SAMBA
Assembly seat no. 70 in Jammu and Kashmir · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 9 times since 1962.
Winner, 1987
PARKASH SHARMA
INC
Elections held
9
1962–2024
Most successful party
INC
won 4 of 9
Margin, 1987
2,911
7.71% of valid votes
Result, 1987
Runner-up
INDHOSHIAR SINGH
- Votes
- 7,407
- Vote share
- 19.63%
- Behind by
- 2,911
Electors
55,218
Total votes polled
37,736
Valid votes
37,736
NOTA votes
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Turnout
68.3%
Full result, 1987
14 candidates · 37,736 valid votes
PARKASH SHARMAINCwon
10,318
27.3%
HOSHIAR SINGHIND
7,407
19.6%
SATYA PALBJP
7,248
19.2%
SOM NATHIND
7,159
19.0%
BALRAJ SINGHIND
2,241
5.9%
MOHD. DININD
1,060
2.8%
GURNAM SINGHIND
865
2.3%
SUDARSHAN SAMBYALJPP
601
1.6%
DHANANTAR SINGHICSSCS
329
0.9%
KULDIP SHARMAJNP
191
0.5%
SARDAR SINGHIND
110
0.3%
MANOHAR SINGHIND
73
0.2%
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.
