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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| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHAMAN LAL GUPTA | NDA | 34,288 | 40.3% |
| 2 | SURINDER SINGH SHANGARI | IND | 21,251 | 24.9% |
| 3 | MANGAT RAM SHARMA | UPA | 13,848 | 16.3% |
| 4 | CHANDER MOHAN SHARMA | 6,050 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | RATTAN LAL CHARGOTRA | BSP | 1,791 | 2.1% |
| 6 | ASHOK KUMAR | IND | 887 | 1.0% |
| 7 | MOHINDER PAUL SINGH | 837 | 1.0% | |
| 8 | NARINDER KANT | Left | 658 | 0.8% |
| 9 | CHAMUPATI | 585 | 0.7% | |
| 10 | RAVI KUMAR BALI | 496 | 0.6% | |
| 11 | KANWARJEET | IND | 462 | 0.5% |
| 12 | VIRINDER GUPTA | JSM(P) | 451 | 0.5% |
| 13 | SANJAY GUPTA | IND | 359 | 0.4% |
| 14 | VIJAY KUMAR BAJYAL | IND | 311 | 0.4% |
| 15 | GEETA THAKUR | IND | 287 | 0.3% |
| 16 | KRISHAN KUMAR KHOSA | JKDPN | 281 | 0.3% |
| 17 | ROHIT BALI | BCP | 230 | 0.3% |
| 18 | RAJESH KUMAR | IND | 213 | 0.3% |
| 19 | SIKANDER SINGH | IND | 211 | 0.3% |
| 20 | UDAY CHAND | IND | 172 | 0.2% |
| 21 | VEENA DOGRA | RKSP | 162 | 0.2% |
| 22 | KANCHAN SHARMA | IND | 158 | 0.2% |
| 23 | NARESH DOGRA | IND | 150 | 0.2% |
| 24 | JAI KUMAR UPADHAYAY | IND | 145 | 0.2% |
| 25 | ASHOK KUMAR GUPTA | NDA | 116 | 0.1% |
| 26 | RANDEEP SINGH PARIHAR | IND | 115 | 0.1% |
| 27 | RAJNEESH SHARMA | JKANC | 113 | 0.1% |
| 28 | RAJINDER KUMAR SHARMA | IND | 99 | 0.1% |
| 29 | RAWAN KUMAR KASHYAP | Left | 97 | 0.1% |
| 30 | KARAN SINGH SOMRIA | IND | 92 | 0.1% |
| 31 | NARESH KUMAR SHARMA | IND | 80 | 0.1% |
| 32 | NARESH KUMAR SHARMA | IND | 77 | 0.1% |
| 33 | ANJU KOUL | IND | 63 | 0.1% |
| 34 | TIRATH KUMAR | IND | 39 | 0.1% |
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
safe15.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 29.1% · min 6.2% · max 74.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
72%
lowerhigher
34th of 90How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.97
fewer partiesmore parties
38th of 90How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
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81st of 90Where 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.