https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Suchetgarh_Assembly_constituency Suchetgarh Assembly constituency - Revision history 2026-10-20T14:20:57Z Revision history for this page on the wiki MediaWiki 1.43.6 https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?title=Suchetgarh_Assembly_constituency&diff=537830&oldid=prev YukikoTousignant: stub 2026-04-19T19:16:24Z <p>stub</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Constituency of the Jammu and Kashmir legislative assembly in India}}<br /> {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2018}}<br /> {{Use Indian English|date=April 2018}}<br /> {{Infobox Indian constituency<br /> |name = Suchetgarh<br /> |type = SLA<br /> |constituency_no = 73<br /> |union_territory = [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]]<br /> |district = [[Jammu district|Jammu]]<br /> |loksabha_cons = [[Jammu Lok Sabha constituency|Jammu]]<br /> |established = 1996<br /> |reservation = SC<br /> |mla = [[Gharu Ram Bhagat]]<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 /> |electors = &lt;!-- number of electors at last election. Add a ref --&gt;<br /> }}<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Suchetgarh 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]]. It is also part of [[Jammu (Lok Sabha constituency)|Jammu Lok Sabha constituency]].&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite web|url=http://www.elections.in/jammu-and-kashmir/assembly-constituencies/suchetgarh.html|title=Elections In}}&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite web|url=https://www.asianage.com/india/jk-bjp-minister-state-murder-accused-946|title=J&amp;K: BJP Minister of State a murder accused|first=Yusuf|last=Jameel|date=5 April 2016|website=The Asian Age}}&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 /> |-<br /> | [[1996 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|1996]] || Chuni Lal || {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[2002 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|2002]] || [[Gharu Ram Choudhary]] || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[2008 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|2008]] || rowspan=2 | [[Sham Lal Choudhary]] || {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party|rowspan=3}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[2014 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|2014]]<br /> |-<br /> | [[2024 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|2024]] || [[Gharu Ram Bhagat]]<br /> |}<br /> <br /> == Election results ==<br /> ===Assembly Election 2024 ===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[2024 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election]] : Suchetgarh&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=[[Gharu Ram Bhagat]] |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=39,302 |percentage=46.32% |change={{increase}}7.51 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Bhusan Lal |party=Indian National Congress |votes=28,161 |percentage=33.19% |change={{increase}}14.37 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Ajaib Singh |party=Democratic Progressive Azad Party |votes=8,265 |percentage=9.74% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Usha Devi |party=Independent politician |votes=4,210 |percentage=4.96% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Sham Lal Bhagat]] |party=Independent politician |votes=1,277 |percentage=1.51% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Bishan Dass |party=Bahujan Samaj Party |votes=1,094 |percentage=1.29% |change={{increase}}0.28 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Dr Preeti Kumari |party=Independent politician |votes=644 |percentage=0.76% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=None of the Above |party=None of the above |votes=409 |percentage=0.48% |change={{increase}}0.06 }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=11,141 |percentage=13.13% |change= {{decrease}}5.17 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=84,847 |percentage=75.21% |change= {{decrease}}3.11 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 1,12,819 |ref = |change= {{increase}}71.73 }}<br /> {{Election box hold with party link |winner=Bharatiya Janata Party |loser=Bharatiya Janata Party |swing= {{increase}}7.51 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ===Assembly Election 2014 ===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[2014 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election]] : Suchetgarh&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=[[Sham Lal Choudhary]] |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=19,971 |percentage=38.82% |change={{decrease}}0.58 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Taranjeet Singh |party=Jammu &amp; Kashmir National Conference |votes=10,554 |percentage=20.51% |change={{decrease}}2.26 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Rajinder Singh Chib]] |party=Indian National Congress |votes=9,684 |percentage=18.82% |change={{increase}}4.49 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Tarlok Singh Bajwa |party=Jammu and Kashmir People&#039;s Democratic Party |votes=8,578 |percentage=16.67% |change={{increase}}2.76 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Bhupinder Singh |party=Independent politician |votes=628 |percentage=1.22% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Harjeet Kumar |party=Bahujan Samaj Party |votes=520 |percentage=1.01% |change={{decrease}}1.52 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Rajinder Singh Toofani |party=Independent politician |votes=353 |percentage=0.69% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=None of the Above |party=None of the above |votes=217 |percentage=0.42% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=9,417 |percentage=18.30% |change= {{increase}}1.68 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=51,451 |percentage=78.32% |change= {{decrease}}1.48 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 65,695 |ref = |change= {{increase}}14.76 }}<br /> {{Election box hold with party link |winner=Bharatiya Janata Party |loser=Bharatiya Janata Party |swing= {{decrease}}0.58 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> ===Assembly Election 2008 ===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[2008 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election]] : Suchetgarh&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|format=pdf}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Sham Lal Choudhary]] |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=17,995 |percentage=39.39% |change={{increase}}12.28 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Taranjeet Singh |party=Jammu &amp; Kashmir National Conference |votes=10,403 |percentage=22.77% |change={{increase}}9.41 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Garu Ram Choudhary |party=Indian National Congress |votes=6,545 |percentage=14.33% |change={{decrease}}13.12 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Tarlok Singh Bajwa |party=Jammu and Kashmir People&#039;s Democratic Party |votes=6,357 |percentage=13.92% |change={{increase}}1.51 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Mohan Singh |party=Bahujan Samaj Party |votes=1,154 |percentage=2.53% |change={{decrease}}1.77 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Ashok Kumar |party=Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party |votes=504 |percentage=1.10% |change={{increase}}0.36 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Kundan Lal Sharma |party=Kranti Dal |votes=373 |percentage=0.82% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Makhan Singh |party=Samajwadi Party |votes=318 |percentage=0.70% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Girdhari Lal |party=Independent politician |votes=306 |percentage=0.67% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Hari Singh |party=Bharatiya Bahujan Party |votes=294 |percentage=0.64% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=7,592 |percentage=16.62% |change= {{increase}}16.29 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=45,682 |percentage=79.80% |change= {{increase}}10.03 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 57,246 |ref = |change= {{decrease}}3.36 }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=Bharatiya Janata Party |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= {{increase}}11.95 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> ===Assembly Election 2002 ===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[2002 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election]] : Suchetgarh&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|format=pdf}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Gharu Ram Choudhary]] |party=Indian National Congress |votes=11,344 |percentage=27.45% |change={{increase}}1.61 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Rajinder Singh Chib]] |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=11,207 |percentage=27.11% |change={{increase}}0.83 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Taranjeet Singh |party=Jammu &amp; Kashmir National Conference |votes=5,524 |percentage=13.36% |change={{increase}}10.98 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Trilok Singh |party=Jammu and Kashmir People&#039;s Democratic Party |votes=5,127 |percentage=12.40% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Sham Lal Choudhary]] |party=Independent politician |votes=3,715 |percentage=8.99% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Mohan Singh |party=Bahujan Samaj Party |votes=1,776 |percentage=4.30% |change={{decrease}}12.18 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Kasturi Singh |party=Shiv Sena |votes=600 |percentage=1.45% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Tilak Raj |party=Nationalist Congress Party |votes=474 |percentage=1.15% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Dalip Singh |party=Communist Party of India |votes=318 |percentage=0.77% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Rajinder Singh |party=Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party |votes=306 |percentage=0.74% |change={{decrease}}18.87 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Vijay Chib |party=Independent politician |votes=298 |percentage=0.72% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=137 |percentage=0.33% |change= {{decrease}}0.12 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=41,332 |percentage=69.81% |change= {{decrease}}0.74 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 59,238 |ref = |change= {{increase}}38.53 }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Bharatiya Janata Party |swing= {{increase}}1.16 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ===Assembly Election 1996 ===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1996 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election]] : Suchetgarh&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|format=pdf}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Chuni Lal |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=7,925 |percentage=26.28% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Gharu Ram Choudhary]] |party=Indian National Congress |votes=7,789 |percentage=25.83% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Rajinder Singh Chib]] |party=Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party |votes=5,912 |percentage=19.61% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Makhan Singh |party=Bahujan Samaj Party |votes=4,968 |percentage=16.48% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Souchet Singh |party=Janata Dal |votes=1,834 |percentage=6.08% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Rajesh Kumar Sharma |party=All India Indira Congress (Tiwari) |votes=815 |percentage=2.70% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Nanak Singh |party=Jammu &amp; Kashmir National Conference |votes=719 |percentage=2.38% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Kharak Singh |party=Jammu and Kashmir Awami League |votes=189 |percentage=0.63% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=136 |percentage=0.45% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=30,151 |percentage=71.59% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 42,762 |ref = |change= }}<br /> {{Election box new seat win |winner=Bharatiya Janata Party |loser= |swing= }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ==See also==<br /> * [[Jammu]]<br /> * [[List of constituencies of Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly]]<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{reflist}}<br /> <br /> {{coord|32.57|74.67|display=title}}<br /> {{Assembly constituencies of Jammu and Kashmir}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Assembly constituencies of Jammu and Kashmir]]<br /> [[Category:Jammu district]]<br /> [[Category:Politics of Jammu and Kashmir]]<br /> [[Category:1996 establishments in Jammu and Kashmir]]<br /> [[Category:Legislative Assembly constituencies of Indian states established in 1996]]</div> YukikoTousignant