KISHTWAR
Assembly seat no. 49 in Jammu and Kashmir · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 10 times since 1962.
Winner, 2014
SUNIL KUMAR SHARMA
BJP
Elections held
10
1962–2024
Most successful party
JKN
won 5 of 10
Margin, 2014
2,852
4.61% of valid votes
Result, 2014
Runner-up
JKNSAJJAD AHMED KICHLOO
- Votes
- 25,202
- Vote share
- 40.76%
- Behind by
- 2,852
Electors
79,174
Total votes polled
61,832
Valid votes
61,832
NOTA votes
279
0.45% of votes polled
Turnout
78.1%
Full result, 2014
10 candidates · 61,832 valid votes
SUNIL KUMAR SHARMABJPwon
28,054
45.4%
SAJJAD AHMED KICHLOOJKN
25,202
40.8%
FIRDOUS AHMED TAKJKPDP
6,432
10.4%
NEK RAMINC
782
1.3%
JASWANT SINGHIND
215
0.3%
AIJAZ HUSSAINNCP
202
0.3%
FAROOQ AHMEDIND
190
0.3%
GULZAR AHMADIND
163
0.3%
MOHD AMIN BHATJD(S)
162
0.3%
DES RAJBSP
151
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.
