Kalakote–Sunderbani Assembly constituency

Kalakote–Sunderbani
Constituency No. 83 for the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Rajouri
LS constituency	Jammu
Established	2022
Reservation	None
Member of Legislative Assembly
Incumbent Randhir Singh
Party	BJP
Elected year	2024

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

Members of Legislative Assembly

Year	Member	Party
Kalakote
1996	Ashok Kumar Sharma[4]		Indian National Congress
2002[5]	Rachhpal Singh		Jammu and Kashmir National Conference
2008[6]
2014	Abdul Ghani Kohli[7]		Bharatiya Janata Party
Kalakote–Sunderbani
2024	Randhir Singh		Bharatiya Janata Party

Election results

Assembly Election 2024

2024 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Kalakote–Sunderbani^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Randhir Singh	35,010	50.81%	12.68
	JKNC	Yashu Vardhan Singh	20,601	29.90%	New
	JKAP	Arun K Sharma	9,380	13.61%	New
	DPAP	Ashok Kumar Sharma	1,695	2.46%	New
	NOTA	None of the Above	577	0.84%	0.32
	JKPDP	Majid Hussain Shah	507	0.74%	11.85
Margin of victory			14,409	20.91%	11.57
Turnout			68,903	70.64%	6.02
Registered electors			97,541		13.02
	BJP hold		Swing	12.68

Assembly Election 2014

2014 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Kalakote^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Abdul Ghani Kohli	25,225	38.13%	35.56
	JKNC	Rachhpal Singh	19,047	28.79%	16.83
	INC	Ashok Kumar Sharma	10,520	15.90%	14.07
	JKPDP	Asad Bari Shah	8,325	12.58%	1.37
	BSP	Mohammed Rafiq	1,472	2.22%	4.71
	NOTA	None of the Above	766	1.16%	New
	Independent	Ashok Kumar	526	0.80%	New
Margin of victory			6,178	9.34%	11.24
Turnout			66,162	76.66%	3.34
Registered electors			86,303		14.03
	BJP gain from JKNC		Swing	7.49

Assembly Election 2008

2008 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Kalakote^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JKNC	Rachhpal Singh	25,314	45.62%	0.99
	Independent	Ashok Kumar Sharma	13,894	25.04%	New
	JKPDP	Abdul Khaliq	7,742	13.95%	7.72
	BSP	Raj Kumar	3,851	6.94%	6.03
	BJP	Bharat Bushan Vaid	1,423	2.56%	0.03
	INC	Abdul Ghani Kohli	1,017	1.83%	41.88
	Independent	Mohinder Kour	484	0.87%	New
	Independent	Khaliq Hussain	421	0.76%	New
	Independent	Ram Parkash Sharma	338	0.61%	New
Margin of victory			11,420	20.58%	17.68
Turnout			55,494	73.32%	24.66
Registered electors			75,684		11.18
	JKNC hold		Swing	0.99

Assembly Election 2002

2002 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Kalakote^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JKNC	Rachpal Singh	19,324	46.61%	33.14
	INC	Ashok Kumar Sharma	18,124	43.71%	1.79
	JKPDP	Fallail Singh	2,585	6.23%	New
	BJP	Bodh Raj	1,052	2.54%	6.27
	BSP	Bhan Singh	377	0.91%	New
Margin of victory			1,200	2.89%	29.14
Turnout			41,462	48.66%	5.77
Registered electors			85,210		48.95
	JKNC gain from INC		Swing	1.10

Assembly Election 1996

1996 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Kalakote^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Ashok Kumar Sharma	14,169	45.51%	New
	JKNC	Puran Singh Thakur	4,194	13.47%	New
	Independent	Gian Singh	4,096	13.15%	New
	Independent	Liaqat Ali	3,432	11.02%	New
	BJP	Kuldeep Raj Gupta	2,742	8.81%	New
	Independent	Kashmir Singh Kanwar	1,573	5.05%	New
	JD	Mohammed Yaqub Bhatti	576	1.85%	New
	JKNPP	Kamal Gouria	195	0.63%	New
Margin of victory			9,975	32.04%
Turnout			31,137	54.96%
Registered electors			57,209
	INC win (new seat)

See also

• Kalakote
• List of constituencies of Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly

References

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8. 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.
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