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Jammu & Kashmir · Assembly Constituency 59 · 2024

Udhampur West

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Winner — 2024

PAWAN KUMAR GUPTA
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 52.0%INC 29.1%11 others 18.9%
Votes
47,164
52.1% share
Winning margin
20,752
22.9% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
77.5%
of 1,17,010

Udhampur West is a safe seat — PAWAN KUMAR GUPTA won by 22.9%.

Seat history

0 of 12 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.20 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

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All Candidates

13 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
PAWAN KUMAR GUPTA
BJP
BJP (NDA)
47,16452.1%
2
SUMEET MAGOTRA
INC
26,41229.1%
3
JASVIR SINGH
IND
12,55613.9%
—
NOTA
NOTA
1,2901.4%
5
TRANTER SINGH
JKNPPB
6370.7%
6
ANIL KHAJURIA
IND
4950.6%
7
SOMA
IND
4770.5%
8
KEWAL KUMAR
JKPDP
3410.4%
9
GANPATI SHARMA
IND
3140.3%
10
SAHIL MANHAS
SP
2880.3%
11
SULAKSHNA KHAJURIA
IND
2670.3%
12
AJAY KUMAR
IND
1920.2%
13
SANJEEV KUMAR
SHS(UBT)
1700.2%

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 (10th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
22.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.0% · min 8.2% · max 22.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
78%
lowerhigher
10th of 90

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.66
fewer partiesmore parties
55th of 90

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.4%
lowerhigher
46th of 90

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
90 seats · 46 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.66EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 52.1%INC 29.1%IND 13.9%OTH 3.5%NOTA 1.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
0/12

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.20 Cr

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
5,54,985
Density
210 / km²
Sex ratio
870 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,637 km²
SC population25.0%
ST population10.2%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
88%HINDU
Hindu 88.1%Muslim 10.8%Other 1.1%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water51.1%
Electricity79.1%
Sanitation19.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births87.2%
Children fully vaccinated85.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.3%
Children underweight (under 5)31.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER56.5%
Women literate77.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER6.1%
Clean cooking fuel55.1%
Health insurance16.8%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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Group of Temples, Kiramchi

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Group of Temples

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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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