Chhamb Assembly constituency

Chhamb
Chhamb
Constituency No. 82 for the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Jammu
Lok Sabha constituency	Jammu
Established	1962
Member of Legislative Assembly
	Incumbent Satish Sharma
Party	Independent
Elected year	2024

Chhamb Assembly constituency is one of the 90 constituencies in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir a northern union territory of India. Chhamb is also part of Jammu constituency.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Members of the Legislative Assembly[edit | edit source]

Election	Member
1962	Chhaju Ram Lamba	Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
1967	Chhaju Ram Lamba	Indian National Congress
1972	Diwakar Singh
1977	Ram Nath	Independent politician
1983	Madan Lal	Indian National Congress
1987	Madan Lal
1996	Tara Chand
2002
2008
2014	Dr. Kirshan Lal	Bharatiya Janata Party
2024	Satish Sharma	Independent politician

Election results[edit | edit source]

Assembly Election 2024[edit | edit source]

2024 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Chhamb^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Satish Sharma	33,985	39.09%	*New*
	BJP	Rajeev Sharma	27,056	31.12%	29.41
	INC	Tara Chand	16,449	18.92%	16.77
	Independent	Narinder Singh	8,005	9.21%	New
	NOTA	None of the Above	384	0.44%	0.07
Margin of victory			6,929	7.97%	16.88
Turnout			86,946	84.19%	6.64
Registered electors			1,03,277		34.54
	Independent gain from BJP		Swing	21.44

Assembly Election 2014[edit | edit source]

2014 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Chhamb^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Dr. Kirshan Lal	36,033	60.53%	16.53
	INC	Tara Chand	21,243	35.69%	12.90
	JKPDP	Madan Lal	653	1.10%	New
	NOTA	None of the Above	223	0.37%	New
Margin of victory			14,790	24.85%	20.25
Turnout			59,528	77.55%	0.81
Registered electors			76,763		15.36
	BJP gain from INC		Swing	11.94

Assembly Election 2008[edit | edit source]

2008 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Chhamb^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Tara Chand	25,335	48.59%	2.30
	BJP	Chaman Lal	22,940	44.00%	New
	JKNC	Mohan Lal	2,321	4.45%	18.65
	JKNPP	Janak Raj	645	1.24%	3.06
	BSP	Ganga Dutt	488	0.94%	1.26
Margin of victory			2,395	4.59%	18.60
Turnout			52,140	78.35%	7.95
Registered electors			66,545		5.14
	INC hold		Swing	2.30

Assembly Election 2002[edit | edit source]

2002 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Chhamb^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Tara Chand	20,630	46.30%	11.15
	JKNC	Chhaju Ram Lamba	10,296	23.10%	3.22
	Independent	Chaman Lal	9,288	20.84%	New
	JKNPP	Subash Chander	1,916	4.30%	New
	Independent	Tej Ram	995	2.23%	New
	BSP	Sham Lal	978	2.19%	New
	Independent	Hans Raj	459	1.03%	New
Margin of victory			10,334	23.19%	21.35
Turnout			44,562	70.47%	1.02
Registered electors			63,294		25.46
	INC hold		Swing	11.15

Assembly Election 1996[edit | edit source]

1996 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Chhamb^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Tara Chand	12,663	35.15%	17.35
	BJP	Tej Ram	12,001	33.31%	3.19
	JKNC	Ganga Dutt	9,485	26.33%	New
	Independent	Harnam Dass	1,036	2.88%	New
	JD	Sham Lal	845	2.35%	New
Margin of victory			662	1.84%	14.16
Turnout			36,030	72.07%	8.52
Registered electors			50,448		36.35
	INC hold		Swing	17.35

Assembly Election 1987[edit | edit source]

1987 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Chhamb^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Madan Lal	15,527	52.50%	4.74
	BJP	Ram Nath	10,795	36.50%	19.40
	Independent	Dayal Singh	2,285	7.73%	New
	Independent	Bansi Lal	226	0.76%	New
	JP	Raghubir Singh	210	0.71%	0.31
	Independent	Chhaju Ram Lamba	190	0.64%	New
Margin of victory			4,732	16.00%	24.14
Turnout			29,577	81.06%	6.88
Registered electors			37,000		9.81
	INC hold		Swing	4.74

Assembly Election 1983[edit | edit source]

1983 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Chhamb^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Madan Lal	14,090	57.23%	40.32
	BJP	Ram Nath	4,208	17.09%	New
	JKNC	Bodh Raj	4,145	16.84%	0.76
	Independent	Baldev Singh	1,652	6.71%	New
	JP	Raghubir Singh	252	1.02%	12.51
	Independent	Satgur Parkash	178	0.72%	New
Margin of victory			9,882	40.14%	18.53
Turnout			24,618	74.27%	0.14
Registered electors			33,696		1.59
	INC gain from Independent		Swing	18.72

Assembly Election 1977[edit | edit source]

1977 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Chhamb^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Ram Nath	9,352	38.52%	*New*
	INC	Dewan Singh	4,106	16.91%	38.84
	JKNC	Bodh Raj	3,904	16.08%	New
	JP	Kanwar Divakar Singh	3,286	13.53%	New
	Independent	Pritam Dass	1,351	5.56%	New
	Independent	Chain Singh	1,309	5.39%	New
	Independent	Bharat Vinod Dutt	971	4.00%	New
Margin of victory			5,246	21.61%	9.35
Turnout			24,279	74.39%	2.41
Registered electors			33,170		11.91
	Independent gain from INC		Swing	17.23

Assembly Election 1972[edit | edit source]

1972 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Chhamb^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Diwakar Singh	12,495	55.75%	12.36
	ABJS	Ram Nath	5,558	24.80%	13.29
	Independent	Bodh Raj	2,999	13.38%	New
	Independent	Shankar Singh	510	2.28%	New
	Independent	Chain Singh	281	1.25%	New
	INC(O)	Suresh Kumar	255	1.14%	New
	Independent	Devi Dayal Nidar	184	0.82%	New
Margin of victory			6,937	30.95%	25.65
Turnout			22,411	77.87%	3.17
Registered electors			29,641		9.34
	INC hold		Swing	12.36

Assembly Election 1967[edit | edit source]

1967 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Chhamb^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Chhaju Ram Lamba	9,267	43.39%	*New*
	ABJS	S. Singh	8,135	38.09%	New
	Democratic National Conference	D. Raj	1,535	7.19%	New
	Independent	A. Nath	1,399	6.55%	New
	JKNC	D. Dyal	857	4.01%	48.84
	Independent	L. Devi	165	0.77%	New
Margin of victory			1,132	5.30%	14.19
Turnout			21,358	82.29%	6.90
Registered electors			27,110		1.54
	INC gain from Jammu & Kashmir National Conference		Swing	9.46

Assembly Election 1962[edit | edit source]

1962 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Chhamb^[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JKNC	Chhaju Ram Lamba	10,142	52.85%	*New*
	Jammu Praja Parishad	Sahdev Singh	6,401	33.36%	New
	Independent	Devi Dayal	1,683	8.77%	New
	Harijan Mandal	Pishori Lal	964	5.02%	New
Margin of victory			3,741	19.49%
Turnout			19,190	74.41%
Registered electors			26,698
	Jammu & Kashmir National Conference win (new seat)

References[edit | edit source]

↑ "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 27 June 2021.
↑ "Delimitation of Constituencies in Jammu-Kashmir - Notification dated 03.03.2021 - Presidential Orders/ Delimitation Commission Orders". Election Commission of India. 3 March 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
↑ "Sitting and previous MLAs from Chhamb Assembly Constituency". Elections.in. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
↑ Election Commission of India (8 October 2024). "J&K Assembly Election Results 2024 - Bandipora". Archived from the original on 10 October 2024. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
↑ "Jammu & Kashmir 2014 - Jammu & Kashmir - Election Commission of India". eci.gov.in. Archived from the original on 13 June 2019.
↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2008 to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 December 2024. Retrieved 25 December 2024.
↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2002 to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1996 to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 January 2012. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1987 to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 January 2012. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1983 to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 January 2012. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1977 to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 January 2012. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1972 to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 January 2012. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1967 to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1962 to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 15 February 2024.

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[1] "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 27 June 2021.

[2] "Delimitation of Constituencies in Jammu-Kashmir - Notification dated 03.03.2021 - Presidential Orders/ Delimitation Commission Orders". Election Commission of India. 3 March 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2021.

[3] "Sitting and previous MLAs from Chhamb Assembly Constituency". Elections.in. Retrieved 27 June 2021.

[4] Election Commission of India (8 October 2024). "J&K Assembly Election Results 2024 - Bandipora". Archived from the original on 10 October 2024. Retrieved 10 October 2024.

[5] "Jammu & Kashmir 2014 - Jammu & Kashmir - Election Commission of India". eci.gov.in. Archived from the original on 13 June 2019.

[6] "Statistical Report on General Election, 2008 to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 December 2024. Retrieved 25 December 2024.

[7] "Statistical Report on General Election, 2002 to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 15 February 2024.

[8] "Statistical Report on General Election, 1996 to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 January 2012. Retrieved 15 February 2024.

[9] "Statistical Report on General Election, 1987 to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 January 2012. Retrieved 15 February 2024.

[10] "Statistical Report on General Election, 1983 to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 January 2012. Retrieved 15 February 2024.

[11] "Statistical Report on General Election, 1977 to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 January 2012. Retrieved 15 February 2024.

[12] "Statistical Report on General Election, 1972 to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 January 2012. Retrieved 15 February 2024.

[13] "Statistical Report on General Election, 1967 to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 15 February 2024.

[14] "Statistical Report on General Election, 1962 to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 15 February 2024.

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