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BHILLAWAR

Assembly seat no. 68 in Jammu and Kashmir · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 3 times since 1977.

Winner, 1977
DHIAN SINGH
JNP
Elections held
3
1977–1987
Most successful party
INC
won 2 of 3
Margin, 1977
6,070
28.35% of valid votes

Result, 1977

Winner
Votes
12,328
Vote share
57.57%
Margin
6,070
Runner-up
INCTHAKUR RANDHIR SINGH
Votes
6,258
Vote share
29.23%
Behind by
6,070
Electors
40,069
Total votes polled
21,413
Valid votes
21,413
NOTA votes
Turnout
53.4%

Full result, 1977

5 candidates · 21,413 valid votes

1977 election →
DHIAN SINGHJNPwon
12,328
57.6%
THAKUR RANDHIR SINGHINC
6,258
29.2%
KASHMIR SINGHJKN
2,180
10.2%
KRISHAN DATTIND
411
1.9%
RAMESHWAR CHANDELIND
236
1.1%

Past results

Most recent 3 of 3 elections

YearWinnerPartyVotesVote shareRunner-upMargin
1987SWRAM SINGHINC17,73158.99%LOKNATH SANGRA10,588
1983PURAN SINGHINC12,05443.38%KASHMIR SINGH7,515
1977DHIAN SINGHJNP12,32857.57%THAKUR RANDHIR SINGH6,070

Who has held it

Wins by party across every election above

Turnout and closeness over time

Turnout

0%17%34%50%67%197719831987Turnout

Winning margin

0%10%20%30%39%197719831987Margin

Frequently asked

Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.

Who won the BHILLAWAR assembly constituency in 1987?

SWRAM SINGH (INC) won BHILLAWAR in 1987, by a margin of 10,588 votes.

Which party has won BHILLAWAR the most times?

INC, with 2 of the 3 wins recorded since 1977.

How many times has BHILLAWAR gone to the polls?

3 times, from 1977 to 1987.

Who has won BHILLAWAR the most times?

SWRAM SINGH, with 1 win between 1987 and 1987.

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