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Jammu & Kashmir · Assembly Constituency 80 · 2014Reserved (SC)

Chhamb

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Winner — 2014

DR. KIRSHAN LAL
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 60.5%INC 35.7%9 others 3.8%
Votes
36,033
60.5% share
Winning margin
14,790
24.9% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
77.5%
of 76,763

Chhamb is a safe seat — DR. KIRSHAN LAL won by 24.9%.

Seat history

0 of 10 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.13 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

⚖ Compare 2008 vs 2014

All Candidates

11 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
DR. KIRSHAN LAL
BJP
BJP (NDA)
36,03360.5%
2
TARA CHAND
INC
UPA
21,24335.7%
3
MADAN LAL
JKPDP
6531.1%
4
MANOJ KUMAR
BSP
BSP
2380.4%
5
SHAKTI BALA
JKN
UPA
2360.4%
6
JANAK RAJ
JKNPP
2260.4%
—
NOTA
NOTA
2230.4%
8
BHAJAN LAL
NCP
UPA
2150.4%
9
MOHINDER LAL
IND
1990.3%
10
BIRU MAL
IND
1390.2%
11
SUBASH CHANDER
AJKMP
1230.2%

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

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

High turnout (5th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
24.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.9% · min 1.8% · max 30.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
80%
lowerhigher
5th of 90

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.52
fewer partiesmore parties
62nd of 90

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
77th of 90

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
87 seats · 44 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.52EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 60.5%INC 35.7%OTH 3.4%NOTA 0.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
0/10

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.13 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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