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Jammu & Kashmir · Assembly Constituency 68 · 2024
Hiranagar
Winner — 2024
VIJAY KUMAR
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 54.3%INC 41.6%5 others 4.1%
Votes
36,737
54.8% share
Winning margin
8,610
12.8% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
73.6%
of 91,832
A clear win with a 12.8% margin.
Seat history
0 of 6 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.72 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VIJAY KUMAR | BJP (NDA) | 36,737 | 54.8% |
| 2 | RAKESH KUMAR | 28,127 | 41.9% | |
| 3 | BALBIR SINGH | 1,015 | 1.5% | |
| 4 | GAURAV KUMAR | ASPKR | 506 | 0.8% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 321 | 0.5% |
| 6 | VISHAL SALGOTRA | 207 | 0.3% | |
| 7 | SURINDER SINGH | IND | 189 | 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 (27th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe12.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 21.0% · min 1.7% · max 35.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
74%
lowerhigher
27th of 90How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.10
fewer partiesmore parties
79th of 90How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
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82nd of 90Where does the house stand?
SEAT
90 seats · 46 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.10EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 54.8%INC 41.9%OTH 2.8%NOTA 0.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
0/6
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.72 Cr
A 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?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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