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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Constituency of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly}}<br />
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{{Use Indian English|date=June 2021}}<br />
{{Infobox Indian constituency<br />
| name = Bani<br />
| mla = [[Dr Rameshwar Singh (politician)|Dr Rameshwar Singh]]<br />
| party = [[Independent politician|Independent]]<br />
| latest_election_year = [[2024 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|2024]]<br />
| state = [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]]<br />
| district = [[Kathua district|Kathua]]<br />
| loksabha_cons = [[Udhampur Lok Sabha constituency|Udhampur]]<br />
| established = 1996<br />
| type = SLA<br />
| constituency_no = 63<br />
}}<br />
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'''Bani Assembly constituency''' is one of the 90 constituencies in the [[Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly]] of [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]], a region administered as a union territory of [[India]]. Bani is also part of [[Udhampur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Udhampur Lok Sabha constituency]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/12211-delimitation-of-constituencies-in-jammu-kashmir-assamarunachal-pradesh-manipur-and-nagaland-notification-dated-06032020/ |title=Delimitation of Constituencies in Jammu-Kashmir, Assam,Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur and Nagaland - Notification dated 06.03.2020 - Delimitation - Election Commission of India |newspaper=eci.gov.in |accessdate=2021-06-27}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/13193-delimitation-of-constituencies-in-jammu-kashmir-notification-dated-03032021/ |title=Delimitation of Constituencies in Jammu-Kashmir - Notification dated 03.03.2021 - Presidential Orders/ Delimitation Commission Orders |website=Election Commission of India |date= 3 March 2021 |accessdate= 2021-06-27}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Sitting and previous MLAs from Bani Assembly Constituency|url=https://www.elections.in/jammu-and-kashmir/assembly-constituencies/bani.html|access-date=2021-06-27|website=Elections.in}}</ref><br />
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== Members of the Legislative Assembly ==<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable"<br />
|-<br />
! Election<br />
! Member<br />
! colspan=2|Party<br />
|-<br />
| [[1996 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|1996]] || Ghulam Haider Malik || {{Full party name with color|Jammu & Kashmir National Conference}}<br />
|-<br />
| [[2002 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|2002]] || Prem Sagar || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}<br />
|-<br />
| [[2008 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|2008]] || Lal Chand || {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party|rowspan=2}}<br />
|-<br />
| [[2014 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|2014]] || [[Jewan Lal]]<br />
|-<br />
| [[2024 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|2024]] || [[Rameshwar Singh (politician)|Dr Rameshwar Singh]] || {{Full party name with color|Independent politician}}<br />
|}<br />
== Election results ==<br />
===Assembly Election 2024 ===<br />
{{Election box begin|title= [[2024 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election]] : Bani<ref>{{cite news|last1=Election Commission of India|title=J&K Assembly Election Results 2024 - Bandipora|url=https://results.eci.gov.in/AcResultGenOct2024/candidateswise-U0815.htm|access-date=10 October 2024|date=8 October 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241010072117/https://results.eci.gov.in/AcResultGenOct2024/candidateswise-U0815.htm|archive-date=10 October 2024}}</ref>}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Rameshwar Singh (politician)|Dr Rameshwar Singh]] |party=Independent politician |votes=18,672 |percentage=43.43% |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Jewan Lal]] |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=16,624 |percentage=38.67% |change={{decrease}}0.47 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Gouri Shanker |party=Democratic Progressive Azad Party |votes=4,001 |percentage=9.31% |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Ms Kajal |party=Indian National Congress |votes=1,970 |percentage=4.58% |change={{increase}}0.38 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Jatinder Singh |party=Independent politician |votes=628 |percentage=1.46% |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=None of the Above |party=None of the above |votes=427 |percentage=0.99% |change={{increase}}0.07 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Sarfraz Safder |party=Independent politician |votes=291 |percentage=0.68% |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=2,048 |percentage=4.76% |change= {{decrease}}8.68 }}<br />
{{Election box turnout |votes=42,992 |percentage=74.13% |change= {{decrease}}4.87 }}<br />
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 57,999 |ref = |change= {{increase}}39.65 }}<br />
{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Independent politician |loser=Bharatiya Janata Party |swing= {{increase}}4.29 }}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
===Assembly Election 2014 ===<br />
{{Election box begin|title= [[2014 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election]] : Bani<ref>{{Cite web |date= |title=Jammu & Kashmir 2014 - Jammu & Kashmir - Election Commission of India |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3797-jammu-kashmir-2014/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190613150235/https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3797-jammu-kashmir-2014/ |archive-date=2019-06-13 |access-date= |website=eci.gov.in}}</ref>}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Jewan Lal]] |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=12,841 |percentage=39.14% |change={{decrease}}0.43 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Ghulam Haider Malik |party=Jammu & Kashmir National Conference |votes=8,429 |percentage=25.69% |change={{decrease}}5.82 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Lal Chand |party=Independent politician |votes=5,012 |percentage=15.28% |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Pawan Dev Singh |party=Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party |votes=2,916 |percentage=8.89% |change={{increase}}7.01 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Rajnish Sharma |party=Indian National Congress |votes=1,379 |percentage=4.20% |change={{decrease}}11.96 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Mohammed Salim Lone |party=Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party |votes=1,087 |percentage=3.31% |change={{increase}}0.16 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Madan Lal |party=Independent politician |votes=310 |percentage=0.94% |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=None of the Above |party=None of the above |votes=302 |percentage=0.92% |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Mohammed Rafiq |party=Independent politician |votes=258 |percentage=0.79% |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=4,412 |percentage=13.45% |change= {{increase}}5.39 }}<br />
{{Election box turnout |votes=32,808 |percentage=78.99% |change= {{increase}}2.90 }}<br />
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 41,533 |ref = |change= {{increase}}13.26 }}<br />
{{Election box hold with party link |winner=Bharatiya Janata Party |loser=Bharatiya Janata Party |swing= {{decrease}}0.43 }}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
===Assembly Election 2008 ===<br />
{{Election box begin|title= [[2008 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election]] : Bani<ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 2008 to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir |url=https://ceojk.nic.in/pdf/10-Detailed%20Results.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241225073739/https://ceojk.nic.in/pdf/10-Detailed%20Results.pdf|archive-date=25 December 2024|access-date=25 December 2024}}</ref>}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Lal Chand |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=11,041 |percentage=39.57% |change={{increase}}12.61 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Ghulam Haider Malik |party=Jammu & Kashmir National Conference |votes=8,792 |percentage=31.51% |change={{increase}}3.97 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Prem Sagar |party=Indian National Congress |votes=4,510 |percentage=16.16% |change={{decrease}}26.52 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Noor Mohammed Afzal |party=Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party |votes=880 |percentage=3.15% |change={{increase}}1.98 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Ali Mohammad Lone |party=Samajwadi Party |votes=633 |percentage=2.27% |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Raj Kumar |party=Independent politician |votes=599 |percentage=2.15% |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Rakesh Singh Thakur |party=Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party |votes=523 |percentage=1.87% |change={{increase}}0.89 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Karandev Singh |party=Independent politician |votes=356 |percentage=1.28% |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Anayat Pervaz |party=Independent politician |votes=276 |percentage=0.99% |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Tara Chand |party=Bahujan Samaj Party |votes=238 |percentage=0.85% |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=2,249 |percentage=8.06% |change= {{decrease}}7.08 }}<br />
{{Election box turnout |votes=27,903 |percentage=76.09% |change= {{increase}}8.47 }}<br />
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 36,669 |ref = |change= {{increase}}1.82 }}<br />
{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Bharatiya Janata Party |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= {{decrease}}3.11 }}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
===Assembly Election 2002 ===<br />
{{Election box begin|title= [[2002 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election]] : Bani<ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 2002 to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir |url=http://eci.gov.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2002/StatRep_JK_02.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130127192246/http://eci.gov.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2002/StatRep_JK_02.pdf|archive-date=27 January 2013|access-date=15 February 2024}}</ref>}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Prem Sagar |party=Indian National Congress |votes=10,395 |percentage=42.68% |change={{increase}}26.10 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Ghulam Haider Malik |party=Jammu & Kashmir National Conference |votes=6,708 |percentage=27.54% |change={{decrease}}6.46 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Lal Chand |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=6,567 |percentage=26.96% |change={{increase}}11.77 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Romesh Chander |party=Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party |votes=286 |percentage=1.17% |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Balwant Singh |party=Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party |votes=239 |percentage=0.98% |change={{decrease}}1.88 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Sukh Ram |party=Nationalist Congress Party |votes=161 |percentage=0.66% |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=3,687 |percentage=15.14% |change= {{increase}}1.30 }}<br />
{{Election box turnout |votes=24,356 |percentage=67.63% |change= {{increase}}4.50 }}<br />
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 36,015 |ref = |change= {{increase}}33.05 }}<br />
{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Jammu & Kashmir National Conference |swing= {{increase}}8.67 }}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
===Assembly Election 1996 ===<br />
{{Election box begin|title= [[1996 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election]] : Bani<ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1996 to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1996/StatisticalReport-JK96.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120117084805/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1996/StatisticalReport-JK96.pdf |archive-date=17 January 2012|access-date=15 February 2024}}</ref>}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Ghulam Haider Malik |party=Jammu & Kashmir National Conference |votes=5,810 |percentage=34.00% |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Lal Chand |party=Janata Dal |votes=3,446 |percentage=20.17% |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Prem Sagar |party=Indian National Congress |votes=2,832 |percentage=16.57% |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Kasturi Lal |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=2,595 |percentage=15.19% |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Hari Lal |party=Independent politician |votes=1,074 |percentage=6.29% |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Tara Chand |party=Independent politician |votes=506 |percentage=2.96% |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Kali Dass |party=Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party |votes=489 |percentage=2.86% |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Amrik Singh |party=Independent politician |votes=334 |percentage=1.95% |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=2,364 |percentage=13.84% |change= }}<br />
{{Election box turnout |votes=17,086 |percentage=63.94% |change= }}<br />
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 27,068 |ref = |change= }}<br />
{{Election box new seat win |winner=Jammu & Kashmir National Conference |loser= |swing= }}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
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== See also ==<br />
* [[Kishtwar]]<br />
* [[List of constituencies of Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly]]<br />
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