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Jammu & Kashmir · Assembly Constituency 78 · 2024
Jammu West
Winner — 2024
ARVIND GUPTA
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 64.7%INC 30.6%11 others 4.7%
Votes
41,963
64.7% share
Winning margin
22,127
34.1% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
60.9%
of 1,06,580
Jammu West is a safe seat — ARVIND GUPTA won by 34.1%.
Seat history
0 of 12 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹1.05 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
13 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ARVIND GUPTA | BJP (NDA) | 41,963 | 64.7% |
| 2 | MANMOHAN SINGH | 19,836 | 30.6% | |
| 3 | GOURAV CHOPRA | DPAP | 667 | 1.0% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 530 | 0.8% |
| 5 | SAHIL SHARMA | IND | 479 | 0.7% |
| 6 | RAJAT GUPTA | 383 | 0.6% | |
| 7 | SUMIT SHARMA | SaSP | 193 | 0.3% |
| 8 | RAKESH KUMAR | JKNPPB | 174 | 0.3% |
| 9 | RAJ KUMAR LALOTRA | IND | 160 | 0.3% |
| 10 | SHIKHA BANDRAL | NAUP | 149 | 0.2% |
| 11 | MEENAKSHI CHIBBER | 126 | 0.2% | |
| 12 | RISHI KAUL | IND | 87 | 0.1% |
| 13 | SAWTANTER BHARAT BAKSHI | HIP | 73 | 0.1% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (65th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe34.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 26.3% · min 8.4% · max 43.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
61%
lowerhigher
65th of 90How crowded is the field?
SEAT
1.95
fewer partiesmore parties
86th of 90How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
64th of 90Where does the house stand?
SEAT
90 seats · 46 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
1.95EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 64.7%INC 30.6%OTH 3.8%NOTA 0.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
0/12
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹1.05 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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