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Jammu & Kashmir · Assembly Constituency 69 · 1983Reserved (SC)
Kathua
Winner — 1983
SANJI RAM
INC· Congress (I)
INC 52.5%BJP 21.1%4 others 26.4%
Votes
14,667
52.5% share
Winning margin
8,762
31.4% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
57.6%
of 48,513
Kathua is a safe seat — SANJI RAM won by 31.4%.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SANJI RAM | Congress (I) | 14,667 | 52.5% |
| 2 | BALDEV RAJ | BJP | 5,905 | 21.1% |
| 3 | DHAIN CHAND | 4,641 | 16.6% | |
| 4 | ANCHAL SINGH | IND | 1,382 | 4.9% |
| 5 | CHAMAN LAL | IND | 1,089 | 3.9% |
| 6 | NARDEV SINGH | Lok Dal | 266 | 0.9% |
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 (19th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe31.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.1% · min 0.4% · max 58.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
75%
lowerhigher
19th of 90How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.60
fewer partiesmore parties
57th of 90How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
88th of 90Where does the house stand?
SEAT
76 seats · 39 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.60EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 52.5%BJP 21.1%JKN 16.6%OTH 9.8%
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.