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Jammu & Kashmir · Assembly Constituency 80 · 1996Reserved (SC)
Chhamb
Winner — 1996
TARA CHAND
INC· INC
INC 35.1%BJP 33.3%3 others 31.5%
Votes
12,663
35.1% share
Winning margin
662
1.8% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
71.4%
of 50,448
Chhamb was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.8% — fewer than 662 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TARA CHAND | INC | 12,663 | 35.1% |
| 2 | TEJ RAM | BJP | 12,001 | 33.3% |
| 3 | GANGA DATT | 9,485 | 26.3% | |
| 4 | HARNAM DASS | IND | 1,036 | 2.9% |
| 5 | SHAM LAL | United Front | 845 | 2.4% |
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.
High turnout (5th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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safe1.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.9% · min 1.8% · max 30.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
80%
lowerhigher
5th of 90How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.52
fewer partiesmore parties
62nd of 90How much NOTA?
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0.5%
lowerhigher
77th of 90Where does the house stand?
SEAT
87 seats · 44 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.52EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 35.1%BJP 33.3%JKN 26.3%OTH 5.2%
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.