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Jammu & Kashmir · Assembly Constituency 54 · 1983
Chehani Ghordi
Winner — 1983
BHIM SINGH
IND
IND 34.4%INC 33.2%5 others 32.4%
Votes
7,690
34.4% share
Winning margin
262
1.2% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
56.7%
of 39,453
Chehani Ghordi was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.2% — fewer than 262 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BHIM SINGH | IND | 7,690 | 34.4% |
| 2 | YASHPAUL | Congress (I) | 7,428 | 33.2% |
| 3 | CHUNI LAL | 4,679 | 20.9% | |
| 4 | PARAS RAM | Left | 1,211 | 5.4% |
| 5 | ROSHAN LAL | BJP | 795 | 3.5% |
| 6 | KHALIL | IND | 396 | 1.8% |
| 7 | RATTAN SINGH | IND | 173 | 0.8% |
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 (43rd), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
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safe1.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.4% · min 1.2% · max 48.4%
How contested is turnout?
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70%
lowerhigher
43rd of 90How crowded is the field?
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3.20
fewer partiesmore parties
34th of 90How much NOTA?
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1.6%
lowerhigher
42nd of 90Where does the house stand?
SEAT
76 seats · 39 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.20EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 34.4%INC 33.2%JKN 20.9%CPI 5.4%OTH 6.1%
Who ran, on record?
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— 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.