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Jammu & Kashmir · Assembly Constituency 84 · 2002
Kalakote
Winner — 2002
Rachpal Singh
JKN· Jammu & Kashmir National Conference (unaligned)
JKN 46.6%INC 43.7%3 others 9.7%
Votes
19,324
46.6% share
Winning margin
1,200
2.9% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
48.7%
of 85,210
A closely fought contest. Rachpal Singh won with a 2.9% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rachpal Singh | Jammu & Kashmir National Conference (unaligned) | 19,324 | 46.6% |
| 2 | ASHOK KUMAR SHARMA | INC | 18,124 | 43.7% |
| 3 | FALLAIL SINGH | PDP | 2,585 | 6.2% |
| 4 | BODH RAJ | NDA | 1,052 | 2.5% |
| 5 | Bhan Singh | BSP | 377 | 0.9% |
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 (30th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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safe2.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.4% · min 2.9% · max 32.0%
How contested is turnout?
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73%
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30th of 90How crowded is the field?
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2.12
fewer partiesmore parties
78th of 90How much NOTA?
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0.3%
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90th of 90Where does the house stand?
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87 seats · 44 majority
How did the vote split?
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2.12EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JKN 46.6%INC 43.7%PDP 6.2%OTH 3.5%
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.