Nowshera Assembly constituency
Constituency of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly
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Nowshera is one of the 90 constituencies in the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir, a northern Union Territory of India. Nowshera is also part of Anantnag–Rajouri Lok Sabha constituency.[1][2][3]
| Nowshera | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 84 for the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | North India |
| Union Territory | Jammu and Kashmir |
| District | Rajouri |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Anantnag - Rajouri |
| Established | 1962 |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 13th Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Jammu & Kashmir National Conference |
| Elected year | 2024 |
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Master Beli Ram Sharma | Jammu & Kashmir National Conference | |
| 1967 | Indian National Congress | ||
| 1972 | |||
| 1977 | |||
| 1983 | |||
| 1987 | |||
| 1996 | Radhay Sham Sharma | ||
| 2002 | Romesh Chander Sharma | ||
| 2008 | Radhay Sham Sharma | Jammu & Kashmir National Conference | |
| 2014 | Ravinder Raina | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2024 | Surinder Kumar Choudhary | Jammu and Kashmir National Conference | |
Election results
Assembly Election 2024
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JKNC | Surinder Kumar Choudhary | 35,069 | 54.16% | New | |
| BJP | Ravinder Raina | 27,250 | 42.09% |  7.43 | |
| BSP | Manohar Singh | 1,456 | 2.25% | New | |
| JKPDP | Haq Nawaz | 425 | 0.66% | 36.27 | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 222 | 0.34% | 0.22 | |
| Margin of victory | 7,819 | 12.08% | 0.51 | ||
| Turnout | 64,748 | 74.85% | 4.83 | ||
| Registered electors | 86,506 | 8.68 | |||
| JKNC gain from BJP | Swing |  4.65 |
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Assembly Election 2014
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Ravinder Raina | 37,374 | 49.51% | 30.75 | |
| JKPDP | Surinder Kumar Choudhary | 27,871 | 36.92% | 33.88 | |
| INC | Ravinder Kumar Sharma | 5,342 | 7.08% | 13.27 | |
| Independent | Rajinder Kumar | 1,208 | 1.60% | New | |
| JKNC | Radhay Sham Sharma | 1,099 | 1.46% | 25.02 | |
| JKNPP | Yash Pal | 697 | 0.92% | 4.06 | |
| Independent | Ashwani Kumar Sharma | 484 | 0.64% | New | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 423 | 0.56% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 9,503 | 12.59% | 6.46 | ||
| Turnout | 75,481 | 79.68% | 6.61 | ||
| Registered electors | 94,729 | 10.99 | |||
| BJP gain from JKNC | Swing | 23.04 |
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Assembly Election 2008
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JKNC | Radhay Sham Sharma | 16,511 | 26.47% | 5.00 | |
| INC | Romesh Chander Sharma | 12,691 | 20.35% | 19.90 | |
| BSP | Surinder Kumar Choudhary | 12,186 | 19.54% | 16.09 | |
| BJP | Vishwinder Dev | 11,701 | 18.76% | New | |
| JKNPP | Shamsher Singh | 3,109 | 4.99% | New | |
| Independent | Ajeet Singh | 1,970 | 3.16% | New | |
| JKPDP | Arshad Mehmood | 1,896 | 3.04% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 3,820 | 6.13% | 2.65 | ||
| Turnout | 62,365 | 73.07% | 15.23 | ||
| Registered electors | 85,347 | 3.12 | |||
| JKNC gain from INC | Swing | 13.78 |
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Assembly Election 2002
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Romesh Chander Sharma | 20,511 | 40.25% | 10.44 | |
| JKNC | Radhey Sham Sharma | 16,037 | 31.47% | 4.66 | |
| Independent | Vishwinder Dev | 9,424 | 18.49% | New | |
| Independent | Sushil Kumar | 3,228 | 6.33% | New | |
| BSP | Yesh Paul | 1,757 | 3.45% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 4,474 | 8.78% | 15.11 | ||
| Turnout | 50,957 | 57.86% | 4.02 | ||
| Registered electors | 88,099 | 36.52 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | 10.44 |
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Assembly Election 1996
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Radhay Sham Sharma | 20,238 | 50.70% | 9.82 | |
| JKNC | Rattan Singh | 10,702 | 26.81% | New | |
| BJP | Darshan Lal | 7,984 | 20.00% | 13.38 | |
| JD | Balwant Singh | 549 | 1.38% | New | |
| JKNPP | Kali Dass | 313 | 0.78% | 0.14 | |
| Margin of victory | 9,536 | 23.89% | 22.01 | ||
| Turnout | 39,921 | 62.63% | 5.58 | ||
| Registered electors | 64,532 | 9.48 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | 9.82 |
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Assembly Election 1987
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Beli Ram | 24,053 | 60.51% | 30.47 | |
| Independent | Balwant Singh | 5,808 | 14.61% | New | |
| Independent | Krishan Lal | 4,545 | 11.43% | New | |
| BJP | Sat Paul Sharma | 2,633 | 6.62% | 3.55 | |
| Independent | Shamsher Singh | 1,619 | 4.07% | New | |
| JP | Khem Raj Khajuria | 537 | 1.35% | New | |
| JKNPP | Kamal Goria | 368 | 0.93% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 18,245 | 45.90% | 36.67 | ||
| Turnout | 39,749 | 68.54% | 3.46 | ||
| Registered electors | 58,942 | 8.99 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | 30.47 |
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Assembly Election 1983
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Beli Ram | 10,395 | 30.05% | 0.84 | |
| JKNC | Rachpal Singh | 7,202 | 20.82% | 5.87 | |
| Independent | Rattan Singh | 6,310 | 18.24% | New | |
| Independent | Nand Kumar | 5,337 | 15.43% | New | |
| Independent | Chandi Ram | 1,544 | 4.46% | New | |
| Independent | Ashok Kumar | 1,223 | 3.53% | New | |
| BJP | Kali Dass | 1,065 | 3.08% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 3,193 | 9.23% | 7.59 | ||
| Turnout | 34,597 | 65.39% | 5.07 | ||
| Registered electors | 54,078 | 25.62 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | 0.84 |
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Assembly Election 1977
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Beli Ram | 7,832 | 30.89% | 13.15 | |
| Independent | Rattan Singh | 7,416 | 29.25% | New | |
| JP | Tilak Raj | 6,077 | 23.97% | New | |
| JKNC | Nand Kumar | 3,790 | 14.95% | New | |
| Independent | Jagdev Raj | 242 | 0.95% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 416 | 1.64% | 1.38 | ||
| Turnout | 25,357 | 60.01% | 2.75 | ||
| Registered electors | 43,048 | 36.49 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | 13.15 |
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Assembly Election 1972
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Beli Ram | 8,563 | 44.04% | 5.19 | |
| Independent | Nand Kumar | 8,512 | 43.77% | New | |
| ABJS | Sat Paul Sharma | 1,570 | 8.07% | 1.92 | |
| Independent | Tarlok Chand | 800 | 4.11% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 51 | 0.26% | 8.13 | ||
| Turnout | 19,445 | 63.53% | 0.26 | ||
| Registered electors | 31,539 | 17.52 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | 5.19 |
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Assembly Election 1967
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Beli Ram | 6,454 | 38.84% | New | |
| PSP | N. Kumar | 5,060 | 30.45% | 18.05 | |
| Democratic National Conference | D. Nath | 3,441 | 20.71% | 2.39 | |
| ABJS | Sat Paul Sharma | 1,660 | 9.99% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 1,394 | 8.39% | 22.81 | ||
| Turnout | 16,615 | 64.45% | 0.48 | ||
| Registered electors | 26,836 | 22.89 | |||
| INC gain from JKNC | Swing | 15.46 |
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Assembly Election 1962
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JKNC | Beli Ram | 11,608 | 54.30% | New | |
| Democratic National Conference | Krishan Dev Sethi | 4,939 | 23.10% | New | |
| PSP | Nand Kumar | 2,651 | 12.40% | New | |
| JPP | Ved Prakash | 1,622 | 7.59% | New | |
| Independent | Behari Lal | 557 | 2.61% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 6,669 | 31.20% | |||
| Turnout | 21,377 | 62.44% | |||
| Registered electors | 34,800 | ||||
| JKNC win (new seat) | |||||