Jammu West Assembly constituency
Constituency of the Jammu and Kashmir legislative assembly in India
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Jammu West Assembly constituency is one of the 90 constituencies in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly. It comprises parts of Jammu tehsil and Jammu West tehsil, both in Jammu district.[1] As of 2024, its representative is Arvind Gupta of the Bharatiya Janata Party.
| Jammu West | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 78 for the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | North India |
| Union Territory | Jammu and Kashmir |
| District | Jammu |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Jammu |
| Established | 2008 |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | BJP |
| Alliance | NDA |
| Elected year | 2024 |
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Harbans Lal Bhagotra | Janata Party | |
| 1983 | Rangil Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| 1987 | Mangat Ram Sharma | ||
| 1996 | Hans Raj | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2002 | Mangat Ram Sharma | Indian National Congress | |
| 2008 | Chaman Lal Gupta | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2014 | Sat Paul Sharma | ||
| 2024 | Arvind Gupta | ||
Election results
Assembly Election 2024
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Arvind Gupta | 41,963 | 64.74% |  5.90 | |
| INC | Manmohan Singh | 19,836 | 30.60% |  11.33 | |
| DPAP | Gourav Chopra | 667 | 1.03% | New | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 530 | 0.82% | 0.45 | |
| Independent | Sahil Sharma | 479 | 0.74% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 22,127 | 34.14% | 17.23 | ||
| Turnout | 64,820 | 61.24% | 2.86 | ||
| Registered electors | 1,05,852 | 31.17 | |||
| BJP hold | Swing | 5.90 |
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Assembly Election 2014
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Sat Paul Sharma | 69,626 | 70.63% | 30.38 | |
| INC | Surinder Singh Shingari | 18,997 | 19.27% | 3.01 | |
| JKNC | Dharamveer Singh | 4,733 | 4.80% | 2.30 | |
| JKPDP | Sarv Daman Bhasin | 2,419 | 2.45% | New | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 359 | 0.36% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 50,629 | 51.36% | 36.06 | ||
| Turnout | 98,574 | 64.09% | 3.24 | ||
| Registered electors | 1,53,794 | 9.88 | |||
| BJP hold | Swing | 30.38 |
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Assembly Election 2008
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Chaman Lal Gupta | 34,288 | 40.26% | 37.64 | |
| Independent | Surinder Singh Shangari | 21,251 | 24.95% | New | |
| INC | Mangat Ram Sharma | 13,848 | 16.26% | 24.21 | |
| JKNC | Chander Mohan Sharma | 6,050 | 7.10% | 4.95 | |
| BSP | Rattan Lal Chargotra | 1,791 | 2.10% | 2.09 | |
| Independent | Ashok Kumar | 887 | 1.04% | New | |
| JKNPP | Mohinder Paul Singh | 837 | 0.98% | New | |
| CPI | Narinder Kant | 658 | 0.77% | New | |
| RPI | Chamupati | 585 | 0.69% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 13,037 | 15.31% | 2.80 | ||
| Turnout | 85,174 | 60.85% | 22.17 | ||
| Registered electors | 1,39,965 | 14.49 | |||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | 0.21 |
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Assembly Election 2002
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Mangat Ram Sharma | 25,627 | 40.47% | 20.04 | |
| Independent | Virander Kumar Gupta | 17,704 | 27.96% | New | |
| JKNC | Chander Mohan Sharma | 7,631 | 12.05% | 0.68 | |
| SS | Anan Sharma | 2,822 | 4.46% | New | |
| BSP | Raj Kumar | 2,652 | 4.19% | 9.54 | |
| BJP | Kavinder Gupta | 1,655 | 2.61% | 43.05 | |
| Independent | Hans Raj Dogra | 1,211 | 1.91% | New | |
| Independent | Aslam Shah | 830 | 1.31% | New | |
| Independent | Munish Sharma | 652 | 1.03% | New | |
| Independent | Joginder Singh | 459 | 0.72% | New | |
| BRP | Girdhari Lal | 418 | 0.66% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 7,923 | 12.51% | 12.73 | ||
| Turnout | 63,327 | 38.69% | 4.06 | ||
| Registered electors | 1,63,689 | 41.99 | |||
| INC gain from BJP | Swing | 5.20 |
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Assembly Election 1996
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Hans Raj | 22,506 | 45.67% | 15.04 | |
| INC | Yogesh Sawhney | 10,068 | 20.43% | 28.57 | |
| BSP | Pawan Kumar | 6,767 | 13.73% | New | |
| JKNC | Chander Mohan | 6,276 | 12.73% | New | |
| JD | Ayoudhia Kumar | 2,123 | 4.31% | New | |
| Independent | Tilak Raj Mahajan | 480 | 0.97% | New | |
| JKNPP | Udhay Chand | 429 | 0.87% | 3.86 | |
| Independent | Sunil Kumar | 315 | 0.64% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 12,438 | 25.24% | 6.87 | ||
| Turnout | 49,283 | 43.31% | 17.72 | ||
| Registered electors | 1,15,286 | 110.79 | |||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | 3.33 |
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Assembly Election 1987
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Mangat Ram Sharma | 16,204 | 48.99% | 17.38 | |
| BJP | Chander Mohan Sharma | 10,130 | 30.63% | 13.39 | |
| Independent | Bishwa Nath | 3,131 | 9.47% | New | |
| JKNPP | Udhay Chand | 1,566 | 4.73% | New | |
| JP | Sham Sunder | 585 | 1.77% | New | |
| Independent | Rattan Lal | 382 | 1.16% | New | |
| Independent | Vijay Kumar Malhotra | 343 | 1.04% | New | |
| Independent | Farrkh Javeed | 267 | 0.81% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 6,074 | 18.37% | 30.77 | ||
| Turnout | 33,073 | 61.52% | 9.91 | ||
| Registered electors | 54,692 | 10.10 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | 17.38 |
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Assembly Election 1983
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Rangil Singh | 16,672 | 66.38% | 28.39 | |
| BJP | Tilak Raj Sharma | 4,331 | 17.24% | New | |
| Independent | Udhey Chand | 1,824 | 7.26% | New | |
| JKNC | Sudershan Lal Mahajan | 1,210 | 4.82% | 1.40 | |
| Independent | Om Parkash S/O Sh. Beli Ram | 309 | 1.23% | New | |
| Independent | Om Parkash S/O Sh. Dhani Ram | 264 | 1.05% | New | |
| Independent | Jatinder Paul | 225 | 0.90% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 12,341 | 49.13% | 32.35 | ||
| Turnout | 25,117 | 51.65% | 2.35 | ||
| Registered electors | 49,676 | 31.38 | |||
| INC gain from JP | Swing | 11.61 |
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Assembly Election 1977
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JP | Harbans Lal Bhagotra | 10,956 | 54.76% | New | |
| INC | Romesh Chander | 7,599 | 37.98% | New | |
| JKNC | Rattan Lal Gupta | 684 | 3.42% | New | |
| Independent | Som Nath | 333 | 1.66% | New | |
| Independent | Master Modh Sharif | 267 | 1.33% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 3,357 | 16.78% | |||
| Turnout | 20,006 | 53.73% | |||
| Registered electors | 37,810 | ||||
| JP win (new seat) | |||||