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Jammu & Kashmir · Assembly Constituency 61 · 2024

Chenani

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Winner — 2024

BALWANT SINGH MANKOTIA
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 56.3%JKNPP 38.0%8 others 5.7%
Votes
47,990
56.4% share
Winning margin
15,611
18.4% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
77.4%
of 1,10,037

Chenani is a safe seat — BALWANT SINGH MANKOTIA won by 18.4%.

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All Candidates

10 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BALWANT SINGH MANKOTIA
BJP
BJP (NDA)
47,99056.4%
2
HARSH DEV SINGH
JKNPP
32,37938.1%
—
NOTA
NOTA
1,8552.2%
4
SHABIR
JKAADP
9411.1%
5
SURJEET SINGH
IND
4950.6%
6
SHAM LAL DOGRA
BSP
4570.5%
7
KRISHAN CHAND
IND
3020.3%
8
MOHD VASEEM
JKPDP
2670.3%
9
GEETA MANHAS
SP
2230.3%
10
GULAM RASOOL
JKNPPB
1670.2%

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 (12th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
18.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 22.1% · min 3.9% · max 49.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
77%
lowerhigher
12th of 90

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.16
fewer partiesmore parties
73rd of 90

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.2%
lowerhigher
24th of 90

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
90 seats · 46 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.16EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 56.4%JKNPP 38.1%OTH 3.4%NOTA 2.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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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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