Jammu & Kashmir · AC 65
Kathua
Jammu & Kashmir Vidhan Sabha Election 2008 · Kathua
101,495
Electors
74,070
Votes polled
72.98%
Turnout
2,362
Margin
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
1 Charanjit Singh
Won
Male
|
IND | 19,123 | 25.82% |
| 2 |
2 Som Raj
Male
|
BSP | 16,761 | 22.63% |
| 3 |
3 Jatinder Singh Alias Babu
Male
|
IND | 10,887 | 14.70% |
| 4 |
Singh 4 Sain Dass
Male
|
BJP | 7,913 | 10.68% |
| 5 |
Cand Sl. As Per Form 7 5 Lal Singh
Male
|
INC | 6,053 | 8.17% |
| 6 |
6 Naresh Kumar
Male
|
IND | 3,752 | 5.07% |
| 7 |
7 Ravinder Singh Slathia
Male
|
JKN | 2,126 | 2.87% |
| 8 |
8 Ravinder Singh Pathania
Male
|
JKNPP | 1,734 | 2.34% |
| 9 |
9 Rakesh Kumar
Male
|
LJP | 990 | 1.34% |
| 10 |
10 Sushil Kumar
Male
|
IND | 985 | 1.33% |
| 11 |
11 Kulbhushan Kumar
Male
|
IND | 668 | 0.90% |
| 12 |
12 Kamaljeet Singh
Male
|
IND | 493 | 0.67% |
| 13 |
13 Gurvinder Singh
Male
|
IND | 472 | 0.64% |
| 14 |
14 Surinder Singh
Male
|
JKPDP | 403 | 0.54% |
| 15 |
15 Mohd Gulzar
Male
|
JKDPN | 396 | 0.53% |
| 16 |
16 Bodh Raj
Male
|
RPI | 352 | 0.48% |
| 17 |
17 Mohinder Singh
Male
|
CPM | 320 | 0.43% |
| 18 |
18 Sagar Chand
Male
|
IND | 253 | 0.34% |
| 19 |
19 Vishal Salgotra
Male
|
IND | 202 | 0.27% |
| 20 |
20 Vikas Sharma
Male
|
JKANC | 187 | 0.25% |
Party Wise Vote Share
Overall vote % (Pie)Voter Participation by Gender
EVM voters — male vs femaleGender-wise turnout is not available for this constituency.
Kathua Constituency Results by Year
| Year | Winner | Vote share | Runner-up | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 |
Darshan Kumar
Male
BJP
|
65.38% |
Ch. Lal Singh
Male
INC
|
32.49% |
| 2014 |
Rajiv Jasrotia
Male
BJP
|
39.11% |
Som Raj Majotra
Male
BSP
|
31.65% |
| 2008 |
1 Charanjit Singh
Male
IND
|
25.82% |
2 Som Raj
Male
BSP
|
22.63% |
| 2002 |
Jatinder Singh
Male
DM
|
25.56% |
Sagar Chand
Male
BSP
|
20.79% |
| 1996 |
Sagar Chand
Male
BSP
|
25.26% |
Lal Chand Sharma
Male
IND
|
22.91% |
| 1987 |
Om Parkash
Male
INC
|
49.61% |
Kulbhushan Kumar
Male
BJP
|
30.04% |
| 1983 |
Sanji Ram
Male
INC
|
52.48% |
Baldev Raj
Male
BJP
|
21.13% |
| 1977 |
Dhain Chand
Male
JnP
|
44.90% |
Punjabu Ram Alias Punjab Singh
Male
INC
|
40.43% |
| 1972 |
Panjaboo Ram Alias Singh
Male
INC
|
55.76% |
Ved Prakash
Male
IND
|
44.24% |
| 1967 |
P. Ram
Male
INC
|
53.74% |
K. Chand
Male
BJS
|
31.32% |