SAMBA
Assembly seat no. 70 in Jammu and Kashmir · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 9 times since 1962.
Winner, 1996
SOM NATH
BSP
Elections held
9
1962–2024
Most successful party
INC
won 4 of 9
Margin, 1996
6,017
17.95% of valid votes
Result, 1996
Runner-up
INCSWARAN LATA
- Votes
- 8,090
- Vote share
- 24.13%
- Behind by
- 6,017
Electors
60,779
Total votes polled
33,521
Valid votes
33,521
NOTA votes
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Turnout
55.1%
Full result, 1996
8 candidates · 33,521 valid votes
SOM NATHBSPwon
14,107
42.1%
SWARAN LATAINC
8,090
24.1%
PARMA NANDBJP
5,498
16.4%
SUBASH CHANDERIND
2,249
6.7%
TILAK RAJ ATRIJD
1,884
5.6%
NARSINGH DYALIND
1,094
3.3%
KHAZAN CHANDIND
422
1.3%
HANS RAJIND
177
0.5%
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.
