Bishnah Assembly constituency is one of the 90 constituencies in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir a north state of India. Bishnah is also part of Jammu Lok Sabha constituency.[1]
| Bishnah | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 72 for the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| State | Jammu and Kashmir |
| District | Jammu |
| LS constituency | Jammu |
| Established | 1962 |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Bhartiya Janata Party |
| Elected year | 2024 |
Member of Legislative Assembly
edit- 1962: Trilochan Datt, Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
- 1967: Bhagat Chhaju Ram, Indian National Congress
- 1972: Parma Nand, Indian National Congress
- 1977: Parma Nand, Indian National Congress
- 1983: Bhagat Chhaju Ram, Indian National Congress
- 1987: Parma Nand,[2] Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
- 1996: Jagdish Raj Dubey,[3] Janata Dal
- 2002: Ashwani Kumar Sharma,[4] Independent
- 2008: Ashwani Kumar Sharma,[5] Independent
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Kamal Verma[6] | Jammu & Kashmir National Conference | |
| 2024 | Rajeev Kumar[7] | Bhartiya Janata Party | ||
Election results
edit2024
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Rajeev Kumar | 53,435 | 56.48 |  19.09
| |
| INC | Neeraj Kundan | 37,808 | 39.96 | 35.3
| |
| Independent | Prem Pal | 799 | 0.84 | New | |
| BSP | Tilak Raj | 660 | 0.70 |  1.66
| |
| SS(UBT) | Jai Bharat | 475 | 0.50 | New | |
| Independent | Vishal Kumar | 341 | 0.36 | New | |
| JKPDP | Vicky Kumar Dogra | 297 | 0.31 | 11.18
| |
| SP | Tarsem Lal Khullar | 225 | 0.24 | New | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 401 | 0.42 | 0.27
| |
| Majority | 15,627 | 16.52 | 12.29
| ||
| Turnout | 94,661 | ||||
| BJP gain from JKNC | Swing | ||||
2014
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JKNC | Kamal Verma | 29,380 | 41.62 | ||
| BJP | Ashwani Kumar Sharma | 26,394 | 37.39 | ||
| JKPDP | Faqir Chand | 8,112 | 11.49 | ||
| INC | Gulchain Singh Charak | 3,272 | 4.64 | ||
| BSP | Bharat Bhushan | 1,668 | 2.36 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 490 | 0.69 | ||
| Majority | 2,986 | 4.23 | |||
| Turnout | 70,587 | 76.15 | |||
| JKNC gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Sitting and previous MLAs from Bishnah Assembly Constituency
- ^ "Jammu & Kashmir 1987". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
- ^ "Jammu & Kashmir 1996". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- ^ "Jammu & Kashmir 2002". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- ^ "Jammu & Kashmir 2008". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- ^ a b "Jammu & Kashmir 2014". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- ^ "Bishnah, Jammu and Kashmir Assembly Election Results 2024 Highlights: BJP's Rajeev Kumar with 53435 defeats INC's Neeraj Kundan". India Today. 8 October 2024. Retrieved 9 October 2024.