Samba Assembly Elections 2024: Constituency profile, winners, margin, party-wise candidates

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Samba Assembly Election 2024: Samba is one of the 90 constituencies in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly, situated in the northern state of Jammu and Kashmir. It also falls under the Jammu Lok Sabha constituency. With the upcoming elections marking the first Assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir since the abrogation of Article 370, the Election Commission announced the election schedule on August 16. The polls will be conducted in three phases across all 90 Assembly constituencies. It is constituency number 70 of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly. The constituency is a general seat not reserved for Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs). The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party (JKPDP), the Jammu and Kashmir National Conference (JKNC), the Congress and the  are the main parties in the constituency. COMPLETE COVERAGE OF JAMMU AND KASHMIR ELECTIONS 

Samba is one of the key constituencies to watch in these elections, alongside Uri in the Baramulla district, as the region prepares for its first electoral process as a Union Territory. The BJP's Devinder Kumar Manyal won the Samba constituency in the 2014 Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections. In 2008, JKNPP leader Yash Paul Kundal won the seat for the second consecutive time. In the 2002 Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections, Yash Paul Kundal defeated the Congress candidate Swarn Lata and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) candidate Som Nath. In 1996 and 1987, the BSP's Som Nath and Parkash Sharma of Congress won the constituency, respectively. 

Samba Assembly Constituency Demographic Profile

As per data from the Election Commission, there were 84,916 voters in the Samba constituency during the 20214 Assembly Elections. Out of this, 44,968 were male and 39,947 were female voters. Only one voter belonged to the third gender. 282 postal votes were cast in the constituency. The number of service voters in Samba in 2014 was 2,416 (1,869 were men and 547 were women).

In 2008, the total number of voters in the Samba constituency was 74,325. Out of this, 38,774 voters were male and 35,551 were female voters. There were 222 postal votes in the constituency. The number of service voters in Samba in 2008 was 1,446 (1,266 were men and 180 were women).

Samba Assembly Elections 2024: Poll Date

The Samba constituency in Jammu and Kashmir will go to the polls in the third phase on October 8, along with the other 39 constituencies of the UT, including Nagrota and Langate. 

Samba Assembly Elections 2024: Result Date

The results for the Samba constituency, along with the other 89 constituencies in Jammu and Kashmir, will be declared on October 8, 2024.

Samba Jammu and Kashmir Constituency Assembly Election 2024 Candidates

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has declared Surjit Singh Slathia as its candidate from the Samba constituency. The other parties are yet to announce their candidates. The Congress is in an alliance with the JKNC.

Samba Constituency 2014 and 2008 Winners (Candidates and Parties)

In the 2014 Jammu and Kashmir Assembly Elections, BJP candidate Devinder Kumar Manyal won the Samba seat with a margin of 22,118 votes, securing 34,075 votes (53.08%). He defeated JKNPP candidate Yash Paul Kundal, who received 11,957 votes (18.63%). The Congress candidate Subhash Chander was third with 9,063 votes (14.12%), while Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party (JKPDP) candidate Sunny Sangral was fourth with 2,971 votes (4.63%). The total number of votes polled was 64,201 (75.61%).

In the 2008 elections, JKNPP candidate Yash Paul Kundal won the seat with 14,631 votes, capturing 27.15% of the vote share. BJP candidate Satwant Kour came in second with 12,642 votes (23.45%), losing to Kundal by a margin of 1,989 votes. The total number of votes polled in this constituency was 53,909 (72.53%). Congress candidate Subhash Chander finished third with 10,714 votes (19.88%), and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) candidate Som Nath came fourth with 6,647 votes (12.33%).

Samba Assembly Constituency Past Winners

Samba Constituency Voter Turnout in 2014 and 2008

In 2014, the total number of votes polled in the Samba Assembly constituency was 64,201 or 75.61%. In 2008, the total number of votes polled in the Assembly elections was 53,909 or 72.53%.