SAMBA
Assembly seat no. 70 in Jammu and Kashmir · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 9 times since 1962.
Winner, 1977
DHAYAN SINGH
IND
Elections held
9
1962–2024
Most successful party
INC
won 4 of 9
Margin, 1977
1,621
6.54% of valid votes
Result, 1977
Runner-up
INCHARBANS SINGH
- Votes
- 4,728
- Vote share
- 19.07%
- Behind by
- 1,621
Electors
40,884
Total votes polled
24,792
Valid votes
24,792
NOTA votes
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Turnout
60.6%
Full result, 1977
14 candidates · 24,792 valid votes
DHAYAN SINGHINDwon
6,349
25.6%
HARBANS SINGHINC
4,728
19.1%
RAWEL SINGHJKN
3,453
13.9%
GULCHAIN SINGHJNP
3,131
12.6%
PURAN SINGHIND
1,564
6.3%
GIANCHANDIND
1,370
5.5%
RAJINDER NATHIND
1,300
5.2%
BABU NATHIND
1,128
4.5%
MANGAT RAMIND
725
2.9%
SWARAN SINGHIND
461
1.9%
HARSANT SINGHIND
186
0.8%
SUKH DEV SINGHIND
184
0.7%
Showing the top 12 of 14. The full list is in the API.
Past results
Most recent 5 of 9 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Surjeet Singh Slathia | BJP | 43,182 | 61.74% | Ravinder Singh | 30,309 |
| 2002 | Yash Paul | JKNPP | 11,079 | 25.31% | Swarn Lata | 746 |
| 1996 | SOM NATH | BSP | 14,107 | 42.08% | SWARAN LATA | 6,017 |
| 1987 | PARKASH SHARMA | INC | 10,318 | 27.34% | HOSHIAR SINGH | 2,911 |
| 1983 | PARKASH SHARMA | INC | 13,515 | 44.66% | SURJEET SINGH | 7,115 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the SAMBA assembly constituency in 2024?
Surjeet Singh Slathia (BJP) won SAMBA in 2024, by a margin of 30,309 votes.
Which party has won SAMBA the most times?
INC, with 4 of the 9 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has SAMBA gone to the polls?
9 times, from 1962 to 2024.
Who has won SAMBA the most times?
PARKASH SHARMA, with 2 wins between 1983 and 1987.
