KISHTWAR
Assembly seat no. 49 in Jammu and Kashmir · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 10 times since 1962.
Winner, 2024
Shagun Parihar
BJP
Elections held
10
1962–2024
Most successful party
JKN
won 5 of 10
Margin, 2024
521
0.86% of valid votes
Result, 2024
Runner-up
JKNSajjad Ahmed Kichloo
- Votes
- 28,532
- Vote share
- 47.14%
- Behind by
- 521
Electors
75,187
Total votes polled
60,524
Valid votes
60,524
NOTA votes
615
1.02% of votes polled
Turnout
80.5%
Full result, 2024
7 candidates · 60,524 valid votes
Shagun PariharBJPwon
29,053
48.0%
Sajjad Ahmed KichlooJKN
28,532
47.1%
Firdoos Ahmed TakJKPDP
997
1.6%
Roop LalIND
571
0.9%
Sumit KumarBSP
441
0.7%
Ravi KumarIND
177
0.3%
Anoop KumarIND
138
0.2%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 10 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Shagun Parihar | BJP | 29,053 | 48.00% | Sajjad Ahmed Kichloo | 521 |
| 2014 | SUNIL KUMAR SHARMA | BJP | 28,054 | 45.37% | SAJJAD AHMED KICHLOO | 2,852 |
| 2008 | SAJJAD AHMAD KICHLOO | JKN | 19,248 | 37.48% | SUNIL KUMAR | 2,465 |
| 2002 | Sajjad Hussain | JKN | 16,725 | 41.32% | Gulam Haider Sheikh | 1,663 |
| 1996 | BASHIR AHMED KICHLOO | JKN | 17,889 | 50.61% | RAJINDER SINGH | 6,989 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the KISHTWAR assembly constituency in 2024?
Shagun Parihar (BJP) won KISHTWAR in 2024, by a margin of 521 votes.
Which party has won KISHTWAR the most times?
JKN, with 5 of the 10 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has KISHTWAR gone to the polls?
10 times, from 1962 to 2024.
Who has won KISHTWAR the most times?
BASHIR AHMED KICHLOO, with 3 wins between 1977 and 1996.
