Pawan Kumar Gupta
Indian politician
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Pawan Kumar Gupta is an Indian political leader from Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. Gupta is the Deputy Leader of Opposition alongwith Surjeet Singh (Dy. LoP) in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly under Sunil Sharma. He is a member (MLA) of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly from the Udhampur West constituency in Udhampur district as a member of BJP.[1][2][3][4]
LeaderSunil Kumar Sharma
Preceded byConstituency established
ConstituencyUdhampur West
Succeeded byConstituency abolished
Pawan Kumar Gupta | |
|---|---|
| Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 5 June 2025 | |
| Leader | Sunil Kumar Sharma |
| Member of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Constituency | Udhampur West |
| In office 2014–2018 | |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| Constituency | Udhampur |
| Personal details | |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
He has served as the Minister of State (MoS) - ‘Finance’ & ‘IT’ while he was member of Legislative Assembly of erstwhile State of Jammu and Kashmir from Udhampur Vidhan Sabha before the delimitation of the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir.[5]
Electoral performance
| Election | Constituency | Party | Result | Votes % | Opposition Candidate | Opposition Party | Opposition vote % | Ref | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Udhampur West | BJP | Won | 52.06% | Sumeet Magotra | INC | 29.15% | [6] | ||
| 2014 | Udhampur | Independent | Won | 42.57% | Balwant Singh Mankotia | JKNPP | 25.36% | [7] | ||
| 2008 | Udhampur | BJP | Lost | 31.61% | Balwant Singh Mankotia | JKNPP | 35.49% | [8] | ||
| 2002 | Udhampur | BJP | Lost | 24.10% | Balwant Singh Mankotia | JKNPP | 40.39% | [9] | ||
