Jammu North Assembly constituency

Jammu North
Constituency No. 79 for the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Jammu
LS constituency	Jammu
Established	2022
Member of Legislative Assembly
Incumbent Sham Lal Sharma
Party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Elected year	2024

Jammu North Assembly constituency is one of the 90 constituencies in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir a north state of India. Jammu North is also part of Jammu Lok Sabha constituency.^[1][2][3]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Election	Member	Party
1962	Prem Nath		Jammu Praja Parishad
1967			Bharatiya Jana Sangh
1972	Sheikh Abdul Rehman
2024	Sham Lal Sharma		Bharatiya Janata Party

Election results

Assembly Election 2024

2024 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Jammu North^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Sham Lal Sharma	47,219	63.66%	New
	JKNC	Ajay Sadhotra	19,856	26.77%	New
	Independent	Shiv Dev Singh	2,442	3.29%	New
	Independent	Akash Singh Slathia	1,161	1.57%	New
	BSP	Badri Nath	598	0.81%	New
	Independent	Amit Kapoor	560	0.75%	New
	NOTA	None of the Above	319	0.43%	New
Margin of victory			27,363	36.89%	13.41
Turnout			74,178	66.69%	2.34
Registered electors			1,11,228		246.55
	BJP gain from ABJS		Swing	3.43

Assembly Election 1972

1972 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Jammu North^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	ABJS	Sheikh Abdul Rehman	12,439	60.23%	0.52
	INC	Nilam Ber Dev Sharma	7,590	36.75%	2.20
	Independent	Shiv Kumar	238	1.15%	New
	Independent	Kamal Sharma	140	0.68%	New
Margin of victory			4,849	23.48%	1.68
Turnout			20,654	65.59%	1.54
Registered electors			32,096		23.04
	ABJS hold		Swing	0.52

Assembly Election 1967

1967 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Jammu North^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	ABJS	Prem Nath	10,262	59.70%	New
	INC	B. Ram	5,938	34.55%	New
	Independent	J. Nath	434	2.53%	New
	Independent	R. Saroop	327	1.90%	New
	Independent	R. Lal	227	1.32%	New
Margin of victory			4,324	25.16%	9.97
Turnout			17,188	67.54%	3.66
Registered electors			26,085		17.91
	ABJS gain from JPP		Swing	6.94

Assembly Election 1962

1962 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Jammu North^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JPP	Prem Nath	14,728	66.64%	New
	JKNC	Hardatt Bakshi	6,966	31.52%	New
	Independent	Jagdish Chander	406	1.84%	New
Margin of victory			7,762	35.12%
Turnout			22,100	70.19%
Registered electors			31,776
	JPP win (new seat)

See also

• List of constituencies of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly

References

1. "Notification by Delimitation Commission" (PDF). egazette.nic.in. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 October 2022.
2. "Final Delimitation Order" (PDF). Jammu and Kashmir CEO. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2022.
3. "Constituency map" (PDF). Jammu and Kashmir CEO. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 May 2023.
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. "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.
6. "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.
7. "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.