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Constituency

60. Samba

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Jammu & Kashmir Assembly Election, 1967

JK-SAMBA

INC 46.6%won by 17.8%BJS 28.8%

What changed here

Derived

The seat changed hands: Jammu & Kashmir National Conference (JKNC) lost it to Indian National Congress (INC), which now leads by 17.8%.

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 46.6% of the vote here (+46.6%).
  • New challengerBharatiya Jana Sangh (BJS) finished second with 28.8% — it did not contest here in 1962.
  • Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 75.4% between them, down from 82.9% — the field split more ways.

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

Electorate
not in source
Turnout
not in source
Valid votes
17,917
Margin
3,193
17.82%

Candidates

4 contested · winner INC
  1. 1P. NANDIndian National Congress · INC8,34946.6%
  2. 2G. CHANDBharatiya Jana Sangh · BJS5,15628.8%
  3. 3P. SINGHDNC · DNC2,96916.6%
  4. 4M. RAMJKN · JKN1,4438.1%

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
+17.8%
INC share
0.0% 46.6%
BJS share
0.0% 28.8%
Turnout