Jammu Cantonment Assembly constituency
Constituency of the Jammu and Kashmir legislative assembly in India
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Jammu Cantonment Assembly constituency was an assembly constituency in the India state of Jammu and Kashmir.
| Jammu Cantonment | |
|---|---|
| Former constituency for the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | North India |
| State | Jammu and Kashmir |
| Established | 1967 |
| Abolished | 1987 |
| Total electors | 61,710 |
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | P. T. Dutta | Indian National Congress | |
| 1972 | Trilochan Dutta | ||
| 1977 | Parduman Singh | ||
| 1983 | Trilochan Datta | Independent politician | |
| 1987 | H. S. Bali | ||
Election results
Assembly Election 1987
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | H. S. Bali | 10,970 | 26.62% | New | |
| INC | Trilochan Dutta | 10,110 | 24.54% |  10.01 | |
| Independent | Amar Nath | 5,140 | 12.48% | New | |
| BJP | Satish Chander | 4,630 | 11.24% |  7.19 | |
| Independent | Chaudhary Piara Singh | 3,384 | 8.21% | New | |
| JKNC | Bhim Singh | 3,262 | 7.92% | 0.44 | |
| Independent | Darshan Lal | 698 | 1.69% | New | |
| Independent | Chaudhary Noor Din Kataria | 514 | 1.25% | New | |
| JP | Mohinder Kumar | 454 | 1.10% | New | |
| Independent | Avtar Singh | 422 | 1.02% | New | |
| Independent | Tilak Raj | 402 | 0.98% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 860 | 2.09% | 13.98 | ||
| Turnout | 41,202 | 68.24% | 6.34 | ||
| Registered electors | 61,710 | 17.26 | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | 23.99 |
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Assembly Election 1983
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Trilochan Datta | 16,094 | 50.61% | New | |
| INC | Harbans Singh | 10,986 | 34.55% | 5.95 | |
| JKNC | Hans Raj Dogra | 2,379 | 7.48% | 3.30 | |
| BJP | Sewa Raman | 1,288 | 4.05% | New | |
| Independent | Jaya Mala | 606 | 1.91% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 5,108 | 16.06% | 15.18 | ||
| Turnout | 31,798 | 61.89% | 6.17 | ||
| Registered electors | 52,625 | 45.84 | |||
| Independent gain from INC | Swing | 22.01 |
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Assembly Election 1977
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Parduman Singh | 5,600 | 28.60% | 26.49 | |
| JP | Ved Bhasin | 5,426 | 27.71% | New | |
| Independent | Onkar Seth | 3,722 | 19.01% | New | |
| JKNC | Bodh Raj Bali | 2,110 | 10.78% | New | |
| Independent | Hari Singh | 996 | 5.09% | New | |
| Independent | Nathi Ram | 650 | 3.32% | New | |
| Independent | Om Prakash | 287 | 1.47% | New | |
| Independent | Sukhvinder Singh | 259 | 1.32% | New | |
| Independent | Jagdish Raj | 228 | 1.16% | New | |
| Independent | Gurcharan Singh | 121 | 0.62% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 174 | 0.89% | 40.76 | ||
| Turnout | 19,578 | 55.35% | 12.74 | ||
| Registered electors | 36,083 | 11.89 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | 26.49 |
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Assembly Election 1972
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Trilochan Dutta | 11,905 | 55.10% | 0.49 | |
| Independent | Ram Lal | 2,905 | 13.44% | New | |
| Independent | Bachan Singh Panchhi | 2,757 | 12.76% | New | |
| ABJS | Onkar Seth | 2,581 | 11.95% | 2.13 | |
| Independent | Thakra Singh | 890 | 4.12% | New | |
| INC(O) | Harbhajan Singh | 242 | 1.12% | New | |
| Independent | Prem Singh | 167 | 0.77% | New | |
| SSP | Rachpal Singh | 160 | 0.74% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 9,000 | 41.65% | 12.30 | ||
| Turnout | 21,607 | 69.17% | 6.16 | ||
| Registered electors | 32,249 | 20.48 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | 0.49 |
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Assembly Election 1967
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | P. T. Dutta | 10,692 | 54.60% | New | |
| JKNC | R. Singh | 4,945 | 25.25% | New | |
| ABJS | A. Nath | 2,757 | 14.08% | New | |
| Democratic National Conference | J. Singh | 1,041 | 5.32% | New | |
| Independent | S. Dutt | 146 | 0.75% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 5,747 | 29.35% | |||
| Turnout | 19,581 | 76.30% | |||
| Registered electors | 26,766 | ||||
| INC win (new seat) | |||||