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Jammu & Kashmir · Assembly Constituency 81 · 2008
Nowshera
Winner — 2008
RADHAY SHAM SHARMA
JKN· Jammu & Kashmir National Conference (unaligned)
JKN 26.5%INC 20.3%9 others 53.2%
Votes
16,511
26.5% share
Winning margin
3,820
6.1% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
73.1%
of 85,347
A clear win with a 6.1% margin.
Seat history
0 of 11 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.30 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
11 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RADHAY SHAM SHARMA | Jammu & Kashmir National Conference (unaligned) | 16,511 | 26.5% |
| 2 | ROMESH CHANDER SHARMA | UPA | 12,691 | 20.4% |
| 3 | SURINDER KUMAR CHOUDHARY | BSP | 12,186 | 19.5% |
| 4 | VISHWINDER DEV | NDA | 11,701 | 18.8% |
| 5 | SHAMSHER SINGH | 3,109 | 5.0% | |
| 6 | AJEET SINGH | IND | 1,970 | 3.2% |
| 7 | ARSHAD MEHMOOD | 1,896 | 3.0% | |
| 8 | SOM RAJ | Samajwadi Party | 844 | 1.4% |
| 9 | MOHD ZAMAN | IND | 690 | 1.1% |
| 10 | LOK NATH | IND | 401 | 0.6% |
| 11 | RAJINDER SHARMA | NDA | 366 | 0.6% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
High turnout (8th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe6.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.7% · min 6.1% · max 32.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
78%
lowerhigher
8th of 90How crowded is the field?
SEAT
1.89
fewer partiesmore parties
89th of 90How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
55th of 90Where does the house stand?
SEAT
87 seats · 44 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
1.89EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JKN 26.5%INC 20.4%BSP 19.5%BJP 18.8%OTH 14.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
0/11
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.30 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.