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Winner — 1977
RAM NATH
IND
IND 38.5%INC 16.9%5 others 44.6%
Votes
9,352
38.5% share
Winning margin
5,246
21.6% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
73.2%
of 33,170
Chhamb is a safe seat — RAM NATH won by 21.6%.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAM NATH | IND | 9,352 | 38.5% |
| 2 | DEWAN SINGH | INC | 4,106 | 16.9% |
| 3 | BODH RAJ | 3,904 | 16.1% | |
| 4 | KANWAR DIVAKAR SINGH | Janata | 3,286 | 13.5% |
| 5 | PRITAM DASS | IND | 1,351 | 5.6% |
| 6 | CHAIN SINGH | IND | 1,309 | 5.4% |
| 7 | BHARAT VINOD DUTT | IND | 971 | 4.0% |
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 (28th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe21.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 30.1% · min 1.7% · max 96.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
73%
lowerhigher
28th of 90How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.60
fewer partiesmore parties
56th of 90How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
71st of 90Where does the house stand?
SEAT
76 seats · 39 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.60EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 38.5%INC 16.9%JKN 16.1%JNP 13.5%IND 5.6%IND 5.4%OTH 4.0%
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.