KISHTWAR
Assembly seat no. 49 in Jammu and Kashmir · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 10 times since 1962.
Winner, 2002
Sajjad Hussain
JKN
Elections held
10
1962–2024
Most successful party
JKN
won 5 of 10
Margin, 2002
1,663
4.11% of valid votes
Result, 2002
Runner-up
INCGulam Haider Sheikh
- Votes
- 15,062
- Vote share
- 37.21%
- Behind by
- 1,663
Electors
73,838
Total votes polled
40,473
Valid votes
40,473
NOTA votes
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Turnout
54.8%
Full result, 2002
9 candidates · 40,473 valid votes
Sajjad HussainJKNwon
16,725
41.3%
Gulam Haider SheikhINC
15,062
37.2%
Rajinder SinghIND
6,551
16.2%
Ravinder KumarIND
536
1.3%
BASHIR AHMADJD(S)
522
1.3%
RAJINDER KUMARSHS
471
1.2%
Desh RajBSP
356
0.9%
Pyarey LalIND
142
0.3%
Joginder paulIND
108
0.3%
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.
