Kalakote–Sunderbani Assembly constituency
Constituency of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly
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Kalakote–Sunderbani Assembly constituency is one of the 90 constituencies in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir a north state of India. Kalakote is also part of Jammu Lok Sabha constituency.[1][2][3]
| Kalakote–Sunderbani | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 83 for the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| State | Jammu and Kashmir |
| District | Rajouri |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Jammu |
| Established | 2022 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | BJP |
| Alliance | NDA |
| Elected year | 2024 |
Members of Legislative Assembly
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kalakote | |||
| 1996 | Ashok Kumar Sharma[4] | Indian National Congress | |
| 2002[5] | Rachhpal Singh | Jammu and Kashmir National Conference | |
| 2008[6] | |||
| 2014 | Abdul Ghani Kohli[7] | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| Kalakote–Sunderbani | |||
| 2024 | Randhir Singh | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
Election results
Assembly Election 2024
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Randhir Singh | 35,010 | 50.81% |  12.68 | |
| JKNC | Yashu Vardhan Singh | 20,601 | 29.90% | New | |
| JKAP | Arun K Sharma | 9,380 | 13.61% | New | |
| DPAP | Ashok Kumar Sharma | 1,695 | 2.46% | New | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 577 | 0.84% |  0.32 | |
| JKPDP | Majid Hussain Shah | 507 | 0.74% | 11.85 | |
| Margin of victory | 14,409 | 20.91% | 11.57 | ||
| Turnout | 68,903 | 70.64% | 6.02 | ||
| Registered electors | 97,541 | 13.02 | |||
| BJP hold | Swing | 12.68 |
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Assembly Election 2014
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Abdul Ghani Kohli | 25,225 | 38.13% | 35.56 | |
| JKNC | Rachhpal Singh | 19,047 | 28.79% | 16.83 | |
| INC | Ashok Kumar Sharma | 10,520 | 15.90% | 14.07 | |
| JKPDP | Asad Bari Shah | 8,325 | 12.58% | 1.37 | |
| BSP | Mohammed Rafiq | 1,472 | 2.22% | 4.71 | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 766 | 1.16% | New | |
| Independent | Ashok Kumar | 526 | 0.80% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 6,178 | 9.34% | 11.24 | ||
| Turnout | 66,162 | 76.66% | 3.34 | ||
| Registered electors | 86,303 | 14.03 | |||
| BJP gain from JKNC | Swing | 7.49 |
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Assembly Election 2008
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JKNC | Rachhpal Singh | 25,314 | 45.62% | 0.99 | |
| Independent | Ashok Kumar Sharma | 13,894 | 25.04% | New | |
| JKPDP | Abdul Khaliq | 7,742 | 13.95% | 7.72 | |
| BSP | Raj Kumar | 3,851 | 6.94% | 6.03 | |
| BJP | Bharat Bushan Vaid | 1,423 | 2.56% | 0.03 | |
| INC | Abdul Ghani Kohli | 1,017 | 1.83% | 41.88 | |
| Independent | Mohinder Kour | 484 | 0.87% | New | |
| Independent | Khaliq Hussain | 421 | 0.76% | New | |
| Independent | Ram Parkash Sharma | 338 | 0.61% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 11,420 | 20.58% | 17.68 | ||
| Turnout | 55,494 | 73.32% | 24.66 | ||
| Registered electors | 75,684 | 11.18 | |||
| JKNC hold | Swing | 0.99 |
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Assembly Election 2002
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JKNC | Rachpal Singh | 19,324 | 46.61% | 33.14 | |
| INC | Ashok Kumar Sharma | 18,124 | 43.71% | 1.79 | |
| JKPDP | Fallail Singh | 2,585 | 6.23% | New | |
| BJP | Bodh Raj | 1,052 | 2.54% | 6.27 | |
| BSP | Bhan Singh | 377 | 0.91% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 1,200 | 2.89% | 29.14 | ||
| Turnout | 41,462 | 48.66% | 5.77 | ||
| Registered electors | 85,210 | 48.95 | |||
| JKNC gain from INC | Swing | 1.10 |
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Assembly Election 1996
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Ashok Kumar Sharma | 14,169 | 45.51% | New | |
| JKNC | Puran Singh Thakur | 4,194 | 13.47% | New | |
| Independent | Gian Singh | 4,096 | 13.15% | New | |
| Independent | Liaqat Ali | 3,432 | 11.02% | New | |
| BJP | Kuldeep Raj Gupta | 2,742 | 8.81% | New | |
| Independent | Kashmir Singh Kanwar | 1,573 | 5.05% | New | |
| JD | Mohammed Yaqub Bhatti | 576 | 1.85% | New | |
| JKNPP | Kamal Gouria | 195 | 0.63% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 9,975 | 32.04% | |||
| Turnout | 31,137 | 54.96% | |||
| Registered electors | 57,209 | ||||
| INC win (new seat) | |||||