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Jammu & Kashmir · Assembly Constituency 82 · 2024

Chhamb

Winner — 2024

SATISH SHARMA
IND
IND 38.9%BJP 30.9%7 others 30.2%
Votes
33,985
39.1% share
Winning margin
6,929
8.0% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
79.3%
of 1,10,285

A clear win with a 8.0% margin.

Seat history

1 of 8 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹3.49 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SATISH SHARMA
IND
33,98539.1%
2
RAJEEV SHARMA
27,05631.1%
3
TARA CHAND
16,44918.9%
4
NARINDER SINGH
IND
8,0059.2%
NOTA
NOTA
3840.4%
6
MALKEET KUMAR
3130.4%
7
VIJAY KUMAR
JKNPPB
2940.3%
8
SURINDER KUMAR
IND
2610.3%
9
PARVEEN KUMAR
IND
1990.2%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

High turnout (6th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
marginal
8.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 7.2% · min 0.5% · max 14.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
79%
lowerhigher
6th of 90

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.40
fewer partiesmore parties
28th of 90

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
84th of 90

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
90 seats · 46 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.40EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 39.1%BJP 31.1%INC 18.9%IND 9.2%OTH 1.2%NOTA 0.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
1/8

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹3.49 Cr

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
6,42,415
Density
244 / km²
Sex ratio
860 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,630 km²
SC population7.5%
ST population36.2%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
63%MUSLIM
Muslim 62.7%Hindu 34.5%Other 2.7%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water32.0%
Electricity77.4%
Sanitation14.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births88.8%
Children fully vaccinated95.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.3%
Children underweight (under 5)32.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER60.6%
Women literate79.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER12.2%
Clean cooking fuel42.8%
Health insurance16.4%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️WalnutGI

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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