Nowshera Assembly constituency is one of the 90 constituencies in the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir, a northern Union Territory of India. Nowshera is also part of Anantnag–Rajouri Lok Sabha constituency.[1][2][3]
| Nowshera | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 84 for the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | North India |
| State | Jammu and Kashmir |
| Union Territory | Jammu and Kashmir |
| District | Rajouri |
| LS constituency | Anantnag - Rajouri |
| Established | 1962 |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Jammu & Kashmir National Conference |
| Elected year | 2024 |
Members of Legislative Assembly
edit| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Beli Ram | Indian National Congress | |
| 1967 | |||
| 1972 | |||
| 1977 | |||
| 1983 | |||
| 1987 | |||
| 1996 | Radhay Sham Sharma[4] | ||
| 2002 | Dr. Romesh Chander Sharma[5] | ||
| 2008 | Radhay Sham Sharma[6] | Jammu and Kashmir National Conference | |
| 2014 | Ravinder Raina[7] | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2024 | Surinder Kumar Choudhary | Jammu and Kashmir National Conference | |
Election results
edit2024
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JKNC | Surinder Kumar Choudhary | 35,069 | 54.16 |  52.7
| |
| BJP | Ravinder Raina | 27,250 | 42.09 |  7.42
| |
| BSP | Manohar Singh | 1,456 | 2.25 | New | |
| JKPDP | Haq Nawaz | 425 | 0.66 | 36.26
| |
| Independent | Shiv Dev Sharma | 326 | 0.50 | New | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 222 | 0.34 | 0.22
| |
| Majority | 7,819 | 12.07 | 0.52
| ||
| Turnout | 64,748 | 73.05 | 6.63
| ||
| Registered electors | 86,506 | ||||
| JKNC gain from BJP | Swing | ||||
2014
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Ravinder Raina | 37,374 | 49.51 | ||
| JKPDP | Surinder Choudhary | 27,871 | 36.92 | ||
| INC | Ravinder Kumar Sharma | 5,342 | 7.08 | ||
| Independent | Rajinder Kumar | 1,208 | 1.6 | ||
| JKNC | Radhay Sham Sharma | 1,099 | 1.46 | ||
| JKNPP | Yash Pal | 697 | 0.92 | ||
| Independent | Ashwani Kumar Sharma | 484 | 0.64 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 423 | 0.56 | ||
| Majority | 9,503 | 12.59 | |||
| Turnout | 75,481 | 79.68 | |||
| BJP gain from JKNC | 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 Nowshera Assembly Constituency". Elections.in. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
- ^ "Jammu & Kashmir 1996". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- ^ "Jammu & Kashmir 2002". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- ^ "Jammu & Kashmir 2008". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- ^ a b "Jammu & Kashmir 2014". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 13 November 2021.