Back to Jammu & Kashmir 2008 map
Jammu & Kashmir · Assembly Constituency 74 · 2008
Bishnah
Winner — 2008
ASHWANI KUMAR SHARMA
IND
IND 22.5%BSP 21.7%25 others 55.9%
Votes
14,078
22.5% share
Winning margin
489
0.8% of votes
Total candidates
27
Turnout
75.8%
of 82,719
Bishnah was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.8% — fewer than 489 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
27 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ASHWANI KUMAR SHARMA | IND | 14,078 | 22.5% |
| 2 | KAMAL VERMA | BSP | 13,589 | 21.7% |
| 3 | GULCHAIN SINGH CHARAK | UPA | 8,212 | 13.1% |
| 4 | YASH PAL | 5,306 | 8.5% | |
| 5 | SHILPI VERMA | NDA | 5,255 | 8.4% |
| 6 | ROMESH KUMAR GUPTA | IND | 3,751 | 6.0% |
| 7 | ASHOK KUMAR DUBEY | IND | 2,207 | 3.5% |
| 8 | CHATTAR SINGH | IND | 1,855 | 3.0% |
| 9 | ROMESH CHANDER | IND | 1,169 | 1.9% |
| 10 | GURBACAHAN KUMARI RANA | IND | 1,072 | 1.7% |
| 11 | YASH PAL SHARMA | IND | 979 | 1.6% |
| 12 | VIKAS DUTTA | IND | 781 | 1.3% |
| 13 | ROMESH LAL KHAJURIA | 758 | 1.2% | |
| 14 | MEHAR SINGH | BCDP | 397 | 0.6% |
| 15 | BINDER MOHAN | JSM(P) | 383 | 0.6% |
| 16 | BANARASI DASS | JKANC | 353 | 0.6% |
| 17 | RAJ MOHANI SHARMA | IND | 341 | 0.5% |
| 18 | KARTAR CHAN VERMA | IND | 333 | 0.5% |
| 19 | SUDESH PURI | NDA | 300 | 0.5% |
| 20 | MANOHAR LAL | UPA | 278 | 0.4% |
| 21 | DAVINDER SINGH MANHAS | IND | 268 | 0.4% |
| 22 | SWARN SINGH | IND | 219 | 0.3% |
| 23 | AJMEER SINGH | IND | 191 | 0.3% |
| 24 | SWARN SINGH | IND | 184 | 0.3% |
| 25 | JATINDER PAL SINGH | IND | 162 | 0.3% |
| 26 | MANGAL DASS | DGPP | 127 | 0.2% |
| 27 | BANSI LAL TIDYAL | PDF | 126 | 0.2% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (53rd), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
LOADING SEAT HISTORY…
How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe0.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.5% · min 0.8% · max 94.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
53rd of 90How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.16
fewer partiesmore parties
74th of 90How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
80th of 90Where does the house stand?
SEAT
87 seats · 44 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.16EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 22.5%BSP 21.7%INC 13.1%JKN 8.5%BJP 8.4%IND 6.0%OTH 19.9%
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.