CHANANI
Assembly seat no. 61 in Jammu and Kashmir · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 2 times since 1996.
Winner, 2002
Sh Faquir Nath
JKNPP
Elections held
2
1996–2002
Most successful party
JKNPP
won 1 of 2
Margin, 2002
1,765
3.86% of valid votes
Result, 2002
Runner-up
INCSh. Krishan Chander
- Votes
- 15,353
- Vote share
- 33.56%
- Behind by
- 1,765
Electors
74,330
Total votes polled
45,743
Valid votes
45,743
NOTA votes
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Turnout
61.5%
Full result, 2002
7 candidates · 45,743 valid votes
Sh Faquir NathJKNPPwon
17,118
37.4%
Sh. Krishan ChanderINC
15,353
33.6%
SH LAL CHANDJKN
9,290
20.3%
Sh. Prithvi ChandBJP
1,710
3.7%
Sh Mohan Bodh RajJD(S)
1,286
2.8%
Sh Amar ChandBSP
628
1.4%
Sh. Romesh ChanderRJD
358
0.8%
Past results
Most recent 2 of 2 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Sh Faquir Nath | JKNPP | 17,118 | 37.42% | Sh. Krishan Chander | 1,765 |
| 1996 | PRITHVI CHAND | BJP | 10,493 | 43.08% | KRISHAN CHANDER | 2,904 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
