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Jammu & Kashmir · Assembly Constituency 68 · 1972
Jammu North
Winner — 1972
ABDUL REHMAN
BJS· Grand Alliance
BJS 60.2%INC 36.7%5 others 3.0%
Votes
12,439
60.2% share
Winning margin
4,849
23.5% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
64.3%
of 32,096
Jammu North is a safe seat — ABDUL REHMAN won by 23.5%.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ABDUL REHMAN | Grand Alliance | 12,439 | 60.2% |
| 2 | NILAM BER DEV SHARMA | Congress (R) | 7,590 | 36.8% |
| 3 | SHIV KUMAR | IND | 238 | 1.1% |
| 4 | KAMAL SHARMA | IND | 140 | 0.7% |
| 5 | VERINDER KUMAR | 100 | 0.5% | |
| 6 | RAM SAROOP | IND | 77 | 0.4% |
| 7 | VIJAY SURI | IND | 70 | 0.3% |
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 (27th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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safe23.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 21.0% · min 1.7% · max 35.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
74%
lowerhigher
27th of 90How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.10
fewer partiesmore parties
79th of 90How much NOTA?
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0.5%
lowerhigher
82nd of 90Where does the house stand?
SEAT
75 seats · 38 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.10EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJS 60.2%INC 36.8%OTH 3.0%
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.