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Jammu & Kashmir · Assembly Constituency 64 · 2024
Billawar
Winner — 2024
SATISH KUMAR SHARMA
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 64.2%INC 33.5%3 others 2.3%
Votes
44,629
64.4% share
Winning margin
21,368
30.8% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
72.2%
of 96,211
Billawar is a safe seat — SATISH KUMAR SHARMA won by 30.8%.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SATISH KUMAR SHARMA | BJP (NDA) | 44,629 | 64.4% |
| 2 | MANOHAR LAL SHARMA | 23,261 | 33.6% | |
| 3 | SANJAY KUMAR | 595 | 0.9% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 525 | 0.8% |
| 5 | AKHTER ALI | 309 | 0.5% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (35th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe30.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 22.9% · min 5.8% · max 44.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
72%
lowerhigher
35th of 90How crowded is the field?
SEAT
1.90
fewer partiesmore parties
88th of 90How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
69th of 90Where does the house stand?
SEAT
90 seats · 46 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
1.90EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 64.4%INC 33.6%OTH 1.3%NOTA 0.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
6,16,435
Density
246 / km²
Sex ratio
890 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,502 km²
SC population22.9%
ST population8.7%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
88%HINDU
Hindu 87.6%Muslim 10.4%Other 2.0%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water51.9%
Electricity92.9%
Sanitation22.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.1%
Children fully vaccinated100.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER21.8%
Children underweight (under 5)25.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER53.6%
Women literate87.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER1.4%
Clean cooking fuel68.5%
Health insurance7.0%
What's nearby?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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