Hiranagar Assembly constituency
Constituency of the Jammu and Kashmir legislative assembly in India
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Hiranagar Assembly constituency is one of the 90 constituencies in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir a north Indian union territory. Hiranagar is also part of Jammu Lok Sabha constituency.[1]
| Hiranagar | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 68 for the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| State | Jammu and Kashmir |
| District | Kathua |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Udhampur |
| Established | 1977 |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | BJP |
| Alliance | NDA |
| Elected year | 2024 |
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Girdhari Lal Dogra | Indian National Congress | |
| 1983 | Ram Dass | ||
| 1987 | Thakur Baldev Singh | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 1996 | Prem Lal | ||
| 2002 | Girdhari Lal | Indian National Congress | |
| 2008 | Durga Dass | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2014 | Kuldeep Raj | ||
| 2024 | Vijay Kumar | ||
Election results
Assembly Election 2024
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Vijay Kumar | 36,737 | 54.75% |  14.40 | |
| INC | Rakesh Kumar | 28,127 | 41.92% |  21.80 | |
| BSP | Balbir Singh | 1,015 | 1.51% | 0.88 | |
| ASP(KR) | Gaurav Kumar | 506 | 0.75% | New | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 321 | 0.48% | 0.06 | |
| Margin of victory | 8,610 | 12.83% | 36.20 | ||
| Turnout | 67,102 | 76.31% | 3.97 | ||
| Registered electors | 87,939 | 20.60 | |||
| BJP hold | Swing | 14.40 |
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Assembly Election 2014
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Kuldeep Raj | 55,399 | 69.15% | 38.64 | |
| INC | Girdhari Lal Chalotra | 16,115 | 20.11% | 1.71 | |
| Independent | Bansi Lal Kandley | 3,158 | 3.94% | New | |
| BSP | Puran Chand | 1,917 | 2.39% | 0.90 | |
| JKNC | Chandu Ram | 1,057 | 1.32% | 4.35 | |
| JKPDP | Suraj Parkash | 992 | 1.24% | New | |
| Independent | Ravail Singh | 639 | 0.80% | New | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 434 | 0.54% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 39,284 | 49.03% | 44.80 | ||
| Turnout | 80,118 | 72.34% | 6.31 | ||
| Registered electors | 1,10,753 | 13.07 | |||
| BJP hold | Swing | 38.64 |
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Assembly Election 2008
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Durga Dass | 19,730 | 30.50% | 7.45 | |
| Independent | Prem Lal | 16,993 | 26.27% | New | |
| INC | Girdhari Lal | 14,113 | 21.82% | 33.06 | |
| JKNC | Dharam Paul | 3,670 | 5.67% | 5.25 | |
| Independent | Tara Chand | 2,745 | 4.24% | New | |
| BSP | Rano Devi | 2,131 | 3.29% | 1.27 | |
| Independent | Bansi Lal Kandley | 1,613 | 2.49% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 2,737 | 4.23% | 27.60 | ||
| Turnout | 64,680 | 66.03% | 5.92 | ||
| Registered electors | 97,950 | 2.92 | |||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | 24.38 |
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Assembly Election 2002
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Girdhari Lal | 31,402 | 54.88% | 24.11 | |
| BJP | Gopal Dass | 13,190 | 23.05% | 12.90 | |
| JKNC | Prem Lal | 6,251 | 10.93% | 6.59 | |
| BSP | Dhian Chand | 2,609 | 4.56% | 8.18 | |
| SS | Sagar Mal | 1,482 | 2.59% | New | |
| CPI | Mohinder Paul | 826 | 1.44% | New | |
| JKNPP | Hans Raj | 641 | 1.12% | 0.45 | |
| Margin of victory | 18,212 | 31.83% | 26.66 | ||
| Turnout | 57,215 | 60.12% | 0.01 | ||
| Registered electors | 95,173 | 29.20 | |||
| INC gain from BJP | Swing | 18.93 |
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Assembly Election 1996
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Prem Lal | 15,922 | 35.95% | 9.22 | |
| INC | Girdhari Lal | 13,630 | 30.77% | 7.76 | |
| Independent | Gopal Dass | 6,878 | 15.53% | New | |
| BSP | Hans Raj | 5,641 | 12.74% | New | |
| JKNC | Nand Lal | 1,920 | 4.34% | New | |
| JKNPP | Ashok Kumar | 299 | 0.68% | 0.21 | |
| Margin of victory | 2,292 | 5.17% | 1.45 | ||
| Turnout | 44,290 | 60.75% | 10.91 | ||
| Registered electors | 73,663 | 38.32 | |||
| BJP hold | Swing | 9.22 |
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Assembly Election 1987
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Thakur Baldev Singh | 17,088 | 45.17% | 15.61 | |
| INC | Ram Das Dogra | 14,580 | 38.54% | 1.37 | |
| Independent | Nek Ram | 3,999 | 10.57% | New | |
| Independent | Vijay | 661 | 1.75% | New | |
| JP | Ganesh Dass | 489 | 1.29% | New | |
| JKNPP | Balwant Rai Sharma | 334 | 0.88% | New | |
| LKD | Lakshmi Kantalias Sethi | 298 | 0.79% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 2,508 | 6.63% | 3.73 | ||
| Turnout | 37,833 | 71.97% | 4.10 | ||
| Registered electors | 53,257 | 7.64 | |||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | 5.26 |
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Assembly Election 1983
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Ram Dass | 13,218 | 39.91% | 10.48 | |
| BJP | Thakur Baldev Singh | 9,788 | 29.55% | New | |
| Independent | Nek Ram | 3,169 | 9.57% | New | |
| Independent | Subhash Chander | 2,491 | 7.52% | New | |
| JKNC | Inderjit Sharma | 2,413 | 7.29% | 1.17 | |
| Independent | Gopal Dass Sharma | 548 | 1.65% | New | |
| Independent | Kamal Kumar Dubey | 410 | 1.24% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 3,430 | 10.36% | 3.37 | ||
| Turnout | 33,119 | 68.69% | 1.53 | ||
| Registered electors | 49,475 | 25.31 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | 10.48 |
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Assembly Election 1977
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Girdhari Lal Dogra | 13,623 | 50.39% | New | |
| JP | Rattan Lal | 9,912 | 36.66% | New | |
| JKNC | Major Piar Singh | 1,653 | 6.11% | New | |
| Independent | Yash Paul | 1,099 | 4.07% | New | |
| Independent | Gopal Dass | 376 | 1.39% | New | |
| Independent | Krishan Dutta | 372 | 1.38% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 3,711 | 13.73% | |||
| Turnout | 27,035 | 69.54% | |||
| Registered electors | 39,483 | ||||
| INC win (new seat) | |||||