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Jammu & Kashmir · Assembly Constituency 84 · 2008
Kala Kote
Winner — 2008
RACHHPAL SINGH
JKN· Jammu & Kashmir National Conference (unaligned)
JKN 45.6%IND 25.0%11 others 29.3%
Votes
25,314
45.6% share
Winning margin
11,420
20.6% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
73.3%
of 75,684
Kala Kote is a safe seat — RACHHPAL SINGH won by 20.6%.
Seat history
All Candidates
13 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RACHHPAL SINGH | Jammu & Kashmir National Conference (unaligned) | 25,314 | 45.6% |
| 2 | ASHOK KUMAR SHARMA | IND | 13,894 | 25.0% |
| 3 | ABDUL KHALIQ | 7,742 | 13.9% | |
| 4 | RAJ KUMAR | BSP | 3,851 | 6.9% |
| 5 | BHARAT BUSHAN VAID | NDA | 1,423 | 2.6% |
| 6 | ABDUL GHANI KOHLI | UPA | 1,017 | 1.8% |
| 7 | MOHINDER KOUR | IND | 484 | 0.9% |
| 8 | KHALIQ HUSSAIN | IND | 421 | 0.8% |
| 9 | RAM PARKASH SHARMA | IND | 338 | 0.6% |
| 10 | ASHWANI KUMAR SHARMA | 315 | 0.6% | |
| 11 | MOHD SHAFIQ | 275 | 0.5% | |
| 12 | MATOO KHAN | IND | 225 | 0.4% |
| 13 | GHULAM RABBANI | IND | 195 | 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 (30th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe20.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.4% · min 2.9% · max 32.0%
How contested is turnout?
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73%
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30th of 90How crowded is the field?
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2.12
fewer partiesmore parties
78th of 90How much NOTA?
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0.3%
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90th of 90Where does the house stand?
SEAT
87 seats · 44 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.12EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JKN 45.6%IND 25.0%JKPDP 13.9%BSP 6.9%OTH 8.5%
Who ran, on record?
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— NOT YET COMPUTEDThis 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.