUMAR | 5,843 | 16.6% | |
| 4 | VIJAY KUMAR | BJP | 3,372 | 9.6% |
| 5 | VED PARKASH | United Front | 699 | 2.0% |
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 (67th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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safe4.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.1% · min 0.4% · max 53.4%
How contested is turnout?
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61%
lowerhigher
67th of 90How crowded is the field?
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2.15
fewer partiesmore parties
76th of 90How much NOTA?
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0.6%
lowerhigher
75th of 90Where does the house stand?
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87 seats · 44 majority
How did the vote split?
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2.15EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BSP 38.1%INC 33.7%JKN 16.6%BJP 9.6%OTH 2.0%
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.