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Jammu & Kashmir · Assembly Constituency 65 · 2008

Kathua

Winner — 2008

CHARANJIT SINGH
IND
IND 25.8%BSP 22.6%18 others 51.6%
Votes
19,123
25.8% share
Winning margin
2,362
3.2% of votes
Total candidates
20
Turnout
73.0%
of 1,01,495

A closely fought contest. CHARANJIT SINGH won with a 3.2% margin.

Seat history

3 of 20 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.12 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

20 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
CHARANJIT SINGH
IND
19,12325.8%
2
SOM RAJ
BSP
16,76122.6%
3
JATINDER SINGH ALIAS BABU SINGH
IND
10,88714.7%
4
SAIN DASS
NDA
7,91310.7%
5
LAL SINGH
UPA
6,0538.2%
6
NARESH KUMAR
IND
3,7525.1%
7
RAVINDER SINGH SLATHIA
2,1262.9%
8
RAVINDER SINGH PATHANIA
1,7342.3%
9
RAKESH KUMAR
NDA
9901.3%
10
SUSHIL KUMAR
IND
9851.3%
11
KULBHUSHAN KUMAR
IND
6680.9%
12
KAMALJEET SINGH
IND
4930.7%
13
GURVINDER SINGH
IND
4720.6%
14
SURINDER SINGH
4030.5%
15
MOHD GULZAR
JKDPN
3960.5%
16
BODH RAJ
3520.5%
17
MOHINDER SINGH
3200.4%
18
SAGAR CHAND
IND
2530.3%
19
VISHAL SALGOTRA
IND
2020.3%
20
VIKAS SHARMA
JKANC
1870.3%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

Average turnout (46th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
3.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.3% · min 2.4% · max 32.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
70%
lowerhigher
46th of 90

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
1.88
fewer partiesmore parties
90th of 90

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
78th of 90

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
87 seats · 44 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
1.88EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 25.8%BSP 22.6%IND 14.7%BJP 10.7%INC 8.2%IND 5.1%OTH 12.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
3/20

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.12 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.

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