https://indianpedia.org/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Kishtwar_Assembly_constituency Kishtwar Assembly constituency - Revision history 2026-07-31T04:24:33Z Revision history for this page on the wiki MediaWiki 1.45.4 https://indianpedia.org/index.php?title=Kishtwar_Assembly_constituency&diff=510107&oldid=prev JillianCogburn at 23:21, 15 April 2026 2026-04-15T23:21:27Z <p></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Constituency of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly}}<br /> {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2021}}<br /> {{Use Indian English|date=June 2021}}<br /> {{Infobox Indian constituency<br /> | name = [[Kishtwar]]<br /> | mla = [[Shagun Parihar]]<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 = [[Kishtwar district|Kishtwar]]<br /> | loksabha_cons = [[Udhampur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Udhampur]]<br /> | established = 1962<br /> | type= SLA<br /> | constituency_no = 49<br /> }}<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Kishtwar Assembly constituency&#039;&#039;&#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]]. Kishtwar is also part of [[Udhampur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Udhampur Lok Sabha constituency]].&lt;ref&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=2021-06-27}}&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&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= 2021-06-27}}&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite web|title=Sitting and previous MLAs from Kishtwar Assembly Constituency|url=https://www.elections.in/jammu-and-kashmir/assembly-constituencies/kishtwar.html|access-date=2021-06-27|website=Elections.in}}&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]]<br /> | Syed Mir Badshah<br /> | {{Full party name with color|Jammu and Kashmir National Conference}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[1967 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|1967]]<br /> | Ghulam Mustafa<br /> | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=2}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[1972 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|1972]]<br /> | Pir Nizamuddin<br /> |-<br /> | [[1977 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|1977]]<br /> | Bashir Ahmad Kichloo<br /> | {{Full party name with color|Jammu and Kashmir National Conference}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[1983 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|1983]]<br /> | Ghulam Hussain Arman<br /> | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[1987 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|1987]]<br /> | rowspan=2|Bashir Ahmad Kichloo<br /> | {{Full party name with color|Jammu and Kashmir National Conference|rowspan=4}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[1996 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|1996]]<br /> |-<br /> | [[2002 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|2002]]<br /> | rowspan=2|Sajjad Ahmad Kichloo<br /> |-<br /> | [[2008 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|2008]]<br /> |-<br /> | [[2014 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|2014]]<br /> | [[Sunil Kumar Sharma (Jammu and Kashmir)|Sunil Kumar Sharma]]<br /> | {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party|rowspan=2}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[2024 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|2024]]&lt;ref name=&quot;J&amp;K Assembly Election Results 2024 - Kishtwar2&quot;&gt;{{cite news |last1=Election Commission of India |date=8 October 2024 |title=J&amp;K Assembly Election Results 2024 - Kishtwar |url=https://results.eci.gov.in/AcResultGenOct2024/candidateswise-U0849.htm |accessdate=17 October 2024}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> | [[Shagun Parihar]] <br /> |-<br /> |}<br /> <br /> == Election results ==<br /> ===Assembly Election 2024 ===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[2024 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election]] : Kishtwar&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=[[Shagun Parihar]] |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=29,053 |percentage=48.00% |change={{increase}}2.63 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Sajjad Ahmed Kichloo|party=Jammu and Kashmir National Conference|votes=28,532|percentage=47.14%|change={{increase}}6.38}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Firdoos Ahmed Tak|party=Jammu and Kashmir People&#039;s Democratic Party|votes=997|percentage=1.65%|change={{decrease}}8.76}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Roop Lal|party=Independent politician|votes=571|percentage=0.94%|change=&#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Sumit Kumar|party=Bahujan Samaj Party|votes=441|percentage=0.73%|change=&#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=None of the Above|party=None of the above|votes=615|percentage=1.02%|change={{increase}}0.56}}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=521 |percentage=0.86% |change= {{decrease}}3.75 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout|votes=60,524|percentage=81.28%|change={{increase}}3.18}}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 74,466 |ref = |change= {{decrease}}5.95 }}<br /> {{Election box hold with party link |winner=Bharatiya Janata Party |loser=Bharatiya Janata Party |swing= {{increase}}2.63 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ===Assembly Election 2014 ===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[2014 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election]] : Kishtwar&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=[[Sunil Kumar Sharma (Jammu and Kashmir politician)|Sunil Kumar Sharma]] |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=28,054 |percentage=45.37% |change={{increase}}12.69 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Sajjad Ahmed Kichloo |party=Jammu &amp; Kashmir National Conference |votes=25,202 |percentage=40.76% |change={{increase}}3.28 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Firdous Ahmed Tak |party=Jammu and Kashmir People&#039;s Democratic Party |votes=6,432 |percentage=10.40% |change={{decrease}}9.85 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Nek Ram |party=Indian National Congress |votes=782 |percentage=1.26% |change={{decrease}}1.89 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=None of the Above |party=None of the above |votes=279 |percentage=0.45% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=2,852 |percentage=4.61% |change= {{decrease}}0.19 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=61,832 |percentage=78.10% |change= {{increase}}3.64 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 79,174 |ref = |change= {{increase}}14.79 }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=Bharatiya Janata Party |loser=Jammu &amp; Kashmir National Conference |swing= {{increase}}7.89 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ===Assembly Election 2008 ===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[2008 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election]] : Kishtwar&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}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Sajjad Ahmad Kichloo |party=Jammu &amp; Kashmir National Conference |votes=19,248 |percentage=37.48% |change={{decrease}}3.84 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Sunil Kumar Sharma (Jammu and Kashmir politician)|Sunil Kumar Sharma]] |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=16,783 |percentage=32.68% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Syed Asgar Ali |party=Jammu and Kashmir People&#039;s Democratic Party |votes=10,403 |percentage=20.26% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Thakur Jugal Bhandari |party=Indian National Congress |votes=1,621 |percentage=3.16% |change={{decrease}}34.06 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Siddharth Metha |party=Jammu &amp; Kashmir Democratic Party Nationalist |votes=883 |percentage=1.72% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Mohammad Ashraf Giri |party=Independent politician |votes=689 |percentage=1.34% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Gurnam Singh |party=Independent politician |votes=473 |percentage=0.92% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=2,465 |percentage=4.80% |change= {{increase}}0.69 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=51,356 |percentage=74.46% |change= {{increase}}19.64 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 68,974 |ref = |change= {{decrease}}6.59 }}<br /> {{Election box hold with party link |winner=Jammu &amp; Kashmir National Conference |loser=Jammu &amp; Kashmir National Conference |swing= {{decrease}}3.84 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ===Assembly Election 2002 ===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[2002 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election]] : Kishtwar&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}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Sajjad Hussain |party=Jammu &amp; Kashmir National Conference |votes=16,725 |percentage=41.32% |change={{decrease}}9.28 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Ghulam Haider Sheikh |party=Indian National Congress |votes=15,062 |percentage=37.21% |change={{increase}}33.55 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Rajinder Singh |party=Independent politician |votes=6,551 |percentage=16.19% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Ravinder Kumar |party=Independent politician |votes=536 |percentage=1.32% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Bashir Ahmed |party=Janata Dal (Secular) |votes=522 |percentage=1.29% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Rajinder Kumar |party=Shiv Sena |votes=471 |percentage=1.16% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Desh Raj |party=Bahujan Samaj Party |votes=356 |percentage=0.88% |change={{decrease}}1.34 }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=1,663 |percentage=4.11% |change= {{decrease}}15.66 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=40,473 |percentage=54.82% |change= {{decrease}}13.14 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 73,838 |ref = |change= {{increase}}41.95 }}<br /> {{Election box hold with party link |winner=Jammu &amp; Kashmir National Conference |loser=Jammu &amp; Kashmir National Conference |swing= {{decrease}}9.28 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ===Assembly Election 1996 ===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1996 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election]] : Kishtwar&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}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Bashir Ahmed Kichloo |party=Jammu &amp; Kashmir National Conference |votes=17,889 |percentage=50.61% |change={{decrease}}17.35 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Rajinder Singh |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=10,900 |percentage=30.84% |change={{increase}}18.37 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Abdul Majid Malik |party=Independent politician |votes=2,465 |percentage=6.97% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Abdul Gani |party=Janata Dal |votes=1,810 |percentage=5.12% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Ghulam Hussain Arman |party=Indian National Congress |votes=1,294 |percentage=3.66% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Hans Raj |party=Bahujan Samaj Party |votes=786 |percentage=2.22% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=6,989 |percentage=19.77% |change= {{decrease}}35.72 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=35,348 |percentage=68.49% |change= {{decrease}}0.65 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 52,016 |ref = |change= {{increase}}34.39 }}<br /> {{Election box hold with party link |winner=Jammu &amp; Kashmir National Conference |loser=Jammu &amp; Kashmir National Conference |swing= {{decrease}}17.35 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ===Assembly Election 1987 ===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1987 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election]] : Kishtwar&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}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Bashir Ahmed Kichloo |party=Jammu &amp; Kashmir National Conference |votes=18,044 |percentage=67.95% |change={{increase}}29.89 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Man Mohan |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=3,309 |percentage=12.46% |change={{increase}}7.96 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Wali Mohammed |party=Independent politician |votes=2,640 |percentage=9.94% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Hari Krishan |party=Lokdal |votes=1,682 |percentage=6.33% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Janki Nath |party=Independent politician |votes=542 |percentage=2.04% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Chuni Lal Wazer |party=Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party |votes=336 |percentage=1.27% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=14,735 |percentage=55.49% |change= {{increase}}41.93 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=26,553 |percentage=69.85% |change= {{decrease}}2.20 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 38,706 |ref = |change= {{increase}}15.83 }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=Jammu &amp; Kashmir National Conference |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= {{increase}}16.33 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ===Assembly Election 1983 ===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1983 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election]] : Kishtwar&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}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Ghulam Hussain Arman |party=Indian National Congress |votes=12,213 |percentage=51.63% |change={{increase}}44.85 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Bashir Ahmed Kichloo |party=Jammu &amp; Kashmir National Conference |votes=9,004 |percentage=38.06% |change={{increase}}10.91 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Seva Ram Parihat |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=1,066 |percentage=4.51% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Abdul Hamid |party=Independent politician |votes=515 |percentage=2.18% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Ghulam Mohammed |party=Independent politician |votes=447 |percentage=1.89% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Jagat Ram |party=Independent politician |votes=201 |percentage=0.85% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=3,209 |percentage=13.56% |change= {{increase}}9.92 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=23,657 |percentage=72.20% |change= {{increase}}21.47 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 33,415 |ref = |change= {{increase}}14.47 }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Jammu &amp; Kashmir National Conference |swing= {{increase}}24.47 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ===Assembly Election 1977 ===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1977 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election]] : Kishtwar&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}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Bashir Ahmed Kichloo |party=Jammu &amp; Kashmir National Conference |votes=3,910 |percentage=27.15% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Ghulam Hussain Arman |party=Janata Party |votes=3,385 |percentage=23.51% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Manmohan Pargal |party=Independent politician |votes=1,797 |percentage=12.48% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Sewa Ram |party=Independent politician |votes=1,675 |percentage=11.63% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Abdul Majid |party=Independent politician |votes=1,636 |percentage=11.36% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Pir Mizam Ud Din |party=Indian National Congress |votes=975 |percentage=6.77% |change={{decrease}}53.74 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Riaz Ahmed |party=Independent politician |votes=448 |percentage=3.11% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=525 |percentage=3.65% |change= {{decrease}}32.12 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=14,399 |percentage=51.10% |change= {{decrease}}4.80 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 29,192 |ref = |change= {{increase}}2.98 }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=Jammu &amp; Kashmir National Conference |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= {{decrease}}33.35 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ===Assembly Election 1972 ===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1972 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election]] : Kishtwar&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}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Pir Nizam Ud Din |party=Indian National Congress |votes=9,283 |percentage=60.51% |change={{decrease}}8.57 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Ghulam Hussain Arman |party=Independent politician |votes=3,796 |percentage=24.74% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Jia Lal Shan |party=Bharatiya Jana Sangh |votes=2,054 |percentage=13.39% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Hem Raj |party=Samyukta Socialist Party |votes=209 |percentage=1.36% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=5,487 |percentage=35.76% |change= {{decrease}}2.38 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=15,342 |percentage=54.91% |change= {{increase}}12.62 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 28,347 |ref = |change= {{increase}}5.18 }}<br /> {{Election box hold with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= {{decrease}}8.57 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ===Assembly Election 1967 ===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1967 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election]] : Kishtwar&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}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=G. Mustafa |party=Indian National Congress |votes=7,726 |percentage=69.07% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=G. Nabi |party=Independent politician |votes=3,459 |percentage=30.93% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=4,267 |percentage=38.15% |change= {{decrease}}13.70 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=11,185 |percentage=44.82% |change= {{decrease}}30.55 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 26,950 |ref = |change= {{decrease}}1.63 }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Jammu &amp; Kashmir National Conference |swing= {{decrease}}6.85 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ===Assembly Election 1962 ===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1962 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election]] : Kishtwar&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}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Syed Mir Badshah |party=Jammu &amp; Kashmir National Conference |votes=14,988 |percentage=75.93% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Sewa Ram|party=Jammu Praja Parishad|votes=4,752|percentage=24.07%|change=&#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=10,236 |percentage=51.85% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box turnout|votes=20,532|percentage=74.94%|change=}}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 27,397 |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 /> * [[List of constituencies of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly]]<br /> * [[Kishtwar district]]<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{reflist}}<br /> <br /> {{Assembly constituencies of Jammu and Kashmir}}<br /> {{coord|33.32|75.77|display=title}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Kishtwar district]]<br /> [[Category:Assembly constituencies of Jammu and Kashmir]]<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> JillianCogburn