Kathua Assembly constituency
| Kathua | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 67 for the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| State | Jammu and Kashmir |
| District | Kathua |
| LS constituency | Udhampur |
| Established | 1962 |
| Reservation | SC |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | BJP |
| Elected year | 2024 |
Kathua Assembly constituency is one of the 90 constituencies in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir a north state of India. Kathua is also part of Udhampur Lok Sabha constituency.[1][2][3]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
[edit]| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Randhir Singh | Jammu and Kashmir National Conference | |
| 1967 | Panjaboo Ram Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| 1972 | |||
| 1977 | Dhain Chand | Janata Party | |
| 1983 | Sanji Ram | Indian National Congress | |
| 1987 | Om Parkash | ||
| 1996 | Sagar Chand | Bahujan Samaj Party | |
| 2002 | Jatinder Singh | Democratic Movement | |
| 2008 | Charanjit Singh | Independent | |
| 2014 | Rajiv Jasrotia | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2024 | Bharat Bhushan | ||
Election results
[edit]2024
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Bharat Bhushan | 45,944 | 55.19 |  16.08
| |
| BSP | Sandeep Majotra | 33,827 | 40.64 | 8.99
| |
| JKNC | Subhash Chander Azad | 1,597 | 1.92 | 1.15
| |
| Independent | Khushboo Bhagat | 680 | 0.82 | New | |
| JKPDP | Sudesh Kumar | 460 | 0.55 |  0.88
| |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 733 | 0.88 | 0.58
| |
| Majority | 12,117 | 14.55 | 7.09
| ||
| Turnout | 83,241 | 75.53 | 5.13
| ||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
2014
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Rajiv Jasrotia | 35,670 | 39.11 | ||
| BSP | Som Raj Majotra | 28,864 | 31.65 | ||
| Independent | Charanjit Singh | 13,242 | 14.52 | ||
| INC | Jatinder Singh | 7,195 | 7.89 | ||
| JKPDP | Subhash Chander | 1,305 | 1.43 | ||
| Independent | Robin Ramkrishan | 1,088 | 1.19 | ||
| CPI | Manoj Kumar | 760 | 0.83 | ||
| JKNC | Kishor Kumar | 702 | 0.77 | ||
| JKNPP | Balbir Singh | 505 | 0.55 | ||
| Independent | S. Jamit Singh | 411 | 0.45 | ||
| Independent | Naresh Kumar Sharma | 386 | 0.42 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 272 | 0.3 | ||
| Majority | 6,806 | 7.46 | |||
| Turnout | 91,205 | 80.66 | |||
| BJP gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
See also
[edit]References
[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 Kathua Assembly Constituency". Elections.in. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
- ^ Election Commission of India (8 October 2024). "J&K Assembly Election Results 2024 - Kathua". Archived from the original on 7 November 2024. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
- ^ "Jammu & Kashmir 2014". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 13 November 2021.