Jandrah Gharota Assembly constituency

Jandrah Gharota
Former constituency for the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	North India
State	Jammu and Kashmir
Established	1962
Abolished	1987
Total electors	53,162

Jandrah Gharota Assembly constituency was an assembly constituency in the India state of Jammu and Kashmir.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Election	Member	Party
1962	Rounaq Singh		Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
1967			Indian National Congress
1972	Shanta Bharti
1977	Dhan Raj Bargotra		Janata Party
1983	Balwan Singh		Indian National Congress
1987	Shiv Dev Singh

Election results

Assembly Election 1987

1987 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election  : Jandrah Gharota ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Shiv Dev Singh	13,121	34.56%	8.65
	Independent	Rattan Chand Gandhi	8,887	23.41%	New
	JP	Dhan Raj Bargotra	8,047	21.20%	8.36
	Independent	Qari Abdul Nabi	2,905	7.65%	New
	JKNPP	Karan Dev Singh	1,932	5.09%	New
	BJP	Sohan Lal	1,729	4.55%	0.96
	Independent	Raghubir Singh Palwari	1,341	3.53%	New
Margin of victory			4,234	11.15%	17.72
Turnout			37,962	72.59%	8.37
Registered electors			53,162		14.66
	INC hold		Swing	8.65

Assembly Election 1983

1983 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election  : Jandrah Gharota ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Balwan Singh	12,628	43.21%	15.99
	Independent	Rattan Chand	4,190	14.34%	New
	JP	Dhan Raj Bargotra	3,751	12.83%	25.24
	JKNC	Balbir Singh	3,614	12.37%	3.00
	BJP	Sohan Lal	1,612	5.52%	New
	Independent	Noor Ud Din Kataria	1,213	4.15%	New
	Independent	Karan Dev Singh	973	3.33%	New
	Independent	Vijay Rattan	411	1.41%	New
	LKD	Ved Parkash	335	1.15%	New
	Independent	Sushil Kumar	229	0.78%	New
	Independent	Nanak Chand	222	0.76%	New
Margin of victory			8,438	28.87%	18.01
Turnout			29,225	65.09%	3.12
Registered electors			46,364		23.71
	INC gain from JP		Swing	5.13

Assembly Election 1977

1977 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election  : Jandrah Gharota ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JP	Dhan Raj Bargotra	8,550	38.08%	New
	INC	Ranjit Singh	6,112	27.22%	35.68
	JKNC	Choudhary Nurul Din Karatia	3,450	15.36%	New
	Independent	Jatinder Dev	3,397	15.13%	New
	Independent	Nanak Chand	507	2.26%	New
	Independent	Bhagat Ram Sharma	438	1.95%	New
Margin of victory			2,438	10.86%	27.91
Turnout			22,454	61.07%	4.68
Registered electors			37,477		49.71
	JP gain from INC		Swing	24.82

Assembly Election 1972

1972 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election  : Jandrah Gharota ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Shanta Bharti	10,172	62.90%	3.23
	ABJS	Rajinder Singh	3,903	24.14%	2.35
	Independent	Ranjit Singh	2,096	12.96%	New
Margin of victory			6,269	38.77%	5.57
Turnout			16,171	67.04%	1.03
Registered electors			25,033		14.35
	INC hold		Swing

Assembly Election 1967

1967 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election  : Jandrah Gharota ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Rounaq Singh	8,304	59.68%	New
	ABJS	Rajinder Singh	3,685	26.48%	New
	JKNC	R. Singh	964	6.93%	43.77
	Democratic National Conference	K. Singh	617	4.43%	1.72
	Independent	S. Dass	345	2.48%	New
Margin of victory			4,619	33.19%	14.95
Turnout			13,915	66.36%	1.93
Registered electors			21,891		18.02
	INC gain from JKNC		Swing	8.98

Assembly Election 1962

1962 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election  : Jandrah Gharota ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JKNC	Rounaq Singh	8,867	50.70%	New
	JPP	Rajinder Singh	5,677	32.46%	New
	Harijan Mandal	Hari Chand	1,983	11.34%	New
	Independent	Girdhari Lal	487	2.78%	New
	Democratic National Conference	Khajur Singh	475	2.72%	New
Margin of victory			3,190	18.24%
Turnout			17,489	65.61%
Registered electors			26,703
	JKNC win (new seat)

References

1. "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.
2. "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.
3. "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.
4. "Statistical Report on General Election, 1972 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.
5. "Statistical Report on General Election, 1967 to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
6. "Statistical Report on General Election, 1962 to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 15 February 2024.