# Samba Assembly constituency

Samba Assembly constituency is one of the 90 constituencies in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir a north state of India. Samba is also part of Jammu Lok Sabha constituency.

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1962 | K. Sagar Singh | Jammu & Kashmir National Conference |
| 1967 | P. Nand | Indian National Congress |
| 1972 | Gouri Shankar | Indian National Congress |
| 1977 | Dhayan Singh | Independent politician |
| 1983 | Parkash Sharma | Indian National Congress |
| 1987 | Parkash Sharma | Indian National Congress |
| 1996 | Som Nath | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| 2002 | Yash Paul Kundal | Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party |
| 2008 | Yash Paul Kundal | Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party |
| 2014 | Dr. Devinder Kumar Manyal | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2024 | Surjeet Singh Slathia | Bharatiya Janata Party |

## Election results
### Assembly Election 2024

2024 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Samba :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Surjeet Singh Slathia | 43,182 | 61.74% | 8.66 |
| | Independent | Ravinder Singh | 12,873 | 18.41% | New |
| | DPAP | Vinod Kumar | 4,289 | 6.13% | New |
| | INC | Krishan Dev Singh | 3,628 | 5.19% | 8.93 |
| | BSP | Baldev Raj | 1,309 | 1.87% | 2.46 |
| | Independent | Bhanu Partap Singh | 1,140 | 1.63% | New |
| | JKAP | Lovely Mangol | 901 | 1.29% | New |
| | Independent | Reena Choudhary | 544 | 0.78% | New |
| | ASP(KR) | Raj Kumar | 488 | 0.70% | New |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 330 | 0.47% | 0.34 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 30,309 | 43.34% | 8.88 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 69,939 | 76.79% | 1.19 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 91,080 | | 7.26 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | 8.66 | |

### Assembly Election 2014

2014 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Samba :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Dr. Devinder Kumar Manyal | 34,075 | 53.08% | 29.63 |
| | JKNPP | Yash Paul Kundal | 11,957 | 18.63% | 8.52 |
| | INC | Subhash Chander | 9,063 | 14.12% | 5.76 |
| | JKPDP | Sunny Sangral | 2,971 | 4.63% | 3.63 |
| | BSP | Som Nath | 2,779 | 4.33% | 8.00 |
| | JKNC | Satwant Kaur | 2,220 | 3.46% | 8.34 |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 524 | 0.82% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 22,118 | 34.45% | 30.76 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 64,195 | 75.60% | 3.08 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 84,916 | | 14.25 |
| | BJP gain from JKNPP | BJP gain from JKNPP | Swing | 25.94 | |

### Assembly Election 2008

2008 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Samba :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | JKNPP | Yash Paul Kundal | 14,631 | 27.15% | 1.84 |
| | BJP | Satwant Kour | 12,642 | 23.45% | 9.36 |
| | INC | Subhash Chander | 10,714 | 19.88% | 3.72 |
| | BSP | Som Nath | 6,647 | 12.33% | 9.06 |
| | JKNC | Som Nath | 6,361 | 11.80% | 2.08 |
| | Independent | Kartar Chand | 1,235 | 2.29% | New |
| | JKPDP | Anita Devi | 536 | 0.99% | 0.37 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,989 | 3.69% | 1.99 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 53,899 | 72.52% | 14.09 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 74,325 | | 0.81 |
| | JKNPP hold | JKNPP hold | Swing | 1.84 | |

### Assembly Election 2002

2002 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Samba :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | JKNPP | Yash Paul Kundal | 11,079 | 25.31% | New |
| | INC | Swarn Lata | 10,333 | 23.60% | 0.53 |
| | BSP | Som Nath | 9,367 | 21.40% | 20.69 |
| | BJP | Subhash Chander | 6,172 | 14.10% | 2.30 |
| | JKNC | Som Nath | 6,077 | 13.88% | New |
| | JKPDP | Prabh Dayal | 273 | 0.62% | New |
| | NCP | Bishan Dass | 262 | 0.60% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 746 | 1.70% | 16.25 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,780 | 58.47% | 3.27 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 74,934 | | 23.29 |
| | JKNPP gain from BSP | JKNPP gain from BSP | Swing | 16.78 | |

### Assembly Election 1996

1996 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Samba :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BSP | Som Nath | 14,107 | 42.08% | New |
| | INC | Swaran Lata | 8,090 | 24.13% | 3.21 |
| | BJP | Parma Nand | 5,498 | 16.40% | 2.81 |
| | Independent | Subhash Chander | 2,249 | 6.71% | New |
| | JD | Tilak Raj Atri | 1,884 | 5.62% | New |
| | Independent | Narsingh Dyal | 1,094 | 3.26% | New |
| | Independent | Khazan Chand | 422 | 1.26% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 6,017 | 17.95% | 10.24 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 33,521 | 56.31% | 13.19 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 60,779 | | 10.07 |
| | BSP gain from INC | BSP gain from INC | Swing | 14.74 | |

### Assembly Election 1987

1987 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Samba :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Parkash Sharma | 10,318 | 27.34% | 17.32 |
| | Independent | Hoshiar Singh | 7,407 | 19.63% | New |
| | BJP | Satya Pal | 7,248 | 19.21% | 6.78 |
| | Independent | Som Nath | 7,159 | 18.97% | New |
| | Independent | Balraj Singh | 2,241 | 5.94% | New |
| | Independent | Mohammed Din | 1,060 | 2.81% | New |
| | Independent | Gurnam Singh | 865 | 2.29% | New |
| | JKNPP | Sudarshan Sambyal | 601 | 1.59% | New |
| | INS(SCS) | Dhanantar Singh | 329 | 0.87% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 2,911 | 7.71% | 15.80 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 37,736 | 70.20% | 5.59 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 55,218 | | 14.51 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | 17.32 | |

### Assembly Election 1983

1983 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Samba :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Parkash Sharma | 13,515 | 44.66% | 25.59 |
| | JKNC | Surjeet Singh | 6,400 | 21.15% | 7.22 |
| | BJP | Satya Pal | 3,760 | 12.42% | New |
| | Independent | Persidh Singh | 1,354 | 4.47% | New |
| | LKD | Manshi Ram | 1,269 | 4.19% | New |
| | Independent | Babu Ram | 1,166 | 3.85% | New |
| | JP | Mohinder | 839 | 2.77% | 9.86 |
| | JKNC | Bhopinder Singh | 520 | 1.72% | 12.21 |
| | Independent | Balraj Singh | 425 | 1.40% | New |
| | Independent | Kartar Singh | 361 | 1.19% | New |
| | Independent | Dhorab Singh | 184 | 0.61% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 7,115 | 23.51% | 16.97 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30,262 | 64.54% | 2.11 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 48,223 | | 17.95 |
| | INC gain from Independent | INC gain from Independent | Swing | 19.05 | |

### Assembly Election 1977

1977 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Samba :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Dhayan Singh | 6,349 | 25.61% | New |
| | INC | Harbans Singh | 4,728 | 19.07% | 35.84 |
| | JKNC | Rawel Singh | 3,453 | 13.93% | New |
| | JP | Gulchain Singh | 3,131 | 12.63% | New |
| | Independent | Puran Singh | 1,564 | 6.31% | New |
| | Independent | Gianchand | 1,370 | 5.53% | New |
| | Independent | Rajinder Nath | 1,300 | 5.24% | New |
| | Independent | Babu Nath | 1,128 | 4.55% | New |
| | Independent | Mangat Ram | 725 | 2.92% | New |
| | Independent | Swaran Singh | 461 | 1.86% | New |
| | Independent | Harsant Singh | 186 | 0.75% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,621 | 6.54% | 15.08 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,792 | 62.22% | 2.44 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 40,884 | | 34.70 |
| | Independent gain from INC | Independent gain from INC | Swing | 29.30 | |

### Assembly Election 1972

1972 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Samba :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Gouri Shankar | 9,700 | 54.91% | 8.32 |
| | ABJS | Gian Chand | 5,882 | 33.30% | 4.52 |
| | Independent | Munshi Ram | 2,082 | 11.79% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 3,818 | 21.61% | 3.79 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,664 | 60.07% | 11.46 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 30,352 | | 18.00 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | | |

### Assembly Election 1967

1967 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Samba :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | P. Nand | 8,349 | 46.60% | New |
| | ABJS | G. Chand | 5,156 | 28.78% | New |
| | Democratic National Conference | P. Singh | 2,969 | 16.57% | New |
| | JKNC | M. Ram | 1,443 | 8.05% | 35.66 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 3,193 | 17.82% | 13.34 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,917 | 72.54% | 3.62 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 25,722 | | 9.93 |
| | INC gain from JKNC | INC gain from JKNC | Swing | 2.89 | |

### Assembly Election 1962

1962 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Samba :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | JKNC | K. Sagar Singh | 7,495 | 43.71% | New |
| | JPP | Dhyan Singh | 6,727 | 39.23% | New |
| | Harijan Mandal | Ram Dass | 1,334 | 7.78% | New |
| | Independent | Fateh Mohammed | 1,039 | 6.06% | New |
| | Independent | Shanta Bharti | 551 | 3.21% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 768 | 4.48% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,146 | 73.36% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 23,398 | | |
| | JKNC win (new seat) | JKNC win (new seat) | JKNC win (new seat) | JKNC win (new seat) | JKNC win (new seat) |