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Jammu & Kashmir · Assembly Constituency 79 · 2008
Akhnoor
Winner — 2008
SHAM LAL SHARMA
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 48.0%BJP 26.9%19 others 25.1%
Votes
31,600
48.0% share
Winning margin
13,884
21.1% of votes
Total candidates
21
Turnout
79.7%
of 82,673
Akhnoor is a safe seat — SHAM LAL SHARMA won by 21.1%.
Seat history
3 of 21 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.02 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
21 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHAM LAL SHARMA | INC (UPA) | 31,600 | 48.0% |
| 2 | GOVIND RAM SHARMA | NDA | 17,716 | 26.9% |
| 3 | VIJAY KUMAR | BSP | 6,668 | 10.1% |
| 4 | RAM SAROOP | 4,802 | 7.3% | |
| 5 | KULDEEP SHARMA | UPA | 1,088 | 1.6% |
| 6 | HARBANS KUMAR SHARMA | IND | 633 | 1.0% |
| 7 | SANTOSH KUMAR SHARMA | IND | 490 | 0.7% |
| 8 | PREM SINGH | IND | 335 | 0.5% |
| 9 | AJIT RAJ | IND | 315 | 0.5% |
| 10 | M.S JAMWAL | IND | 312 | 0.5% |
| 11 | RAJESH KUMAR SHARMA | IND | 286 | 0.4% |
| 12 | RAMAN KUMAR MISHRA | 266 | 0.4% | |
| 13 | MAKHAN LAL | IND | 238 | 0.4% |
| 14 | JAGDISH RAJ | BHBP | 230 | 0.3% |
| 15 | PRABHU DAYAL SINGH | IND | 168 | 0.3% |
| 16 | PARSHOTAM LAL | IND | 157 | 0.2% |
| 17 | TEJ RAM | IND | 155 | 0.2% |
| 18 | ASHOK KUMAR SHARMA | IND | 138 | 0.2% |
| 19 | NANAK CHAND | IND | 119 | 0.2% |
| 20 | BIKRAM SINGH | IND | 91 | 0.1% |
| 21 | ANGREZU RAM SHARMA | IND | 65 | 0.1% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (54th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean21.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.5% · min 0.7% · max 36.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
66%
lowerhigher
54th of 90How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.09
fewer partiesmore parties
81st of 90How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
86th of 90Where does the house stand?
SEAT
87 seats · 44 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.09EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 48.0%BJP 26.9%BSP 10.1%JKN 7.3%OTH 7.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
3/21
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.02 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.