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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Constituency of the Jammu and Kashmir legislative assembly in India}}<br />
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{{Infobox Indian constituency<br />
|name = Gool Arnas<br />
|type= SLA<br />
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|state = [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]]<br />
|district = [[Reasi district|Reasi]]<br />
|established = 1995<br />
| abolished = 2018<br />
|electors = <!-- number of electors at last election. Add a ref --><br />
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'''Gool Arnas''' was a legislative constituency in the [[Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly]] of [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]] a north state of [[India]]. Gool Arnas was also part of [[Udhampur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Udhampur Lok Sabha constituency]]. Gool Arnas was not a constituency until 1995 when it was created by way of delimitation. In fact the Arnas constituency was bifurcated into two parts- Gool Arnas and Gulabgarh.<ref>[http://www.elections.in/jammu-and-kashmir/assembly-constituencies/uri.html Sitting and previous MLAs from Uri Assembly Constituency]</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://ceojammukashmir.nic.in/Constituencies.html |title=Assembly Constituencies - Corresponding Districts and Parliamentary Constituencies of Jammu and Kashmir |publisher=Chief Electoral Officer, Jammu and Kashmir |accessdate=2019-06-11 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081231174529/http://ceojammukashmir.nic.in/Constituencies.html |archivedate=2008-12-31 }}</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 />
|- <br />
| [[1996 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|1996]] || Abdul Wahid Shan || {{Full party name with color|Jammu & Kashmir National Conference}}<br />
|- <br />
| [[2002 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|2002]] || rowspan=3 | [[Ajaz Ahmed Khan]] || {{Full party name with color|Independent politician}}<br />
|- <br />
| [[2008 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|2008]] || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=2}}<br />
|- <br />
| [[2014 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|2014]] <br />
|}<br />
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== Election results ==<br />
===Assembly Election 2014 ===<br />
{{Election box begin|title= [[2014 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election]] : Gool Arnas<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=[[Ajaz Ahmed Khan]] |party=Indian National Congress |votes=22,966 |percentage=45.24% |change={{increase}}8.19 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Kuldeep Raj Dubey |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=16,088 |percentage=31.69% |change={{increase}}12.20 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Imtiyaz Ahmed Shan |party=Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party |votes=7,132 |percentage=14.05% |change={{increase}}7.07 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Shamshad Bano |party=Jammu & Kashmir National Conference |votes=2,203 |percentage=4.34% |change={{decrease}}24.51 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=None of the Above |party=None of the above |votes=627 |percentage=1.24% |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Gulzar Ahmed Wani |party=Independent politician |votes=452 |percentage=0.89% |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Abdul Rehman |party=Independent politician |votes=412 |percentage=0.81% |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Arjun Singh |party=Independent politician |votes=393 |percentage=0.77% |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=6,878 |percentage=13.55% |change= {{increase}}5.35 }}<br />
{{Election box turnout |votes=50,766 |percentage=82.58% |change= {{increase}}5.88 }}<br />
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 61,476 |ref = |change= {{increase}}12.04 }}<br />
{{Election box hold with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= {{increase}}8.19 }}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
===Assembly Election 2008 ===<br />
{{Election box begin|title= [[2008 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election]] : Gool Arnas<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|format=pdf}}</ref>}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Ajaz Ahmed Khan]] |party=Indian National Congress |votes=15,594 |percentage=37.05% |change={{increase}}22.29 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Ghulam Qadir Mughal |party=Jammu & Kashmir National Conference |votes=12,142 |percentage=28.85% |change={{increase}}14.33 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Kabla Singh |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=8,204 |percentage=19.49% |change={{increase}}1.42 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Shamshad Bano |party=Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party |votes=2,937 |percentage=6.98% |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Faqir Mohammed |party=Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party |votes=1,137 |percentage=2.70% |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Madan Lal |party=Independent politician |votes=773 |percentage=1.84% |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Mohammed Sultan Malik |party=Bahujan Samaj Party |votes=657 |percentage=1.56% |change={{decrease}}1.43 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Shakeel Ahmed |party=Lok Jan Shakti Party |votes=386 |percentage=0.92% |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Abdul Majid |party=Ambedkar National Congress |votes=256 |percentage=0.61% |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=3,452 |percentage=8.20% |change= {{decrease}}7.09 }}<br />
{{Election box turnout |votes=42,086 |percentage=76.70% |change= {{increase}}16.62 }}<br />
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 54,872 |ref = |change= {{increase}}1.08 }}<br />
{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Independent politician |swing= {{increase}}3.69 }}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
===Assembly Election 2002 ===<br />
{{Election box begin|title= [[2002 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election]] : Gool Arnas<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|format=pdf}}</ref>}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Ajaz Ahmed Khan]] |party=Independent politician |votes=10,881 |percentage=33.36% |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Kabala Singh |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=5,895 |percentage=18.08% |change={{decrease}}4.04 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Gulzar Ahmed Wani |party=Indian National Congress |votes=4,816 |percentage=14.77% |change={{decrease}}11.24 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Abdul Wahid Shan |party=Jammu & Kashmir National Conference |votes=4,736 |percentage=14.52% |change={{decrease}}30.37 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Mohammed Abdullah Bhat |party=Independent politician |votes=1,674 |percentage=5.13% |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Prem Singh |party=Independent politician |votes=1,552 |percentage=4.76% |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Tanveer Ahmad |party=Independent politician |votes=1,464 |percentage=4.49% |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Noor Ahmad |party=Bahujan Samaj Party |votes=975 |percentage=2.99% |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Lachman Singh |party=Independent politician |votes=345 |percentage=1.06% |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Abdul Hamid |party=Independent politician |votes=276 |percentage=0.85% |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=4,986 |percentage=15.29% |change= {{decrease}}3.59 }}<br />
{{Election box turnout |votes=32,614 |percentage=60.08% |change= {{increase}}2.66 }}<br />
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 54,286 |ref = |change= {{increase}}43.01 }}<br />
{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Independent politician |loser=Jammu & Kashmir National Conference |swing= {{decrease}}11.52 }}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
===Assembly Election 1996 ===<br />
{{Election box begin|title= [[1996 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election]] : Gool Arnas<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|format=pdf}}</ref>}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Abdul Wahid Shan |party=Jammu & Kashmir National Conference |votes=9,783 |percentage=44.89% |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Mohammed Ayub Khan |party=Indian National Congress |votes=5,669 |percentage=26.01% |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Keshib Singh |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=4,819 |percentage=22.11% |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Ghulam Rasool Nishat |party=Janata Dal |votes=1,524 |percentage=6.99% |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=4,114 |percentage=18.88% |change= }}<br />
{{Election box turnout |votes=21,795 |percentage=58.29% |change= }}<br />
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 37,959 |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 />
* [[Reasi district]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Former assembly constituencies of Jammu and Kashmir]]<br />
[[Category:Reasi district]]<br />
[[Category:1995 establishments in Jammu and Kashmir]]<br />
[[Category:Politics of Jammu and Kashmir]]<br />
[[Category:Constituencies disestablished in 2019]]<br />
[[Category:2019 disestablishments in India]]<br />
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