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Jammu & Kashmir · Assembly Constituency 72 · 2024Reserved (SC)
Bishnah(SC)
Winner — 2024
RAJEEV KUMAR
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 56.2%INC 39.7%8 others 4.1%
Votes
53,435
56.5% share
Winning margin
15,627
16.5% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
76.4%
of 1,24,516
Bishnah(SC) is a safe seat — RAJEEV KUMAR won by 16.5%.
Seat history
3 of 9 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.27 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAJEEV KUMAR | BJP (NDA) | 53,435 | 56.5% |
| 2 | NEERAJ KUNDAN | 37,808 | 40.0% | |
| 3 | PREM PAL | IND | 799 | 0.8% |
| 4 | TILAK RAJ | 660 | 0.7% | |
| 5 | JAI BHARAT | SHS(UBT) | 475 | 0.5% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 401 | 0.4% |
| 7 | VISHAL KUMAR | IND | 341 | 0.4% |
| 8 | VICKY KUMAR DOGRA | 297 | 0.3% | |
| 9 | TARSEM LAL KHULLAR | 225 | 0.2% | |
| 10 | KAMAL KUMAR | HSS | 170 | 0.2% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
High turnout (15th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe16.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 29.7% · min 7.0% · max 54.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
76%
lowerhigher
15th of 90How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.09
fewer partiesmore parties
80th of 90How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
87th of 90Where does the house stand?
SEAT
90 seats · 46 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.09EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 56.5%INC 40.0%OTH 3.1%NOTA 0.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
3/9
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.27 Cr
A moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
15,29,958
Density
653 / km²
Sex ratio
880 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,342 km²
SC population24.7%
ST population4.5%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
84%HINDU
Hindu 84.3%Sikh 7.5%Muslim 7.0%Other 1.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water55.8%
Electricity97.6%
Sanitation53.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births96.5%
Children fully vaccinated84.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.0%
Children underweight (under 5)17.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER66.6%
Women literate91.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER5.3%
Clean cooking fuel87.9%
Health insurance23.3%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Basmati Rice
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