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Jammu & Kashmir · Assembly Constituency 55 · 1996Reserved (SC)
Ramban
Winner — 1996
BALI BHAGAT
BJP· BJP
BJP 46.8%JKN 38.3%4 others 14.9%
Votes
12,359
46.8% share
Winning margin
2,236
8.5% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
60.5%
of 43,696
A clear win with a 8.5% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BALI BHAGAT | BJP | 12,359 | 46.8% |
| 2 | SURAM CHAND | 10,123 | 38.3% | |
| 3 | JAGAT RAM | BSP | 1,768 | 6.7% |
| 4 | AMRIT BARSHA | INC | 1,197 | 4.5% |
| 5 | BAL KRISHAN | United Front | 706 | 2.7% |
| 6 | MAN CHAND | IND | 267 | 1.0% |
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 (37th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
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safe8.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.4% · min 6.0% · max 34.1%
How contested is turnout?
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72%
lowerhigher
37th of 90How crowded is the field?
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3.62
fewer partiesmore parties
24th of 90How much NOTA?
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1.8%
lowerhigher
35th of 90Where does the house stand?
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87 seats · 44 majority
How did the vote split?
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3.62EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 46.8%JKN 38.3%BSP 6.7%OTH 8.2%
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.