Back to Jammu & Kashmir 1977 map
Jammu & Kashmir · Assembly Constituency 56 · 1977

Samba

Winner — 1977

DHAYAN SINGH
IND
IND 25.6%INC 19.1%12 others 55.3%
Votes
6,349
25.6% share
Winning margin
1,621
6.5% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
60.6%
of 40,884

A clear win with a 6.5% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

14 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
DHAYAN SINGH
IND
6,34925.6%
2
HARBANS SINGH
INC
4,72819.1%
3
RAWEL SINGH
3,45313.9%
4
GULCHAIN SINGH
Janata
3,13112.6%
5
PURAN SINGH
IND
1,5646.3%
6
GIANCHAND
IND
1,3705.5%
7
RAJINDER NATH
IND
1,3005.2%
8
BABU NATH
IND
1,1284.5%
9
MANGAT RAM
IND
7252.9%
10
SWARAN SINGH
IND
4611.9%
11
HARSANT SINGH
IND
1860.8%
12
SUKH DEV SINGH
IND
1840.7%
13
SUNDER LAL
IND
1270.5%
14
KUNDIP LAL
IND
860.3%

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 (20th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
6.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 21.7% · min 6.4% · max 90.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
75%
lowerhigher
20th of 90

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.05
fewer partiesmore parties
36th of 90

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.4%
lowerhigher
16th of 90

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
76 seats · 39 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.05EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 25.6%INC 19.1%JKN 13.9%JNP 12.6%IND 6.3%IND 5.5%OTH 16.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

This 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.

Ask the state

STATE INDICATORS · RBI 2024-25