JAMMU CANTONMENT
Assembly seat no. 60 in Jammu and Kashmir · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 4 times since 1967.
Winner, 1972
TRILOCHAN DUTTA
INC
Elections held
4
1967–1983
Most successful party
INC
won 3 of 4
Margin, 1972
9,000
41.65% of valid votes
Result, 1972
Runner-up
INDRAM LAL
- Votes
- 2,905
- Vote share
- 13.44%
- Behind by
- 9,000
Electors
32,249
Total votes polled
21,607
Valid votes
21,607
NOTA votes
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Turnout
67.0%
Full result, 1972
8 candidates · 21,607 valid votes
TRILOCHAN DUTTAINCwon
11,905
55.1%
RAM LALIND
2,905
13.4%
BACHAN SINGH PANCHHIIND
2,757
12.8%
ONKAR SETHBJS
2,581
11.9%
THAKRA SINGHIND
890
4.1%
HARBHAJAN SINGHNCO
242
1.1%
PREM SINGHIND
167
0.8%
RACHPAL SINGHSOP
160
0.7%
Past results
Most recent 4 of 4 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | TRILOCHAN DATTA | IND | 16,094 | 50.61% | HARBANS SINGH | 5,108 |
| 1977 | PARDUMAN SINGH | INC | 5,600 | 28.60% | VED BHASIN | 174 |
| 1972 | TRILOCHAN DUTTA | INC | 11,905 | 55.10% | RAM LAL | 9,000 |
| 1967 | P. T. DUTTA | INC | 10,692 | 54.60% | R. SINGH | 5,747 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the JAMMU CANTONMENT assembly constituency in 1983?
TRILOCHAN DATTA (IND) won JAMMU CANTONMENT in 1983, by a margin of 5,108 votes.
Which party has won JAMMU CANTONMENT the most times?
INC, with 3 of the 4 wins recorded since 1967.
How many times has JAMMU CANTONMENT gone to the polls?
4 times, from 1967 to 1983.
Who has won JAMMU CANTONMENT the most times?
TRILOCHAN DATTA, with 1 win between 1983 and 1983.
