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Jammu & Kashmir · Assembly Constituency 51 · 2014

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Winner — 2014

SUNIL KUMAR SHARMA
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 45.4%JKN 40.8%9 others 13.9%
Votes
28,054
45.4% share
Winning margin
2,852
4.6% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
78.1%
of 79,174

A closely fought contest. SUNIL KUMAR SHARMA won with a 4.6% margin.

Seat history

1 of 10 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.60 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

⚖ Compare 2008 vs 2014

All Candidates

11 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SUNIL KUMAR SHARMA
BJP
BJP (NDA)
28,05445.4%
2
SAJJAD AHMED KICHLOO
JKN
UPA
25,20240.8%
3
FIRDOUS AHMED TAK
JKPDP
6,43210.4%
4
NEK RAM
INC
UPA
7821.3%
—
NOTA
NOTA
2790.5%
6
JASWANT SINGH
IND
2150.3%
7
AIJAZ HUSSAIN
NCP
UPA
2020.3%
8
FAROOQ AHMED
IND
1900.3%
9
GULZAR AHMAD
IND
1630.3%
10
MOHD AMIN BHAT
JD(S)
1620.3%
11
DES RAJ
BSP
BSP
1510.2%

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

Average turnout (49th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
4.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 33.1% · min 4.1% · max 92.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
69%
lowerhigher
49th of 90

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.59
fewer partiesmore parties
58th of 90

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
56th of 90

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
87 seats · 44 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.59EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 45.4%JKN 40.8%JKPDP 10.4%OTH 3.0%NOTA 0.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
1/10

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.60 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.

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