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Jammu & Kashmir · Assembly Constituency 68 · 2014Reserved (SC)
Samba(SC)
Winner — 2014
DEVINDER KUMAR MANYAL
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 53.1%JKNPP 18.6%7 others 28.3%
Votes
34,075
53.1% share
Winning margin
22,118
34.5% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
75.6%
of 84,916
Samba(SC) is a safe seat — DEVINDER KUMAR MANYAL won by 34.5%.
Seat history
0 of 8 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.65 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DEVINDER KUMAR MANYAL | BJP (NDA) | 34,075 | 53.1% |
| 2 | YASH PAUL KUNDAL | 11,957 | 18.6% | |
| 3 | SUBHASH CHANDER | UPA | 9,063 | 14.1% |
| 4 | SUNNY SANGRAL | 2,971 | 4.6% | |
| 5 | SOM NATH | BSP | 2,779 | 4.3% |
| 6 | SATWANT KAUR | UPA | 2,220 | 3.5% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 524 | 0.8% |
| 8 | VIJAY KUMAR ATRI | UPA | 310 | 0.5% |
| 9 | DARSHAN KUMAR | BMUP | 296 | 0.5% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (27th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe34.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 21.0% · min 1.7% · max 35.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
74%
lowerhigher
27th of 90How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.10
fewer partiesmore parties
79th of 90How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
82nd of 90Where does the house stand?
SEAT
87 seats · 44 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.10EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 53.1%JKNPP 18.6%INC 14.1%OTH 13.4%NOTA 0.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
0/8
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.65 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.