KISHTWAR
Assembly seat no. 49 in Jammu and Kashmir · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 10 times since 1962.
Every election in this seat
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Margin % | Candidates | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | BJPShagun Parihar | JKNSajjad Ahmed Kichloo | 521 | 0.86% | 7 | 80.5% |
| 20142008 boundaries | BJPSUNIL KUMAR SHARMA | JKNSAJJAD AHMED KICHLOO | 2,852 | 4.61% | 10 | 78.1% |
| 20082008 boundaries | JKNSAJJAD AHMAD KICHLOO | BJPSUNIL KUMAR | 2,465 | 4.80% | 13 | 74.5% |
| 20021973 boundaries | JKNSajjad Hussain | INCGulam Haider Sheikh | 1,663 | 4.11% | 9 | 54.8% |
| 19961973 boundaries | JKNBASHIR AHMED KICHLOO | BJPRAJINDER SINGH | 6,989 | 19.77% | 7 | 68.0% |
| 19871973 boundaries | JKNBASHIR AHMED KICHLOO | BJPMAN MOHAN | 14,735 | 55.49% | 6 | 68.6% |
| 19771973 boundaries | JKNBASHIR AHMED KICHLOO | JNPGHULAM HUSSAIN ARMAN | 525 | 3.65% | 9 | 49.3% |
| 19721966 boundaries | INCPIR NIZAM UD DIN | INDGHULAM HUSSAIN ARMAN | 5,487 | 35.76% | 4 | 54.1% |
| 19671966 boundaries | INCG. MUSTAFA | INDG. NABI | 4,267 | 38.15% | 2 | 41.5% |
| 19621961 boundaries | NCSYED MIR BADSHAH | PPSEWA RAM | 10,236 | 51.85% | 2 | 72.0% |
Rows are matched by assembly constituency name within the state, so a seat that survived a delimitation keeps one continuous page. Where a year’s boundaries differ from the present ones the row says so — the name is the same, the territory is not.
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.
