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Jammu & Kashmir · Assembly Constituency 81 · 2024Reserved (SC)

Akhnoor(SC)

Winner — 2024

MOHAN LAL
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 64.6%INC 32.7%2 others 2.7%
Votes
49,927
64.9% share
Winning margin
24,679
32.1% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
78.3%
of 98,658

Akhnoor(SC) is a safe seat — MOHAN LAL won by 32.1%.

Seat history

All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MOHAN LAL
BJP (NDA)
49,92764.9%
2
ASHOK KUMAR
25,24832.8%
3
CHITTAR MANU
1,0091.3%
NOTA
NOTA
7781.0%

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
safe
32.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.7% · min 6.1% · max 32.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
78%
lowerhigher
8th of 90

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
1.89
fewer partiesmore parties
89th of 90

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
55th of 90

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
90 seats · 46 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
1.89EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 64.9%INC 32.8%OTH 1.3%NOTA 1.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
15,29,958
Density
653 / km²
Sex ratio
880 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,342 km²
SC population24.7%
ST population4.5%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
84%HINDU
Hindu 84.3%Sikh 7.5%Muslim 7.0%Other 1.2%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water55.8%
Electricity97.6%
Sanitation53.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births96.5%
Children fully vaccinated84.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.0%
Children underweight (under 5)17.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER66.6%
Women literate91.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER5.3%
Clean cooking fuel87.9%
Health insurance23.3%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Basmati Rice

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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