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Kishtwar Assembly constituency

Coordinates: 33°19′N 75°46′E / 33.32°N 75.77°E / 33.32; 75.77
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Kishtwar
Constituency No. 49 for the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
StateJammu and Kashmir
DistrictKishtwar
LS constituencyUdhampur
Established1962
Member of Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyBharatiya Janata Party
Elected year2024

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]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

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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

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2024

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Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election, 2024: Kishtwar
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Shagun Parihar 29,053 48.00 Increase2.63
JKNC Sajjad Ahmed Kichloo 28,532 47.14 Increase6.38
JKPDP Firdous Ahmed Tak 997 1.65 Decrease8.75
NOTA None of the Above 615 1.02 Increase0.57
BSP Sumit Kumar 441 0.73 New
Majority 521 0.86 Decrease3.75
Turnout 60,524 78.24 Increase0.14
BJP hold Swing

2014

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Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly Election, 2014: Kishtwar[5]
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

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Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly Election, 2008: Kishtwar[6]
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

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References

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  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "Sitting and previous MLAs from Kishtwar Assembly Constituency". Elections.in. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  4. ^ Election Commission of India (8 October 2024). "J&K Assembly Election Results 2024 - Kishtwar". Retrieved 17 October 2024.
  5. ^ "Jammu and Kashmir General Legislative Election 2014". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  6. ^ "Jammu and Kashmir General Legislative Election 2008". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 15 November 2021.

33°19′N 75°46′E / 33.32°N 75.77°E / 33.32; 75.77