Jammu & Kashmir · AC 68
Samba
Jammu & Kashmir Vidhan Sabha Election 1996 · Kathua
60,779
Electors
33,521
Votes polled
55.15%
Turnout
6,017
Margin
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Som Nath
Won
Male
|
BSP | 14,107 | 42.08% |
| 2 |
Swaran Lata
Female
|
INC | 8,090 | 24.13% |
| 3 |
Parma Nand
Male
|
BJP | 5,498 | 16.40% |
| 4 |
Subash Chander
Male
|
IND | 2,249 | 6.71% |
| 5 |
Tilak Raj Atri
Male
|
JD | 1,884 | 5.62% |
| 6 |
Narsingh Dyal
Male
|
IND | 1,094 | 3.26% |
| 7 |
Khazan Chand
Male
|
IND | 422 | 1.26% |
| 8 |
Hans Raj
Male
|
IND | 177 | 0.53% |
Party Wise Vote Share
Overall vote % (Pie)Voter Participation by Gender
EVM voters — male vs femaleGender-wise turnout is not available for this constituency.
Samba Constituency Results by Year
| Year | Winner | Vote share | Runner-up | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 |
Vijay Kumar
Male
BJP
|
54.75% |
Rakesh Kumar
Male
INC
|
41.92% |
| 2014 |
Devinder Kumar
Male
BJP
|
53.08% |
Manyal Yash Paul Kundal
Male
JKNPP
|
18.63% |
| 2008 |
1 Yash Paul Kundal
Male
JKNPP
|
27.15% |
2 Satwant Kour
Female
BJP
|
23.45% |
| 2002 |
Yash Paul
Male
JKNPP
|
25.31% |
Swarn Lata
Female
INC
|
23.60% |
| 1996 |
Som Nath
Male
BSP
|
42.08% |
Swaran Lata
Female
INC
|
24.13% |
| 1987 |
Parkash Sharma
Male
INC
|
27.34% |
Hoshiar Singh
Male
IND
|
19.63% |
| 1983 |
Parkash Sharma
Male
INC
|
44.66% |
Surjeet Singh
Male
JKN
|
21.15% |
| 1977 |
Dhayan Singh
Male
IND
|
25.61% |
Harbans Singh
Male
INC
|
19.07% |
| 1972 |
Gouri Shankar
Male
INC
|
54.91% |
Gian Chand
Male
BJS
|
33.30% |
| 1967 |
P. Nand
Male
INC
|
46.60% |
G. Chand
Male
BJS
|
28.78% |