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Constituency

56. Samba

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Jammu & Kashmir Assembly Election, 1987

JK-SAMBA

INC 27.3%won by 7.7%IND 19.6%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 23.5% to 7.7%.

  • Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 17.3% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
  • Runner-up changedSecond place passed from JKN (JKN) to Independent (IND).
  • Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 47.0% between them, down from 65.8% — 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
37,736
Margin
2,911
7.71%

Since 1983

Derived
Winner then
INC
Winner now
INC
INCIND swing
−32.5%
INC share
44.7% 27.3%
IND share
4.5% 19.6%
Turnout