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Jammu & Kashmir · Assembly Constituency 65 · 2024
Basohli
Winner — 2024
DARSHAN KUMAR
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 65.2%INC 32.4%3 others 2.4%
Votes
31,874
65.4% share
Winning margin
16,034
32.9% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
69.7%
of 70,182
Basohli is a safe seat — DARSHAN KUMAR won by 32.9%.
Seat history
1 of 4 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹3.50 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DARSHAN KUMAR | BJP (NDA) | 31,874 | 65.4% |
| 2 | CH. LAL SINGH | 15,840 | 32.5% | |
| 3 | PANKAJ KUMAR | 421 | 0.9% | |
| 4 | YOGINDER SINGH | 368 | 0.8% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 246 | 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 (46th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean32.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.3% · min 2.4% · max 32.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
70%
lowerhigher
46th of 90How crowded is the field?
SEAT
1.88
fewer partiesmore parties
90th of 90How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
78th of 90Where does the house stand?
SEAT
90 seats · 46 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
1.88EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 65.4%INC 32.5%OTH 1.6%NOTA 0.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/4
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹3.50 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
6,16,435
Density
246 / km²
Sex ratio
890 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,502 km²
SC population22.9%
ST population8.7%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
88%HINDU
Hindu 87.6%Muslim 10.4%Other 2.0%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water51.9%
Electricity92.9%
Sanitation22.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.1%
Children fully vaccinated100.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER21.8%
Children underweight (under 5)25.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER53.6%
Women literate87.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER1.4%
Clean cooking fuel68.5%
Health insurance7.0%
What's nearby?
4 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.