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Jammu & Kashmir · Assembly Constituency 67 · 2008Reserved (SC)

Hira Nagar

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Winner — 2008

DURGA DASS
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 30.5%IND 26.3%9 others 43.2%
Votes
19,730
30.5% share
Winning margin
2,737
4.2% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
66.0%
of 97,950

A closely fought contest. DURGA DASS won with a 4.2% margin.

Seat history
⚖ Compare 2002 vs 2008

All Candidates

11 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
DURGA DASS
BJP
BJP (NDA)
19,73030.5%
2
PREM LAL
IND
16,99326.3%
3
GIRDHARI LAL
INC
UPA
14,11321.8%
4
DHARAM PAUL
JKN
3,6705.7%
5
TARA CHAND
IND
2,7454.2%
6
RANO DEVI
BSP
BSP
2,1313.3%
7
BANSI LAL KANDLEY
IND
1,6132.5%
8
ASHOK KUMAR
JKNPP
1,5622.4%
9
RATTAN LAL
IND
9521.5%
10
CHANDU RAM
IND
6371.0%
11
RATTAN CHAND
IND
5340.8%

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

High turnout (18th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
4.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.8% · min 4.2% · max 49.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
75%
lowerhigher
18th of 90

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.13
fewer partiesmore parties
77th of 90

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
59th of 90

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
87 seats · 44 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.13EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 30.5%IND 26.3%INC 21.8%JKN 5.7%OTH 15.7%

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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