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Jammu & Kashmir · Assembly Constituency 61 · 2002Reserved (SC)
Chanani
Winner — 2002
Sh Faquir Nath
JKNPP· JKNPP
JKNPP 37.4%INC 33.6%5 others 29.0%
Votes
17,118
37.4% share
Winning margin
1,765
3.9% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
61.5%
of 74,330
A closely fought contest. Sh Faquir Nath won with a 3.9% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sh Faquir Nath | JKNPP | 17,118 | 37.4% |
| 2 | Sh. Krishan Chander | INC | 15,353 | 33.6% |
| 3 | SH LAL CHAND | 9,290 | 20.3% | |
| 4 | Sh. Prithvi Chand | NDA | 1,710 | 3.7% |
| 5 | Sh Mohan Bodh Raj | 1,286 | 2.8% | |
| 6 | Sh Amar Chand | BSP | 628 | 1.4% |
| 7 | Sh. Romesh Chander | RJD | 358 | 0.8% |
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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 (12th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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safe3.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 22.1% · min 3.9% · max 49.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
77%
lowerhigher
12th of 90How crowded is the field?
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2.16
fewer partiesmore parties
73rd of 90How much NOTA?
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2.2%
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24th of 90Where does the house stand?
SEAT
87 seats · 44 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.16EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JKNPP 37.4%INC 33.6%JKN 20.3%OTH 8.7%
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.