KISHTWAR
Assembly seat no. 49 in Jammu and Kashmir · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 10 times since 1962.
Winner, 2008
SAJJAD AHMAD KICHLOO
JKN
Elections held
10
1962–2024
Most successful party
JKN
won 5 of 10
Margin, 2008
2,465
4.80% of valid votes
Result, 2008
Runner-up
BJPSUNIL KUMAR
- Votes
- 16,783
- Vote share
- 32.68%
- Behind by
- 2,465
Electors
68,974
Total votes polled
51,356
Valid votes
51,356
NOTA votes
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Turnout
74.5%
Full result, 2008
13 candidates · 51,356 valid votes
SAJJAD AHMAD KICHLOOJKNwon
19,248
37.5%
SUNIL KUMARBJP
16,783
32.7%
SYED ASGAR ALIJKPDP
10,403
20.3%
THAKUR JUGAL BHANDARIINC
1,621
3.2%
SIDDHARTH METHAJKDPN
883
1.7%
MOHAMMAD ASHRAF GIRIIND
689
1.3%
GURNAM SINGHIND
473
0.9%
RAM SINGH CHAUHANIND
379
0.7%
RAVINDER KUMARIND
279
0.5%
ANIL KUMARJKNPP
274
0.5%
KHURSHID AHMEDBSP
181
0.3%
HUKAM CHANDIND
81
0.2%
Showing the top 12 of 13. The full list is in the API.
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.
