UDHAMPUR
Assembly seat no. 60 in Jammu and Kashmir · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 10 times since 1962.
Jammu and Kashmir also has a Lok Sabha constituency called UDHAMPUR. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 14 results.
Winner, 1996
SHIV CHARAN GUPTA
BJP
Elections held
10
1962–2014
Most successful party
INC
won 4 of 10
Margin, 1996
15,465
39.01% of valid votes
Result, 1996
Runner-up
INCBALAK RAM
- Votes
- 7,463
- Vote share
- 18.82%
- Behind by
- 15,465
Electors
71,725
Total votes polled
39,645
Valid votes
39,645
NOTA votes
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Turnout
55.3%
Full result, 1996
7 candidates · 39,645 valid votes
SHIV CHARAN GUPTABJPwon
22,928
57.8%
BALAK RAMINC
7,463
18.8%
BHARAT BHUSHANJKN
6,487
16.4%
DWARKA NATHJD
1,179
3.0%
SHIV NATHCPI
797
2.0%
BALWANT SINGHJPP
696
1.8%
YASH PALIND
95
0.2%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 10 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | PAWAN KUMAR GUPTA | IND | 36,226 | 42.57% | BALWANT SINGH MANKOTIA | 14,650 |
| 2008 | BALWANT SINGH MANKOTIA | JKNPP | 25,259 | 35.49% | PAWAN KUMAR GUPTA | 2,765 |
| 2002 | Balwant Singh | JKNPP | 24,679 | 40.39% | Pawan Kumar Gupta | 9,952 |
| 1996 | SHIV CHARAN GUPTA | BJP | 22,928 | 57.83% | BALAK RAM | 15,465 |
| 1987 | BALAK RAM | INC | 18,847 | 53.72% | SHIV CHARAN | 5,295 |
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 UDHAMPUR assembly constituency in 2014?
PAWAN KUMAR GUPTA (IND) won UDHAMPUR in 2014, by a margin of 14,650 votes.
Which party has won UDHAMPUR the most times?
INC, with 4 of the 10 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has UDHAMPUR gone to the polls?
10 times, from 1962 to 2014.
Who has won UDHAMPUR the most times?
BALAK RAM, with 2 wins between 1983 and 1987.
