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Jammu & Kashmir · Assembly Constituency 59 · 1983
Ranbir Singh Pura
Winner — 1983
JANAK RAJ
INC· Congress (I)
INC 49.7%JKN 35.4%8 others 14.8%
Votes
15,744
49.7% share
Winning margin
4,523
14.3% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
72.5%
of 43,697
A clear win with a 14.3% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JANAK RAJ | Congress (I) | 15,744 | 49.7% |
| 2 | RAJINDER SINGH CHIB | 11,221 | 35.4% | |
| 3 | CHUNI LAL | BJP | 2,164 | 6.8% |
| 4 | DARSHAN LAL | IND | 1,117 | 3.5% |
| 5 | TILAK RAJ DOGRA | IND | 841 | 2.7% |
| 6 | DALJIT SINGH | IND | 229 | 0.7% |
| 7 | SHIV RAM | IND | 159 | 0.5% |
| 8 | KARTAR SINGH | IND | 90 | 0.3% |
| 9 | TILAK RAJ | IND | 52 | 0.2% |
| 10 | VIMLA SHARMA | IND | 44 | 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 (10th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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safe14.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.0% · min 8.2% · max 22.9%
How contested is turnout?
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78%
lowerhigher
10th of 90How crowded is the field?
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2.66
fewer partiesmore parties
55th of 90How much NOTA?
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1.4%
lowerhigher
46th of 90Where does the house stand?
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76 seats · 39 majority
How did the vote split?
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2.66EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 49.7%JKN 35.4%BJP 6.8%OTH 8.0%
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.