https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Rajouri_Assembly_constituency Rajouri Assembly constituency - Revision history 2026-10-22T10:27:13Z Revision history for this page on the wiki MediaWiki 1.43.6 https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rajouri_Assembly_constituency&diff=528771&oldid=prev Ghazal Builders: added first info w/ sources... 2026-04-15T23:25:38Z <p>added first info w/ sources...</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 = [[Rajouri]]<br /> | mla = [[Iftkar Ahmed]]<br /> | party = [[Indian National Congress]]<br /> | latest_election_year = [[2024 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|2024]]<br /> | state = [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]]<br /> | district = [[Rajouri district|Rajouri]]<br /> | loksabha_cons = [[Anantnag-Rajouri Lok Sabha constituency|Anantnag-Rajouri]]<br /> | established = 1962<br /> | type = SLA<br /> | constituency_no = 85<br /> |reservation = ST<br /> }}<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Rajouri Assembly constituency&#039;&#039;&#039; is one of the 90 constituencies in the [[Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] of [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]], a northern [[Union Territory]] of [[India]]. Rajouri is also part of [[Anantnag-Rajouri 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 Rajouri Assembly Constituency|url=https://www.elections.in/jammu-and-kashmir/assembly-constituencies/rajouri.html|access-date=2021-06-27|website=Elections.in}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ==Members of 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 /> | Abdul Aziz Shawal<br /> | {{Full party name with color|Jammu and Kashmir National Conference|rowspan=8}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[1967 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|1967]]<br /> | Abdul Rashid (politician)|Abdul Rashid<br /> |-<br /> | [[1972 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|1972]]<br /> | rowspan=3|Chowdhary Talib Hussain<br /> |-<br /> | [[1977 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|1977]]<br /> |-<br /> | [[1983 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|1983]]<br /> |-<br /> | [[1987 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|1987]]<br /> | Mirza Abdul Rashid<br /> |-<br /> | [[1996 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|1996]]<br /> | Mohammad Sharief Tariq&lt;ref name=election1996&gt;{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3794-jammu-kashmir-1996/ |title=Jammu &amp; Kashmir 1996 |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] |access-date=13 November 2021}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> |-<br /> | [[2002 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|2002]]<br /> | Mohammad Aslam (Jammu and Kashmir politician)|Mohammad Aslam&lt;ref name=election2002&gt;{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3795-jammu-kashmir-2002/ |title=Jammu &amp; Kashmir 2002 |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] |access-date=13 November 2021}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> |-<br /> | [[2008 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|2008]]<br /> | Shabbir Ahmed Khan&lt;ref name=election2008&gt;{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3796-jammu-kashmir-2008/ |title=Jammu &amp; Kashmir 2008 |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] |access-date=13 November 2021}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[2014 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|2014]]<br /> | [[Qamar Hussain]]&lt;ref name=election2014&gt;{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3797-jammu-kashmir-2014/ |title=Jammu &amp; Kashmir 2014 |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] |access-date=13 November 2021}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> | {{Full party name with color|Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[2024 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|2024]]<br /> | [[Iftkar Ahmed]]<br /> | {{Full party name with color |Indian National Congress}}<br /> |-<br /> |}<br /> <br /> == Election results ==<br /> ===Assembly Election 2024 ===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[2024 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election]] : Rajouri&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=[[Iftkar Ahmed]] |party=Indian National Congress |votes=28,923 |percentage=45.04% |change={{increase}}17.43 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Vibod Kumar |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=27,519 |percentage=42.85% |change={{increase}}15.05 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Mian Mohammed Mehfooz |party=Independent politician |votes=4,052 |percentage=6.31% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Manzoor Hussain Shah |party=Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party |votes=1,766 |percentage=2.75% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Tasadiq Hussain |party=Jammu and Kashmir People&#039;s Democratic Party |votes=727 |percentage=1.13% |change={{decrease}}29.50 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=None of the Above |party=None of the above |votes=538 |percentage=0.84% |change={{decrease}}0.14 }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=1,404 |percentage=2.19% |change= {{decrease}}0.64 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=64,220 |percentage=56.88% |change= {{decrease}}19.21 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 1,12,904 |ref = |change= {{decrease}}2.37 }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Jammu and Kashmir People&#039;s Democratic Party |swing= {{increase}}14.41 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> ===Assembly Election 2014 ===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[2014 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election]] : Rajouri&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=[[Qamar Hussain]] |party=Jammu and Kashmir People&#039;s Democratic Party |votes=26,954 |percentage=30.63% |change={{increase}}17.46 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Chowdhary Talib Hussain |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=24,464 |percentage=27.80% |change={{increase}}15.94 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Shabir Ahmed Khan |party=Indian National Congress |votes=24,296 |percentage=27.61% |change={{increase}}13.98 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Mirza Abdul Rashid |party=Jammu &amp; Kashmir National Conference |votes=4,888 |percentage=5.56% |change={{decrease}}4.93 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Yog Raj |party=Independent politician |votes=1,744 |percentage=1.98% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Mohammed Farooq |party=Independent politician |votes=1,733 |percentage=1.97% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Ghulam Mustafa |party=Independent politician |votes=587 |percentage=0.67% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=None of the Above |party=None of the above |votes=864 |percentage=0.98% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=2,490 |percentage=2.83% |change= {{increase}}2.38 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=87,992 |percentage=76.09% |change= {{increase}}5.97 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 1,15,647 |ref = |change= {{increase}}10.37 }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=Jammu and Kashmir People&#039;s Democratic Party |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= {{increase}}17.00 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> ===Assembly Election 2008 ===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[2008 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election]] : Rajouri&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=Shabir Ahmed Khan |party=Indian National Congress |votes=10,013 |percentage=13.63% |change={{decrease}}17.39 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Tasadiq Hussain |party=Jammu and Kashmir People&#039;s Democratic Party |votes=9,680 |percentage=13.18% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Chowdhary Talib Hussain |party=Independent politician |votes=8,763 |percentage=11.93% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Vibodh Gupta |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=8,712 |percentage=11.86% |change={{decrease}}8.65 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Mohammed Aslam Khan |party=Jammu &amp; Kashmir National Conference |votes=7,706 |percentage=10.49% |change={{decrease}}29.51 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Qamar Hussain]] |party=Independent politician |votes=7,035 |percentage=9.58% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Mohammed Sharief Tariq |party=Independent politician |votes=5,299 |percentage=7.21% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=333 |percentage=0.45% |change= {{decrease}}8.52 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=73,469 |percentage=70.12% |change= {{increase}}43.10 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 1,04,783 |ref = |change= {{decrease}}5.14 }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Jammu &amp; Kashmir National Conference |swing= {{decrease}}26.37 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> ===Assembly Election 2002 ===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[2002 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election]] : Rajouri&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=Mohammed Aslam |party=Jammu &amp; Kashmir National Conference |votes=11,933 |percentage=40.00% |change={{decrease}}10.74 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Qamar Hussain]] |party=Indian National Congress |votes=9,255 |percentage=31.02% |change={{decrease}}4.29 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Yog Raj |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=6,120 |percentage=20.51% |change={{increase}}8.57 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Qamer Robbani |party=Independent politician |votes=656 |percentage=2.20% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Mohammed Maroof Khan |party=Independent politician |votes=419 |percentage=1.40% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Shafaqat Wani |party=Independent politician |votes=280 |percentage=0.94% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Babu Ram Sharma |party=Independent politician |votes=240 |percentage=0.80% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=2,678 |percentage=8.98% |change= {{decrease}}6.45 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=29,836 |percentage=27.05% |change= {{decrease}}37.64 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 1,10,458 |ref = |change= {{increase}}39.69 }}<br /> {{Election box hold with party link |winner=Jammu &amp; Kashmir National Conference |loser=Jammu &amp; Kashmir National Conference |swing= {{decrease}}10.74 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> ===Assembly Election 1996 ===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1996 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election]] : Rajouri&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=Mohammed Sharief Tariq |party=Jammu &amp; Kashmir National Conference |votes=25,934 |percentage=50.73% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Chowdhary Talib Hussain |party=Indian National Congress |votes=18,048 |percentage=35.31% |change={{decrease}}36.71 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Vibod Kumar Gupta |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=6,103 |percentage=11.94% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Qamer Robbani |party=Janata Dal |votes=580 |percentage=1.13% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Natter Singh |party=Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party |votes=380 |percentage=0.74% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=7,886 |percentage=15.43% |change= {{decrease}}33.66 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=51,120 |percentage=65.45% |change= {{decrease}}16.55 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 79,073 |ref = |change= {{increase}}38.27 }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=Jammu &amp; Kashmir National Conference |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= {{decrease}}21.28 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> ===Assembly Election 1987 ===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1987 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election]] : Rajouri&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=Mirsa Abdul Rashid |party=Indian National Congress |votes=33,443 |percentage=72.02% |change={{increase}}28.27 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Chowdhary Talib Hussain |party=Independent politician |votes=10,648 |percentage=22.93% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Ashok Kumar Sharma |party=Independent politician |votes=1,348 |percentage=2.90% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Khadam Hussain |party=Independent politician |votes=349 |percentage=0.75% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Saire Begum |party=Independent politician |votes=285 |percentage=0.61% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=22,795 |percentage=49.09% |change= {{increase}}42.89 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=46,438 |percentage=82.74% |change= {{increase}}11.93 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 57,187 |ref = |change= {{increase}}11.89 }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Jammu &amp; Kashmir National Conference |swing= {{increase}}22.07 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> ===Assembly Election 1983 ===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1983 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election]] : Rajouri&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=Talib Hussain |party=Jammu &amp; Kashmir National Conference |votes=17,683 |percentage=49.95% |change={{increase}}18.59 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Mirza Abdul Rashid |party=Indian National Congress |votes=15,488 |percentage=43.75% |change={{increase}}3.77 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Nazir Ahmed Mir |party=Jammu &amp; Kashmir National Conference |votes=1,145 |percentage=3.23% |change={{decrease}}28.12 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Roop Lal |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=883 |percentage=2.49% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=2,195 |percentage=6.20% |change= {{decrease}}2.42 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=35,403 |percentage=70.64% |change= {{increase}}10.97 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 51,109 |ref = |change= {{increase}}26.85 }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=Jammu &amp; Kashmir National Conference |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= {{increase}}9.97 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> ===Assembly Election 1977 ===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1977 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election]] : Rajouri&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=Talib Hussain |party=Indian National Congress |votes=9,390 |percentage=39.98% |change={{decrease}}45.02 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Mohammed Sharif |party=Jammu &amp; Kashmir National Conference |votes=7,365 |percentage=31.36% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Mohammed Aslam |party=Independent politician |votes=4,969 |percentage=21.15% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Ghulam Qadir Mir |party=Janata Party |votes=1,638 |percentage=6.97% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=2,025 |percentage=8.62% |change= {{decrease}}65.36 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=23,489 |percentage=59.62% |change= {{increase}}5.84 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 40,291 |ref = |change= {{increase}}26.86 }}<br /> {{Election box hold with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= {{decrease}}45.02 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> ===Assembly Election 1972 ===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1972 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election]] : Rajouri&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=Talid Hussain |party=Indian National Congress |votes=14,159 |percentage=84.99% |change={{increase}}28.45 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Roop Lal |party=Bharatiya Jana Sangh |votes=1,835 |percentage=11.02% |change={{decrease}}9.84 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Gulzar Ahmed |party=Independent politician |votes=457 |percentage=2.74% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Mohammed Sharif |party=Independent politician |votes=208 |percentage=1.25% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=12,324 |percentage=73.98% |change= {{increase}}38.30 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=16,659 |percentage=53.88% |change= {{decrease}}12.23 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 31,759 |ref = |change= {{increase}}51.78 }}<br /> {{Election box hold with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= {{increase}}28.45 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> ===Assembly Election 1967 ===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1967 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election]] : Rajouri&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=A. Rashid |party=Indian National Congress |votes=7,653 |percentage=56.54% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=P. Ram |party=Bharatiya Jana Sangh |votes=2,823 |percentage=20.86% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=L. Hussain |party=Jammu &amp; Kashmir National Conference |votes=2,193 |percentage=16.20% |change={{decrease}}60.56 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Dev Raj |party=Democratic National Conference |votes=867 |percentage=6.41% |change={{decrease}}16.84 }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=4,830 |percentage=35.68% |change= {{decrease}}17.84 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=13,536 |percentage=67.38% |change= {{decrease}}1.83 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 20,925 |ref = |change= {{decrease}}24.72 }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Jammu &amp; Kashmir National Conference |swing= {{decrease}}20.22 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> ===Assembly Election 1962 ===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1962 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election]] : Rajouri&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=Abdul Aziz Shawal |party=Jammu &amp; Kashmir National Conference |votes=14,192 |percentage=76.76% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Dev Raj |party=Democratic National Conference |votes=4,297 |percentage=23.24% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=9,895 |percentage=53.52% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=18,489 |percentage=81.60% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 27,795 |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 /> * [[Rajouri]]<br /> * [[List of constituencies of Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly]]<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{reflist}}<br /> <br /> {{coord|33.38|74.32|display=title}}<br /> {{Assembly constituencies of Jammu and Kashmir}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Assembly constituencies of Jammu and Kashmir]]<br /> [[Category:Rajouri district]]<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> Ghazal Builders