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Assembly seat no. 48 in Jammu and Kashmir · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 10 times since 1962.
Winner, 1987
TSERING SAMPHEL
INC
Elections held
10
1962–2014
Most successful party
INC
won 8 of 10
Margin, 1987
9,004
31.46% of valid votes
Result, 1987
Runner-up
INDTOKDAN RINPOCHEY
- Votes
- 7,138
- Vote share
- 24.94%
- Behind by
- 9,004
Electors
43,455
Total votes polled
28,624
Valid votes
28,624
NOTA votes
—
Turnout
65.9%
Full result, 1987
6 candidates · 28,624 valid votes
TSERING SAMPHELINCwon
16,142
56.4%
TOKDAN RINPOCHEYIND
7,138
24.9%
NURBOO GIALCHANIND
3,528
12.3%
NASIR ALIIND
1,012
3.5%
LAMA YANGDOLIND
484
1.7%
LOBZANG STANZININD
320
1.1%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 10 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | NAWANG RIGZIN | INC | 27,585 | 57.28% | CHERING DORJAY | 7,676 |
| 2008 | NAWANG RIGZIN | INC | 19,008 | 50.50% | THUPSTAN CHHEWANG | 1,523 |
| 2002 | Sh. Nawang RigZin | IND | 1 | — | — | 0 |
| 1996 | CHERING DORJAY | INC | 16,712 | 51.52% | SONAM WANGCHUK NARBOO | 6,487 |
| 1987 | TSERING SAMPHEL | INC | 16,142 | 56.39% | TOKDAN RINPOCHEY | 9,004 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above