https://indianpedia.org/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Jammu_West_Assembly_constituency Jammu West Assembly constituency - Revision history 2026-07-31T05:56:12Z Revision history for this page on the wiki MediaWiki 1.45.4 https://indianpedia.org/index.php?title=Jammu_West_Assembly_constituency&diff=505557&oldid=prev Veronairy at 19:27, 19 April 2026 2026-04-19T19:27:42Z <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 = Jammu West<br /> | union_territory = [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]]<br /> | type = SLA<br /> | constituency_no = 78<br /> | district = [[Jammu district|Jammu]]<br /> | loksabha_cons = [[Jammu Lok Sabha constituency|Jammu]]<br /> | established = 2008<br /> | reservation = <br /> | mla = [[Arvind Gupta (politician)|Arvind Gupta]]<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 /> | electors = &lt;!-- number of electors at last election. Add a ref --&gt;<br /> }}<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Jammu West Assembly constituency&#039;&#039;&#039; is one of the 90 constituencies in the [[Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly]]. It comprises parts of [[Jammu tehsil]] and [[Jammu West tehsil]], both in [[Jammu district]].&lt;ref name=delimitation2022&gt;{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/14157-delimitation-of-constituencies-in-union-territory-of-jammu-kashmir-%E2%80%93-final-notification-%E2%80%93-regarding/ |title=Delimitation of Constituencies in Union Territory of Jammu &amp; Kashmir – Final Notification – regarding. |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] |date=5 May 2022 |access-date= 6 May 2022}}&lt;/ref&gt; As of 2024, its representative is [[Arvind Gupta (politician)|Arvind Gupta]] of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]].<br /> <br /> == Members of the Legislative Assembly ==<br /> {| class=&quot;wikitable sortable&quot;<br /> |-<br /> ! Election<br /> ! Member<br /> ! colspan=2|Party<br /> |-<br /> | [[1977 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|1977]] || Harbans Lal Bhagotra || {{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[1983 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|1983]] || Rangil Singh || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=2}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[1987 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|1987]] || [[Mangat Ram Sharma]]<br /> |-<br /> | [[1996 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|1996]] || Hans Raj || {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[2002 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|2002]] || [[Mangat Ram Sharma]] || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[2008 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|2008]] || [[Chaman Lal Gupta]] || {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party|rowspan=3}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[2014 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|2014]] || [[Sat Paul Sharma]]<br /> |-<br /> | [[2024 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|2024]] || [[Arvind Gupta (politician)|Arvind Gupta]]<br /> |}<br /> == Election results ==<br /> ===Assembly Election 2024 ===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[2024 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election]] : Jammu West&lt;ref&gt;{{cite news|last1=Election Commission of India|title=J&amp;K Assembly Election Results 2024 - Jammu West|url=https://results.eci.gov.in/AcResultGenOct2024/candidateswise-U0878.htm|access-date=9 July 2025|date=8 October 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250709124038/https://results.eci.gov.in/AcResultGenOct2024/candidateswise-U0878.htm|archive-date=9 July 2025}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Arvind Gupta (politician)|Arvind Gupta]] |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=41,963 |percentage=64.74% |change={{decrease}}5.90 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Manmohan Singh |party=Indian National Congress |votes=19,836 |percentage=30.60% |change={{increase}}11.33 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Gourav Chopra |party=Democratic Progressive Azad Party |votes=667 |percentage=1.03% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=None of the Above |party=None of the above |votes=530 |percentage=0.82% |change={{increase}}0.45 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Sahil Sharma |party=Independent politician |votes=479 |percentage=0.74% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=22,127 |percentage=34.14% |change= {{decrease}}17.23 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=64,820 |percentage=61.24% |change= {{decrease}}2.86 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 1,05,852 |ref = |change= {{decrease}}31.17 }}<br /> {{Election box hold with party link |winner=Bharatiya Janata Party |loser=Bharatiya Janata Party |swing= {{decrease}}5.90 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ===Assembly Election 2014 ===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[2014 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election]] : Jammu West&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=[[Sat Paul Sharma]] |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=69,626 |percentage=70.63% |change={{increase}}30.38 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Surinder Singh Shingari |party=Indian National Congress |votes=18,997 |percentage=19.27% |change={{increase}}3.01 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Dharamveer Singh |party=Jammu &amp; Kashmir National Conference |votes=4,733 |percentage=4.80% |change={{decrease}}2.30 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Sarv Daman Bhasin |party=Jammu and Kashmir People&#039;s Democratic Party |votes=2,419 |percentage=2.45% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=None of the Above |party=None of the above |votes=359 |percentage=0.36% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=50,629 |percentage=51.36% |change= {{increase}}36.06 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=98,574 |percentage=64.09% |change= {{increase}}3.24 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 1,53,794 |ref = |change= {{increase}}9.88 }}<br /> {{Election box hold with party link |winner=Bharatiya Janata Party |loser=Bharatiya Janata Party |swing= {{increase}}30.38 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> ===Assembly Election 2008 ===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[2008 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election]] : Jammu West&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-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}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{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 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Surinder Singh Shangari |party=Independent politician |votes=21,251 |percentage=24.95% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Mangat Ram Sharma]] |party=Indian National Congress |votes=13,848 |percentage=16.26% |change={{decrease}}24.21 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Chander Mohan Sharma |party=Jammu &amp; Kashmir National Conference |votes=6,050 |percentage=7.10% |change={{decrease}}4.95 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Rattan Lal Chargotra |party=Bahujan Samaj Party |votes=1,791 |percentage=2.10% |change={{decrease}}2.09 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Ashok Kumar |party=Independent politician |votes=887 |percentage=1.04% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Mohinder Paul Singh |party=Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party |votes=837 |percentage=0.98% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Narinder Kant |party=Communist Party of India |votes=658 |percentage=0.77% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Chamupati |party=Republican Party of India |votes=585 |percentage=0.69% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=13,037 |percentage=15.31% |change= {{increase}}2.80 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=85,174 |percentage=60.85% |change= {{increase}}22.17 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 1,39,965 |ref = |change= {{decrease}}14.49 }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=Bharatiya Janata Party |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= {{decrease}}0.21 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> ===Assembly Election 2002 ===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[2002 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election]] : Jammu West&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=[[Mangat Ram Sharma]] |party=Indian National Congress |votes=25,627 |percentage=40.47% |change={{increase}}20.04 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Virander Kumar Gupta |party=Independent politician |votes=17,704 |percentage=27.96% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Chander Mohan Sharma |party=Jammu &amp; Kashmir National Conference |votes=7,631 |percentage=12.05% |change={{decrease}}0.68 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Anan Sharma |party=Shiv Sena |votes=2,822 |percentage=4.46% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Raj Kumar |party=Bahujan Samaj Party |votes=2,652 |percentage=4.19% |change={{decrease}}9.54 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Kavinder Gupta |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=1,655 |percentage=2.61% |change={{decrease}}43.05 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Hans Raj Dogra |party=Independent politician |votes=1,211 |percentage=1.91% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Aslam Shah |party=Independent politician |votes=830 |percentage=1.31% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Munish Sharma |party=Independent politician |votes=652 |percentage=1.03% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Joginder Singh |party=Independent politician |votes=459 |percentage=0.72% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Girdhari Lal |party=Bharatiya Republican Paksha |votes=418 |percentage=0.66% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=7,923 |percentage=12.51% |change= {{decrease}}12.73 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=63,327 |percentage=38.69% |change= {{decrease}}4.06 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 1,63,689 |ref = |change= {{increase}}41.99 }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Bharatiya Janata Party |swing= {{decrease}}5.20 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> ===Assembly Election 1996 ===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1996 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election]] : Jammu West&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=Hans Raj |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=22,506 |percentage=45.67% |change={{increase}}15.04 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Yogesh Sawhney |party=Indian National Congress |votes=10,068 |percentage=20.43% |change={{decrease}}28.57 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Pawan Kumar |party=Bahujan Samaj Party |votes=6,767 |percentage=13.73% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Chander Mohan |party=Jammu &amp; Kashmir National Conference |votes=6,276 |percentage=12.73% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Ayoudhia Kumar |party=Janata Dal |votes=2,123 |percentage=4.31% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Tilak Raj Mahajan |party=Independent politician |votes=480 |percentage=0.97% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{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 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Sunil Kumar |party=Independent politician |votes=315 |percentage=0.64% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=12,438 |percentage=25.24% |change= {{increase}}6.87 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=49,283 |percentage=43.31% |change= {{decrease}}17.72 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 1,15,286 |ref = |change= {{increase}}110.79 }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=Bharatiya Janata Party |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= {{decrease}}3.33 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> ===Assembly Election 1987 ===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1987 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election]] : Jammu West&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=[[Mangat Ram Sharma]] |party=Indian National Congress |votes=16,204 |percentage=48.99% |change={{decrease}}17.38 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Chander Mohan Sharma |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=10,130 |percentage=30.63% |change={{increase}}13.39 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Bishwa Nath |party=Independent politician |votes=3,131 |percentage=9.47% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Udhay Chand |party=Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party |votes=1,566 |percentage=4.73% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Sham Sunder |party=Janata Party |votes=585 |percentage=1.77% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Rattan Lal |party=Independent politician |votes=382 |percentage=1.16% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Vijay Kumar Malhotra |party=Independent politician |votes=343 |percentage=1.04% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Farrkh Javeed |party=Independent politician |votes=267 |percentage=0.81% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=6,074 |percentage=18.37% |change= {{decrease}}30.77 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=33,073 |percentage=61.52% |change= {{increase}}9.91 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 54,692 |ref = |change= {{increase}}10.10 }}<br /> {{Election box hold with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= {{decrease}}17.38 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> ===Assembly Election 1983 ===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1983 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election]] : Jammu West&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=Rangil Singh |party=Indian National Congress |votes=16,672 |percentage=66.38% |change={{increase}}28.39 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Tilak Raj Sharma |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=4,331 |percentage=17.24% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Udhey Chand |party=Independent politician |votes=1,824 |percentage=7.26% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Sudershan Lal Mahajan |party=Jammu &amp; Kashmir National Conference |votes=1,210 |percentage=4.82% |change={{increase}}1.40 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Om Parkash S/O Sh. Beli Ram |party=Independent politician |votes=309 |percentage=1.23% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Om Parkash S/O Sh. Dhani Ram |party=Independent politician |votes=264 |percentage=1.05% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Jatinder Paul |party=Independent politician |votes=225 |percentage=0.90% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=12,341 |percentage=49.13% |change= {{increase}}32.35 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=25,117 |percentage=51.65% |change= {{decrease}}2.35 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 49,676 |ref = |change= {{increase}}31.38 }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Janata Party |swing= {{increase}}11.61 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> ===Assembly Election 1977 ===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1977 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election]] : Jammu West&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=Harbans Lal Bhagotra |party=Janata Party |votes=10,956 |percentage=54.76% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Romesh Chander |party=Indian National Congress |votes=7,599 |percentage=37.98% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Rattan Lal Gupta |party=Jammu &amp; Kashmir National Conference |votes=684 |percentage=3.42% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Som Nath |party=Independent politician |votes=333 |percentage=1.66% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Master Modh Sharif |party=Independent politician |votes=267 |percentage=1.33% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=3,357 |percentage=16.78% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=20,006 |percentage=53.73% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 37,810 |ref = |change= }}<br /> {{Election box new seat win |winner=Janata Party |loser= |swing= }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{Reflist}}<br /> <br /> {{coord|32.76|74.79|display=title}}<br /> {{Assembly constituencies of Jammu and Kashmir}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Assembly constituencies of Jammu and Kashmir]]<br /> [[Category:Politics of Jammu and Kashmir]]<br /> [[Category:Jammu district]]<br /> [[Category:2008 establishments in Jammu and Kashmir]]<br /> [[Category:Legislative Assembly constituencies of Indian states established in 2008]]</div> Veronairy