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Jammu & Kashmir · Assembly Constituency 61 · 1972
Ramgarh
Winner — 1972
BALDEV SHARMA
INC· Congress (R)
INC 60.4%BJS 31.0%2 others 8.6%
Votes
11,849
60.4% share
Winning margin
5,758
29.4% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
63.3%
of 30,974
Ramgarh is a safe seat — BALDEV SHARMA won by 29.4%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BALDEV SHARMA | Congress (R) | 11,849 | 60.4% |
| 2 | JAGDISH RAI | Grand Alliance | 6,091 | 31.0% |
| 3 | RAMAIL SINGH | IND | 1,455 | 7.4% |
| 4 | HANS RAJ | IND | 225 | 1.1% |
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.
High turnout (12th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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safe29.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 22.1% · min 3.9% · max 49.1%
How contested is turnout?
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77%
lowerhigher
12th of 90How crowded is the field?
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2.16
fewer partiesmore parties
73rd of 90How much NOTA?
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2.2%
lowerhigher
24th of 90Where does the house stand?
SEAT
75 seats · 38 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.16EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 60.4%BJS 31.0%IND 7.4%OTH 1.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— 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.