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Jammu & Kashmir · PC 5 · 1980
Udhampur
Winner — Lok Sabha 1980
KARAN SINGH
INC(U) 52.1%JKN 35.8%5 others 12.1%
Votes
1,76,757
53.4% share
Winning margin
55,429
16.7% of votes
Total votes cast
3,38,969
Candidates
7
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KARAN SINGH | 1,76,757 | 53.4% | |
| 2 | DEVI DAS THAKUR | 1,21,328 | 36.6% | |
| 3 | KRISHAN DATT DOGRA | IND | 25,665 | 7.8% |
| 4 | SAT PAL | IND | 2,713 | 0.8% |
| 5 | BABU RAM | IND | 1,849 | 0.6% |
| 6 | RAM SWAROOP | IND | 1,719 | 0.5% |
| 7 | KAMAL KUMAR DUBEY | IND | 1,118 | 0.3% |
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Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.
High turnout (1st), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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safe16.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.5% · min 2.2% · max 35.2%
How contested is turnout?
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72%
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1st of 5How crowded is the field?
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2.18
fewer partiesmore parties
5th of 5How much NOTA?
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0.4%
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5th of 5How often does it back the winner?
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neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
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2.18EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(U) 53.4%JKN 36.6%IND 7.8%OTH 2.2%
Who ran, on record?
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— NOT YET COMPUTEDThis 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.