Billawar Assembly constituency
Constituency of the Jammu and Kashmir legislative assembly in India
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Billawar Assembly constituency is one of the 90 constituencies in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir a north state of India. Billawar is also part of Udhampur Lok Sabha constituency.[1][2][3]
| Billawar | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 64 for the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| State | Jammu and Kashmir |
| District | Kathua |
| 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 | Ram Chander Khajuria | Jammu & Kashmir National Conference | |
| 1967 | Balbir Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| 1972 | Randhir Singh | ||
| 1996 | Balbir Singh | Jammu & Kashmir National Conference | |
| 2002 | Manohar Lal Sharma | Independent | |
| 2008 | Indian National Congress | ||
| 2014 | Nirmal Kumar Singh | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2024 | Satish Kumar Sharma | ||
Election results
Assembly Election 2024
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Satish Kumar Sharma | 44,629 | 64.38% | ||
| INC | Manohar Lal Sharma | 23,261 | 33.56% | ||
| BSP | Sanjay Kumar | 595 | 0.86% | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 525 | 0.76% | ||
| Margin of victory | 21,368 | 30.83% | |||
| Turnout | 69,319 | 73.24% | |||
| Registered electors | 94,651 | ||||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
Assembly Election 2014
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Dr. Nirmal Kumar Singh | 43,447 | 58.30% | ||
| INC | Dr. Manohar Lal Sharma | 25,472 | 34.18% | ||
| JKNC | Sanjeev Khajuria | 3,084 | 4.14% | ||
| BSP | Naresh Kumar | 834 | 1.12% | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 414 | 0.56% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 17,975 | 24.12% | |||
| Turnout | 74,527 | 77.15% | |||
| Registered electors | 96,599 | ||||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
Assembly Election 2008
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Manohar Lal Sharma | 22,262 | 35.78% | ||
| BJP | Satish Kumar Sharma | 13,879 | 22.31% | New | |
| JKNC | Sanjeev Khajuria | 9,398 | 15.11% | ||
| Independent | Balbir Singh | 6,387 | 10.27% | New | |
| Independent | Pankaj Dogra | 3,834 | 6.16% | New | |
| BSP | Kartar Singh | 1,871 | 3.01% | ||
| JKNPP | Hari Chand Jalmeria | 1,575 | 2.53% | ||
| Independent | Ashok Kumar Jasrotia | 601 | 0.97% | New | |
| Independent | Sunil Singh | 583 | 0.94% | New | |
| SP | Subash Chander | 567 | 0.91% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 8,383 | 13.47% | |||
| Turnout | 62,215 | 70.90% | |||
| Registered electors | 87,754 | ||||
| INC gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
Assembly Election 2002
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Manohar Lal Sharma | 24,736 | 47.77% | New | |
| INC | Balbir Singh | 10,175 | 19.65% | ||
| Independent | Kashmir Singh | 7,369 | 14.23% | New | |
| JKNC | Suram Singh | 2,680 | 5.18% | ||
| JKNPP | Govind Ram | 1,526 | 2.95% | ||
| NCP | Hukam Chand | 1,142 | 2.21% | New | |
| BSP | Oma Datt Manhas | 953 | 1.84% | ||
| Independent | Hari Chand Jalmaria | 907 | 1.75% | New | |
| Independent | Sudesh Kumar | 706 | 1.36% | New | |
| SS | Kulbushan Gupta | 491 | 0.95% | New | |
| Independent | Mohinder Kumar | 465 | 0.90% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 14,561 | 28.12% | |||
| Turnout | 51,783 | 63.90% | |||
| Registered electors | 81,170 | ||||
| Independent gain from INC | Swing | ||||
Assembly Election 1996
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Balbir Singh | 13,354 | 36.25% | ||
| JKNPP | Rajinder Singh | 12,722 | 34.54% | ||
| JKNC | Suram Singh | 7,379 | 20.03% | New | |
| Independent | Abdul Majid | 1,589 | 4.31% | New | |
| BSP | Karam Din Chopra | 687 | 1.87% | New | |
| BJP | Kashmir Singh | 573 | 1.56% | ||
| Independent | Kamal Kumar Dubey | 315 | 0.86% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 632 | 1.72% | |||
| Turnout | 36,835 | 62.45% | |||
| Registered electors | 59,629 | ||||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
Assembly Election 1987
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Swram Singh | 17,731 | 58.99% | ||
| BJP | Loknath Sangra | 7,143 | 23.76% | ||
| Independent | Abdul Ahad | 1,694 | 5.64% | New | |
| JKNPP | Jagdish Singh | 1,321 | 4.39% | New | |
| Independent | Surjeet Singh | 992 | 3.30% | New | |
| Independent | Tek Chand | 379 | 1.26% | New | |
| LKD | Jiwanand | 338 | 1.12% | New | |
| Independent | Munshi | 288 | 0.96% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 10,588 | 35.23% | |||
| Turnout | 30,058 | 60.71% | |||
| Registered electors | 50,228 | ||||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
Assembly Election 1983
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Puran Singh | 12,054 | 43.38% | ||
| JKNC | Kashmir Singh | 4,539 | 16.33% | ||
| Independent | Rattan Chand | 3,414 | 12.28% | New | |
| BJP | Dhian Singh | 2,156 | 7.76% | New | |
| Independent | Jagdish Singh | 1,851 | 6.66% | New | |
| Independent | Krishnadev Singh | 945 | 3.40% | New | |
| Independent | Kartar Chand | 733 | 2.64% | New | |
| Independent | Labhu Ram | 399 | 1.44% | New | |
| Independent | Hari Chand | 393 | 1.41% | New | |
| Independent | Joginder Paul | 332 | 1.19% | New | |
| JP | Raj Kumar | 172 | 0.62% | ||
| Margin of victory | 7,515 | 27.04% | |||
| Turnout | 27,790 | 60.65% | |||
| Registered electors | 46,659 | ||||
| INC gain from JP | Swing | ||||
Assembly Election 1977
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JP | Dhian Singh | 12,328 | 57.57% | New | |
| INC | Thakur Randhir Singh | 6,258 | 29.23% | ||
| JKNC | Kashmir Singh | 2,180 | 10.18% | New | |
| Independent | Krishan Datt | 411 | 1.92% | New | |
| Independent | Rameshwar Chandel | 236 | 1.10% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 6,070 | 28.35% | |||
| Turnout | 21,413 | 54.25% | |||
| Registered electors | 40,069 | ||||
| JP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
Assembly Election 1972
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Randhir Singh | 9,575 | 48.25% | ||
| ABJS | Dhian Singh | 8,554 | 43.10% | ||
| INC(O) | Ram Dass | 586 | 2.95% | New | |
| Independent | Ram Chand | 523 | 2.64% | New | |
| Independent | Rasal Singh | 339 | 1.71% | New | |
| Independent | Ghulam Rasool | 199 | 1.00% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 1,021 | 5.14% | |||
| Turnout | 19,845 | 65.28% | |||
| Registered electors | 31,158 | ||||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
Assembly Election 1967
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Balbir Singh | 10,711 | 58.48% | New | |
| ABJS | Dhian Singh | 6,415 | 35.03% | New | |
| JKNC | B. Lal | 699 | 3.82% | ||
| Independent | B. Ram | 490 | 2.68% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 4,296 | 23.46% | |||
| Turnout | 18,315 | 71.01% | |||
| Registered electors | 26,578 | ||||
| INC gain from JKNC | Swing | ||||
Assembly Election 1962
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JKNC | Ram Chander Khajuria | 7,819 | 49.78% | New | |
| JPP | Dhian Singh | 7,307 | 46.52% | New | |
| Independent | Ali Akbar | 301 | 1.92% | New | |
| Independent | Jarasindh Paul | 279 | 1.78% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 512 | 3.26% | |||
| Turnout | 15,706 | 62.89% | |||
| Registered electors | 25,664 | ||||
| JKNC win (new seat) | |||||