https://indianpedia.org/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Bishnah_Assembly_constituency Bishnah Assembly constituency - Revision history 2026-07-30T13:11:50Z Revision history for this page on the wiki MediaWiki 1.45.4 https://indianpedia.org/index.php?title=Bishnah_Assembly_constituency&diff=491912&oldid=prev KaleyCountryman at 23:20, 15 April 2026 2026-04-15T23:20:10Z <p></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Constituency of the Jammu and Kashmir legislative assembly in India}}<br /> {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2018}}<br /> {{Use Indian English|date=April 2018}}<br /> {{Infobox Indian constituency<br /> |name = Bishnah<br /> |type = SLA<br /> |constituency_no = 72<br /> |mla = [[Rajeev Kumar (Jammu &amp; Kashmir politician)|Rajeev Kumar]]<br /> |party = {{Party index link|Bharatiya Janata Party}}<br /> |alliance = {{Party index link|National Democratic Alliance}}<br /> |latest_election_year = [[2024 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|2024]]<br /> |state = [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]]<br /> |district = [[Jammu district|Jammu]]<br /> |loksabha_cons = [[Jammu Lok Sabha constituency|Jammu]]<br /> |established = 1962<br /> |electors = &lt;!-- number of electors at last election. Add a ref --&gt;<br /> |reservation = SC<br /> }}<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Bishnah Assembly constituency&#039;&#039;&#039; is one of the 90 constituencies in the [[Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly]] of [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]] a north state of [[India]]. [[Bishnah]] is also part of [[Jammu (Lok Sabha constituency)|Jammu Lok Sabha constituency]].&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.elections.in/jammu-and-kashmir/assembly-constituencies/bishnah.html Sitting and previous MLAs from Bishnah Assembly Constituency]&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> == Members of the Legislative Assembly ==<br /> {| class=&quot;wikitable sortable&quot;<br /> |-<br /> ! Election<br /> ! Member<br /> ! colspan=2|Party<br /> |-<br /> | [[1962 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|1962]] || Trilochan Datt || {{Full party name with color|Jammu &amp; Kashmir National Conference}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[1967 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|1967]] || Bhagat Chhaju Ram || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=4}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[1972 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|1972]] || rowspan=2 | Parma Nand<br /> |-<br /> | [[1977 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|1977]]<br /> |-<br /> | [[1983 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|1983]] || Bhagat Chhaju Ram<br /> |-<br /> | [[1987 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|1987]] || Parma Nand || {{Full party name with color|Jammu &amp; Kashmir National Conference}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[1996 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|1996]] || [[Jagdish Raj Dubey]] || {{Full party name with color|Janata Dal}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[2002 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|2002]] || rowspan=2 | [[Ashwani Kumar Sharma (J&amp;K politician)|Ashwani Kumar Sharma]] || {{Full party name with color|Independent politician|rowspan=2}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[2008 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|2008]]<br /> |-<br /> | [[2014 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|2014]] || Kamal Verma || {{Full party name with color|Jammu &amp; Kashmir National Conference}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[2024 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|2024]] || [[Rajeev Kumar (Jammu &amp; Kashmir politician)|Rajeev Kumar]] || {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}<br /> |}<br /> == Election results ==<br /> ===Assembly Election 2024 ===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[2024 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election]] : Bishnah&lt;ref&gt;{{cite news|last1=Election Commission of India|title=J&amp;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}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Rajeev Kumar (Jammu &amp; Kashmir politician)|Rajeev Kumar]] |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=53,435 |percentage=56.48 |change={{increase}}19.09 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Neeraj Kundan |party=Indian National Congress |votes=37,808 |percentage=39.96 |change={{increase}}35.33 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Prem Pal |party=Independent politician |votes=799 |percentage=0.84 |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Tilak Raj |party=Bahujan Samaj Party |votes=660 |percentage=0.70 |change={{decrease}}1.67 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=None of the Above |party=None of the above |votes=401 |percentage=0.42 |change={{decrease}}0.27 }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=15,627 |percentage=16.52 |change= {{increase}}12.29 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=94,611 |percentage=78.99 |change= {{increase}}2.84 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 1,19,782 |ref = |change= {{increase}}29.22 }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=Bharatiya Janata Party |loser=Jammu &amp; Kashmir National Conference |swing= {{increase}}14.86 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> ===Assembly Election 2014 ===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[2014 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election]] : Bishnah&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite web |date= |title=Jammu &amp; Kashmir 2014 - Jammu &amp; 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}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Kamal Verma |party=Jammu &amp; Kashmir National Conference |votes=29,380 |percentage=41.62 |change={{increase}}33.16 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Ashwani Kumar Sharma (J&amp;K politician)|Ashwani Kumar Sharma]] |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=26,394 |percentage=37.39 |change={{increase}}29.01 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Faqir Chand |party=Jammu and Kashmir People&#039;s Democratic Party |votes=8,112 |percentage=11.49 |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Gulchain Singh Charak |party=Indian National Congress |votes=3,272 |percentage=4.64 |change={{decrease}}8.47 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Bharat Bhushan |party=Bahujan Samaj Party |votes=1,668 |percentage=2.36 |change={{decrease}}19.32 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=None of the Above |party=None of the above |votes=490 |percentage=0.69 |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Ghansham Sharma |party=Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party |votes=473 |percentage=0.67 |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=2,986 |percentage=4.23 |change= {{increase}}3.45 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=70,587 |percentage=76.15 |change= {{increase}}0.38 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 92,694 |ref = |change= {{increase}}12.06 }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=Jammu &amp; Kashmir National Conference |loser=Independent politician |swing= {{increase}}19.16 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> ===Assembly Election 2008 ===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[2008 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election]] : Bishnah&lt;ref&gt;{{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-Detailed20Results.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241225073739/https://ceojk.nic.in/pdf/10-Detailed20Results.pdf|archive-date=25 December 2024|access-date=25 December 2024|format=pdf}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Ashwani Kumar Sharma (J&amp;K politician)|Ashwani Kumar Sharma]] |party=Independent politician |votes=14,078 |percentage=22.46 |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Kamal Verma |party=Bahujan Samaj Party |votes=13,589 |percentage=21.68 |change={{increase}}7.34 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Gulchain Singh Charak |party=Indian National Congress |votes=8,212 |percentage=13.10 |change={{decrease}}1.96 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Yash Pal |party=Jammu &amp; Kashmir National Conference |votes=5,306 |percentage=8.47 |change={{decrease}}15.76 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Shilpi Verma |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=5,255 |percentage=8.38 |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Romesh Kumar Gupta |party=Independent politician |votes=3,751 |percentage=5.98 |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Ashok Kumar Dubey |party=Independent politician |votes=2,207 |percentage=3.52 |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Chattar Singh |party=Independent politician |votes=1,855 |percentage=2.96 |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Romesh Chander |party=Independent politician |votes=1,169 |percentage=1.87 |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Gurbacahan Kumari Rana |party=Independent politician |votes=1,072 |percentage=1.71 |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Yash Pal Sharma |party=Independent politician |votes=979 |percentage=1.56 |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=489 |percentage=0.78 |change= {{decrease}}7.71 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=62,674 |percentage=75.77 |change= {{increase}}8.35 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 82,719 |ref = |change= {{increase}}1.59 }}<br /> {{Election box hold with party link |winner=Independent politician |loser=Independent politician |swing= {{decrease}}10.26 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> ===Assembly Election 2002 ===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[2002 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election]] : Bishnah&lt;ref&gt;{{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|format=pdf}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Ashwani Kumar Sharma (J&amp;K politician)|Ashwani Kumar Sharma]] |party=Independent politician |votes=17,961 |percentage=32.72 |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Kamal Verma |party=Jammu &amp; Kashmir National Conference |votes=13,298 |percentage=24.22 |change={{increase}}18.61 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Jagdish Raj Dubey]] |party=Indian National Congress |votes=8,268 |percentage=15.06 |change={{increase}}3.00 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Girdhari Lal |party=Bahujan Samaj Party |votes=7,874 |percentage=14.34 |change={{decrease}}7.53 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Ashok Kumar |party=Jammu and Kashmir People&#039;s Democratic Party |votes=2,060 |percentage=3.75 |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Hari Chand |party=Independent politician |votes=943 |percentage=1.72 |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Swaran Singh |party=Shiv Sena |votes=780 |percentage=1.42 |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Sat Pal Saini |party=Independent politician |votes=566 |percentage=1.03 |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Ghanisham Singh |party=Communist Party of India |votes=519 |percentage=0.95 |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Ashok Kumar |party=Janata Dal (United) |votes=517 |percentage=0.94 |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Joginder Kumar |party=Samata Party |votes=492 |percentage=0.90 |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=4,663 |percentage=8.49 |change= {{increase}}3.94 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=54,895 |percentage=67.43 |change= {{decrease}}1.27 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 81,424 |ref = |change= {{increase}}35.09 }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=Independent politician |loser=Janata Dal |swing= {{increase}}6.29 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> ===Assembly Election 1996 ===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1996 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election]] : Bishnah&lt;ref&gt;{{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|format=pdf}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Jagdish Raj Dubey]] |party=Janata Dal |votes=10,941 |percentage=26.43 |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Hari Chand |party=Bahujan Samaj Party |votes=9,057 |percentage=21.88 |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Kamal Verma |party=Independent politician |votes=7,239 |percentage=17.49 |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Janak Raj Gupta |party=Indian National Congress |votes=4,994 |percentage=12.06 |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Ashwani Kumar Sharma (J&amp;K politician)|Ashwani Kumar Sharma]] |party=Independent politician |votes=3,859 |percentage=9.32 |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Sangram Singh Charak |party=Jammu &amp; Kashmir National Conference |votes=2,323 |percentage=5.61 |change={{decrease}}48.04 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Madan Lal |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=1,983 |percentage=4.79 |change={{decrease}}1.60 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Sat Paul |party=Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party |votes=704 |percentage=1.70 |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=1,884 |percentage=4.55 |change= {{decrease}}27.75 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=41,401 |percentage=69.80 |change= {{increase}}3.39 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 60,274 |ref = |change= {{increase}}29.40 }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=Janata Dal |loser=Jammu &amp; Kashmir National Conference |swing= {{decrease}}27.23 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> ===Assembly Election 1987 ===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1987 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election]] : Bishnah&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1987 to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1987/StatisticalReport_jk_87.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120114084427/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1987/StatisticalReport_jk_87.pdf |archive-date=14 January 2012|access-date=15 February 2024|format=pdf}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Parma Nand |party=Jammu &amp; Kashmir National Conference |votes=16,319 |percentage=53.65 |change={{increase}}27.70 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Gian Chand |party=Independent politician |votes=6,495 |percentage=21.35 |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Mela Ram |party=Independent politician |votes=3,793 |percentage=12.47 |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Sardari Lal |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=1,944 |percentage=6.39 |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Hansraj |party=Janata Party |votes=907 |percentage=2.98 |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Rattan Singh |party=Independent politician |votes=396 |percentage=1.30 |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Assa Singh |party=Independent politician |votes=240 |percentage=0.79 |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Gurbachan Kumari |party=Independent politician |votes=190 |percentage=0.62 |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=9,824 |percentage=32.30 |change= {{decrease}}8.93 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=30,416 |percentage=66.20 |change= {{decrease}}9.87 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 46,580 |ref = |change= {{increase}}11.36 }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=Jammu &amp; Kashmir National Conference |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= {{decrease}}13.53 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> ===Assembly Election 1983 ===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1983 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election]] : Bishnah&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1983 to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1983/StatisticalReport_JK_1983.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120117082124/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1983/StatisticalReport_JK_1983.pdf |archive-date=17 January 2012|access-date=15 February 2024|format=pdf}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Bhagat Chhaju Ram |party=Indian National Congress |votes=21,123 |percentage=67.18 |change={{increase}}24.01 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Parma Nand |party=Jammu &amp; Kashmir National Conference |votes=8,159 |percentage=25.95 |change={{increase}}14.63 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Yash Pal |party=Independent politician |votes=1,721 |percentage=5.47 |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Om Raj |party=Independent politician |votes=439 |percentage=1.40 |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=12,964 |percentage=41.23 |change= {{increase}}31.70 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=31,442 |percentage=77.02 |change= {{increase}}13.87 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 41,830 |ref = |change= {{increase}}17.24 }}<br /> {{Election box hold with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= {{increase}}24.01 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> ===Assembly Election 1977 ===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1977 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election]] : Bishnah&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1977 to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1977/StatisticalReport_JK_77.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120117081946/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1977/StatisticalReport_JK_77.pdf |archive-date=17 January 2012|access-date=15 February 2024|format=pdf}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Parma Nand |party=Indian National Congress |votes=9,441 |percentage=43.17 |change={{decrease}}20.83 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Ram Chand |party=Janata Party |votes=7,357 |percentage=33.64 |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Sain Dass |party=Jammu &amp; Kashmir National Conference |votes=2,476 |percentage=11.32 |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Harbans Lal |party=Independent politician |votes=2,052 |percentage=9.38 |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Chaman Lal |party=Independent politician |votes=335 |percentage=1.53 |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=2,084 |percentage=9.53 |change= {{decrease}}26.73 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=21,870 |percentage=62.31 |change= {{decrease}}11.69 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 35,679 |ref = |change= {{increase}}11.31 }}<br /> {{Election box hold with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= {{decrease}}20.83 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> ===Assembly Election 1972 ===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1972 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election]] : Bishnah&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1972 to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1972/StatisticalRep_JK_72.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120117083027/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1972/StatisticalRep_JK_72.pdf|archive-date=17 January 2012|access-date=15 February 2024|format=pdf}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Parma Nand |party=Indian National Congress |votes=14,971 |percentage=64.00 |change={{increase}}8.69 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Shiv Ram |party=Bharatiya Jana Sangh |votes=6,489 |percentage=27.74 |change={{increase}}8.53 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Behari Lal |party=Independent politician |votes=625 |percentage=2.67 |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Jagat Ram |party=Independent politician |votes=463 |percentage=1.98 |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Shiv Bano Megh |party=Independent politician |votes=461 |percentage=1.97 |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Daulat Ram |party=Independent politician |votes=385 |percentage=1.65 |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=8,482 |percentage=36.26 |change= {{increase}}0.15 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=23,394 |percentage=75.42 |change= {{decrease}}4.42 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 32,054 |ref = |change= {{increase}}24.34 }}<br /> {{Election box hold with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= {{increase}}8.69 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> ===Assembly Election 1967 ===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1967 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election]] : Bishnah&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1967 to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1967/Statistical20Report_Jk_1967.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101006052138/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1967/Statistical20Report_Jk_1967.pdf|archive-date=6 October 2010|access-date=15 February 2024|format=pdf}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Bhagat Chhaju Ram |party=Indian National Congress |votes=11,037 |percentage=55.31 |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=S. Dass |party=Bharatiya Jana Sangh |votes=3,832 |percentage=19.20 |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=M. N. Singh |party=Democratic National Conference |votes=2,641 |percentage=13.23 |change={{decrease}}17.62 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=S. Ram |party=Jammu &amp; Kashmir National Conference |votes=2,445 |percentage=12.25 |change={{decrease}}34.74 }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=7,205 |percentage=36.11 |change= {{increase}}19.98 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=19,955 |percentage=81.14 |change= {{decrease}}7.07 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 25,780 |ref = |change= {{increase}}16.50 }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Jammu &amp; Kashmir National Conference |swing= {{increase}}8.32 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> ===Assembly Election 1962 ===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1962 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election]] : Bishnah&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1962 to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1962/StatRep_JK_1962.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101006183842/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1962/StatRep_JK_1962.pdf|archive-date=6 October 2010|access-date=15 February 2024|format=pdf}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Trilochan Datt |party=Jammu &amp; Kashmir National Conference |votes=8,783 |percentage=46.99 |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Ram Piara Saraf]] |party=Democratic National Conference |votes=5,768 |percentage=30.86 |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Shiv Lal |party=Jammu Praja Parishad |votes=3,899 |percentage=20.86 |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Isheri Singh |party=Independent politician |votes=242 |percentage=1.29 |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=3,015 |percentage=16.13 |change= }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=18,692 |percentage=85.04 |change= }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 22,128 |ref = |change= }}<br /> {{Election box new seat win |winner=Jammu &amp; Kashmir National Conference |loser= |swing= }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ==See also==<br /> * [[Jammu]]<br /> * [[List of constituencies of Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly]]<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{reflist}}<br /> <br /> {{coord|32.614|74.856|display=title}}<br /> {{Assembly constituencies of Jammu and Kashmir}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Assembly constituencies of Jammu and Kashmir]]<br /> [[Category:Jammu district]]<br /> [[Category:Politics of Jammu and Kashmir]]<br /> [[Category:Legislative Assembly constituencies of Indian states established in 1962]]<br /> [[Category:1962 establishments in Jammu and Kashmir]]</div> KaleyCountryman