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Jammu & Kashmir · Assembly Constituency 73 · 2008

Jammu West

Winner — 2008

CHAMAN LAL GUPTA
BJP· NDA
BJP 40.3%IND 25.0%32 others 34.8%
Votes
34,288
40.3% share
Winning margin
13,037
15.3% of votes
Total candidates
34
Turnout
60.9%
of 1,39,965

Jammu West is a safe seat — CHAMAN LAL GUPTA won by 15.3%.

Seat history

2 of 34 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.10 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

34 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
CHAMAN LAL GUPTA
NDA
34,28840.3%
2
SURINDER SINGH SHANGARI
IND
21,25124.9%
3
MANGAT RAM SHARMA
UPA
13,84816.3%
4
CHANDER MOHAN SHARMA
6,0507.1%
5
RATTAN LAL CHARGOTRA
BSP
1,7912.1%
6
ASHOK KUMAR
IND
8871.0%
7
MOHINDER PAUL SINGH
8371.0%
8
NARINDER KANT
Left
6580.8%
9
CHAMUPATI
5850.7%
10
RAVI KUMAR BALI
4960.6%
11
KANWARJEET
IND
4620.5%
12
VIRINDER GUPTA
JSM(P)
4510.5%
13
SANJAY GUPTA
IND
3590.4%
14
VIJAY KUMAR BAJYAL
IND
3110.4%
15
GEETA THAKUR
IND
2870.3%
16
KRISHAN KUMAR KHOSA
JKDPN
2810.3%
17
ROHIT BALI
BCP
2300.3%
18
RAJESH KUMAR
IND
2130.3%
19
SIKANDER SINGH
IND
2110.3%
20
UDAY CHAND
IND
1720.2%
21
VEENA DOGRA
RKSP
1620.2%
22
KANCHAN SHARMA
IND
1580.2%
23
NARESH DOGRA
IND
1500.2%
24
JAI KUMAR UPADHAYAY
IND
1450.2%
25
ASHOK KUMAR GUPTA
NDA
1160.1%
26
RANDEEP SINGH PARIHAR
IND
1150.1%
27
RAJNEESH SHARMA
JKANC
1130.1%
28
RAJINDER KUMAR SHARMA
IND
990.1%
29
RAWAN KUMAR KASHYAP
Left
970.1%
30
KARAN SINGH SOMRIA
IND
920.1%
31
NARESH KUMAR SHARMA
IND
800.1%
32
NARESH KUMAR SHARMA
IND
770.1%
33
ANJU KOUL
IND
630.1%
34
TIRATH KUMAR
IND
390.1%

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

Average turnout (34th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
15.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 29.1% · min 6.2% · max 74.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
72%
lowerhigher
34th of 90

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.97
fewer partiesmore parties
38th of 90

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
81st of 90

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
87 seats · 44 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.97EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 40.3%IND 24.9%INC 16.3%JKN 7.1%OTH 11.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
2/34

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.10 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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