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Jammu & Kashmir · Assembly Constituency 72 · 2008
Jammu East
Winner — 2008
ASHOK KUMAR KHAJURIA
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 50.7%INC 17.5%18 others 31.8%
Votes
15,907
50.7% share
Winning margin
10,433
33.3% of votes
Total candidates
20
Turnout
60.7%
of 51,660
Jammu East is a safe seat — ASHOK KUMAR KHAJURIA won by 33.3%.
Seat history
0 of 20 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.11 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
20 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ASHOK KUMAR KHAJURIA | BJP (NDA) | 15,907 | 50.7% |
| 2 | NARENDER SINGH | UPA | 5,474 | 17.4% |
| 3 | SANJAY MAHEY | IND | 3,885 | 12.4% |
| 4 | PARDEEP BALI | 2,017 | 6.4% | |
| 5 | ZAFFAR JAVED AHMED | JKDPN | 1,610 | 5.1% |
| 6 | RAJEEV GUPTA | BSP | 673 | 2.1% |
| 7 | BHIM SINGH | 456 | 1.4% | |
| 8 | SHANTI DEVI | 454 | 1.4% | |
| 9 | BILLA | NDA | 300 | 1.0% |
| 10 | BRIJ MOHAN | IND | 76 | 0.2% |
| 11 | SWARN SHARMA | JSM(P) | 76 | 0.2% |
| 12 | SANJEEV KUMAR | IND | 70 | 0.2% |
| 13 | OM PARKASH SADOTRA | BHBP | 70 | 0.2% |
| 14 | JAMIL AKHTER | IND | 61 | 0.2% |
| 15 | SANJEEV KUMAR SAREEN | IND | 55 | 0.2% |
| 16 | MAHESH CHANDER PADHA | UPA | 55 | 0.2% |
| 17 | RAJIV MAHAJAN | IND | 41 | 0.1% |
| 18 | MOHIT GUPTA | BSKRP | 35 | 0.1% |
| 19 | PERVAIZ AHMED | 31 | 0.1% | |
| 20 | SURINDER MAHAJAN | IND | 18 | 0.1% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
High turnout (15th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe33.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 29.7% · min 7.0% · max 54.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
76%
lowerhigher
15th of 90How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.09
fewer partiesmore parties
80th of 90How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
87th of 90Where does the house stand?
SEAT
87 seats · 44 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.09EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 50.7%INC 17.4%IND 12.4%JKN 6.4%JKDPN 5.1%OTH 7.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
0/20
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.11 Cr
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.