Bhaderwah Assembly constituency
Constituency of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly
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Bhaderwah Assembly constituency is one of the 90 constituencies in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir, the northernmost state of India. Bhaderwah is also part of the Udhampur Lok Sabha constituency.[1][2][3]
| Bhaderwah | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 51 for the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| State | Jammu and Kashmir |
| District | Doda |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Udhampur |
| Established | 1962 |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | BJP |
| Alliance | NDA |
| Elected year | 2024 |
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Chuni Lal | Jammu & Kashmir National Conference | |
| 1967 | J. Ram | Indian National Congress | |
| 1972 | Bodh Raj | ||
| 1977 | Narain Dass | Janata Party | |
| 1983 | Hari Lal Hitaishit | Indian National Congress | |
| 1987 | |||
| 1996 | Sheikh Abdul Rehman | Bahujan Samaj Party | |
| 2002 | Mohammad Sharief Niaz | Indian National Congress | |
| 2006 By-election | Ghulam Nabi Azad | ||
| 2008 | |||
| 2009 By-election | Mohammed Sharief Niaz | ||
| 2014 | Daleep Singh Parihar | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2024 | |||
Election results
Assembly Election 2024
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Daleep Singh Parihar | 42,128 | 48.98% | ||
| JKNC | Sheikh Mehboob Iqbal | 31,998 | 37.20% | New | |
| INC | Nadeem Sharief | 7,151 | 8.31% | ||
| BSP | Meenkashi Bhagat | 1,066 | 1.24% | New | |
| Independent | Manoj Kumar | 777 | 0.90% | New | |
| JKAP | Vikram Rathore | 580 | 0.67% | New | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 865 | 1.01% | ||
| Margin of victory | 10,130 | 11.78% | |||
| Turnout | 86,016 | 69.05% | |||
| Registered electors | 1,24,568 | ||||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
Assembly Election 2014
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Daleep Singh Parihar | 25,953 | 35.33% | ||
| INC | Mohammed Sharief Niaz | 24,457 | 33.29% | ||
| JKPDP | Sheikh Mehboob Iqbal | 16,673 | 22.70% | New | |
| Independent | Reyaz Ahmed Zarger | 1,310 | 1.78% | New | |
| CPI | Narinder Kant | 891 | 1.21% | New | |
| JKNC | Riaz Anayat Ullah | 880 | 1.20% | New | |
| SP | Shiekh Mohammad Shafi | 828 | 1.13% | New | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 339 | 0.46% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 1,496 | 2.04% | |||
| Turnout | 73,463 | 69.11% | |||
| Registered electors | 1,06,302 | ||||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
Assembly By-election 2009
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Mohammed Sharief Niaz | 21,966 | 41.29% | ||
| BJP | Daleep Singh Parihar | 19,219 | 36.13% | ||
| J&K NPP | Sheikh Mujib Ali | 7,146 | 13.43% | New | |
| Independent | Mohammed Shafi Sheikh | 2,396 | 4.50% | New | |
| BSP | Sanjay Kumar | 1,226 | 2.30% | ||
| J&KNPP | Mohammed Iqbal | 603 | 1.13% | New | |
| Independent | Kuldeep K Rao | 405 | 0.76% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 2,747 | 5.16% | |||
| Turnout | 53,200 | 56.49% | |||
| Registered electors | 94,208 | ||||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
Assembly Election 2008
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Ghulam Nabi Azad | 38,238 | 62.86% | ||
| BJP | Daya Kirshan Kotwal | 8,802 | 14.47% | New | |
| JKNC | Mohammad Aslam Goni | 6,687 | 10.99% | New | |
| JKPDP | Sheikh Mujib Ali | 2,807 | 4.61% | New | |
| CPI | Sohan Lal | 921 | 1.51% | New | |
| SP | Mohammed Shafi Sheikh | 898 | 1.48% | New | |
| BSP | Abdul Hafiz Wani | 570 | 0.94% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 29,436 | 48.39% | |||
| Turnout | 60,835 | 65.29% | |||
| Registered electors | 93,183 | ||||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
Assembly By-election 2006
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Ghulam Nabi Azad | 62,072 | 93.87% | ||
| Independent | Dhantar Singh | 4,057 | 6.13% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 58,015 | 87.73% | |||
| Turnout | 66,129 | 72.54% | |||
| Registered electors | 91,159 | ||||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
Assembly Election 2002
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Mohammed Sharief Niaz | 16,962 | 34.18% | ||
| JKNC | Mohammed Aslam | 10,135 | 20.42% | New | |
| BJP | Daya Kirshan Kotwal | 9,711 | 19.57% | ||
| BSP | Sheikh Abdul Rehman | 3,724 | 7.50% | ||
| Independent | Daleep Singh Parihar | 3,415 | 6.88% | New | |
| Independent | Vinod Kumar Bhagat | 2,376 | 4.79% | New | |
| JKPDP | Sheikh Mujib Ali Murtaza | 1,498 | 3.02% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 6,827 | 13.76% | |||
| Turnout | 49,628 | 54.25% | |||
| Registered electors | 91,478 | ||||
| INC gain from BSP | Swing | ||||
Assembly Election 1996
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BSP | Sheikh Abdul Rehman | 21,615 | 51.23% | New | |
| BJP | Daya Kirshan Kotwal | 17,260 | 40.91% | ||
| INC | Swami Raj Sharma | 2,064 | 4.89% | ||
| JD | Mohammed Iqbal | 445 | 1.05% | New | |
| CPI | Des Raj | 341 | 0.81% | ||
| Margin of victory | 4,355 | 10.32% | |||
| Turnout | 42,191 | 66.73% | |||
| Registered electors | 64,450 | ||||
| BSP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
Assembly Election 1987
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Hari Lal Hitaishit | 11,772 | 54.17% | ||
| LKD | Gian Chand | 8,333 | 38.34% | ||
| CPI | Isher Lal | 778 | 3.58% | New | |
| BJP | Om Parkash | 342 | 1.57% | New | |
| Independent | Narain Dass | 172 | 0.79% | New | |
| Independent | Bal Krishan | 167 | 0.77% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 3,439 | 15.82% | |||
| Turnout | 21,732 | 51.40% | |||
| Registered electors | 43,009 | ||||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
Assembly Election 1983
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Hari Lal Hitaishit | 11,706 | 48.87% | ||
| JKNC | Bodh Raj | 11,209 | 46.80% | ||
| LKD | Manohar Lal | 752 | 3.14% | New | |
| Independent | Narain Dass | 286 | 1.19% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 497 | 2.07% | |||
| Turnout | 23,953 | 65.54% | |||
| Registered electors | 37,521 | ||||
| INC gain from JP | Swing | ||||
Assembly Election 1977
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JP | Narain Dass | 4,535 | 40.96% | New | |
| JKNC | Thakur Dass | 3,745 | 33.82% | New | |
| INC | Hari Lal Hitaishit | 1,359 | 12.27% | ||
| Independent | Bodh Raj | 639 | 5.77% | New | |
| Independent | Bansi Lal | 466 | 4.21% | New | |
| Independent | Bal Krislhan | 286 | 2.58% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 790 | 7.14% | |||
| Turnout | 11,072 | 36.34% | |||
| Registered electors | 31,213 | ||||
| JP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
Assembly Election 1972
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Bodh Raj | 6,114 | 65.28% | ||
| ABJS | Narain Dass | 2,885 | 30.80% | New | |
| INC(O) | Lal Chand | 190 | 2.03% | New | |
| Independent | Jagat Ram | 177 | 1.89% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 3,229 | 34.48% | |||
| Turnout | 9,366 | 34.82% | |||
| Registered electors | 27,738 | ||||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
Assembly Election 1967
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | J. Ram | 5,562 | 58.56% | New | |
| Independent | Faqiroo | 3,936 | 41.44% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 1,626 | 17.12% | |||
| Turnout | 9,498 | 39.18% | |||
| Registered electors | 25,225 | ||||
| INC gain from JKNC | Swing | ||||
Assembly Election 1962
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JKNC | Chuni Lal | 11,150 | 71.83% | New | |
| JPP | Abdul Rehman | 4,372 | 28.17% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 6,778 | 43.67% | |||
| Turnout | 15,522 | 58.56% | |||
| Registered electors | 26,612 | ||||
| JKNC win (new seat) | |||||