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Jammu & Kashmir · Assembly Constituency 67 · 1972
Jammu South
Winner — 1972
CHAMANLAL
BJS· Grand Alliance
BJS 51.4%INC 37.2%14 others 11.4%
Votes
10,892
51.4% share
Winning margin
3,019
14.3% of votes
Total candidates
16
Turnout
68.0%
of 31,133
A clear win with a 14.3% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
16 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHAMANLAL | Grand Alliance | 10,892 | 51.4% |
| 2 | AMRIT KUMAR MALHOTRA | Congress (R) | 7,873 | 37.2% |
| 3 | HUSSAN ARA | IND | 534 | 2.5% |
| 4 | SOM NATH | IND | 361 | 1.7% |
| 5 | DHARAM PAUL | IND | 346 | 1.6% |
| 6 | DHAN RAJ DARGOTRA | 228 | 1.1% | |
| 7 | PARAKASH MASTH | IND | 201 | 0.9% |
| 8 | BADRI NATH | IND | 192 | 0.9% |
| 9 | BRIJ MOHAN | IND | 129 | 0.6% |
| 10 | PRITAM SINGH | IND | 118 | 0.6% |
| 11 | BHAGAT SINGH | IND | 93 | 0.4% |
| 12 | RAJ GUPTA | IND | 62 | 0.3% |
| 13 | PREM AVTAR BAKSHI | IND | 59 | 0.3% |
| 14 | SURAJ DEV | IND | 36 | 0.2% |
| 15 | JASWANT SINGH | IND | 32 | 0.1% |
| 16 | PURAN CHAND | IND | 19 | 0.1% |
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 (18th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe14.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.8% · min 4.2% · max 49.0%
How contested is turnout?
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75%
lowerhigher
18th of 90How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.13
fewer partiesmore parties
77th of 90How much NOTA?
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0.9%
lowerhigher
59th of 90Where does the house stand?
SEAT
75 seats · 38 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.13EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJS 51.4%INC 37.2%OTH 11.4%
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.