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Jammu & Kashmir · Assembly Constituency 64 · 1996
Basohli
Winner — 1996
LAL SINGH
AIIC(T)
AIIC(T) 38.4%INC 25.1%6 others 36.5%
Votes
12,140
38.4% share
Winning margin
4,228
13.4% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
63.0%
of 50,098
A clear win with a 13.4% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LAL SINGH | AIIC(T) | 12,140 | 38.4% |
| 2 | JAGDISH RAJ S/O TULA RAM | INC | 7,912 | 25.1% |
| 3 | DARSHAN KUMAR | IND | 4,882 | 15.5% |
| 4 | RAVINDER KUMAR | BJP + allies | 3,340 | 10.6% |
| 5 | JAGDISH RAJ S/O CHANDU LAL | BSP | 1,929 | 6.1% |
| 6 | AMREESH KUMAR | 891 | 2.8% | |
| 7 | KARTAR SINGH | United Front | 359 | 1.1% |
| 8 | PRITAM SINGH | JPP | 127 | 0.4% |
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 (35th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe13.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 22.9% · min 5.8% · max 44.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
72%
lowerhigher
35th of 90How crowded is the field?
SEAT
1.90
fewer partiesmore parties
88th of 90How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
69th of 90Where does the house stand?
SEAT
87 seats · 44 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
1.90EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AIIC(T) 38.4%INC 25.1%IND 15.5%BJP 10.6%BSP 6.1%OTH 4.4%
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.