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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 = Kothar<br />
| type= SLA<br />
| state = Jammu and Kashmir<br />
| established = 1962<br />
| abolished = 1972<br />
| electors = 27,324<br />
| mla = Mohammed Ashraf Khan<br />
| party = {{Party index link|Indian National Congress}}<br />
| constituency_no =<br />
| latest_election_year = [[1972 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|1972]]<br />
| district =<br />
| loksabha_cons =<br />
| reservation =<br />
}}<br />
<b>Kothar Assembly constituency </b>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="wikitable sortable"<br />
|-<br />
! Election<br />
! Member<br />
! colspan=2|Party<br />
|-<br />
| [[1962 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|1962]] || Manohar Nath Kaul || {{Full party name with color|Jammu & Kashmir National Conference}}<br />
|-<br />
| [[1967 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|1967]] || rowspan=2 | Mohammed Ashraf Khan || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=2}}<br />
|-<br />
| [[1972 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|1972]]<br />
|}<br />
== Election results ==<br />
===Assembly Election 1972 ===<br />
{{Election box begin|title= [[1972 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election]] : Kothar<ref>{{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}}</ref>}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Mohammed Ashraf Khan |party=Indian National Congress |votes=14,901 |percentage=70.60% |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Mohammed Maqubool Dar |party=Independent politician |votes=6,205 |percentage=29.40% |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=8,696 |percentage=41.20% |change= }}<br />
{{Election box turnout |votes=21,106 |percentage=80.51% |change= {{increase}}77.24 }}<br />
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 27,324 |ref = |change= {{increase}}9.18 }}<br />
{{Election box hold with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= }}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
===Assembly Election 1967 ===<br />
{{Election box begin|title= [[1967 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election]] : Kothar<ref>{{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}}</ref>}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link| |candidate=Mohammed Ashraf Khan |party=Indian National Congress |votes=25,026 |percentage= |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 25,026 |ref = |change= {{increase}}7.74 }}<br />
{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Jammu & Kashmir National Conference |swing= }}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
===Assembly Election 1962 ===<br />
{{Election box begin|title= [[1962 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election]] : Kothar<ref>{{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|format=pdf}}</ref>}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link| |candidate=Manohar Nath Kaul |party=Jammu & Kashmir National Conference |votes=23,229 |percentage= |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 23,229 |ref = |change= }}<br />
{{Election box new seat win |winner=Jammu & Kashmir National Conference |loser= |swing= }}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
==References==<br />
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{{Assembly constituencies of Jammu and Kashmir}}<br />
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[[Category:Former assembly constituencies of Jammu and Kashmir]]<br />
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