JAMMU EAST
Assembly seat no. 76 in Jammu and Kashmir · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 8 times since 1977.
Winner, 2024
Yudhvir Sethi
BJP
Elections held
8
1977–2024
Most successful party
BJP
won 5 of 8
Margin, 2024
18,114
26.14% of valid votes
Result, 2024
Runner-up
INCYogesh Sawhney
- Votes
- 24,475
- Vote share
- 35.32%
- Behind by
- 18,114
Electors
1,07,430
Total votes polled
69,298
Valid votes
69,298
NOTA votes
565
0.82% of votes polled
Turnout
64.5%
Full result, 2024
9 candidates · 69,298 valid votes
Yudhvir SethiBJPwon
42,589
61.5%
Yogesh SawhneyINC
24,475
35.3%
Aditya GuptaJKPDP
448
0.6%
Rajesh GuptaBSP
339
0.5%
Raj KumarHSS
239
0.3%
Chander Mohan SharmaIND
202
0.3%
Sanjeev LuthraSASP
155
0.2%
Rajesh GondhiJKNPPB
144
0.2%
Asif D.mIND
142
0.2%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 8 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Yudhvir Sethi | BJP | 42,589 | 61.46% | Yogesh Sawhney | 18,114 |
| 2014 | RAJESH GUPTA | BJP | 21,776 | 61.69% | VIKRAM MALHOTRA | 12,694 |
| 2008 | ASHOK KUMAR KHAJURIA | BJP | 15,907 | 50.72% | NARENDER SINGH | 10,433 |
| 2002 | Yogesh Kumar Sawhney | INC | 11,784 | 34.91% | ASHOK KUMAR | 3,336 |
| 1996 | VAID VISHNO DUTT | BJP | 19,047 | 58.67% | RAMAN BHALLA | 12,501 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above