KISHTWAR
Assembly seat no. 49 in Jammu and Kashmir · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 10 times since 1962.
Winner, 1996
BASHIR AHMED KICHLOO
JKN
Elections held
10
1962–2024
Most successful party
JKN
won 5 of 10
Margin, 1996
6,989
19.77% of valid votes
Result, 1996
Runner-up
BJPRAJINDER SINGH
- Votes
- 10,900
- Vote share
- 30.84%
- Behind by
- 6,989
Electors
52,016
Total votes polled
35,348
Valid votes
35,348
NOTA votes
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Turnout
68.0%
Full result, 1996
7 candidates · 35,348 valid votes
BASHIR AHMED KICHLOOJKNwon
17,889
50.6%
RAJINDER SINGHBJP
10,900
30.8%
ABDUL MAJID MALIKIND
2,465
7.0%
ABDUL GANIJD
1,810
5.1%
GHULAM HUSSAIN ARMANINC
1,294
3.7%
HANS RAJBSP
786
2.2%
PARDEEP KUMARIND
204
0.6%
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.
