Gandhinagar, Jammu and Kashmir Assembly constituency
| Gandhinagar | |
|---|---|
| Former constituency for the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| State | Jammu and Kashmir |
| District | Jammu |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Jammu |
| Established | 1996 |
| Abolished | 2018 |
Gandhinagar was one of the 87 constituencies in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir. It is one of the most posh areas of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. The area is well known for its facilities in the Union Territory. Gandhinagar was also part of Jammu Lok Sabha constituency.[1][2][3]
Member of Legislative Assembly
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Choudhary Piara Singh | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2002 | Raman Bhalla | Indian National Congress | |
| 2008 | Raman Bhalla | Indian National Congress | |
| 2014 | Kavinder Gupta[4] | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
Election results
Assembly Election 2014
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Kavinder Gupta | 56,679 | 51.17% |  17.28
| |
| INC | Raman Bhalla | 39,902 | 36.02% |  0.32
| |
| JKPDP | Amrik Singh | 9,815 | 8.86% | 8.23
| |
| JKNC | Surinder Singh Bunty | 1,099 | 0.99% | 19.56
| |
| BSP | Ravinder Singh Pappu | 1,080 | 0.98% | 3.71
| |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 523 | 0.47% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 16,777 | 15.15% | 12.69
| ||
| Turnout | 1,10,762 | 65.28% | 1.13
| ||
| Registered electors | 1,69,672 | 18.13
| |||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | 14.83
|
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Assembly Election 2008
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Raman Bhalla | 33,486 | 36.34% | 13.47
| |
| BJP | Nirmal Singh | 31,223 | 33.89% | 28.91
| |
| JKNC | Trilochan Singh Wazir | 18,935 | 20.55% | 15.14
| |
| BSP | Shamsher Singh | 4,319 | 4.69% | 1.90
| |
| Independent | Ashok Kumar Basotra | 646 | 0.70% | New | |
| JKPDP | Surjeet Kour | 585 | 0.63% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 2,263 | 2.46% | 11.67
| ||
| Turnout | 92,138 | 64.15% | 15.69
| ||
| Registered electors | 1,43,629 | 6.33
| |||
| INC hold | Swing | 13.47
|
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Assembly Election 2002
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Raman Bhalla | 37,010 | 49.81% | 35.44
| |
| JKNC | Harbans Singh | 26,517 | 35.69% | 3.10
| |
| BJP | Charanjit Singh | 3,700 | 4.98% | 32.62
| |
| Independent | Onkar Seth | 2,436 | 3.28% | New | |
| BSP | Pritam Chand | 2,070 | 2.79% | 5.78
| |
| NCP | Hussain Ali | 595 | 0.80% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 10,493 | 14.12% | 9.11
| ||
| Turnout | 74,299 | 48.46% | 1.35
| ||
| Registered electors | 1,53,334 | 45.21
| |||
| INC gain from BJP | Swing | 12.21
|
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Assembly Election 1996
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Choudhary Piara Singh | 19,779 | 37.60% | New | |
| JKNC | Harbans Singh | 17,142 | 32.59% | New | |
| INC | Rangil Singh | 7,560 | 14.37% | New | |
| BSP | Ram Parkash Sharma | 4,506 | 8.57% | New | |
| JD | Narinder Singh Raina | 2,200 | 4.18% | New | |
| AIIC(T) | Narinder Singh Raina | 632 | 1.20% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 2,637 | 5.01% | |||
| Turnout | 52,599 | 50.55% | |||
| Registered electors | 1,05,598 | ||||
| BJP win (new seat) | |||||
See also
References
- ^ Sitting and previous MLAs from Gandhinagar Assembly Constituency
- ^ "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 20 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 20 June 2021.
- ^ "Jammu & Kashmir Vidhan Sabha 2014". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- ^ "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.
