JAMMU EAST
Assembly seat no. 76 in Jammu and Kashmir · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 8 times since 1977.
Winner, 2014
RAJESH GUPTA
BJP
Elections held
8
1977–2024
Most successful party
BJP
won 5 of 8
Margin, 2014
12,694
35.96% of valid votes
Result, 2014
Runner-up
INCVIKRAM MALHOTRA
- Votes
- 9,082
- Vote share
- 25.73%
- Behind by
- 12,694
Electors
53,346
Total votes polled
35,298
Valid votes
35,298
NOTA votes
129
0.37% of votes polled
Turnout
66.2%
Full result, 2014
9 candidates · 35,298 valid votes
RAJESH GUPTABJPwon
21,776
61.7%
VIKRAM MALHOTRAINC
9,082
25.7%
BHARAT CHOWDHARYJKPDP
3,072
8.7%
SANJEEV GUPTAIND
430
1.2%
BIMLA LUTHRAJKN
261
0.7%
KASTURI LAL GUPTAIND
240
0.7%
RAJESH GONDHIJKNPP
136
0.4%
AJAY JAGOTRAIND
112
0.3%
MAHESH CHANDER PADHAIND
60
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
