JAMMU EAST
Assembly seat no. 76 in Jammu and Kashmir · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 8 times since 1977.
Winner, 1996
VAID VISHNO DUTT
BJP
Elections held
8
1977–2024
Most successful party
BJP
won 5 of 8
Margin, 1996
12,501
38.50% of valid votes
Result, 1996
Runner-up
INCRAMAN BHALLA
- Votes
- 6,546
- Vote share
- 20.16%
- Behind by
- 12,501
Electors
69,525
Total votes polled
32,466
Valid votes
32,466
NOTA votes
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Turnout
46.7%
Full result, 1996
10 candidates · 32,466 valid votes
VAID VISHNO DUTTBJPwon
19,047
58.7%
RAMAN BHALLAINC
6,546
20.2%
RATTAN LALJKN
3,688
11.4%
ELYAS GILLBSP
1,515
4.7%
ANIL KUMAR GUPTAIND
1,022
3.1%
RATTAN LAL SARAFJD
197
0.6%
HUSSAIN AHMED SIDDIQIIND
195
0.6%
WILLIAM GILLIND
129
0.4%
MANOHAR SINGHJPP
72
0.2%
SANJEEV GUPTAIND
55
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
