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BISHNA

Assembly seat no. 58 in Jammu and Kashmir · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 3 times since 1977.

Winner, 1977
PARMA NAND
INC
Elections held
3
1977–1987
Most successful party
INC
won 2 of 3
Margin, 1977
2,084
9.53% of valid votes

Result, 1977

Winner
Votes
9,441
Vote share
43.17%
Margin
2,084
Runner-up
JNPRAM CHAND
Votes
7,357
Vote share
33.64%
Behind by
2,084
Electors
35,679
Total votes polled
21,870
Valid votes
21,870
NOTA votes
Turnout
61.3%

Full result, 1977

7 candidates · 21,870 valid votes

1977 election →
PARMA NANDINCwon
9,441
43.2%
RAM CHANDJNP
7,357
33.6%
SAIN DASSJKN
2,476
11.3%
HARBANS LALIND
2,052
9.4%
CHAMAN LALIND
335
1.5%
BEHARI LALIND
116
0.5%
BABU RAMCPI
93
0.4%

Past results

Most recent 3 of 3 elections

YearWinnerPartyVotesVote shareRunner-upMargin
1987PARMA NANDJKN16,31953.65%GIAN CHAND9,824
1983BHAGAT CHHAJU RAMINC21,12367.18%PARMA NAND12,964
1977PARMA NANDINC9,44143.17%RAM CHAND2,084

Who has held it

Wins by party across every election above

Turnout and closeness over time

Turnout

0%21%42%63%84%197719831987Turnout

Winning margin

0%12%23%35%46%197719831987Margin

Frequently asked

Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.

Who won the BISHNA assembly constituency in 1987?

PARMA NAND (JKN) won BISHNA in 1987, by a margin of 9,824 votes.

Which party has won BISHNA the most times?

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

How many times has BISHNA gone to the polls?

3 times, from 1977 to 1987.

Who has won BISHNA the most times?

PARMA NAND, with 2 wins between 1977 and 1987.

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