Udhampur Assembly constituency
Constituency of the Jammu and Kashmir legislative assembly in India
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Udhampur was a legislative constituency in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir a north state of India. Udhampur was also part of Udhampur Lok Sabha constituency.[1]
| Udhampur | |
|---|---|
| Former constituency for the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| State | Jammu and Kashmir |
| District | Udhampur |
| Established | 1962 |
| Abolished | 2018 |
Members of the Legislative Assembly
Election results
Assembly Election 2014
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Pawan Kumar Gupta | 36,226 | 42.57% | New | |
| JKNPP | Balwant Singh Mankotia | 21,576 | 25.36% |  10.14 | |
| BJP | Pawan Khajuria | 20,174 | 23.71% | 7.90 | |
| JKNC | Sunil Verma | 1,440 | 1.69% | 2.38 | |
| INC | Ashok Kumar Gupta | 1,249 | 1.47% | 13.45 | |
| JKPDP | Sukhdev Sharma | 1,149 | 1.35% | New | |
| Independent | Soma | 1,088 | 1.28% | New | |
| BSP | Ranjit Singh | 882 | 1.04% | 8.20 | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 653 | 0.77% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 14,650 | 17.22% |  13.33 | ||
| Turnout | 85,091 | 79.44% | 10.79 | ||
| Registered electors | 1,07,118 | 3.32 | |||
| Independent gain from JKNPP | Swing | 7.08 |
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Assembly Election 2008
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JKNPP | Balwant Singh Mankotia | 25,259 | 35.49% | 4.90 | |
| BJP | Pawan Kumar Gupta | 22,494 | 31.61% | 7.51 | |
| INC | Brij Mohan | 10,617 | 14.92% | 4.10 | |
| BSP | Dhani Ram Atri | 6,571 | 9.23% | 6.81 | |
| JKNC | Sunil Verma | 2,895 | 4.07% | 5.28 | |
| Margin of victory | 2,765 | 3.89% | 12.40 | ||
| Turnout | 71,164 | 68.64% | 10.25 | ||
| Registered electors | 1,03,673 | 0.93 | |||
| JKNPP hold | Swing | 4.90 |
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Assembly Election 2002
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JKNPP | Balwant Singh Mankotia | 24,679 | 40.39% | 38.63 | |
| BJP | Pawan Kumar Gupta | 14,727 | 24.10% | 33.73 | |
| INC | Yash Paul Khajuria | 11,623 | 19.02% | 0.20 | |
| JKNC | Kuldeep Kumar | 5,713 | 9.35% | 7.01 | |
| BSP | Vijay Kumar | 1,478 | 2.42% | New | |
| Independent | Som Raj | 904 | 1.48% | New | |
| Independent | Rajinder Kumar | 489 | 0.80% | New | |
| JD(U) | Hem Raj Sharma | 475 | 0.78% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 9,952 | 16.29% | 22.72 | ||
| Turnout | 61,103 | 58.39% | 3.12 | ||
| Registered electors | 1,04,642 | 45.89 | |||
| JKNPP gain from BJP | Swing | 17.44 |
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Assembly Election 1996
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Shiv Charan Gupta | 22,928 | 57.83% | 19.20 | |
| INC | Balak Ram | 7,463 | 18.82% | 34.90 | |
| JKNC | Bharat Bhushan | 6,487 | 16.36% | New | |
| JD | Dwarka Nath | 1,179 | 2.97% | New | |
| CPI | Shiv Nath | 797 | 2.01% | New | |
| JKNPP | Balwant Singh Mankotia | 696 | 1.76% | 1.19 | |
| Margin of victory | 15,465 | 39.01% | 23.92 | ||
| Turnout | 39,645 | 56.14% | 8.68 | ||
| Registered electors | 71,725 | 30.75 | |||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | 4.11 |
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Assembly Election 1987
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Balak Ram | 18,847 | 53.72% | 8.40 | |
| BJP | Shiv Charan Gupta | 13,552 | 38.63% | 16.74 | |
| JKNPP | Romesh Kumar Kapoor | 1,034 | 2.95% | New | |
| Independent | Paras Ram | 522 | 1.49% | New | |
| Independent | Gopal Swami | 321 | 0.91% | New | |
| Independent | Romesh Chander | 311 | 0.89% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 5,295 | 15.09% | 8.34 | ||
| Turnout | 35,082 | 64.93% | 5.92 | ||
| Registered electors | 54,857 | 16.20 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | 8.40 |
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Assembly Election 1983
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Balak Ram | 12,417 | 45.32% | 4.01 | |
| BJP | Shiv Charan Gupta | 5,998 | 21.89% | New | |
| Independent | Jay Mala | 3,768 | 13.75% | New | |
| JKNC | Gopalswami | 2,962 | 10.81% | 5.16 | |
| CPI | Paras Ram | 920 | 3.36% | New | |
| Independent | Suresh Kumar | 233 | 0.85% | New | |
| Independent | Harpal Singh | 225 | 0.82% | New | |
| Independent | Amrit Sagar | 167 | 0.61% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 6,419 | 23.43% | 20.60 | ||
| Turnout | 27,396 | 59.06% | 5.49 | ||
| Registered electors | 47,211 | 16.93 | |||
| INC gain from Independent | Swing | 1.19 |
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Assembly Election 1977
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Shiv Charan Gupta | 9,363 | 44.14% | New | |
| INC | Faqir Chand | 8,763 | 41.31% | 18.14 | |
| JKNC | Sadhu Ram | 1,198 | 5.65% | New | |
| Independent | Jarnail Singh | 723 | 3.41% | New | |
| Independent | Ashok Kumar | 564 | 2.66% | New | |
| Independent | Govind Ram | 246 | 1.16% | New | |
| Independent | Mohammed Maqbool | 135 | 0.64% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 600 | 2.83% | 21.73 | ||
| Turnout | 21,213 | 53.20% | 8.51 | ||
| Registered electors | 40,375 | 21.00 | |||
| Independent gain from INC | Swing | 15.31 |
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Assembly Election 1972
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Dev Datt | 12,111 | 59.45% | 19.26 | |
| ABJS | Paras Ram | 7,107 | 34.89% | 1.74 | |
| INC(O) | Jeewan Lal | 499 | 2.45% | New | |
| Independent | Prehlad Sing | 351 | 1.72% | New | |
| Independent | Kanshi Ram | 176 | 0.86% | New | |
| Independent | Girdhari | 128 | 0.63% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 5,004 | 24.56% | 17.52 | ||
| Turnout | 20,372 | 63.04% | 1.53 | ||
| Registered electors | 33,369 | 9.85 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | 19.26 |
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Assembly Election 1967
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | H. Raj | 7,267 | 40.19% | New | |
| ABJS | P. Ram | 5,993 | 33.15% | New | |
| Independent | B. Singh | 4,201 | 23.24% | New | |
| Democratic National Conference | N. Nand | 481 | 2.66% | New | |
| Independent | I. Dass | 138 | 0.76% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 1,274 | 7.05% | 5.88 | ||
| Turnout | 18,080 | 61.60% | 1.87 | ||
| Registered electors | 30,378 | 15.58 | |||
| INC gain from JKNC | Swing | 9.41 |
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Assembly Election 1962
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JKNC | Amar Nath Sharma | 8,003 | 49.60% | New | |
| JPP | Paras Ram | 7,815 | 48.44% | New | |
| Independent | Shiv Lal | 316 | 1.96% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 188 | 1.17% | |||
| Turnout | 16,134 | 61.94% | |||
| Registered electors | 26,282 | ||||
| JKNC win (new seat) | |||||