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Jammu & Kashmir · Assembly Constituency 68 · 2008Reserved (SC)
Samba(SC)
Winner — 2008
YASH PAUL KUNDAL
JKNPP· JKNPP
JKNPP 27.1%BJP 23.5%10 others 49.4%
Votes
14,631
27.1% share
Winning margin
1,989
3.7% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
72.5%
of 74,325
A closely fought contest. YASH PAUL KUNDAL won with a 3.7% margin.
Seat history
0 of 12 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.11 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
12 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | YASH PAUL KUNDAL | JKNPP | 14,631 | 27.1% |
| 2 | SATWANT KOUR | NDA | 12,642 | 23.4% |
| 3 | SUASH CHANDER | UPA | 10,714 | 19.9% |
| 4 | SOM NATH | BSP | 6,647 | 12.3% |
| 5 | SOM NATH | 6,361 | 11.8% | |
| 6 | KARTAR CHAND | IND | 1,235 | 2.3% |
| 7 | ANITA DEVI | 536 | 1.0% | |
| 8 | VIJAY KUMAR ATRI | Samajwadi Party | 288 | 0.5% |
| 9 | MULKH RAJ | IND | 276 | 0.5% |
| 10 | MAHESHWAR RAJ | IND | 246 | 0.5% |
| 11 | ANIL KUMAR | JSM(P) | 178 | 0.3% |
| 12 | CHAJJU RAM | 145 | 0.3% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (27th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe3.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 21.0% · min 1.7% · max 35.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
74%
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27th of 90How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.10
fewer partiesmore parties
79th of 90How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
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82nd of 90Where does the house stand?
SEAT
87 seats · 44 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.10EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JKNPP 27.1%BJP 23.4%INC 19.9%BSP 12.3%JKN 11.8%OTH 5.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
0/12
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.11 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.