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Jammu & Kashmir · Assembly Constituency 78 · 1996Reserved (SC)
Raipur Domana
Winner — 1996
SAT PAUL
JD· United Front
JD 27.8%BJP 19.5%6 others 52.7%
Votes
9,076
27.9% share
Winning margin
2,730
8.4% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
60.9%
of 53,551
A clear win with a 8.4% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SAT PAUL | United Front | 9,076 | 27.9% |
| 2 | BANSI LAL BHARTI | BJP | 6,346 | 19.5% |
| 3 | BHARAT BHUSHAN | 5,579 | 17.1% | |
| 4 | AMAR NATH | BSP | 5,301 | 16.3% |
| 5 | BELIRAM KUNDAL | INC | 4,619 | 14.2% |
| 6 | TIRTH KUMAR | JPP | 821 | 2.5% |
| 7 | MILKHI RAM | IND | 452 | 1.4% |
| 8 | ASHOK KUMAR | JKAL | 395 | 1.2% |
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 (65th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe8.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 26.3% · min 8.4% · max 43.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
61%
lowerhigher
65th of 90How crowded is the field?
SEAT
1.95
fewer partiesmore parties
86th of 90How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
64th of 90Where does the house stand?
SEAT
87 seats · 44 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
1.95EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD 27.9%BJP 19.5%JKN 17.1%BSP 16.3%INC 14.2%OTH 5.1%
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.