Gandhinagar, Jammu and Kashmir Assembly constituency

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Gandhinagar
Former constituency for the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
StateJammu and Kashmir
DistrictJammu
LS constituencyJammu
Established1996
Abolished2018

Gandhinagar was one of the 87 constituencies in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir. It is one of the most posh areas of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. The area is well known for its facilities in the Union Territory. Gandhinagar was also part of Jammu Lok Sabha constituency.[1][2][3]

Member of Legislative Assembly

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Year Member Party
1996 Choudhary Piara Singh Bharatiya Janata Party
2002 Raman Bhalla Indian National Congress
2008 Raman Bhalla Indian National Congress
2014 Kavinder Gupta[4] Bharatiya Janata Party

Election results

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2014

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2014 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election: Gandhinagar[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Kavinder Gupta 56,679 51.17 Increase17.28
INC Raman Bhalla 39,902 36.02 Decrease 0.32
JKPDP Amrik Singh 9,815 8.86 Increase 8.23
JKNC Surinder Singh Bunty 1,099 0.99 Decrease19.56
BSP Ravinder Singh Pappu 1,080 0.98 Decrease 3.71
Independent Kuldeep Singh 526 0.47 New
NOTA None of the Above 526 0.47 New
Majority 16,777 15.15
Turnout 1,10,762 65.28
Registered electors 1,69,672

2008

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2008 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election: Gandhinagar[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Raman Bhalla 33,486 36.34 Decrease13.47
BJP Dr Nirmal Singh 31,223 33.89 Increase28.89
JKNC Trilochan Singh Wazir 18,896 20.55 Decrease15.12
BSP Shamsher Singh 4,319 4.69
Independent Ashok Kumar Basotra 646 0.70
JKPDP Surjeet Kaur 585 0.63
Majority 2,263 0.02
Turnout 92,138 64.15
Registered electors 1,43,629

2002

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2002 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election: Gandhinagar[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Raman Bhalla 37,010 49.81
JKNC Harbans Singh 26,517 35.67
BJP Charanjit Singh 3,700 5.0
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Sitting and previous MLAs from Gandhinagar Assembly Constituency
  2. ^ "Delimitation of Constituencies in Jammu-Kashmir, Assam,Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur and Nagaland - Notification dated 06.03.2020 - Delimitation - Election Commission of India". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  3. ^ "Delimitation of Constituencies in Jammu-Kashmir - Notification dated 03.03.2021 - Presidential Orders/ Delimitation Commission Orders". Election Commission of India. 3 March 2021. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  4. ^ "Jammu & Kashmir Vidhan Sabha 2014". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  5. ^ "Jammu & Kashmir 2014". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
  6. ^ "Jammu & Kashmir 2008". CEO J&K.
  7. ^ "Jammu & Kashmir 2002". CEO J&K.

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