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Jammu & Kashmir · Assembly Constituency 70 · 1996
Nagrota
Winner — 1996
AJAT SHATRU SINGH
JKN 28.3%JD 20.7%9 others 51.0%
Votes
7,849
28.3% share
Winning margin
2,118
7.6% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
62.7%
of 44,196
A clear win with a 7.6% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
11 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AJAT SHATRU SINGH | 7,849 | 28.3% | |
| 2 | DHAN RAJ BARGOTRA | United Front | 5,731 | 20.7% |
| 3 | HANS RAJ | BSP | 4,217 | 15.2% |
| 4 | SHIVDEV SINGH | INC | 4,204 | 15.2% |
| 5 | SOHAN LAL | BJP | 2,833 | 10.2% |
| 6 | ABDUL RASHEED | IND | 1,627 | 5.9% |
| 7 | KRISHAN SINGH | IND | 448 | 1.6% |
| 8 | VIDHI SHARAN SINGH | IND | 323 | 1.2% |
| 9 | JOGINDER SINGH | IND | 253 | 0.9% |
| 10 | RANJEET SINGH MANHA | JKAL | 160 | 0.6% |
| 11 | ABDUL GANI | JPP | 71 | 0.3% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.
Average turnout (25th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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lean7.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.8% · min 0.2% · max 43.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
74%
lowerhigher
25th of 90How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.37
fewer partiesmore parties
65th of 90How much NOTA?
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0.5%
lowerhigher
83rd of 90Where does the house stand?
SEAT
87 seats · 44 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.37EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JKN 28.3%JD 20.7%BSP 15.2%INC 15.2%BJP 10.2%IND 5.9%OTH 4.5%
Who ran, on record?
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— NOT YET COMPUTEDThis seat number was reused from 2024. The district and local data on file describe the seat as contested from 2024, so they are not shown for earlier elections.