Jammu West Assembly constituency

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Jammu West
Constituency No. 78 for the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country India
Region North India
Union Territory Jammu and Kashmir
District Jammu
Lok Sabha constituency Jammu
Established2008
Member of Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Party  BJP
Alliance  NDA
Elected year 2024

Jammu West Assembly constituency is one of the 90 constituencies in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly. It comprises parts of Jammu tehsil and Jammu West tehsil, both in Jammu district. [1] As of 2024, its representative is Arvind Gupta of the Bharatiya Janata Party.

Contents

Members of the Legislative Assembly

ElectionMemberParty
1977 Harbans Lal Bhagotra Janata Party
1983 Rangil Singh Indian National Congress
1987 Mangat Ram Sharma
1996 Hans Raj Bharatiya Janata Party
2002 Mangat Ram Sharma Indian National Congress
2008 Chaman Lal Gupta Bharatiya Janata Party
2014 Sat Paul Sharma
2024 Arvind Gupta

Election results

Assembly Election 2024

2024 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election  : Jammu West [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BJP Arvind Gupta 41,963 64.74% Decrease2.svg5.90
INC Manmohan Singh19,83630.60%Increase2.svg11.33
DPAP Gourav Chopra6671.03%New
NOTA None of the Above5300.82%Increase2.svg0.45
Independent Sahil Sharma4790.74%New
Margin of victory22,12734.14%Decrease2.svg17.23
Turnout 64,82061.24%Decrease2.svg2.86
Registered electors 1,05,852Decrease2.svg31.17
BJP hold Swing Decrease2.svg5.90

Assembly Election 2014

2014 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election  : Jammu West [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BJP Sat Paul Sharma 69,626 70.63% Increase2.svg30.38
INC Surinder Singh Shingari18,99719.27%Increase2.svg3.01
JKNC Dharamveer Singh4,7334.80%Decrease2.svg2.30
JKPDP Sarv Daman Bhasin2,4192.45%New
NOTA None of the Above3590.36%New
Margin of victory50,62951.36%Increase2.svg36.06
Turnout 98,57464.09%Increase2.svg3.24
Registered electors 1,53,794Increase2.svg9.88
BJP hold Swing Increase2.svg30.38

Assembly Election 2008

2008 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election  : Jammu West [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BJP Chaman Lal Gupta 34,288 40.26% Increase2.svg37.64
Independent Surinder Singh Shangari21,25124.95%New
INC Mangat Ram Sharma 13,84816.26%Decrease2.svg24.21
JKNC Chander Mohan Sharma6,0507.10%Decrease2.svg4.95
BSP Rattan Lal Chargotra1,7912.10%Decrease2.svg2.09
Independent Ashok Kumar8871.04%New
JKNPP Mohinder Paul Singh8370.98%New
CPI Narinder Kant6580.77%New
RPI Chamupati5850.69%New
Margin of victory13,03715.31%Increase2.svg2.80
Turnout 85,17460.85%Increase2.svg22.17
Registered electors 1,39,965Decrease2.svg14.49
BJP gain from INC Swing Decrease2.svg0.21

Assembly Election 2002

2002 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election  : Jammu West [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INC Mangat Ram Sharma 25,627 40.47% Increase2.svg20.04
Independent Virander Kumar Gupta17,70427.96%New
JKNC Chander Mohan Sharma7,63112.05%Decrease2.svg0.68
SS Anan Sharma2,8224.46%New
BSP Raj Kumar2,6524.19%Decrease2.svg9.54
BJP Kavinder Gupta1,6552.61%Decrease2.svg43.05
Independent Hans Raj Dogra1,2111.91%New
Independent Aslam Shah8301.31%New
Independent Munish Sharma6521.03%New
Independent Joginder Singh4590.72%New
BRP Girdhari Lal4180.66%New
Margin of victory7,92312.51%Decrease2.svg12.73
Turnout 63,32738.69%Decrease2.svg4.06
Registered electors 1,63,689Increase2.svg41.99
INC gain from BJP Swing Decrease2.svg5.20

Assembly Election 1996

1996 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election  : Jammu West [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BJP Hans Raj 22,506 45.67% Increase2.svg15.04
INC Yogesh Sawhney10,06820.43%Decrease2.svg28.57
BSP Pawan Kumar6,76713.73%New
JKNC Chander Mohan6,27612.73%New
JD Ayoudhia Kumar2,1234.31%New
Independent Tilak Raj Mahajan4800.97%New
JKNPP Udhay Chand4290.87%Decrease2.svg3.86
Independent Sunil Kumar3150.64%New
Margin of victory12,43825.24%Increase2.svg6.87
Turnout 49,28343.31%Decrease2.svg17.72
Registered electors 1,15,286Increase2.svg110.79
BJP gain from INC Swing Decrease2.svg3.33

Assembly Election 1987

1987 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election  : Jammu West [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INC Mangat Ram Sharma 16,204 48.99% Decrease2.svg17.38
BJP Chander Mohan Sharma10,13030.63%Increase2.svg13.39
Independent Bishwa Nath3,1319.47%New
JKNPP Udhay Chand1,5664.73%New
JP Sham Sunder5851.77%New
Independent Rattan Lal3821.16%New
Independent Vijay Kumar Malhotra3431.04%New
Independent Farrkh Javeed2670.81%New
Margin of victory6,07418.37%Decrease2.svg30.77
Turnout 33,07361.52%Increase2.svg9.91
Registered electors 54,692Increase2.svg10.10
INC hold Swing Decrease2.svg17.38

Assembly Election 1983

1983 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election  : Jammu West [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INC Rangil Singh 16,672 66.38% Increase2.svg28.39
BJP Tilak Raj Sharma4,33117.24%New
Independent Udhey Chand1,8247.26%New
JKNC Sudershan Lal Mahajan1,2104.82%Increase2.svg1.40
Independent Om Parkash S/O Sh. Beli Ram3091.23%New
Independent Om Parkash S/O Sh. Dhani Ram2641.05%New
Independent Jatinder Paul2250.90%New
Margin of victory12,34149.13%Increase2.svg32.35
Turnout 25,11751.65%Decrease2.svg2.35
Registered electors 49,676Increase2.svg31.38
INC gain from JP Swing Increase2.svg11.61

Assembly Election 1977

1977 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election  : Jammu West [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
JP Harbans Lal Bhagotra 10,956 54.76% New
INC Romesh Chander7,59937.98%New
JKNC Rattan Lal Gupta6843.42%New
Independent Som Nath3331.66%New
Independent Master Modh Sharif2671.33%New
Margin of victory3,35716.78%
Turnout 20,00653.73%
Registered electors 37,810
JP win (new seat)

References

  1. ↑ "Delimitation of Constituencies in Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir – Final Notification – regarding". Election Commission of India. 5 May 2022. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
  2. ↑ Election Commission of India (8 October 2024). "J&K Assembly Election Results 2024 - Jammu West". Archived from the original on 9 July 2025. Retrieved 9 July 2025.
  3. ↑ "Jammu & Kashmir 2014 - Jammu & Kashmir - Election Commission of India". eci.gov.in. Archived from the original on 13 June 2019.
  4. ↑ "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.
  5. ↑ "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.
  6. ↑ "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.
  7. ↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1987 to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 14 January 2012. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
  8. ↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1983 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.
  9. ↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1977 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.

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