Samba Assembly constituency
Constituency of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly
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Samba Assembly constituency is one of the 90 constituencies in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir a north state of India. Samba is also part of Jammu Lok Sabha constituency.[1][2][3]
| Samba | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 70 for the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| State | Jammu and Kashmir |
| District | Samba |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Jammu |
| Established | 1962 |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | BJP |
| Alliance | NDA |
| Elected year | 2024 |
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | K. Sagar Singh | Jammu & Kashmir National Conference | |
| 1967 | P. Nand | Indian National Congress | |
| 1972 | Gouri Shankar | ||
| 1977 | Dhayan Singh | Independent politician | |
| 1983 | Parkash Sharma | Indian National Congress | |
| 1987 | |||
| 1996 | Som Nath | Bahujan Samaj Party | |
| 2002 | Yash Paul Kundal | Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party | |
| 2008 | |||
| 2014 | Dr. Devinder Kumar Manyal | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2024 | Surjeet Singh Slathia | ||
Election results
Assembly Election 2024
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Surjeet Singh Slathia | 43,182 | 61.74% | ||
| Independent | Ravinder Singh | 12,873 | 18.41% | New | |
| DPAP | Vinod Kumar | 4,289 | 6.13% | New | |
| INC | Krishan Dev Singh | 3,628 | 5.19% | ||
| BSP | Baldev Raj | 1,309 | 1.87% | ||
| Independent | Bhanu Partap Singh | 1,140 | 1.63% | New | |
| JKAP | Lovely Mangol | 901 | 1.29% | New | |
| Independent | Reena Choudhary | 544 | 0.78% | New | |
| ASP(KR) | Raj Kumar | 488 | 0.70% | New | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 330 | 0.47% | ||
| Margin of victory | 30,309 | 43.34% | |||
| Turnout | 69,939 | 76.79% | |||
| Registered electors | 91,080 | ||||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
Assembly Election 2014
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Dr. Devinder Kumar Manyal | 34,075 | 53.08% | ||
| JKNPP | Yash Paul Kundal | 11,957 | 18.63% | ||
| INC | Subhash Chander | 9,063 | 14.12% | ||
| JKPDP | Sunny Sangral | 2,971 | 4.63% | ||
| BSP | Som Nath | 2,779 | 4.33% | ||
| JKNC | Satwant Kaur | 2,220 | 3.46% | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 524 | 0.82% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 22,118 | 34.45% | |||
| Turnout | 64,195 | 75.60% | |||
| Registered electors | 84,916 | ||||
| BJP gain from JKNPP | Swing | ||||
Assembly Election 2008
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JKNPP | Yash Paul Kundal | 14,631 | 27.15% | ||
| BJP | Satwant Kour | 12,642 | 23.45% | ||
| INC | Subhash Chander | 10,714 | 19.88% | ||
| BSP | Som Nath | 6,647 | 12.33% | ||
| JKNC | Som Nath | 6,361 | 11.80% | ||
| Independent | Kartar Chand | 1,235 | 2.29% | New | |
| JKPDP | Anita Devi | 536 | 0.99% | ||
| Margin of victory | 1,989 | 3.69% | |||
| Turnout | 53,899 | 72.52% | |||
| Registered electors | 74,325 | ||||
| JKNPP hold | Swing | ||||
Assembly Election 2002
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JKNPP | Yash Paul Kundal | 11,079 | 25.31% | New | |
| INC | Swarn Lata | 10,333 | 23.60% | ||
| BSP | Som Nath | 9,367 | 21.40% | ||
| BJP | Subhash Chander | 6,172 | 14.10% | ||
| JKNC | Som Nath | 6,077 | 13.88% | New | |
| JKPDP | Prabh Dayal | 273 | 0.62% | New | |
| NCP | Bishan Dass | 262 | 0.60% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 746 | 1.70% | |||
| Turnout | 43,780 | 58.47% | |||
| Registered electors | 74,934 | ||||
| JKNPP gain from BSP | Swing | ||||
Assembly Election 1996
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BSP | Som Nath | 14,107 | 42.08% | New | |
| INC | Swaran Lata | 8,090 | 24.13% | ||
| BJP | Parma Nand | 5,498 | 16.40% | ||
| Independent | Subhash Chander | 2,249 | 6.71% | New | |
| JD | Tilak Raj Atri | 1,884 | 5.62% | New | |
| Independent | Narsingh Dyal | 1,094 | 3.26% | New | |
| Independent | Khazan Chand | 422 | 1.26% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 6,017 | 17.95% | |||
| Turnout | 33,521 | 56.31% | |||
| Registered electors | 60,779 | ||||
| BSP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
Assembly Election 1987
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Parkash Sharma | 10,318 | 27.34% | ||
| Independent | Hoshiar Singh | 7,407 | 19.63% | New | |
| BJP | Satya Pal | 7,248 | 19.21% | ||
| Independent | Som Nath | 7,159 | 18.97% | New | |
| Independent | Balraj Singh | 2,241 | 5.94% | New | |
| Independent | Mohammed Din | 1,060 | 2.81% | New | |
| Independent | Gurnam Singh | 865 | 2.29% | New | |
| JKNPP | Sudarshan Sambyal | 601 | 1.59% | New | |
| INS(SCS) | Dhanantar Singh | 329 | 0.87% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 2,911 | 7.71% | |||
| Turnout | 37,736 | 70.20% | |||
| Registered electors | 55,218 | ||||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
Assembly Election 1983
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Parkash Sharma | 13,515 | 44.66% | ||
| JKNC | Surjeet Singh | 6,400 | 21.15% | ||
| BJP | Satya Pal | 3,760 | 12.42% | New | |
| Independent | Persidh Singh | 1,354 | 4.47% | New | |
| LKD | Manshi Ram | 1,269 | 4.19% | New | |
| Independent | Babu Ram | 1,166 | 3.85% | New | |
| JP | Mohinder | 839 | 2.77% | ||
| JKNC | Bhopinder Singh | 520 | 1.72% | ||
| Independent | Balraj Singh | 425 | 1.40% | New | |
| Independent | Kartar Singh | 361 | 1.19% | New | |
| Independent | Dhorab Singh | 184 | 0.61% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 7,115 | 23.51% | |||
| Turnout | 30,262 | 64.54% | |||
| Registered electors | 48,223 | ||||
| INC gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
Assembly Election 1977
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Dhayan Singh | 6,349 | 25.61% | New | |
| INC | Harbans Singh | 4,728 | 19.07% | ||
| JKNC | Rawel Singh | 3,453 | 13.93% | New | |
| JP | Gulchain Singh | 3,131 | 12.63% | New | |
| Independent | Puran Singh | 1,564 | 6.31% | New | |
| Independent | Gianchand | 1,370 | 5.53% | New | |
| Independent | Rajinder Nath | 1,300 | 5.24% | New | |
| Independent | Babu Nath | 1,128 | 4.55% | New | |
| Independent | Mangat Ram | 725 | 2.92% | New | |
| Independent | Swaran Singh | 461 | 1.86% | New | |
| Independent | Harsant Singh | 186 | 0.75% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 1,621 | 6.54% | |||
| Turnout | 24,792 | 62.22% | |||
| Registered electors | 40,884 | ||||
| Independent gain from INC | Swing | ||||
Assembly Election 1972
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Gouri Shankar | 9,700 | 54.91% | ||
| ABJS | Gian Chand | 5,882 | 33.30% | ||
| Independent | Munshi Ram | 2,082 | 11.79% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 3,818 | 21.61% | |||
| Turnout | 17,664 | 60.07% | |||
| Registered electors | 30,352 | ||||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
Assembly Election 1967
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | P. Nand | 8,349 | 46.60% | New | |
| ABJS | G. Chand | 5,156 | 28.78% | New | |
| Democratic National Conference | P. Singh | 2,969 | 16.57% | New | |
| JKNC | M. Ram | 1,443 | 8.05% | ||
| Margin of victory | 3,193 | 17.82% | |||
| Turnout | 17,917 | 72.54% | |||
| Registered electors | 25,722 | ||||
| INC gain from JKNC | Swing | ||||
Assembly Election 1962
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JKNC | K. Sagar Singh | 7,495 | 43.71% | New | |
| JPP | Dhyan Singh | 6,727 | 39.23% | New | |
| Harijan Mandal | Ram Dass | 1,334 | 7.78% | New | |
| Independent | Fateh Mohammed | 1,039 | 6.06% | New | |
| Independent | Shanta Bharti | 551 | 3.21% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 768 | 4.48% | |||
| Turnout | 17,146 | 73.36% | |||
| Registered electors | 23,398 | ||||
| JKNC win (new seat) | |||||