Jasmergarh Assembly constituency

Jasmergarh
Former constituency for the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	North India
State	Jammu and Kashmir
Established	1962
Abolished	1972
Total electors	38,875

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

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Election	Member	Party
1962	Girdhari Lal Dogra		Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
1967			Indian National Congress
1972

Election results

Assembly Election 1972

1972 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election  : Jasmergarh ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Girdhari Lal Dogra	14,581	52.60%	4.63
	ABJS	Baldev Singh	10,248	36.97%	2.27
	Independent	Durga Dass	2,242	8.09%	New
	Independent	Gopal Dass	652	2.35%	New
Margin of victory			4,333	15.63%	2.36
Turnout			27,723	73.14%	4.50
Registered electors			38,875		13.77
	INC hold		Swing	4.63

Assembly Election 1967

1967 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election  : Jasmergarh ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Girdhari Lal Dogra	14,823	57.23%	New
	ABJS	Baldev Singh	10,162	39.23%	New
	JKNC	C. L. Sharma	660	2.55%	55.93
	Independent	M. Chand	258	1.00%	New
Margin of victory			4,661	17.99%	7.85
Turnout			25,903	78.45%	2.69
Registered electors			34,169		12.37
	INC gain from JKNC		Swing	1.25

Assembly Election 1962

1962 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election  : Jasmergarh ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JKNC	Girdhari Lal Dogra	13,958	58.48%	New
	JPP	Baldev Singh	7,789	32.63%	New
	Independent	Behari Lal	1,049	4.39%	New
	Democratic National Conference	Kartar Singh	711	2.98%	New
	Independent	Ram Datt Dev	362	1.52%	New
Margin of victory			6,169	25.85%
Turnout			23,869	80.26%
Registered electors			30,408
	JKNC win (new seat)

References

1. "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.
2. "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.
3. "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.