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BISHNAH

Assembly seat no. 72 in Jammu and Kashmir · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 7 times since 1967.

Winner, 2024
Rajeev Kumar
BJP
Elections held
7
1967–2024
Most successful party
IND
won 2 of 7
Margin, 2024
15,627
16.52% of valid votes

Result, 2024

Winner
Votes
53,435
Vote share
56.48%
Margin
15,627
Runner-up
INCNeeraj Kundan
Votes
37,808
Vote share
39.96%
Behind by
15,627
Electors
1,24,516
Total votes polled
94,611
Valid votes
94,611
NOTA votes
401
0.42% of votes polled
Turnout
76.0%

Full result, 2024

9 candidates · 94,611 valid votes

2024 election →
Rajeev KumarBJPwon
53,435
56.5%
Neeraj KundanINC
37,808
40.0%
Prem PalIND
799
0.8%
Tilak RajBSP
660
0.7%
Jai BharatSHS(UBT)
475
0.5%
Vishal KumarIND
341
0.4%
Vicky Kumar DograJKPDP
297
0.3%
Tarsem Lal KhullarSP
225
0.2%
Kamal KumarHSS
170
0.2%

Past results

Most recent 5 of 7 elections

View all 7
YearWinnerPartyVotesVote shareRunner-upMargin
2024Rajeev KumarBJP53,43556.48%Neeraj Kundan15,627
2014KAMAL VERMAJKN29,38041.62%ASHWANI KUMAR SHARMA2,986
2008ASHWANI KUMAR SHARMAIND14,07822.46%KAMAL VERMA489
2002Ashwani Kumar SharmaIND17,96132.72%Kamal Verma4,663
1996JAGDISH RAJ DUBEYJD10,94126.43%HARI CHAND1,884

Who has held it

Wins by party across every election above

Turnout and closeness over time

Turnout

0%22%43%65%87%1967197219962002200820142024Turnout

Winning margin

0%10%20%30%41%1967197219962002200820142024Margin

Frequently asked

Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.

Who won the BISHNAH assembly constituency in 2024?

Rajeev Kumar (BJP) won BISHNAH in 2024, by a margin of 15,627 votes.

Which party has won BISHNAH the most times?

IND, with 2 of the 7 wins recorded since 1967.

How many times has BISHNAH gone to the polls?

7 times, from 1967 to 2024.

Who has won BISHNAH the most times?

Rajeev Kumar, with 1 win between 2024 and 2024.

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