JAMMU EAST
Assembly seat no. 76 in Jammu and Kashmir · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 8 times since 1977.
Winner, 2002
Yogesh Kumar Sawhney
INC
Elections held
8
1977–2024
Most successful party
BJP
won 5 of 8
Margin, 2002
3,336
9.88% of valid votes
Result, 2002
Runner-up
BJPASHOK KUMAR
- Votes
- 8,448
- Vote share
- 25.03%
- Behind by
- 3,336
Electors
87,314
Total votes polled
33,753
Valid votes
33,753
NOTA votes
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Turnout
38.7%
Full result, 2002
17 candidates · 33,753 valid votes
Yogesh Kumar SawhneyINCwon
11,784
34.9%
ASHOK KUMARBJP
8,448
25.0%
Tilak Raj SharmaIND
4,653
13.8%
SANJAY KUMAR MAHAYSHS
4,635
13.7%
Bimla LuthraJKN
1,593
4.7%
KRISHAN DASSBSP
457
1.4%
Sanjeev Kumar SareenIND
389
1.1%
Ayoudia Kumar ManawaIND
376
1.1%
Rameshwar SinghIND
315
0.9%
Bhushan Lal GuptaPDP
244
0.7%
GIRDHARI LALJD(U)
205
0.6%
Hemant Rao SatheIND
155
0.5%
Showing the top 12 of 17. The full list is in the API.
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
