https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Gandhinagar%2C_Jammu_and_Kashmir_Assembly_constituencyGandhinagar, Jammu and Kashmir Assembly constituency - Revision history2026-11-05T22:24:56ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.43.6https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gandhinagar,_Jammu_and_Kashmir_Assembly_constituency&diff=499760&oldid=prevMD. TARIQUL ISLAM: added first details first draft2026-04-19T19:16:15Z<p>added first details first draft</p>
<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Constituency of the Jammu and Kashmir legislative assembly}}<br />
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{{Use Indian English|date=April 2018}}<br />
{{Infobox Indian constituency<br />
|name = Gandhinagar<br />
|type= SLA<br />
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|state = [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]]<br />
|district = [[Jammu district|Jammu]]<br />
|established = 1996<br />
|abolished = 2018<br />
|electors = <!-- number of electors at last election. Add a ref --><br />
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'''Gandhinagar''' was a legislative constituency in the [[Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly]] of [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|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. <br />
[[Gandhinagar, Jammu|Gandhinagar]] was also part of [[Jammu (Lok Sabha constituency)|Jammu Lok Sabha constituency]].<ref>[http://www.elections.in/jammu-and-kashmir/assembly-constituencies/gandhinagar.html Sitting and previous MLAs from Gandhinagar Assembly Constituency]</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Delimitation of Constituencies in Jammu-Kashmir, Assam,Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur and Nagaland - Notification dated 06.03.2020 - Delimitation - Election Commission of India|url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/12211-delimitation-of-constituencies-in-jammu-kashmir-assamarunachal-pradesh-manipur-and-nagaland-notification-dated-06032020/|newspaper=eci.gov.in|accessdate=2021-06-20}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=3 March 2021|title=Delimitation of Constituencies in Jammu-Kashmir - Notification dated 03.03.2021 - Presidential Orders/ Delimitation Commission Orders|url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/13193-delimitation-of-constituencies-in-jammu-kashmir-notification-dated-03032021/|website=Election Commission of India|accessdate=2021-06-20}}</ref><br />
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==Member of Legislative Assembly==<br />
<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable"<br />
|-<br />
!Year<br />
!Member<br />
!colspan=2|Party<br />
|-<br />
|[[1996 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|1996]]<br />
| [[Choudhary Piara Singh]]<br />
| {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}<br />
|-<br />
|[[2002 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|2002]]<br />
| [[Raman Bhalla]]<br />
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}<br />
|-<br />
|[[2008 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|2008]]<br />
| [[Raman Bhalla]]<br />
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}<br />
|-<br />
<br />
|[[2014 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|2014]]<br />
| [[Kavinder Gupta]]<ref name=election2014>{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3797-jammu-kashmir-2014/ |title=Jammu & Kashmir Vidhan Sabha 2014 |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] |access-date=13 November 2021}}</ref><br />
| {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
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== Election results ==<br />
===Assembly Election 2014 ===<br />
{{Election box begin|title= [[2014 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election]] : Gandhinagar<ref>{{Cite web |date= |title=Jammu & Kashmir 2014 - Jammu & 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}}</ref>}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Kavinder Gupta]] |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=56,679 |percentage=51.17% |change={{increase}}17.28 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Raman Bhalla]] |party=Indian National Congress |votes=39,902 |percentage=36.02% |change={{decrease}}0.32 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Amrik Singh |party=Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party |votes=9,815 |percentage=8.86% |change={{increase}}8.23 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Surinder Singh Bunty |party=Jammu & Kashmir National Conference |votes=1,099 |percentage=0.99% |change={{decrease}}19.56 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Ravinder Singh Pappu |party=Bahujan Samaj Party |votes=1,080 |percentage=0.98% |change={{decrease}}3.71 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=None of the Above |party=None of the above |votes=523 |percentage=0.47% |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=16,777 |percentage=15.15% |change= {{increase}}12.69 }}<br />
{{Election box turnout |votes=1,10,762 |percentage=65.28% |change= {{increase}}1.13 }}<br />
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 1,69,672 |ref = |change= {{increase}}18.13 }}<br />
{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Bharatiya Janata Party |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= {{increase}}14.83 }}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
===Assembly Election 2008 ===<br />
{{Election box begin|title= [[2008 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election]] : Gandhinagar<ref>{{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}}</ref>}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Raman Bhalla]] |party=Indian National Congress |votes=33,486 |percentage=36.34% |change={{decrease}}13.47 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Nirmal Singh |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=31,223 |percentage=33.89% |change={{increase}}28.91 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Trilochan Singh Wazir |party=Jammu & Kashmir National Conference |votes=18,935 |percentage=20.55% |change={{decrease}}15.14 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Shamsher Singh |party=Bahujan Samaj Party |votes=4,319 |percentage=4.69% |change={{increase}}1.90 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Ashok Kumar Basotra |party=Independent politician |votes=646 |percentage=0.70% |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Surjeet Kour |party=Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party |votes=585 |percentage=0.63% |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=2,263 |percentage=2.46% |change= {{decrease}}11.67 }}<br />
{{Election box turnout |votes=92,138 |percentage=64.15% |change= {{increase}}15.69 }}<br />
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 1,43,629 |ref = |change= {{decrease}}6.33 }}<br />
{{Election box hold with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= {{decrease}}13.47 }}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
===Assembly Election 2002 ===<br />
{{Election box begin|title= [[2002 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election]] : Gandhinagar<ref>{{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}}</ref>}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Raman Bhalla]] |party=Indian National Congress |votes=37,010 |percentage=49.81% |change={{increase}}35.44 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Harbans Singh |party=Jammu & Kashmir National Conference |votes=26,517 |percentage=35.69% |change={{increase}}3.10 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Charanjit Singh |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=3,700 |percentage=4.98% |change={{decrease}}32.62 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Onkar Seth |party=Independent politician |votes=2,436 |percentage=3.28% |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Pritam Chand |party=Bahujan Samaj Party |votes=2,070 |percentage=2.79% |change={{decrease}}5.78 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Hussain Ali |party=Nationalist Congress Party |votes=595 |percentage=0.80% |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=10,493 |percentage=14.12% |change= {{increase}}9.11 }}<br />
{{Election box turnout |votes=74,299 |percentage=48.46% |change= {{decrease}}1.35 }}<br />
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 1,53,334 |ref = |change= {{increase}}45.21 }}<br />
{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Bharatiya Janata Party |swing= {{increase}}12.21 }}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
===Assembly Election 1996 ===<br />
{{Election box begin|title= [[1996 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election]] : Gandhinagar<ref>{{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}}</ref>}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Choudhary Piara Singh]] |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=19,779 |percentage=37.60% |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Harbans Singh |party=Jammu & Kashmir National Conference |votes=17,142 |percentage=32.59% |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Rangil Singh |party=Indian National Congress |votes=7,560 |percentage=14.37% |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Ram Parkash Sharma |party=Bahujan Samaj Party |votes=4,506 |percentage=8.57% |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Narinder Singh Raina |party=Janata Dal |votes=2,200 |percentage=4.18% |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Narinder Singh Raina |party=All India Indira Congress (Tiwari) |votes=632 |percentage=1.20% |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=2,637 |percentage=5.01% |change= }}<br />
{{Election box turnout |votes=52,599 |percentage=50.55% |change= }}<br />
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 1,05,598 |ref = |change= }}<br />
{{Election box new seat win |winner=Bharatiya Janata Party |loser= |swing= }}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
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[[Category:Former assembly constituencies of Jammu and Kashmir]]<br />
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[[Category:Constituencies disestablished in 2019]]<br />
[[Category:2019 disestablishments in India]]<br />
[[Category:1996 establishments in Jammu and Kashmir]]<br />
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