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Jammu & Kashmir · Assembly Constituency 60 · 2008
Udhampur
Winner — 2008
BALWANT SINGH MANKOTIA
JKNPP· JKNPP
JKNPP 35.5%BJP 31.6%16 others 32.9%
Votes
25,259
35.5% share
Winning margin
2,765
3.9% of votes
Total candidates
18
Turnout
68.6%
of 1,03,673
A closely fought contest. BALWANT SINGH MANKOTIA won with a 3.9% margin.
Seat history
1 of 18 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.37 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
18 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BALWANT SINGH MANKOTIA | JKNPP | 25,259 | 35.5% |
| 2 | PAWAN KUMAR GUPTA | NDA | 22,494 | 31.6% |
| 3 | BRIJ MOHAN | UPA | 10,617 | 14.9% |
| 4 | DHANI RAM ATRI | BSP | 6,571 | 9.2% |
| 5 | SUNIL VERMA | 2,895 | 4.1% | |
| 6 | MOHAN LAL | IND | 411 | 0.6% |
| 7 | SUKHDEV SHARMA | 394 | 0.6% | |
| 8 | ROMAL SINGH | UPA | 375 | 0.5% |
| 9 | RAJINDER KUMAR | IND | 343 | 0.5% |
| 10 | AJAY MAHAJAN | IND | 332 | 0.5% |
| 11 | KEWAL KUMAR | IND | 299 | 0.4% |
| 12 | SHOKET ALI | NDA | 247 | 0.3% |
| 13 | SURINDER SINGH | JSM(P) | 241 | 0.3% |
| 14 | ANIL KHAJURIA | IND | 198 | 0.3% |
| 15 | YOGESHWAR KUMAR GUPTA | IND | 146 | 0.2% |
| 16 | KRISHAN DASS BAROTRA | IND | 116 | 0.2% |
| 17 | HEM RAJ BALOTRA | BCP | 115 | 0.2% |
| 18 | AMAR CHAND | BHBP | 111 | 0.2% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
High turnout (9th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
LOADING SEAT HISTORY…
How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe3.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.5% · min 0.9% · max 76.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
78%
lowerhigher
9th of 90How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.96
fewer partiesmore parties
40th of 90How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
70th of 90Where does the house stand?
SEAT
87 seats · 44 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.96EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JKNPP 35.5%BJP 31.6%INC 14.9%BSP 9.2%OTH 8.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/18
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.37 Cr
This 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.