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Constituency

58. Kathua

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Jammu & Kashmir Assembly Election, 1967

JK-KATHUA

INC 53.7%won by 22.4%BJS 31.3%

What changed here

Derived

The seat changed hands: Jammu & Kashmir National Conference (JKNC) lost it to Indian National Congress (INC), which now leads by 22.4%.

Boundaries were redrawn between 1962 and 1967 — the comparison is matched by name and is indicative only.

  • INC vote shareINC went from 0.0% to 53.7% of the vote here (+53.7%).
  • New challengerBharatiya Jana Sangh (BJS) finished second with 31.3% — it did not contest here in 1962.

Written from the constituency figures by a fixed set of rules — no language model.

Electorate
not in source
Turnout
not in source
Valid votes
19,722
Margin
4,422
22.42%

Candidates

4 contested · winner INC
  1. 1P. RAMIndian National Congress · INC10,59853.7%
  2. 2K. CHANDBharatiya Jana Sangh · BJS6,17631.3%
  3. 3V. PARKASHJKN · JKN2,18511.1%
  4. 4P. CHANDDNC · DNC7633.9%

Since 1962

Derived

Constituency boundaries were redrawn between 1962 and 1967. Matched by name — treat this comparison as indicative only.

Winner then
JKNC
Winner now
INCflipped
INCBJS swing
+22.4%
INC share
0.0% 53.7%
BJS share
0.0% 31.3%
Turnout