Vijaypur, Jammu and Kashmir Assembly constituency

For the constituency in MP, see Vijaypur, Madhya Pradesh Assembly constituency.

Vijaypur
Constituency No. 71 for the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Samba
LS constituency	Jammu
Established	1996
Member of Legislative Assembly
Incumbent Chander Prakash Ganga
Party	Bhartiya Janata Party
Elected year	2024

Vijaypur Assembly constituency is one of the 87 constituencies in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir a north state of India. Vijaypur is also part of Jammu Lok Sabha constituency. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Election	Member	Party
1996	Surjeet Singh Slathia		Jammu and Kashmir National Conference
2002	Manjit Singh		Bahujan Samaj Party
2008	Surjeet Singh Slathia		Jammu and Kashmir National Conference
2014	Chander Prakash Ganga		Bharatiya Janata Party
2024

Election results

Assembly Election 2024

2024 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election  : Vijaypur ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Chader Prakash Sharma	32,859	52.60%	9.16
	JKNC	Rajesh Kumar Pargotra	13,819	22.12%	New
	JKAP	Manjit Singh	13,161	21.07%	New
	JKPDP	Bachan Lal	672	1.08%	2.84
	BSP	Raj Kumar Chalotra	544	0.87%	0.16
	NOTA	None of the Above	320	0.51%	0.22
Margin of victory			19,040	30.48%	16.78
Turnout			62,465	77.56%	1.02
Registered electors			80,536		28.78
	BJP hold		Swing	9.16

Assembly Election 2014

2014 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election  : Vijaypur ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Chader Prakash Sharma	38,607	43.45%	17.80
	JKNC	Surjeet Singh Slathia	26,435	29.75%	2.54
	INC	Manjit Singh	15,761	17.74%	15.95
	JKPDP	Harmesh Singh Slathia	3,480	3.92%	12.26
	Independent	Raj Singh	1,108	1.25%	New
	BSP	Jagdish Raj	629	0.71%	0.67
	Independent	Rajan Jamwal	543	0.61%	New
	NOTA	None of the Above	263	0.30%	New
Margin of victory			12,172	13.70%	12.13
Turnout			88,857	78.58%	1.69
Registered electors			1,13,082		17.10
	BJP gain from JKNC		Swing	16.24

Assembly Election 2008

2008 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election  : Vijaypur ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JKNC	Surjeet Singh Slathia	21,090	27.21%	4.16
	BJP	Chader Prakash Sharma	19,878	25.64%	5.07
	JKPDP	Manjit Singh	12,536	16.17%	15.22
	JKNPP	Rajesh Kumar Pargotra	11,051	14.26%	12.49
	Independent	Sat Paul	6,091	7.86%	New
	INC	Hari Singh	1,383	1.78%	1.62
	BSP	Jarnail Singh	1,066	1.38%	37.83
	Independent	Tara Chand Sharma	882	1.14%	New
	Independent	Rajinder Singh Jamwal	586	0.76%	New
	NCP	Sudarshan Kumar	529	0.68%	New
	BBP	Milap Singh	511	0.66%	New
Margin of victory			1,212	1.56%	6.27
Turnout			77,515	80.27%	16.14
Registered electors			96,568		4.43
	JKNC gain from BSP		Swing	12.00

Assembly Election 2002

2002 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election  : Vijaypur ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BSP	Manjit Singh	25,406	39.21%	3.90
	JKNC	Surjeet Singh Slathia	20,329	31.37%	4.38
	BJP	Chader Prakash Sharma	13,332	20.57%	11.97
	INC	Prakash Sharma	2,205	3.40%	7.78
	JKNPP	Rajesh Kumar Pargotra	1,148	1.77%	1.14
	JKPDP	Ganesh Kumar Sharma	619	0.96%	New
	SS	Anil Gupta	587	0.91%	New
	Independent	Des Raj	394	0.61%	New
Margin of victory			5,077	7.83%	7.39
Turnout			64,802	64.19%	2.41
Registered electors			1,01,046		37.11
	BSP gain from JKNC		Swing	3.46

Assembly Election 1996

1996 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election  : Vijaypur ^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JKNC	Surjeet Singh Slathia	17,529	35.75%	New
	BSP	Manjit Singh	17,311	35.30%	New
	INC	Rani Gargi Blowria	5,484	11.18%	New
	BJP	Suresh Jamwal	4,221	8.61%	New
	JD	Gurbachan Kumari Rana	2,069	4.22%	New
	Independent	Rattan Chand Sharma	1,118	2.28%	New
	Independent	Raspal Singh Bogal	454	0.93%	New
	Independent	Ragubir Singh Slathia	326	0.66%	New
	JKNPP	Som Nath	312	0.64%	New
Margin of victory			218	0.44%
Turnout			49,037	67.49%
Registered electors			73,696
	JKNC win (new seat)

See also

• Vijaypur
• List of constituencies of Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly

References

1. "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.
2. "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.
3. "Sitting and previous MLAs from Vijaypur Assembly Constituency". Elections.in. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
4. Election Commission of India (8 October 2024). "J&K Assembly Election Results 2024 - Bandipora". Archived from the original on 10 October 2024. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
5. "Jammu & Kashmir 2014 - Jammu & Kashmir - Election Commission of India". eci.gov.in. Archived from the original on 13 June 2019.
6. "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.
7. "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.
8. "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.

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