Basohli Assembly constituency
| Basohli | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 65 for the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| State | Jammu and Kashmir |
| District | Kathua |
| LS constituency | Udhampur |
| Established | 1962 |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent Darshan Singh | |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Elected year | 2024 |
Basohli Assembly constituency is one of the 90 constituencies in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir a north state of India. Basohli is also part of Udhampur Lok Sabha constituency.[1][2][3]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
[edit]| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Mangat Ram Sharma | Indian National Congress | |
| 1967 | |||
| 1972 | |||
| 1977 | |||
| 1983 | |||
| 1987 | Jagdish Raj Sapolia | ||
| 1996 | Lal Singh | All India Indira Congress | |
| 2002 | Indian National Congress | ||
| 2004[a] | Kanta Andotra | ||
| 2008 | Jagdish Raj Sapolia | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2014 | Lal Singh | ||
| 2024 | Darshan Kumar | ||
- ^ By-election
Election results
[edit]2024
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Darshan Kumar | 31,874 | 65.38 |  12.31
| |
| INC | Chaudhary Lal Singh | 15,840 | 32.49 | 16.81
| |
| BSP | Pankaj Kumar | 421 | 0.86 | 0.40
| |
| JKPDP | Yoginder Singh | 368 | 0.75 |  0.14
| |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 246 | 0.5 | 0.32
| |
| Majority | 16,034 | 32.89 | |||
| Turnout | 48,749 | ||||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
2014
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Chaudhary Lal Singh | 29,808 | 53.07 | 17.82
| |
| JKNC | Davinder Singh | 12,007 | 21.38 | 7.77
| |
| INC | Jagdish Raj Sapolia | 8,809 | 15.68 | 13.28
| |
| JKPDP | Rangil Singh | 502 | 0.89 | 1.16
| |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 462 | 0.82 | New | |
| JKNPP | Romesh Chander Gupta | 431 | 0.77 | New | |
| BSP | Khadam Hussain | 261 | 0.46 | 1.01
| |
| Majority | 17,801 | 31.69 | |||
| Turnout | 55,701 | 73.70 | 3.9
| ||
| Registered electors | 75,357 | 7,283
| |||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
2008
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Jagdish Raj Sapolia | 16,651 | 35.25 | 0.05
| |
| JKNC | Davinder Singh | 13,770 | 29.15 | 14.45
| |
| INC | Kanta Andotra | 13,678 | 28.96 | 14.64
| |
| JKPDP | Karpal Singh | 964 | 2.05 | New | |
| BSP | Romesh Chander | 692 | 1.47 | 0.07
| |
| Majority | 2,881 | 6.09 | |||
| Turnout | 47,235 | 69.80 | 6.6
| ||
| Registered electors | 68,074 | 636
| |||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
2002
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Chaudhary Lal Singh | 18,916 | 43.6 | ||
| BJP | Jagdish Raj Sapolia | 15,248 | 35.2 | ||
| JKNC | Raj Singh | 6,356 | 14.7 | ||
| BSP | Sudershan Kumar Chouhan | 584 | 1.4 | ||
| JKNPP | Kartar Singh | 462 | 1.1 | ||
| Majority | 3,668 | 8.5 | |||
| Turnout | 43,388 | 63.2 | |||
| Registered electors | 68,710 | ||||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "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 Basohli Assembly Constituency". Elections.in. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
- ^ "Jammu & Kashmir Assembly Election Results 2024 - Basoli". 8 October 2024. Archived from the original on 8 October 2024. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
- ^ "Jammu and Kashmir General Legislative Election 2014". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ "2008 Jammu & Kashmir Legislative Assembly". CEO, J&K. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
- ^ "2002 Jammu & Kashmir Legislative Assembly". CEO, J&K. Retrieved 28 March 2024.