Suchetgarh Assembly constituency
Constituency of the Jammu and Kashmir legislative assembly in India
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Suchetgarh Assembly constituency is one of the 90 constituencies in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir a north state of India. It is also part of Jammu Lok Sabha constituency.[1][2]
| Suchetgarh | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 73 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 | 1996 |
| Reservation | SC |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | BJP |
| Alliance | NDA |
| Elected year | 2024 |
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Chuni Lal | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2002 | Gharu Ram Choudhary | Indian National Congress | |
| 2008 | Sham Lal Choudhary | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2014 | |||
| 2024 | Gharu Ram Bhagat | ||
Election results
Assembly Election 2024
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Gharu Ram Bhagat | 39,302 | 46.32% |  7.51 | |
| INC | Bhusan Lal | 28,161 | 33.19% | 14.37 | |
| DPAP | Ajaib Singh | 8,265 | 9.74% | New | |
| Independent | Usha Devi | 4,210 | 4.96% | New | |
| Independent | Sham Lal Bhagat | 1,277 | 1.51% | New | |
| BSP | Bishan Dass | 1,094 | 1.29% | 0.28 | |
| Independent | Dr Preeti Kumari | 644 | 0.76% | New | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 409 | 0.48% | 0.06 | |
| Margin of victory | 11,141 | 13.13% |  5.17 | ||
| Turnout | 84,847 | 75.21% | 3.11 | ||
| Registered electors | 1,12,819 | 71.73 | |||
| BJP hold | Swing | 7.51 |
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Assembly Election 2014
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Sham Lal Choudhary | 19,971 | 38.82% | 0.58 | |
| JKNC | Taranjeet Singh | 10,554 | 20.51% | 2.26 | |
| INC | Rajinder Singh Chib | 9,684 | 18.82% | 4.49 | |
| JKPDP | Tarlok Singh Bajwa | 8,578 | 16.67% | 2.76 | |
| Independent | Bhupinder Singh | 628 | 1.22% | New | |
| BSP | Harjeet Kumar | 520 | 1.01% | 1.52 | |
| Independent | Rajinder Singh Toofani | 353 | 0.69% | New | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 217 | 0.42% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 9,417 | 18.30% | 1.68 | ||
| Turnout | 51,451 | 78.32% | 1.48 | ||
| Registered electors | 65,695 | 14.76 | |||
| BJP hold | Swing | 0.58 |
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Assembly Election 2008
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Sham Lal Choudhary | 17,995 | 39.39% | 12.28 | |
| JKNC | Taranjeet Singh | 10,403 | 22.77% | 9.41 | |
| INC | Garu Ram Choudhary | 6,545 | 14.33% | 13.12 | |
| JKPDP | Tarlok Singh Bajwa | 6,357 | 13.92% | 1.51 | |
| BSP | Mohan Singh | 1,154 | 2.53% | 1.77 | |
| JKNPP | Ashok Kumar | 504 | 1.10% | 0.36 | |
| Kranti Dal | Kundan Lal Sharma | 373 | 0.82% | New | |
| SP | Makhan Singh | 318 | 0.70% | New | |
| Independent | Girdhari Lal | 306 | 0.67% | New | |
| BBP | Hari Singh | 294 | 0.64% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 7,592 | 16.62% | 16.29 | ||
| Turnout | 45,682 | 79.80% | 10.03 | ||
| Registered electors | 57,246 | 3.36 | |||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | 11.95 |
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Assembly Election 2002
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Gharu Ram Choudhary | 11,344 | 27.45% | 1.61 | |
| BJP | Rajinder Singh Chib | 11,207 | 27.11% | 0.83 | |
| JKNC | Taranjeet Singh | 5,524 | 13.36% | 10.98 | |
| JKPDP | Trilok Singh | 5,127 | 12.40% | New | |
| Independent | Sham Lal Choudhary | 3,715 | 8.99% | New | |
| BSP | Mohan Singh | 1,776 | 4.30% | 12.18 | |
| SS | Kasturi Singh | 600 | 1.45% | New | |
| NCP | Tilak Raj | 474 | 1.15% | New | |
| CPI | Dalip Singh | 318 | 0.77% | New | |
| JKNPP | Rajinder Singh | 306 | 0.74% | 18.87 | |
| Independent | Vijay Chib | 298 | 0.72% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 137 | 0.33% | 0.12 | ||
| Turnout | 41,332 | 69.81% | 0.74 | ||
| Registered electors | 59,238 | 38.53 | |||
| INC gain from BJP | Swing | 1.16 |
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Assembly Election 1996
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Chuni Lal | 7,925 | 26.28% | New | |
| INC | Gharu Ram Choudhary | 7,789 | 25.83% | New | |
| JKNPP | Rajinder Singh Chib | 5,912 | 19.61% | New | |
| BSP | Makhan Singh | 4,968 | 16.48% | New | |
| JD | Souchet Singh | 1,834 | 6.08% | New | |
| AIIC(T) | Rajesh Kumar Sharma | 815 | 2.70% | New | |
| JKNC | Nanak Singh | 719 | 2.38% | New | |
| JKAL | Kharak Singh | 189 | 0.63% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 136 | 0.45% | |||
| Turnout | 30,151 | 71.59% | |||
| Registered electors | 42,762 | ||||
| BJP win (new seat) | |||||