SAMBA
Assembly seat no. 70 in Jammu and Kashmir · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 9 times since 1962.
Winner, 2002
Yash Paul
JKNPP
Elections held
9
1962–2024
Most successful party
INC
won 4 of 9
Margin, 2002
746
1.70% of valid votes
Result, 2002
Runner-up
INCSwarn Lata
- Votes
- 10,333
- Vote share
- 23.60%
- Behind by
- 746
Electors
74,934
Total votes polled
43,780
Valid votes
43,780
NOTA votes
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Turnout
58.4%
Full result, 2002
8 candidates · 43,780 valid votes
Yash PaulJKNPPwon
11,079
25.3%
Swarn LataINC
10,333
23.6%
SOM NATHBSP
9,367
21.4%
Subash ChanderBJP
6,172
14.1%
SOM NATHJKN
6,077
13.9%
PRABH DAYALPDP
273
0.6%
BISHAN DASSNCP
262
0.6%
Surinder PalIND
217
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.
