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Jammu & Kashmir · Assembly Constituency 66 · 2008
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Winner — 2008
MANOHAR LAL SHARMA
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 35.8%BJP 22.3%13 others 41.9%
Votes
22,262
35.8% share
Winning margin
8,383
13.5% of votes
Total candidates
15
Turnout
70.9%
of 87,754
A clear win with a 13.5% margin.
Seat history
1 of 15 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.17 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
15 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MANOHAR LAL SHARMA | INC (UPA) | 22,262 | 35.8% |
| 2 | SATISH SHARMA | NDA | 13,879 | 22.3% |
| 3 | SANJEEV KHAJURIA | 9,398 | 15.1% | |
| 4 | BALBIR SINGH | IND | 6,387 | 10.3% |
| 5 | PANKAJ DOGRA | IND | 3,834 | 6.2% |
| 6 | KARTAR SINGH | BSP | 1,871 | 3.0% |
| 7 | HARI CHAND JALMERIA | 1,575 | 2.5% | |
| 8 | ASHOK KUMAR JASROTIA | IND | 601 | 1.0% |
| 9 | SUNIL SINGH | IND | 583 | 0.9% |
| 10 | SUBASH CHANDER | Samajwadi Party | 567 | 0.9% |
| 11 | JATINDER MALHOTRA | IND | 312 | 0.5% |
| 12 | AKHTER ALI | 284 | 0.5% | |
| 13 | RANJEET SINGH | IND | 270 | 0.4% |
| 14 | UTTAM CHAND | JSM(P) | 198 | 0.3% |
| 15 | PARSHOTAM CHAND | NDA | 194 | 0.3% |
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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.
Average turnout (28th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe13.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 30.1% · min 1.7% · max 96.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
73%
lowerhigher
28th of 90How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.60
fewer partiesmore parties
56th of 90How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
71st of 90Where does the house stand?
SEAT
87 seats · 44 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.60EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 35.8%BJP 22.3%JKN 15.1%IND 10.3%IND 6.2%OTH 10.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/15
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.17 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.