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Jammu & Kashmir · Assembly Constituency 84 · 2024
Nowshera
Winner — 2024
SURINDER KUMAR CHOUDHARY
JKN· INDIA bloc (INDIA)
JKN 53.7%BJP 41.7%4 others 4.6%
Votes
35,069
54.2% share
Winning margin
7,819
12.1% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
73.2%
of 89,255
A clear win with a 12.1% margin.
Seat history
0 of 5 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹1.36 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SURINDER KUMAR CHOUDHARY | INDIA bloc (INDIA) | 35,069 | 54.2% |
| 2 | RAVINDER RAINA | 27,250 | 42.1% | |
| 3 | MANOHAR SINGH | 1,456 | 2.3% | |
| 4 | HAQ NAWAZ | 425 | 0.7% | |
| 5 | SHIV DEV SHARMA | IND | 326 | 0.5% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 222 | 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 (30th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe12.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.4% · min 2.9% · max 32.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
73%
lowerhigher
30th of 90How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.12
fewer partiesmore parties
78th of 90How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
90th of 90Where does the house stand?
SEAT
90 seats · 46 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.12EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JKN 54.2%BJP 42.1%OTH 3.4%NOTA 0.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
0/5
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹1.36 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?
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