Jammu North Assembly constituency

Jammu North
Constituency No. 79 for the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
StateJammu and Kashmir
DistrictJammu
LS constituencyJammu
Established2022
Member of Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyBharatiya Janata Party
Elected year2024

Jammu North Assembly constituency is one of the 90 constituencies in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir a north state of India. Jammu North is also part of Jammu Lok Sabha constituency.[1][2][3]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Election Member Party
1962 Prem Nath Jammu Praja Parishad
1967 Bharatiya Jana Sangh
1972 Sheikh Abdul Rehman
2024 Sham Lal Sharma Bharatiya Janata Party

Election results

Assembly Election 2024

2024 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Jammu North[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Sham Lal Sharma 47,219 63.66% New
JKNC Ajay Sadhotra 19,856 26.77% New
Independent Shiv Dev Singh 2,442 3.29% New
Independent Akash Singh Slathia 1,161 1.57% New
BSP Badri Nath 598 0.81% New
Independent Amit Kapoor 560 0.75% New
NOTA None of the Above 319 0.43% New
Margin of victory 27,363 36.89% Increase13.41
Turnout 74,178 66.69% Increase2.34
Registered electors 1,11,228 Increase246.55
BJP gain from ABJS Swing Increase3.43

Assembly Election 1972

1972 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Jammu North[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
ABJS Sheikh Abdul Rehman 12,439 60.23% Increase0.52
INC Nilam Ber Dev Sharma 7,590 36.75% Increase2.20
Independent Shiv Kumar 238 1.15% New
Independent Kamal Sharma 140 0.68% New
Margin of victory 4,849 23.48% Decrease1.68
Turnout 20,654 65.59% Decrease1.54
Registered electors 32,096 Increase23.04
ABJS hold Swing Increase0.52

Assembly Election 1967

1967 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Jammu North[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
ABJS Prem Nath 10,262 59.70% New
INC B. Ram 5,938 34.55% New
Independent J. Nath 434 2.53% New
Independent R. Saroop 327 1.90% New
Independent R. Lal 227 1.32% New
Margin of victory 4,324 25.16% Decrease9.97
Turnout 17,188 67.54% Decrease3.66
Registered electors 26,085 Decrease17.91
ABJS gain from JPP Swing Decrease6.94

Assembly Election 1962

1962 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Jammu North[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JPP Prem Nath 14,728 66.64% New
JKNC Hardatt Bakshi 6,966 31.52% New
Independent Jagdish Chander 406 1.84% New
Margin of victory 7,762 35.12%
Turnout 22,100 70.19%
Registered electors 31,776
JPP win (new seat)

See also

References

  1. ^ "Notification by Delimitation Commission" (PDF). egazette.nic.in. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 October 2022.
  2. ^ "Final Delimitation Order" (PDF). Jammu and Kashmir CEO. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2022.
  3. ^ "Constituency map" (PDF). Jammu and Kashmir CEO. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 May 2023.
  4. ^ Election Commission of India (8 October 2024). "J&K Assembly Election Results 2024 - Bandipora". Archived from the original on 10 October 2024. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
  5. ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1972 to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 17 January 2012. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
  6. ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1967 to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
  7. ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1962 to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 15 February 2024.