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Jammu & Kashmir · Assembly Constituency 65 · 2014

Kathua

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Winner — 2014

RAJIV JASROTIA
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 39.1%BSP 31.6%14 others 29.2%
Votes
35,670
39.1% share
Winning margin
6,806
7.5% of votes
Total candidates
15
Turnout
80.7%
of 1,13,075

A clear win with a 7.5% margin.

Seat history

2 of 15 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.32 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

⚖ Compare 2008 vs 2014

All Candidates

16 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAJIV JASROTIA
BJP
BJP (NDA)
35,67039.1%
2
SOM RAJ MAJOTRA
BSP
BSP
28,86431.6%
3
CHARANJIT SINGH
IND
13,24214.5%
4
JATINDER SINGH ALIAS BABU SINGH
INC
UPA
7,1957.9%
5
SUBASH CHANDER
JKPDP
1,3051.4%
6
ROBIN RAMKRISHAN ALIAS ROBIN SHARMA
IND
1,0881.2%
7
MANOJ KUMAR
CPI
7600.8%
8
KISHOR KUMAR
JKN
UPA
7020.8%
9
BALBIR SINGH
JKNPP
5050.6%
10
S. JAMIT SINGH
IND
4110.5%
11
NARESH KUMAR SHARMA
IND
3860.4%
—
NOTA
NOTA
2720.3%
13
GURNAM SINGH
AJKMP
2270.3%
14
KASTURI LAL
BMUP
2120.2%
15
SUDESH KUMAR
IND
2010.2%
16
HARISH CHANDER SHARMA
IND
1650.2%

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 (46th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
7.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.3% · min 2.4% · max 32.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
70%
lowerhigher
46th of 90

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
1.88
fewer partiesmore parties
90th of 90

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
78th of 90

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
87 seats · 44 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
1.88EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 39.1%BSP 31.6%IND 14.5%INC 7.9%OTH 6.5%NOTA 0.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
2/15

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.32 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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