Udhampur Lok Sabha Election Result 1996

India · Parliament (Lok Sabha) Election 1996 GEN

Chaman Lal Gupta of Bharatiya Janata Party won the Udhampur Lok Sabha constituency in India in the 1996 general election, with a winning margin of 70,055 votes (15.20%).

40 candidates contested this seat. The constituency had 862,236 registered electors and 459,456 votes were polled, recording a turnout of 53.30%. Full candidate-wise vote breakdown, vote shares, and constituency statistics are below.

Winner Bharatiya Janata Party

Chaman Lal Gupta

Bharatiya Janata Party

Victory Margin
70,055
Margin %
15.20%
Total Electors
862,236
Votes Polled
459,456
Turnout
53.30%
Candidates
40
Top Candidates (Votes)
Constituency Information
Constituency Number
139
Election Type
Lok Sabha (Parliament)
Election Year
1996
All Candidates

Complete list of candidates who contested from this constituency

#1
Chaman Lal Gupta

Bharatiya Janata Party

166,206
36.20%
Male
#2
Janak Raj Gupta

Indian National Congress

96,151
20.90%
Male
#3
Devi Dass Thakur

Janata Dal

81,123
17.70%
Male
#4
Tulsi Das

Bahujan Samaj Party

32,011
7.00%
Male
#5
Bhim Singh

Jammu & Kashmir Panthers Party

23,611
5.10%
Male
#6
Gulchain Singh Charak

All India Indira Congress (TIWARI)

9,269
2.00%
Male
#7
Jatinder Singh

Independent

2,830
0.60%
Male
#8
Jialal Kotwal

Independent

2,363
0.50%
Male
#9
Devinder Kumar Sharma

Independent

2,169
0.50%
Male
#10
Dev Raj

Independent

1,996
0.40%
Male
#11
Ram Singh

Independent

1,972
0.40%
Male
#12
Jagdev Raj

Independent

1,883
0.40%
Male
#13
Babu Parma Nand

Independent

1,865
0.40%
Male
#14
Girdhari Lal Dogra

Independent

1,734
0.40%
Male
#15
Sanjay Langer

Independent

1,501
0.30%
Male
#16
Bua Ditta

Independent

1,436
0.30%
Male
#17
Gopal Krishan

Independent

1,394
0.30%
Male
#18
Raj Kumar

Independent

1,184
0.30%
Male
#19
Hasham Ali

Independent

1,166
0.30%
Male
#20
Shashi

Independent

1,061
0.20%
Male
#21
Punjab Singh

Independent

900
0.20%
Male
#22
Sham Narain Mehta

Independent

884
0.20%
Male
#23
Sushil Kumar

Independent

865
0.20%
Male
#24
Indra Rani

Independent

737
0.20%
Male
#25
Sheela Devi

Independent

652
0.10%
Male
#26
Uttam Chand

Independent

604
0.10%
Male
#27
Mohd. Iqbal

Independent

587
0.10%
Male
#28
Mohan Krishan Sharma

Independent

525
0.10%
Male
#29
Bikram Singh

Independent

515
0.10%
Male
#30
Surjit Singh

Independent

512
0.10%
Male
#31
Subash Chander Rattanpal

Independent

473
0.10%
Male
#32
Ali Mohd.

Independent

370
0.10%
Male
#33
Rattan Kumar

Independent

309
0.10%
Male
#34
Anchal Singh

Independent

257
0.10%
Male
#35
Kamal Kumar Dubey

Independent

254
0.10%
Male
#36
Subash Chander

Independent

244
0.10%
Male
#37
Kirpal Singh

Independent

217
0.00%
Male
#38
Ram Lal

Independent

208
0.00%
Male
#39
Krishna Devi

Independent

190
0.00%
Male
#40
Kaku Dutt

Independent

79
0.00%
Male
Position Candidate Name Party Votes Vote %
1 Chaman Lal Gupta Bharatiya Janata Party 166,206 36.20%
2 Janak Raj Gupta Indian National Congress 96,151 20.90%
3 Devi Dass Thakur Janata Dal 81,123 17.70%
4 Tulsi Das Bahujan Samaj Party 32,011 7.00%
5 Bhim Singh Jammu & Kashmir Panthers Party 23,611 5.10%
6 Gulchain Singh Charak All India Indira Congress (TIWARI) 9,269 2.00%
7 Jatinder Singh Independent 2,830 0.60%
8 Jialal Kotwal Independent 2,363 0.50%
9 Devinder Kumar Sharma Independent 2,169 0.50%
10 Dev Raj Independent 1,996 0.40%
11 Ram Singh Independent 1,972 0.40%
12 Jagdev Raj Independent 1,883 0.40%
13 Babu Parma Nand Independent 1,865 0.40%
14 Girdhari Lal Dogra Independent 1,734 0.40%
15 Sanjay Langer Independent 1,501 0.30%
16 Bua Ditta Independent 1,436 0.30%
17 Gopal Krishan Independent 1,394 0.30%
18 Raj Kumar Independent 1,184 0.30%
19 Hasham Ali Independent 1,166 0.30%
20 Shashi Independent 1,061 0.20%
21 Punjab Singh Independent 900 0.20%
22 Sham Narain Mehta Independent 884 0.20%
23 Sushil Kumar Independent 865 0.20%
24 Indra Rani Independent 737 0.20%
25 Sheela Devi Independent 652 0.10%
26 Uttam Chand Independent 604 0.10%
27 Mohd. Iqbal Independent 587 0.10%
28 Mohan Krishan Sharma Independent 525 0.10%
29 Bikram Singh Independent 515 0.10%
30 Surjit Singh Independent 512 0.10%
31 Subash Chander Rattanpal Independent 473 0.10%
32 Ali Mohd. Independent 370 0.10%
33 Rattan Kumar Independent 309 0.10%
34 Anchal Singh Independent 257 0.10%
35 Kamal Kumar Dubey Independent 254 0.10%
36 Subash Chander Independent 244 0.10%
37 Kirpal Singh Independent 217 0.00%
38 Ram Lal Independent 208 0.00%
39 Krishna Devi Independent 190 0.00%
40 Kaku Dutt Independent 79 0.00%

Udhampur — 1996 Election Analysis

In the 1996 Lok Sabha election, Chaman Lal Gupta of Bharatiya Janata Party secured victory in the Udhampur constituency () with a margin of 70,055 votes.

Out of 862,236 registered electors, 459,456 votes were polled, resulting in a turnout of 53.30%. A total of 40 candidates contested from this constituency. The vote share chart above visualizes how votes were distributed among the candidates.

India uses the First-Past-The-Post (FPTP) system where the candidate with the most votes wins. The margin percentage indicates how decisive the victory was relative to total votes polled. Explore related constituencies and historical results below.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Chaman Lal Gupta (Bharatiya Janata Party) won the Udhampur Lok Sabha seat in 1996.

The margin was 70,055 votes (15.20%%).

The voter turnout in Udhampur for the 1996 Lok Sabha election was 53.30%%.

40 candidates contested from Udhampur constituency in the 1996 Lok Sabha election.

Udhampur is a Lok Sabha constituency in N/A.