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&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;New page&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div&gt;{{Short description|Constituency of the Jammu and Kashmir legislative assembly in India}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2018}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Use Indian English|date=April 2018}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Infobox Indian constituency&lt;br /&gt;
| name                 = Jammu East&lt;br /&gt;
| mla                  = [[Yudhvir Sethi]]&lt;br /&gt;
| party                = {{Party index link|Bharatiya Janata Party}}&lt;br /&gt;
| alliance             = {{Party index link|National Democratic Alliance}}&lt;br /&gt;
| latest_election_year = [[2024 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|2024]]&lt;br /&gt;
| state                = [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]]&lt;br /&gt;
| district             = [[Jammu district|Jammu]]&lt;br /&gt;
| loksabha_cons        = [[Jammu Lok Sabha constituency|Jammu]]&lt;br /&gt;
| established          = 1977&lt;br /&gt;
| type                 = SLA&lt;br /&gt;
| constituency_no      =  76&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Jammu East Assembly constituency&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; is one of the 90 constituencies in the [[Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly]] of [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]] a north state of [[India]]. Jammu East is also part of [[Jammu (Lok Sabha constituency)|Jammu Lok Sabha constituency]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.elections.in/jammu-and-kashmir/assembly-constituencies/jammu-east.html Sitting and previous MLAs from Jammu East Assembly Constituency]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{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=2021-06-20}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{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= 2021-06-20}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Members of the Legislative Assembly ==&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable sortable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
! Election&lt;br /&gt;
! Member&lt;br /&gt;
! colspan=2|Party&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[1977 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|1977]]	|| Ram Nath Bhalgotra	|| {{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[1983 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|1983]]	 || Om Parkash || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[1987 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|1987]]	 || Chaman Lal || {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party|rowspan=2}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[1996 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|1996]]	|| 	Vaid Vishno Dutt  &lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[2002 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|2002]]	 || Yogesh Kumar Sawhney || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[2008 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|2008]]	|| Ashok Kumar Khajuria	 || {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party|rowspan=3}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[2014 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|2014]]	|| Rajesh Gupta&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[2024 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|2024]]	|| [[Yudhvir Sethi]]&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Election results ==&lt;br /&gt;
===Assembly Election 2024 ===&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box begin|title=	[[2024 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election]] : Jammu East&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news|url=https://results.eci.gov.in/AcResultGenOct2024/candidateswise-U0876.htm|title=J&amp;amp;K Assembly Election Results 2024 - Jammu East|last1=Election Commission of India|date=8 October 2024|access-date=9 July 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250709124403/https://results.eci.gov.in/AcResultGenOct2024/candidateswise-U0876.htm|archive-date=9 July 2025}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|	|candidate= [[Yudhvir Sethi]]	|party=Bharatiya Janata Party	|votes=42,589	|percentage=61.46%	|change=}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|	|candidate=Yogesh Sawhney	|party=Indian National Congress	|votes=24,475	|percentage=35.32%	|change= }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|	|candidate=Aditya Gupta	|party=Jammu &amp;amp; Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party|votes=448	|percentage=0.65%	|change= }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|	|candidate=Rajesh Gupta	|party=Bahujan Samaj Party	|votes=339	|percentage=0.49%	|change=  }}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|	|candidate=None of the Above	|party=None of the above	|votes=565	|percentage=0.82%	|change= }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box margin of victory	|votes=18,114	|percentage= |change=	 	}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box turnout	|votes= 69,298	|percentage= 	|change=	 }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box registered electors	|reg. electors =  	|ref =	|change=	 	}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box hold with party link	|winner=Bharatiya Janata Party	|loser= Indian National Congress	|swing=	 }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box end}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Assembly Election 2014 ===&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box begin|title=	[[2014 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election]] : Jammu West&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web |date= |title=Jammu &amp;amp; Kashmir 2014 - Jammu &amp;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}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|	|candidate=[[Sat Paul Sharma]]	|party=Bharatiya Janata Party	|votes=69,626	|percentage=70.63%	|change={{increase}}30.38 }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|	|candidate=Surinder Singh Shingari	|party=Indian National Congress	|votes=18,997	|percentage=19.27%	|change={{increase}}3.01 }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|	|candidate=Dharamveer Singh	|party=Jammu &amp;amp; Kashmir National Conference	|votes=4,733	|percentage=4.80%	|change={{decrease}}2.30 }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|	|candidate=Sarv Daman Bhasin	|party=Jammu and Kashmir People&amp;#039;s Democratic Party	|votes=2,419	|percentage=2.45%	|change= &amp;#039;&amp;#039;New&amp;#039;&amp;#039;}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|	|candidate=None of the Above	|party=None of the above	|votes=359	|percentage=0.36%	|change= &amp;#039;&amp;#039;New&amp;#039;&amp;#039;}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box margin of victory	|votes=50,629	|percentage=51.36%	|change=	{{increase}}36.06	}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box turnout	|votes=98,574	|percentage=64.09%	|change=	{{increase}}3.24	}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box registered electors	|reg. electors = 1,53,794	|ref =	|change=	{{increase}}9.88	}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box hold with party link	|winner=Bharatiya Janata Party	|loser=Bharatiya Janata Party	|swing=	{{increase}}30.38	}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box end}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Assembly Election 2008 ===&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box begin|title=	[[2008 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election]] : Jammu West&amp;lt;ref&amp;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-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}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|	|candidate=[[Chaman Lal Gupta]]	|party=Bharatiya Janata Party	|votes=34,288	|percentage=40.26%	|change={{increase}}37.64 }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|	|candidate=Surinder Singh Shangari	|party=Independent politician	|votes=21,251	|percentage=24.95%	|change= &amp;#039;&amp;#039;New&amp;#039;&amp;#039;}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|	|candidate=[[Mangat Ram Sharma]]	|party=Indian National Congress	|votes=13,848	|percentage=16.26%	|change={{decrease}}24.21 }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|	|candidate=Chander Mohan Sharma	|party=Jammu &amp;amp; Kashmir National Conference	|votes=6,050	|percentage=7.10%	|change={{decrease}}4.95 }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|	|candidate=Rattan Lal Chargotra	|party=Bahujan Samaj Party	|votes=1,791	|percentage=2.10%	|change={{decrease}}2.09 }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|	|candidate=Ashok Kumar	|party=Independent politician	|votes=887	|percentage=1.04%	|change= &amp;#039;&amp;#039;New&amp;#039;&amp;#039;}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|	|candidate=Mohinder Paul Singh	|party=Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party	|votes=837	|percentage=0.98%	|change= &amp;#039;&amp;#039;New&amp;#039;&amp;#039;}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box margin of victory	|votes=13,037	|percentage=15.31%	|change=	{{increase}}2.80	}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box turnout	|votes=85,174	|percentage=60.85%	|change=	{{increase}}22.17	}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box registered electors	|reg. electors = 1,39,965	|ref =	|change=	{{decrease}}14.49	}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box gain with party link	|winner=Bharatiya Janata Party	|loser=Indian National Congress	|swing=	{{decrease}}0.21	}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box end}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Assembly Election 2002 ===&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box begin|title=	[[2002 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election]] : Jammu West&amp;lt;ref&amp;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}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|	|candidate=[[Mangat Ram Sharma]]	|party=Indian National Congress	|votes=25,627	|percentage=40.47%	|change={{increase}}11.57 }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|	|candidate=Virander Kumar Gupta	|party=Independent politician	|votes=17,704	|percentage=27.96%	|change= &amp;#039;&amp;#039;New&amp;#039;&amp;#039;}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|	|candidate=Chander Mohan Sharma	|party=Jammu &amp;amp; Kashmir National Conference	|votes=7,631	|percentage=12.05%	|change= &amp;#039;&amp;#039;New&amp;#039;&amp;#039;}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|	|candidate=Anan Sharma	|party=Shiv Sena	|votes=2,822	|percentage=4.46%	|change= &amp;#039;&amp;#039;New&amp;#039;&amp;#039;}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|	|candidate=Raj Kumar	|party=Bahujan Samaj Party	|votes=2,652	|percentage=4.19%	|change= &amp;#039;&amp;#039;New&amp;#039;&amp;#039;}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|	|candidate=Kavinder Gupta	|party=Bharatiya Janata Party	|votes=1,655	|percentage=2.61%	|change={{decrease}}52.00 }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|	|candidate=Hans Raj Dogra	|party=Independent politician	|votes=1,211	|percentage=1.91%	|change= &amp;#039;&amp;#039;New&amp;#039;&amp;#039;}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box margin of victory	|votes=7,923	|percentage=12.51%	|change=	{{decrease}}13.20	}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box turnout	|votes=63,327	|percentage=38.69%	|change=	{{increase}}5.13	}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box registered electors	|reg. electors = 1,63,689	|ref =	|change=	{{increase}}127.88	}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box gain with party link	|winner=Indian National Congress	|loser=Bharatiya Janata Party	|swing=	{{decrease}}14.14	}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box end}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Assembly By-election 1998 ===&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box begin|title=	[[1998 elections in India#Jammu and Kashmir|1998 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly by-election]] : Jammu West&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=https://www.indiavotes.com/ac/byeDetail/403 |title=AC Bye Election: Jammu East 1998 |access-date=1 January 2025}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|	|candidate=[[Ashok Kumar Khajuria]]	|party=Bharatiya Janata Party	|votes=13,164	|percentage=54.61%	|change={{increase}}8.94 }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|	|candidate=Ved Kumar	|party=Indian National Congress	|votes=6,967	|percentage=28.90%	|change={{increase}}8.47 }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|	|candidate=Rattan Lal Gupta Advocate	|party=Jammu and Kashmir National Conference	|votes=2,693	|percentage=11.17%	|change= &amp;#039;&amp;#039;New&amp;#039;&amp;#039;}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|	|candidate=Dhan Raj Bargotra	|party=Janata Dal	|votes=464	|percentage=1.92%	|change={{decrease}}2.38 }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|	|candidate=Vipan Mahajan	|party=Independent politician	|votes=353	|percentage=1.46%	|change= &amp;#039;&amp;#039;New&amp;#039;&amp;#039;}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|	|candidate=Shri Kant	|party=Independent politician	|votes=152	|percentage=0.63%	|change= &amp;#039;&amp;#039;New&amp;#039;&amp;#039;}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box margin of victory	|votes=6,197	|percentage=25.71%	|change=	{{increase}}0.47	}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box turnout	|votes=24,106	|percentage=33.56%	|change=	{{decrease}}9.19	}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box registered electors	|reg. electors = 71,832	|ref =	|change=	{{decrease}}37.69	}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box hold with party link	|winner=Bharatiya Janata Party	|loser=Bharatiya Janata Party	|swing=	{{increase}}8.94	}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box end}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Assembly Election 1996 ===&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box begin|title=	[[1996 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election]] : Jammu West&amp;lt;ref&amp;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}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|	|candidate=Hans Raj	|party=Bharatiya Janata Party	|votes=22,506	|percentage=45.67%	|change={{increase}}15.04 }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|	|candidate=Yogesh Sawhney	|party=Indian National Congress	|votes=10,068	|percentage=20.43%	|change={{decrease}}28.57 }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|	|candidate=Pawan Kumar	|party=Bahujan Samaj Party	|votes=6,767	|percentage=13.73%	|change= &amp;#039;&amp;#039;New&amp;#039;&amp;#039;}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|	|candidate=Chander Mohan	|party=Jammu &amp;amp; Kashmir National Conference	|votes=6,276	|percentage=12.73%	|change= &amp;#039;&amp;#039;New&amp;#039;&amp;#039;}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|	|candidate=Ayoudhia Kumar	|party=Janata Dal	|votes=2,123	|percentage=4.31%	|change= &amp;#039;&amp;#039;New&amp;#039;&amp;#039;}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|	|candidate=Tilak Raj Mahajan	|party=Independent politician	|votes=480	|percentage=0.97%	|change= &amp;#039;&amp;#039;New&amp;#039;&amp;#039;}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|	|candidate=Udhay Chand	|party=Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party	|votes=429	|percentage=0.87%	|change={{decrease}}3.86 }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box margin of victory	|votes=12,438	|percentage=25.24%	|change=	{{increase}}6.87	}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box turnout	|votes=49,283	|percentage=43.31%	|change=	{{decrease}}17.72	}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box registered electors	|reg. electors = 1,15,286	|ref =	|change=	{{increase}}110.79	}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box gain with party link	|winner=Bharatiya Janata Party	|loser=Indian National Congress	|swing=	{{decrease}}3.33	}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box end}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Assembly Election 1987 ===&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box begin|title=	[[1987 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election]] : Jammu West&amp;lt;ref&amp;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}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|	|candidate=[[Mangat Ram Sharma]]	|party=Indian National Congress	|votes=16,204	|percentage=48.99%	|change={{decrease}}17.38 }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|	|candidate=Chander Mohan Sharma	|party=Bharatiya Janata Party	|votes=10,130	|percentage=30.63%	|change={{increase}}13.39 }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|	|candidate=Bishwa Nath	|party=Independent politician	|votes=3,131	|percentage=9.47%	|change= &amp;#039;&amp;#039;New&amp;#039;&amp;#039;}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|	|candidate=Udhay Chand	|party=Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party	|votes=1,566	|percentage=4.73%	|change= &amp;#039;&amp;#039;New&amp;#039;&amp;#039;}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|	|candidate=Sham Sunder	|party=Janata Party	|votes=585	|percentage=1.77%	|change= &amp;#039;&amp;#039;New&amp;#039;&amp;#039;}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|	|candidate=Rattan Lal	|party=Independent politician	|votes=382	|percentage=1.16%	|change= &amp;#039;&amp;#039;New&amp;#039;&amp;#039;}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|	|candidate=Vijay Kumar Malhotra	|party=Independent politician	|votes=343	|percentage=1.04%	|change= &amp;#039;&amp;#039;New&amp;#039;&amp;#039;}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box margin of victory	|votes=6,074	|percentage=18.37%	|change=	{{decrease}}30.77	}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box turnout	|votes=33,073	|percentage=61.52%	|change=	{{increase}}9.91	}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box registered electors	|reg. electors = 54,692	|ref =	|change=	{{increase}}10.10	}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box hold with party link	|winner=Indian National Congress	|loser=Indian National Congress	|swing=	{{decrease}}17.38	}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box end}}&lt;br /&gt;
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===Assembly Election 1983 ===&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box begin|title=	[[1983 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election]] : Jammu West&amp;lt;ref&amp;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}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|	|candidate=Rangil Singh	|party=Indian National Congress	|votes=16,672	|percentage=66.38%	|change={{increase}}28.39 }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|	|candidate=Tilak Raj Sharma	|party=Bharatiya Janata Party	|votes=4,331	|percentage=17.24%	|change= &amp;#039;&amp;#039;New&amp;#039;&amp;#039;}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|	|candidate=Udhey Chand	|party=Independent politician	|votes=1,824	|percentage=7.26%	|change= &amp;#039;&amp;#039;New&amp;#039;&amp;#039;}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|	|candidate=Sudershan Lal Mahajan	|party=Jammu &amp;amp; Kashmir National Conference	|votes=1,210	|percentage=4.82%	|change={{increase}}1.40 }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|	|candidate=Om Parkash S/O Sh. Beli Ram	|party=Independent politician	|votes=309	|percentage=1.23%	|change= &amp;#039;&amp;#039;New&amp;#039;&amp;#039;}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|	|candidate=Om Parkash S/O Sh. Dhani Ram	|party=Independent politician	|votes=264	|percentage=1.05%	|change= &amp;#039;&amp;#039;New&amp;#039;&amp;#039;}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|	|candidate=Jatinder Paul	|party=Independent politician	|votes=225	|percentage=0.90%	|change= &amp;#039;&amp;#039;New&amp;#039;&amp;#039;}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box margin of victory	|votes=12,341	|percentage=49.13%	|change=	{{increase}}32.35	}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box turnout	|votes=25,117	|percentage=51.65%	|change=	{{decrease}}2.35	}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box registered electors	|reg. electors = 49,676	|ref =	|change=	{{increase}}31.38	}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box gain with party link	|winner=Indian National Congress	|loser=Janata Party	|swing=	{{increase}}11.61	}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box end}}&lt;br /&gt;
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===Assembly Election 1977 ===&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box begin|title=	[[1977 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election]] : Jammu West&amp;lt;ref&amp;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}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|	|candidate=Harbans Lal Bhagotra	|party=Janata Party	|votes=10,956	|percentage=54.76%	|change= &amp;#039;&amp;#039;New&amp;#039;&amp;#039;}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|	|candidate=Romesh Chander	|party=Indian National Congress	|votes=7,599	|percentage=37.98%	|change= &amp;#039;&amp;#039;New&amp;#039;&amp;#039;}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|	|candidate=Rattan Lal Gupta	|party=Jammu &amp;amp; Kashmir National Conference	|votes=684	|percentage=3.42%	|change= &amp;#039;&amp;#039;New&amp;#039;&amp;#039;}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|	|candidate=Som Nath	|party=Independent politician	|votes=333	|percentage=1.66%	|change= &amp;#039;&amp;#039;New&amp;#039;&amp;#039;}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|	|candidate=Master Modh Sharif	|party=Independent politician	|votes=267	|percentage=1.33%	|change= &amp;#039;&amp;#039;New&amp;#039;&amp;#039;}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box margin of victory	|votes=3,357	|percentage=16.78%	|change=	 	}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box turnout	|votes=20,006	|percentage=53.73%	|change=	 	}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box registered electors	|reg. electors = 37,810	|ref =	|change=	 	}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box new seat win	|winner=Janata Party	|loser=	|swing=	 	}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box end}}&lt;br /&gt;
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==See also==&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Jammu]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[List of constituencies of Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly]]&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Category:Jammu district]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Politics of Jammu and Kashmir]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Legislative Assembly constituencies of Indian states established in 1977]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:1977 establishments in Jammu and Kashmir]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Frugaltesting</name></author>
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