Kishtwar Assembly constituency
Constituency of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly
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Kishtwar Assembly constituency is one of the 90 constituencies in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir a north state of India. Kishtwar is also part of Udhampur Lok Sabha constituency.[1][2][3]
| Kishtwar | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 49 for the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| State | Jammu and Kashmir |
| District | Kishtwar |
| 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 | Syed Mir Badshah | Jammu and Kashmir National Conference | |
| 1967 | Ghulam Mustafa | Indian National Congress | |
| 1972 | Pir Nizamuddin | ||
| 1977 | Bashir Ahmad Kichloo | Jammu and Kashmir National Conference | |
| 1983 | Ghulam Hussain Arman | Indian National Congress | |
| 1987 | Bashir Ahmad Kichloo | Jammu and Kashmir National Conference | |
| 1996 | |||
| 2002 | Sajjad Ahmad Kichloo | ||
| 2008 | |||
| 2014 | Sunil Kumar Sharma | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2024[4] | Shagun Parihar | ||
Election results
Assembly Election 2024
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Shagun Parihar | 29,053 | 48.00% |  2.63 | |
| JKNC | Sajjad Ahmed Kichloo | 28,532 | 47.14% | 6.38 | |
| JKPDP | Firdoos Ahmed Tak | 997 | 1.65% |  8.76 | |
| Independent | Roop Lal | 571 | 0.94% | New | |
| BSP | Sumit Kumar | 441 | 0.73% | New | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 615 | 1.02% | 0.56 | |
| Margin of victory | 521 | 0.86% | 3.75 | ||
| Turnout | 60,524 | 81.28% | 3.18 | ||
| Registered electors | 74,466 | 5.95 | |||
| BJP hold | Swing | 2.63 |
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Assembly Election 2014
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Sunil Kumar Sharma | 28,054 | 45.37% | 12.69 | |
| JKNC | Sajjad Ahmed Kichloo | 25,202 | 40.76% | 3.28 | |
| JKPDP | Firdous Ahmed Tak | 6,432 | 10.40% | 9.85 | |
| INC | Nek Ram | 782 | 1.26% | 1.89 | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 279 | 0.45% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 2,852 | 4.61% | 0.19 | ||
| Turnout | 61,832 | 78.10% | 3.64 | ||
| Registered electors | 79,174 | 14.79 | |||
| BJP gain from JKNC | Swing | 7.89 |
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Assembly Election 2008
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JKNC | Sajjad Ahmad Kichloo | 19,248 | 37.48% | 3.84 | |
| BJP | Sunil Kumar Sharma | 16,783 | 32.68% | New | |
| JKPDP | Syed Asgar Ali | 10,403 | 20.26% | New | |
| INC | Thakur Jugal Bhandari | 1,621 | 3.16% | 34.06 | |
| Jammu & Kashmir Democratic Party Nationalist | Siddharth Metha | 883 | 1.72% | New | |
| Independent | Mohammad Ashraf Giri | 689 | 1.34% | New | |
| Independent | Gurnam Singh | 473 | 0.92% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 2,465 | 4.80% | 0.69 | ||
| Turnout | 51,356 | 74.46% | 19.64 | ||
| Registered electors | 68,974 | 6.59 | |||
| JKNC hold | Swing | 3.84 |
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Assembly Election 2002
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JKNC | Sajjad Hussain | 16,725 | 41.32% | 9.28 | |
| INC | Ghulam Haider Sheikh | 15,062 | 37.21% | 33.55 | |
| Independent | Rajinder Singh | 6,551 | 16.19% | New | |
| Independent | Ravinder Kumar | 536 | 1.32% | New | |
| JD(S) | Bashir Ahmed | 522 | 1.29% | New | |
| SS | Rajinder Kumar | 471 | 1.16% | New | |
| BSP | Desh Raj | 356 | 0.88% | 1.34 | |
| Margin of victory | 1,663 | 4.11% | 15.66 | ||
| Turnout | 40,473 | 54.82% | 13.14 | ||
| Registered electors | 73,838 | 41.95 | |||
| JKNC hold | Swing | 9.28 |
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Assembly Election 1996
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JKNC | Bashir Ahmed Kichloo | 17,889 | 50.61% | 17.35 | |
| BJP | Rajinder Singh | 10,900 | 30.84% | 18.37 | |
| Independent | Abdul Majid Malik | 2,465 | 6.97% | New | |
| JD | Abdul Gani | 1,810 | 5.12% | New | |
| INC | Ghulam Hussain Arman | 1,294 | 3.66% | New | |
| BSP | Hans Raj | 786 | 2.22% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 6,989 | 19.77% | 35.72 | ||
| Turnout | 35,348 | 68.49% | 0.65 | ||
| Registered electors | 52,016 | 34.39 | |||
| JKNC hold | Swing | 17.35 |
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Assembly Election 1987
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JKNC | Bashir Ahmed Kichloo | 18,044 | 67.95% | 29.89 | |
| BJP | Man Mohan | 3,309 | 12.46% | 7.96 | |
| Independent | Wali Mohammed | 2,640 | 9.94% | New | |
| LKD | Hari Krishan | 1,682 | 6.33% | New | |
| Independent | Janki Nath | 542 | 2.04% | New | |
| JKNPP | Chuni Lal Wazer | 336 | 1.27% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 14,735 | 55.49% | 41.93 | ||
| Turnout | 26,553 | 69.85% | 2.20 | ||
| Registered electors | 38,706 | 15.83 | |||
| JKNC gain from INC | Swing | 16.33 |
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Assembly Election 1983
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Ghulam Hussain Arman | 12,213 | 51.63% | 44.85 | |
| JKNC | Bashir Ahmed Kichloo | 9,004 | 38.06% | 10.91 | |
| BJP | Seva Ram Parihat | 1,066 | 4.51% | New | |
| Independent | Abdul Hamid | 515 | 2.18% | New | |
| Independent | Ghulam Mohammed | 447 | 1.89% | New | |
| Independent | Jagat Ram | 201 | 0.85% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 3,209 | 13.56% | 9.92 | ||
| Turnout | 23,657 | 72.20% | 21.47 | ||
| Registered electors | 33,415 | 14.47 | |||
| INC gain from JKNC | Swing | 24.47 |
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Assembly Election 1977
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JKNC | Bashir Ahmed Kichloo | 3,910 | 27.15% | New | |
| JP | Ghulam Hussain Arman | 3,385 | 23.51% | New | |
| Independent | Manmohan Pargal | 1,797 | 12.48% | New | |
| Independent | Sewa Ram | 1,675 | 11.63% | New | |
| Independent | Abdul Majid | 1,636 | 11.36% | New | |
| INC | Pir Mizam Ud Din | 975 | 6.77% | 53.74 | |
| Independent | Riaz Ahmed | 448 | 3.11% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 525 | 3.65% | 32.12 | ||
| Turnout | 14,399 | 51.10% | 4.80 | ||
| Registered electors | 29,192 | 2.98 | |||
| JKNC gain from INC | Swing | 33.35 |
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Assembly Election 1972
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Pir Nizam Ud Din | 9,283 | 60.51% | 8.57 | |
| Independent | Ghulam Hussain Arman | 3,796 | 24.74% | New | |
| ABJS | Jia Lal Shan | 2,054 | 13.39% | New | |
| SSP | Hem Raj | 209 | 1.36% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 5,487 | 35.76% | 2.38 | ||
| Turnout | 15,342 | 54.91% | 12.62 | ||
| Registered electors | 28,347 | 5.18 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | 8.57 |
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Assembly Election 1967
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | G. Mustafa | 7,726 | 69.07% | New | |
| Independent | G. Nabi | 3,459 | 30.93% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 4,267 | 38.15% | 13.70 | ||
| Turnout | 11,185 | 44.82% | 30.55 | ||
| Registered electors | 26,950 | 1.63 | |||
| INC gain from JKNC | Swing | 6.85 |
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Assembly Election 1962
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JKNC | Syed Mir Badshah | 14,988 | 75.93% | New | |
| JPP | Sewa Ram | 4,752 | 24.07% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 10,236 | 51.85% | |||
| Turnout | 20,532 | 74.94% | |||
| Registered electors | 27,397 | ||||
| JKNC win (new seat) | |||||