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Jammu & Kashmir · PC 5 · 1998
Udhampur
Winner — Lok Sabha 1998
PROF. CHAMAN LAL GUPTA
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 48.0%JKN 32.4%13 others 19.6%
Votes
2,50,813
48.7% share
Winning margin
81,364
15.8% of votes
Total votes cast
5,22,899
Candidates
15
Seat history
All Candidates
15 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PROF. CHAMAN LAL GUPTA | NDA (NDA) | 2,50,813 | 48.7% |
| 2 | RAJINDER SINGH CHIB | 1,69,449 | 32.9% | |
| 3 | THAKUR RANDHIR SINGH | 36,731 | 7.1% | |
| 4 | KHALIL ALLAHA | 28,617 | 5.5% | |
| 5 | PROF BHIM SINGH | NPAP | 13,734 | 2.7% |
| 6 | DOONI CHAND THAKUR | BKKGP | 6,512 | 1.3% |
| 7 | JAGDISH RAJ SHASTRY | 3,587 | 0.7% | |
| 8 | SHASHI KUMAR | ABJS | 1,256 | 0.2% |
| 9 | DEV RAJ | IND | 928 | 0.2% |
| 10 | MEHBOOB ALI KHAN | IND | 816 | 0.2% |
| 11 | ASHWANI KUMAR | IND | 776 | 0.1% |
| 12 | GHULAM ALI | IND | 723 | 0.1% |
| 13 | KOSHAL KUMAR SHARMA | IND | 493 | 0.1% |
| 14 | SUDARSHAN KUMAR | LS | 483 | 0.1% |
| 15 | RAJESH MANCHANDA | 390 | 0.1% |
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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safe15.8%
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
BJP 48.7%JKN 32.9%INC 7.1%BSP 5.5%OTH 5.8%
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.