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Winner — 1962
RANDHIR SINGH
NC
NC 55.3%PP 26.1%4 others 18.5%
Votes
9,826
55.3% share
Winning margin
5,184
29.2% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
75.8%
of 23,414
Kathua is a safe seat — RANDHIR SINGH won by 29.2%.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RANDHIR SINGH | NC | 9,826 | 55.3% |
| 2 | CHAGAR SINGH | PP | 4,642 | 26.1% |
| 3 | MAJOR SINGH | HM | 1,305 | 7.3% |
| 4 | SHAMSHER SINGH | IND | 1,004 | 5.7% |
| 5 | VIDYA PARKASH | IND | 494 | 2.8% |
| 6 | SARAN SINGH | DNC | 487 | 2.7% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
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.
Average turnout (36th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe29.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 27.3% · min 0.5% · max 75.6%
How contested is turnout?
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72%
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36th of 90How crowded is the field?
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3.27
fewer partiesmore parties
31st of 90How much NOTA?
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2.3%
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20th of 90Where does the house stand?
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75 seats · 38 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.27EFFECTIVE PARTIES
NC 55.3%PP 26.1%HM 7.3%IND 5.7%OTH 5.5%
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.