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Winner — 1996
GHULAM HYDER
JKN 34.0%JD 20.2%6 others 45.8%
Votes
5,810
34.0% share
Winning margin
2,364
13.8% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
63.1%
of 27,068
A clear win with a 13.8% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GHULAM HYDER | 5,810 | 34.0% | |
| 2 | LAL CHAND | United Front | 3,446 | 20.2% |
| 3 | PREM SAGAR | INC | 2,832 | 16.6% |
| 4 | KASTURI LAL | BJP + allies | 2,595 | 15.2% |
| 5 | HARI LAL | IND | 1,074 | 6.3% |
| 6 | TARA CHAND | IND | 506 | 3.0% |
| 7 | KALI DASS | JPP | 489 | 2.9% |
| 8 | AMRIK SINGH | IND | 334 | 1.9% |
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 (24th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe13.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.4% · min 4.8% · max 37.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
74%
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24th of 90How crowded is the field?
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2.86
fewer partiesmore parties
44th of 90How much NOTA?
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1.0%
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58th of 90Where does the house stand?
SEAT
87 seats · 44 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.86EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JKN 34.0%JD 20.2%INC 16.6%BJP 15.2%IND 6.3%OTH 7.8%
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.