Udhampur Assembly constituency

Udhampur
Former constituency for the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
StateJammu and Kashmir
DistrictUdhampur
LS constituencyUdhampur
Established1962
Abolished2018

Udhampur was one of the 87 constituencies in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir a north state of India. Udhampur was also part of Udhampur Lok Sabha constituency.[1]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

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Election Member Party
1962 Amar Nath Sharma Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
1967 H. Raj Indian National Congress
1972 Dev Datt
1977 Shiv Charan Gupta Independent politician
1983 Balak Ram Indian National Congress
1987
1996 Shiv Charan Gupta Bharatiya Janata Party
2002 Balwant Singh Mankotia Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party
2008
2014 Pawan Kumar Gupta Independent politician

Election results

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Assembly Election 2014

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2014 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Udhampur[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Pawan Kumar Gupta 36,226 42.57% New
JKNPP Balwant Singh Mankotia 21,576 25.36% Decrease10.14
BJP Pawan Khajuria 20,174 23.71% Decrease7.90
JKNC Sunil Verma 1,440 1.69% Decrease2.38
INC Ashok Kumar Gupta 1,249 1.47% Decrease13.45
JKPDP Sukhdev Sharma 1,149 1.35% New
Independent Soma 1,088 1.28% New
BSP Ranjit Singh 882 1.04% Decrease8.20
NOTA None of the Above 653 0.77% New
Margin of victory 14,650 17.22% Increase13.33
Turnout 85,091 79.44% Increase10.79
Registered electors 1,07,118 Increase3.32
Independent gain from JKNPP Swing Increase7.08

Assembly Election 2008

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2008 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Udhampur[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JKNPP Balwant Singh Mankotia 25,259 35.49% Decrease4.90
BJP Pawan Kumar Gupta 22,494 31.61% Increase7.51
INC Brij Mohan 10,617 14.92% Decrease4.10
BSP Dhani Ram Atri 6,571 9.23% Increase6.81
JKNC Sunil Verma 2,895 4.07% Decrease5.28
Margin of victory 2,765 3.89% Decrease12.40
Turnout 71,164 68.64% Increase10.25
Registered electors 1,03,673 Decrease0.93
JKNPP hold Swing Decrease4.90

Assembly Election 2002

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2002 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Udhampur[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JKNPP Balwant Singh Mankotia 24,679 40.39% Increase38.63
BJP Pawan Kumar Gupta 14,727 24.10% Decrease33.73
INC Yash Paul Khajuria 11,623 19.02% Increase0.20
JKNC Kuldeep Kumar 5,713 9.35% Decrease7.01
BSP Vijay Kumar 1,478 2.42% New
Independent Som Raj 904 1.48% New
Independent Rajinder Kumar 489 0.80% New
JD(U) Hem Raj Sharma 475 0.78% New
Margin of victory 9,952 16.29% Decrease22.72
Turnout 61,103 58.39% Increase3.12
Registered electors 1,04,642 Increase45.89
JKNPP gain from BJP Swing Decrease17.44

Assembly Election 1996

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1996 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Udhampur[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Shiv Charan Gupta 22,928 57.83% Increase19.20
INC Balak Ram 7,463 18.82% Decrease34.90
JKNC Bharat Bhushan 6,487 16.36% New
JD Dwarka Nath 1,179 2.97% New
CPI Shiv Nath 797 2.01% New
JKNPP Balwant Singh Mankotia 696 1.76% Decrease1.19
Margin of victory 15,465 39.01% Increase23.92
Turnout 39,645 56.14% Decrease8.68
Registered electors 71,725 Increase30.75
BJP gain from INC Swing Increase4.11

Assembly Election 1987

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1987 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Udhampur[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Balak Ram 18,847 53.72% Increase8.40
BJP Shiv Charan Gupta 13,552 38.63% Increase16.74
JKNPP Romesh Kumar Kapoor 1,034 2.95% New
Independent Paras Ram 522 1.49% New
Independent Gopal Swami 321 0.91% New
Independent Romesh Chander 311 0.89% New
Margin of victory 5,295 15.09% Decrease8.34
Turnout 35,082 64.93% Increase5.92
Registered electors 54,857 Increase16.20
INC hold Swing Increase8.40

Assembly Election 1983

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1983 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Udhampur[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Balak Ram 12,417 45.32% Increase4.01
BJP Shiv Charan Gupta 5,998 21.89% New
Independent Jay Mala 3,768 13.75% New
JKNC Gopalswami 2,962 10.81% Increase5.16
CPI Paras Ram 920 3.36% New
Independent Suresh Kumar 233 0.85% New
Independent Harpal Singh 225 0.82% New
Independent Amrit Sagar 167 0.61% New
Margin of victory 6,419 23.43% Increase20.60
Turnout 27,396 59.06% Increase5.49
Registered electors 47,211 Increase16.93
INC gain from Independent Swing Increase1.19

Assembly Election 1977

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1977 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Udhampur[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Shiv Charan Gupta 9,363 44.14% New
INC Faqir Chand 8,763 41.31% Decrease18.14
JKNC Sadhu Ram 1,198 5.65% New
Independent Jarnail Singh 723 3.41% New
Independent Ashok Kumar 564 2.66% New
Independent Govind Ram 246 1.16% New
Independent Mohammed Maqbool 135 0.64% New
Margin of victory 600 2.83% Decrease21.73
Turnout 21,213 53.20% Decrease8.51
Registered electors 40,375 Increase21.00
Independent gain from INC Swing Decrease15.31

Assembly Election 1972

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1972 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Udhampur[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Dev Datt 12,111 59.45% Increase19.26
ABJS Paras Ram 7,107 34.89% Increase1.74
INC(O) Jeewan Lal 499 2.45% New
Independent Prehlad Sing 351 1.72% New
Independent Kanshi Ram 176 0.86% New
Independent Girdhari 128 0.63% New
Margin of victory 5,004 24.56% Increase17.52
Turnout 20,372 63.04% Increase1.53
Registered electors 33,369 Increase9.85
INC hold Swing Increase19.26

Assembly Election 1967

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1967 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Udhampur[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC H. Raj 7,267 40.19% New
ABJS P. Ram 5,993 33.15% New
Independent B. Singh 4,201 23.24% New
Democratic National Conference N. Nand 481 2.66% New
Independent I. Dass 138 0.76% New
Margin of victory 1,274 7.05% Increase5.88
Turnout 18,080 61.60% Decrease1.87
Registered electors 30,378 Increase15.58
INC gain from JKNC Swing Decrease9.41

Assembly Election 1962

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1962 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Udhampur[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JKNC Amar Nath Sharma 8,003 49.60% New
JPP Paras Ram 7,815 48.44% New
Independent Shiv Lal 316 1.96% New
Margin of victory 188 1.17%
Turnout 16,134 61.94%
Registered electors 26,282
JKNC win (new seat)

See also

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References

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  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. ^ "Jammu & Kashmir 2014 - Jammu & Kashmir - Election Commission of India". eci.gov.in. Archived from the original on 13 June 2019.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ "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.
  10. ^ "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.
  11. ^ "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.

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