Suchetgarh Assembly constituency

Suchetgarh
Constituency No. 73 for the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	North India
Union Territory	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Jammu
LS constituency	Jammu
Established	1996
Reservation	None
Member of Legislative Assembly
Incumbent Gharu Ram Bhagat
Party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Elected year	2024

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

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Election	Member	Party
1996	Chuni Lal		Bharatiya Janata Party
2002	Gharu Ram Bhagat		Indian National Congress
2008	Sham Lal Choudhary		Bharatiya Janata Party
2014
2024	Gharu Ram Bhagat

Election results

Assembly Election 2024

2024 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Suchetgarh^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Gharu Ram Bhagat	39,302	46.32%	7.51
	INC	Bhusan Lal	28,161	33.19%	14.37
	DPAP	Ajaib Singh	8,265	9.74%	New
	Independent	Usha Devi	4,210	4.96%	New
	Independent	Sham Lal Choudhary	1,277	1.51%	New
	BSP	Bishan Dass	1,094	1.29%	0.28
	Independent	Dr Preeti Kumari	644	0.76%	New
	NOTA	None of the Above	409	0.48%	0.06
Margin of victory			11,141	13.13%	5.17
Turnout			84,847	75.21%	3.11
Registered electors			1,12,819		71.73
	BJP hold		Swing	7.51

Assembly Election 2014

2014 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Suchetgarh^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Sham Lal Choudhary	19,971	38.82%	0.58
	JKNC	Taranjeet Singh	10,554	20.51%	2.26
	INC	Rajinder Singh Chib	9,684	18.82%	4.49
	JKPDP	Tarlok Singh Bajwa	8,578	16.67%	2.76
	Independent	Bhupinder Singh	628	1.22%	New
	BSP	Harjeet Kumar	520	1.01%	1.52
	Independent	Rajinder Singh Toofani	353	0.69%	New
	NOTA	None of the Above	217	0.42%	New
Margin of victory			9,417	18.30%	1.68
Turnout			51,451	78.32%	1.48
Registered electors			65,695		14.76
	BJP hold		Swing	0.58

Assembly Election 2008

2008 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Suchetgarh^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Sham Lal Choudhary	17,995	39.39%	12.28
	JKNC	Taranjeet Singh	10,403	22.77%	9.41
	INC	Garu Ram Choudhary	6,545	14.33%	13.12
	JKPDP	Tarlok Singh Bajwa	6,357	13.92%	1.51
	BSP	Mohan Singh	1,154	2.53%	1.77
	JKNPP	Ashok Kumar	504	1.10%	0.36
	Kranti Dal	Kundan Lal Sharma	373	0.82%	New
	SP	Makhan Singh	318	0.70%	New
	Independent	Girdhari Lal	306	0.67%	New
	BBP	Hari Singh	294	0.64%	New
Margin of victory			7,592	16.62%	16.29
Turnout			45,682	79.80%	10.03
Registered electors			57,246		3.36
	BJP gain from INC		Swing	11.95

Assembly Election 2002

2002 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Suchetgarh^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Gharu Ram Bhagat	11,344	27.45%	1.61
	BJP	Rajinder Singh Chib	11,207	27.11%	0.83
	JKNC	Taranjeet Singh	5,524	13.36%	10.98
	JKPDP	Trilok Singh	5,127	12.40%	New
	Independent	Sham Lal Choudhary	3,715	8.99%	New
	BSP	Mohan Singh	1,776	4.30%	12.18
	SS	Kasturi Singh	600	1.45%	New
	NCP	Tilak Raj	474	1.15%	New
	CPI	Dalip Singh	318	0.77%	New
	JKNPP	Rajinder Singh	306	0.74%	18.87
	Independent	Vijay Chib	298	0.72%	New
Margin of victory			137	0.33%	0.12
Turnout			41,332	69.81%	0.74
Registered electors			59,238		38.53
	INC gain from BJP		Swing	1.16

Assembly Election 1996

1996 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Suchetgarh^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Chuni Lal	7,925	26.28%	New
	INC	Gharu Ram Bhagat	7,789	25.83%	New
	JKNPP	Rajinder Singh Chib	5,912	19.61%	New
	BSP	Makhan Singh	4,968	16.48%	New
	JD	Souchet Singh	1,834	6.08%	New
	AIIC(T)	Rajesh Kumar Sharma	815	2.70%	New
	JKNC	Nanak Singh	719	2.38%	New
	JKAL	Kharak Singh	189	0.63%	New
Margin of victory			136	0.45%
Turnout			30,151	71.59%
Registered electors			42,762
	BJP win (new seat)

See also

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

References

1. "Elections In".
2. Jameel, Yusuf (5 April 2016). "J&K: BJP Minister of State a murder accused". The Asian Age.
3. 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.
4. "Jammu & Kashmir 2014 - Jammu & Kashmir - Election Commission of India". eci.gov.in. Archived from the original on 13 June 2019.
5. "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.
6. "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.
7. "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.

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