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Jammu & Kashmir · Assembly Constituency 72 · 2002
Jammu East
Winner — 2002
Yogesh Kumar Sawhney
INC· INC
INC 34.9%BJP 25.0%15 others 40.1%
Votes
11,784
34.9% share
Winning margin
3,336
9.9% of votes
Total candidates
17
Turnout
38.7%
of 87,314
A clear win with a 9.9% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
17 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yogesh Kumar Sawhney | INC | 11,784 | 34.9% |
| 2 | ASHOK KUMAR | NDA | 8,448 | 25.0% |
| 3 | Tilak Raj Sharma | IND | 4,653 | 13.8% |
| 4 | SANJAY KUMAR MAHAY | 4,635 | 13.7% | |
| 5 | Bimla Luthra | 1,593 | 4.7% | |
| 6 | KRISHAN DASS | BSP | 457 | 1.4% |
| 7 | Sanjeev Kumar Sareen | IND | 389 | 1.1% |
| 8 | Ayoudia Kumar Manawa | IND | 376 | 1.1% |
| 9 | Rameshwar Singh | IND | 315 | 0.9% |
| 10 | Bhushan Lal Gupta | PDP | 244 | 0.7% |
| 11 | GIRDHARI LAL | NDA | 205 | 0.6% |
| 12 | Hemant Rao Sathe | IND | 155 | 0.5% |
| 13 | Rajesh Gondhi | 138 | 0.4% | |
| 14 | Pankaj Kohli | 131 | 0.4% | |
| 15 | Rita Jitendera | IND | 98 | 0.3% |
| 16 | MADAN LAL | IND | 67 | 0.2% |
| 17 | Krishan Lal Gupta | NCP | 65 | 0.2% |
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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 (15th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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safe9.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 29.7% · min 7.0% · max 54.4%
How contested is turnout?
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76%
lowerhigher
15th of 90How crowded is the field?
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2.09
fewer partiesmore parties
80th of 90How much NOTA?
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0.4%
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87th of 90Where does the house stand?
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87 seats · 44 majority
How did the vote split?
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2.09EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 34.9%BJP 25.0%IND 13.8%SHS 13.7%OTH 12.5%
Who ran, on record?
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— 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.