Tikri Assembly constituency
Constituency of the Jammu and Kashmir legislative assembly in India
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Tikri Assembly constituency was an assembly constituency in the India state of Jammu and Kashmir.
| Tikri | |
|---|---|
| Former constituency for the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | North India |
| State | Jammu and Kashmir |
| Established | 1962 |
| Abolished | 1972 |
| Total electors | 32,205 |
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Landar Tikri | |||
| 1962 | Shiv Charan | Jammu Praja Parishad | |
| Tikri | |||
| 1967 | Shiv Charan | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | |
| 1972 | Nirmal Devi | Indian National Congress | |
Election results
Assembly Election 1972
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Nirmal Devi | 11,929 | 63.37% |  20.26 | |
| ABJS | Shiv Charan | 5,488 | 29.16% |  20.23 | |
| INC(O) | Rangil Singh | 615 | 3.27% | New | |
| Independent | Jarnail Singh | 336 | 1.79% | New | |
| Independent | Om Prakash | 272 | 1.45% | New | |
| Independent | Hari Krishan | 183 | 0.97% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 6,441 | 34.22% | 27.95 | ||
| Turnout | 18,823 | 60.00% | 1.43 | ||
| Registered electors | 32,205 | 6.70 | |||
| INC gain from ABJS | Swing | 13.99 |
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Assembly Election 1967
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABJS | Shiv Charan | 8,926 | 49.39% | New | |
| INC | M. Ram | 7,793 | 43.12% | New | |
| JKNC | H. Chand | 568 | 3.14% | New | |
| Independent | K. Singh | 344 | 1.90% | New | |
| Independent | P. Ram | 224 | 1.24% | New | |
| Independent | K. Singh | 219 | 1.21% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 1,133 | 6.27% | |||
| Turnout | 18,074 | 62.13% | |||
| Registered electors | 30,184 | ||||
| ABJS win (new seat) | |||||
Assembly Election 1962
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JPP | Shiv Charan | 7,595 | 47.53% | New | |
| JKNC | Faqir Chand | 6,929 | 43.36% | New | |
| Democratic National Conference | Moti Ram | 778 | 4.87% | New | |
| Independent | Durga Dass | 573 | 3.59% | New | |
| Independent | Jia Lal | 105 | 0.66% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 666 | 4.17% | |||
| Turnout | 15,980 | 60.10% | |||
| Registered electors | 26,716 | ||||
| JPP win (new seat) | |||||