https://indianpedia.org/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Jammu_Cantonment_Assembly_constituency Jammu Cantonment Assembly constituency - Revision history 2026-07-30T18:53:56Z Revision history for this page on the wiki MediaWiki 1.45.4 https://indianpedia.org/index.php?title=Jammu_Cantonment_Assembly_constituency&diff=505547&oldid=prev WECElbert296866 at 20:11, 22 June 2025 2025-06-22T20:11:42Z <p></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Constituency of the Jammu and Kashmir legislative assembly in India}}<br /> {{Infobox Indian constituency<br /> | name = Jammu Cantonment<br /> | type= SLA<br /> | state = Jammu and Kashmir<br /> | established = 1967<br /> | abolished = 1987<br /> | electors = 61,710<br /> | mla = H. S. Bali<br /> | party = {{Party index link|Independent politician}}<br /> | constituency_no =<br /> | latest_election_year = [[1987 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|1987]]<br /> | district =<br /> | loksabha_cons =<br /> | reservation =<br /> }}<br /> &lt;b&gt;Jammu Cantonment Assembly constituency &lt;/b&gt;was an assembly constituency in the [[India]] [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]].<br /> == Members of the Legislative Assembly ==<br /> {| class=&quot;wikitable sortable&quot;<br /> |-<br /> ! Election<br /> ! Member<br /> ! colspan=2|Party<br /> |-<br /> | [[1967 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|1967]] || P. T. Dutta || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=3}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[1972 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|1972]] || Trilochan Dutta<br /> |-<br /> | [[1977 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|1977]] || Parduman Singh<br /> |-<br /> | [[1983 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|1983]] || Trilochan Datta || {{Full party name with color|Independent politician|rowspan=2}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[1987 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|1987]] || H. S. Bali<br /> |}<br /> == Election results ==<br /> ===Assembly Election 1987 ===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1987 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election]] : Jammu Cantonment&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=H. S. Bali |party=Independent politician |votes=10,970 |percentage=26.62% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Trilochan Dutta |party=Indian National Congress |votes=10,110 |percentage=24.54% |change={{decrease}}10.01 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Amar Nath |party=Independent politician |votes=5,140 |percentage=12.48% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Satish Chander |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=4,630 |percentage=11.24% |change={{increase}}7.19 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Chaudhary Piara Singh |party=Independent politician |votes=3,384 |percentage=8.21% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Bhim Singh |party=Jammu &amp; Kashmir National Conference |votes=3,262 |percentage=7.92% |change={{increase}}0.44 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Darshan Lal |party=Independent politician |votes=698 |percentage=1.69% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Chaudhary Noor Din Kataria |party=Independent politician |votes=514 |percentage=1.25% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Mohinder Kumar |party=Janata Party |votes=454 |percentage=1.10% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Avtar Singh |party=Independent politician |votes=422 |percentage=1.02% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Tilak Raj |party=Independent politician |votes=402 |percentage=0.98% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=860 |percentage=2.09% |change= {{decrease}}13.98 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=41,202 |percentage=68.24% |change= {{increase}}6.34 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 61,710 |ref = |change= {{increase}}17.26 }}<br /> {{Election box hold with party link |winner=Independent politician |loser=Independent politician |swing= {{decrease}}23.99 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> ===Assembly Election 1983 ===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1983 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election]] : Jammu Cantonment&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=Trilochan Datta |party=Independent politician |votes=16,094 |percentage=50.61% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Harbans Singh |party=Indian National Congress |votes=10,986 |percentage=34.55% |change={{increase}}5.95 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Hans Raj Dogra]] |party=Jammu &amp; Kashmir National Conference |votes=2,379 |percentage=7.48% |change={{decrease}}3.30 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Sewa Raman |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=1,288 |percentage=4.05% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Jaya Mala |party=Independent politician |votes=606 |percentage=1.91% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=5,108 |percentage=16.06% |change= {{increase}}15.18 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=31,798 |percentage=61.89% |change= {{increase}}6.17 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 52,625 |ref = |change= {{increase}}45.84 }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=Independent politician |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= {{increase}}22.01 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ===Assembly Election 1977 ===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1977 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election]] : Jammu Cantonment&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=Parduman Singh |party=Indian National Congress |votes=5,600 |percentage=28.60% |change={{decrease}}26.49 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Ved Bhasin |party=Janata Party |votes=5,426 |percentage=27.71% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Onkar Seth |party=Independent politician |votes=3,722 |percentage=19.01% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Bodh Raj Bali |party=Jammu &amp; Kashmir National Conference |votes=2,110 |percentage=10.78% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Hari Singh |party=Independent politician |votes=996 |percentage=5.09% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Nathi Ram |party=Independent politician |votes=650 |percentage=3.32% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Om Prakash |party=Independent politician |votes=287 |percentage=1.47% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Sukhvinder Singh |party=Independent politician |votes=259 |percentage=1.32% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Jagdish Raj |party=Independent politician |votes=228 |percentage=1.16% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Gurcharan Singh |party=Independent politician |votes=121 |percentage=0.62% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=174 |percentage=0.89% |change= {{decrease}}40.76 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=19,578 |percentage=55.35% |change= {{decrease}}12.74 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 36,083 |ref = |change= {{increase}}11.89 }}<br /> {{Election box hold with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= {{decrease}}26.49 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> ===Assembly Election 1972 ===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1972 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election]] : Jammu Cantonment&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=Trilochan Dutta |party=Indian National Congress |votes=11,905 |percentage=55.10% |change={{increase}}0.49 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Ram Lal |party=Independent politician |votes=2,905 |percentage=13.44% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Bachan Singh Panchhi |party=Independent politician |votes=2,757 |percentage=12.76% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Onkar Seth |party=Bharatiya Jana Sangh |votes=2,581 |percentage=11.95% |change={{decrease}}2.13 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Thakra Singh |party=Independent politician |votes=890 |percentage=4.12% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Harbhajan Singh |party=Indian National Congress (Organisation) |votes=242 |percentage=1.12% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Prem Singh |party=Independent politician |votes=167 |percentage=0.77% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Rachpal Singh |party=Samyukta Socialist Party |votes=160 |percentage=0.74% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=9,000 |percentage=41.65% |change= {{increase}}12.30 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=21,607 |percentage=69.17% |change= {{decrease}}6.16 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 32,249 |ref = |change= {{increase}}20.48 }}<br /> {{Election box hold with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= {{increase}}0.49 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> ===Assembly Election 1967 ===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1967 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election]] : Jammu Cantonment&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/Statistical%20Report_Jk_1967.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101006052138/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1967/Statistical%20Report_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=P. T. Dutta |party=Indian National Congress |votes=10,692 |percentage=54.60% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=R. Singh |party=Jammu &amp; Kashmir National Conference |votes=4,945 |percentage=25.25% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=A. Nath |party=Bharatiya Jana Sangh |votes=2,757 |percentage=14.08% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=J. Singh |party=Democratic National Conference |votes=1,041 |percentage=5.32% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=S. Dutt |party=Independent politician |votes=146 |percentage=0.75% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=5,747 |percentage=29.35% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=19,581 |percentage=76.30% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 26,766 |ref = |change= }}<br /> {{Election box new seat win |winner=Indian National Congress |loser= |swing= }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> ==References==<br /> {{reflist}}<br /> {{Assembly constituencies of Jammu and Kashmir}}<br /> <br /> {{coord missing|Jammu and Kashmir}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Former assembly constituencies of Jammu and Kashmir]]<br /> [[Category:Long stubs with short prose]]<br /> {{JammuandKashmir-geo-stub}}</div> WECElbert296866