Kishtwar Assembly constituency is one of the 90 constituencies in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir a north state of India. Kishtwar is also part of Udhampur Lok Sabha constituency.[1][2][3]
| Kishtwar | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 49 for the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| State | Jammu and Kashmir |
| District | Kishtwar |
| LS constituency | Udhampur |
| Established | 1962 |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Elected year | 2024 |
Members of the Legislative Assembly
edit| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Syed Mir Badshah | Jammu and Kashmir National Conference | |
| 1967 | Ghulam Mustafa | Indian National Congress | |
| 1972 | Pir Nizamuddin | ||
| 1977 | Bashir Ahmad Kichloo | Jammu and Kashmir National Conference | |
| 1983 | Ghulam Hussain Arman | Indian National Congress | |
| 1987 | Bashir Ahmad Kichloo | Jammu and Kashmir National Conference | |
| 1996 | |||
| 2002 | Sajjad Ahmad Kichloo | ||
| 2008 | |||
| 2014 | Sunil Kumar Sharma | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2024[4] | Shagun Parihar | ||
Election results
edit2024
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Shagun Parihar | 29,053 | 48.00 |  2.63
| |
| JKNC | Sajjad Ahmed Kichloo | 28,532 | 47.14 | 6.38
| |
| JKPDP | Firdous Ahmed Tak | 997 | 1.65 |  8.75
| |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 615 | 1.02 | 0.57
| |
| BSP | Sumit Kumar | 441 | 0.73 | New | |
| Majority | 521 | 0.86 | 3.75
| ||
| Turnout | 60,524 | 78.24 | 0.14
| ||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
2014
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Sunil Kumar Sharma | 28,054 | 45.37 | +12.69 | |
| JKNC | Sajjad Ahmed Kichloo | 25,202 | 40.76 | +3.48 | |
| JKPDP | Firdous Ahmed Tak | 6,432 | 10.40 | −9.86 | |
| INC | Nek Ram | 782 | 1.26 | −1.90 | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 279 | 0.45 | ||
| Majority | 2,852 | 4.61 | |||
| Turnout | 61,832 | 78.10 | +3.70 | ||
| BJP gain from JKNC | Swing | ||||
2008
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JKNC | Sajjad Ahmad Kichloo | 19,248 | 37.48 | −3.84 | |
| BJP | Sunil Kumar | 16,783 | 32.68 | New | |
| JKPDP | Syed Asgar Ali | 10,403 | 20.26 | New | |
| INC | Thakur Jugal Bhandari | 1,621 | 3.16 | −34.05 | |
| Majority | 2,465 | 4.8 | |||
| Turnout | 51,356 | 74.4 | +19.58 | ||
| JKNC hold | Swing | ||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Delimitation of Constituencies in Jammu-Kashmir, Assam,Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur and Nagaland - Notification dated 06.03.2020 - Delimitation - Election Commission of India". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
- ^ "Delimitation of Constituencies in Jammu-Kashmir - Notification dated 03.03.2021 - Presidential Orders/ Delimitation Commission Orders". Election Commission of India. 3 March 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
- ^ "Sitting and previous MLAs from Kishtwar Assembly Constituency". Elections.in. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
- ^ Election Commission of India (8 October 2024). "J&K Assembly Election Results 2024 - Kishtwar". Retrieved 17 October 2024.
- ^ "Jammu and Kashmir General Legislative Election 2014". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ "Jammu and Kashmir General Legislative Election 2008". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 15 November 2021.