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Assembly seat no. 1 in Jammu and Kashmir · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 1 time since 1962.

OverviewElection History
1962NC
Winner, 1962
SHIV RAM
NC
Elections held
1
1962–1962
Most successful party
NC
won 1 of 1
Margin, 1962
4,952
29.66% of valid votes

Result, 1962

Winner
NCSHIV RAM
Votes
10,156
Vote share
60.83%
Margin
4,952
Runner-up
PPSAT DEV
Votes
5,204
Vote share
31.17%
Behind by
4,952
Electors
26,176
Total votes polled
16,696
Valid votes
16,696
NOTA votes
—
Turnout
63.8%

Full result, 1962

4 candidates · 16,696 valid votes

1962 election →
SHIV RAMNCwon
10,156
60.8%
SAT DEVPP
5,204
31.2%
PUNNU RAMHM
901
5.4%
RAM CHANDDNC
435
2.6%

Past results

Most recent 1 of 1 elections

YearWinnerPartyVotesVote shareRunner-upMargin
1962SHIV RAMNC10,15660.83%SAT DEV4,952

Who has held it

Wins by party across every election above

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