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Jammu & Kashmir · Assembly Constituency 55 · 2008Reserved (SC)

Ramban

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Winner — 2008

ASHOK KUMAR
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 43.5%BJP 22.9%11 others 33.7%
Votes
21,779
43.5% share
Winning margin
10,319
20.6% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
65.6%
of 76,384

Ramban is a safe seat — ASHOK KUMAR won by 20.6%.

Seat history
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All Candidates

13 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
ASHOK KUMAR
INC
INC (UPA)
21,77943.5%
2
BALI BHAGAT
BJP
NDA
11,46022.9%
3
CHAMAN LAL
JKN
11,39522.8%
4
NEELAM KUMAR
JKNPP
1,2032.4%
5
SHAKEEL SINGH
JKPDP
8511.7%
6
AMRIT BARSHA
SP
Samajwadi Party
7831.6%
7
BODH RAJ
NCP
UPA
4931.0%
8
BABU RAM
IND
4230.8%
9
AMIT KUMAR
BSP
BSP
3880.8%
10
KAKA RAM
BHBP
3790.8%
11
PHOOL SINGH
IND
3420.7%
12
HUKAM CHAND
LJP
NDA
3300.7%
13
SURAM CHAND
JKANC
2710.5%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (37th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
20.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.4% · min 6.0% · max 34.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
72%
lowerhigher
37th of 90

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.62
fewer partiesmore parties
24th of 90

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.8%
lowerhigher
35th of 90

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
87 seats · 44 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.62EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 43.5%BJP 22.9%JKN 22.8%OTH 10.9%

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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