SAMBA
Assembly seat no. 70 in Jammu and Kashmir · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 9 times since 1962.
Winner, 1983
PARKASH SHARMA
INC
Elections held
9
1962–2024
Most successful party
INC
won 4 of 9
Margin, 1983
7,115
23.51% of valid votes
Result, 1983
Runner-up
JKNSURJEET SINGH
- Votes
- 6,400
- Vote share
- 21.15%
- Behind by
- 7,115
Electors
48,223
Total votes polled
30,262
Valid votes
30,262
NOTA votes
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Turnout
62.8%
Full result, 1983
17 candidates · 30,262 valid votes
PARKASH SHARMAINCwon
13,515
44.7%
SURJEET SINGHJKN
6,400
21.1%
SATYA PALBJP
3,760
12.4%
PERSIDH SINGHIND
1,354
4.5%
MANSHI RAMLKD
1,269
4.2%
BABU RAMIND
1,166
3.9%
MOHINDERJNP
839
2.8%
BHOPINDER SINGHJKP
520
1.7%
BALRAJ SINGHIND
425
1.4%
KARTAR SINGHIND
361
1.2%
DHORAB SINGHIND
184
0.6%
OM PARKASHIND
141
0.5%
Showing the top 12 of 17. 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.
