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Jammu & Kashmir · Assembly Constituency 79 · 1996
Akhnoor
Winner — 1996
GOVIND RAM
JKN 21.0%BJP 20.4%7 others 58.6%
Votes
8,855
21.0% share
Winning margin
272
0.7% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
71.8%
of 58,647
Akhnoor was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.7% — fewer than 272 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GOVIND RAM | 8,855 | 21.0% | |
| 2 | RAM SAROOP | BJP + allies | 8,583 | 20.4% |
| 3 | LAKHBIR SINGH | BSP | 7,684 | 18.2% |
| 4 | DHARAM PAL | INC | 7,443 | 17.7% |
| 5 | KULDEEP SHARMA | IND | 6,401 | 15.2% |
| 6 | ASHOK KUMAR | IND | 2,058 | 4.9% |
| 7 | SAT PAL | United Front | 738 | 1.8% |
| 8 | LAKHPAT RAI | IND | 179 | 0.4% |
| 9 | BANSI LAL | JPP | 178 | 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 (54th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean0.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.5% · min 0.7% · max 36.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
66%
lowerhigher
54th of 90How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.09
fewer partiesmore parties
81st of 90How much NOTA?
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0.4%
lowerhigher
86th of 90Where does the house stand?
SEAT
87 seats · 44 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.09EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JKN 21.0%BJP 20.4%BSP 18.2%INC 17.7%IND 15.2%OTH 7.5%
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.