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Jammu & Kashmir · Assembly Constituency 79 · 2024
Jammu North
Winner — 2024
SHAM LAL SHARMA
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 63.6%JKN 26.7%16 others 9.7%
Votes
47,219
63.7% share
Winning margin
27,363
36.9% of votes
Total candidates
17
Turnout
65.8%
of 1,12,896
Jammu North is a safe seat — SHAM LAL SHARMA won by 36.9%.
Seat history
5 of 17 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹1.97 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
18 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHAM LAL SHARMA | BJP (NDA) | 47,219 | 63.7% |
| 2 | AJAY KUMAR SADHOTRA | 19,856 | 26.8% | |
| 3 | SHIV DEV SINGH | IND | 2,442 | 3.3% |
| 4 | AKASH SINGH SLATHIA | IND | 1,161 | 1.6% |
| 5 | BADRI NATH | 598 | 0.8% | |
| 6 | AMIT KAPOOR | IND | 560 | 0.8% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 319 | 0.4% |
| 8 | DARSHAN KUMAR MAGOTRA | 266 | 0.4% | |
| 9 | AJAY SINGH SAINI | IND | 248 | 0.3% |
| 10 | KUSHAL SHARMA | IND | 246 | 0.3% |
| 11 | MAHESHWAR SINGH MANHAS | DPAP | 204 | 0.3% |
| 12 | SUNITA TURKI | NDPI | 199 | 0.3% |
| 13 | MOHIT | NAUP | 191 | 0.3% |
| 14 | RAVI DUTT | IND | 186 | 0.3% |
| 15 | KULDEEP KUMAR RAO | IND | 163 | 0.2% |
| 16 | NARESH KUMAR CHIB | JKNPPB | 150 | 0.2% |
| 17 | PRIYANKA SHARMA | IND | 109 | 0.1% |
| 18 | OM PRAKASH GUPTA | IND | 61 | 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 (54th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean36.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.5% · min 0.7% · max 36.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
66%
lowerhigher
54th of 90How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.09
fewer partiesmore parties
81st of 90How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
86th of 90Where does the house stand?
SEAT
90 seats · 46 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.09EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 63.7%JKN 26.8%OTH 9.2%NOTA 0.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
5/17
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹1.97 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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