Bani Assembly constituency
| Bani | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 63 for the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| State | Jammu and Kashmir |
| District | Kathua |
| LS constituency | Udhampur |
| Established | 1996 |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Independent |
| Elected year | 2024 |
Bani Assembly constituency is one of the 90 constituencies in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir, a region administered as a union territory of India. Bani is also part of Udhampur Lok Sabha constituency.[1][2][3]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Ghulam Haider Malik | Jammu & Kashmir National Conference | |
| 2002 | Prem Sagar | Indian National Congress | |
| 2008 | Lal Chand | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2014 | Jewan Lal | ||
| 2024 | Dr Rameshwar Singh | Independent politician | |
Election results
Assembly Election 2024
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Dr Rameshwar Singh | 18,672 | 43.43% | New | |
| BJP | Jewan Lal | 16,624 | 38.67% |  0.47
| |
| DPAP | Gouri Shanker | 4,001 | 9.31% | New | |
| INC | Ms Kajal | 1,970 | 4.58% |  0.38
| |
| Independent | Jatinder Singh | 628 | 1.46% | New | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 427 | 0.99% | 0.07
| |
| Independent | Sarfraz Safder | 291 | 0.68% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 2,048 | 4.76% | 8.68
| ||
| Turnout | 42,992 | 74.13% | 4.87
| ||
| Registered electors | 57,999 | 39.65
| |||
| Independent gain from BJP | Swing | 4.29
|
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Assembly Election 2014
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Jewan Lal | 12,841 | 39.14% | 0.43
| |
| JKNC | Ghulam Haider Malik | 8,429 | 25.69% | 5.82
| |
| Independent | Lal Chand | 5,012 | 15.28% | New | |
| JKNPP | Pawan Dev Singh | 2,916 | 8.89% | 7.01
| |
| INC | Rajnish Sharma | 1,379 | 4.20% | 11.96
| |
| JKPDP | Mohammed Salim Lone | 1,087 | 3.31% | 0.16
| |
| Independent | Madan Lal | 310 | 0.94% | New | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 302 | 0.92% | New | |
| Independent | Mohammed Rafiq | 258 | 0.79% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 4,412 | 13.45% | 5.39
| ||
| Turnout | 32,808 | 78.99% | 2.90
| ||
| Registered electors | 41,533 | 13.26
| |||
| BJP hold | Swing | 0.43
|
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Assembly Election 2008
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Lal Chand | 11,041 | 39.57% | 12.61
| |
| JKNC | Ghulam Haider Malik | 8,792 | 31.51% | 3.97
| |
| INC | Prem Sagar | 4,510 | 16.16% | 26.52
| |
| JKPDP | Noor Mohammed Afzal | 880 | 3.15% | 1.98
| |
| SP | Ali Mohammad Lone | 633 | 2.27% | New | |
| Independent | Raj Kumar | 599 | 2.15% | New | |
| JKNPP | Rakesh Singh Thakur | 523 | 1.87% | 0.89
| |
| Independent | Karandev Singh | 356 | 1.28% | New | |
| Independent | Anayat Pervaz | 276 | 0.99% | New | |
| BSP | Tara Chand | 238 | 0.85% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 2,249 | 8.06% | 7.08
| ||
| Turnout | 27,903 | 76.09% | 8.47
| ||
| Registered electors | 36,669 | 1.82
| |||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | 3.11
|
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Assembly Election 2002
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Prem Sagar | 10,395 | 42.68% | 26.10
| |
| JKNC | Ghulam Haider Malik | 6,708 | 27.54% | 6.46
| |
| BJP | Lal Chand | 6,567 | 26.96% | 11.77
| |
| JKPDP | Romesh Chander | 286 | 1.17% | New | |
| JKNPP | Balwant Singh | 239 | 0.98% | 1.88
| |
| NCP | Sukh Ram | 161 | 0.66% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 3,687 | 15.14% | 1.30
| ||
| Turnout | 24,356 | 67.63% | 4.50
| ||
| Registered electors | 36,015 | 33.05
| |||
| INC gain from JKNC | Swing | 8.67
|
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Assembly Election 1996
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JKNC | Ghulam Haider Malik | 5,810 | 34.00% | New | |
| JD | Lal Chand | 3,446 | 20.17% | New | |
| INC | Prem Sagar | 2,832 | 16.57% | New | |
| BJP | Kasturi Lal | 2,595 | 15.19% | New | |
| Independent | Hari Lal | 1,074 | 6.29% | New | |
| Independent | Tara Chand | 506 | 2.96% | New | |
| JKNPP | Kali Dass | 489 | 2.86% | New | |
| Independent | Amrik Singh | 334 | 1.95% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 2,364 | 13.84% | |||
| Turnout | 17,086 | 63.94% | |||
| Registered electors | 27,068 | ||||
| JKNC win (new seat) | |||||
See also
References
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- ^ "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 Bani Assembly Constituency". Elections.in. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Jammu & Kashmir 2014 - Jammu & Kashmir - Election Commission of India". eci.gov.in. Archived from the original on 13 June 2019.
- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2008 to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 25 December 2024. Retrieved 25 December 2024.
- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2002 to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1996 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.