MARH
Assembly seat no. 80 in Jammu and Kashmir · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 11 times since 1962.
Winner, 1996
AJAY KUMAR
JKN
Elections held
11
1962–2024
Most successful party
INC
won 4 of 11
Margin, 1996
813
2.40% of valid votes
Result, 1996
Runner-up
BJPSUKHNANDAN
- Votes
- 9,259
- Vote share
- 27.35%
- Behind by
- 813
Electors
48,697
Total votes polled
33,850
Valid votes
33,850
NOTA votes
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Turnout
69.5%
Full result, 1996
8 candidates · 33,850 valid votes
AJAY KUMARJKNwon
10,072
29.8%
SUKHNANDANBJP
9,259
27.4%
GIRDHARI LALBSP
5,160
15.2%
BALWAN SINGHINC
4,432
13.1%
DEVI DASSIND
2,090
6.2%
MADAN MOHAN KHAJOORIAJD
1,050
3.1%
PARMINDER SINGHCPM
950
2.8%
DARBINDER SINGHIND
837
2.5%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 11 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Surinder Kumar | BJP | 42,563 | 55.25% | Mula Ram | 23,086 |
| 2014 | SUKHNANDAN KUMAR | BJP | 25,396 | 42.35% | AJAY KUMAR SADHOTRA | 11,612 |
| 2008 | SUKH NANDAN KUMAR | BJP | 18,368 | 35.04% | AJAY KUMAR SADHOTRA | 6,581 |
| 2002 | Ajay Kumar | JKN | 14,959 | 31.87% | Sukhnandan Kumar | 1,167 |
| 1996 | AJAY KUMAR | JKN | 10,072 | 29.75% | SUKHNANDAN | 813 |
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 MARH assembly constituency in 2024?
Surinder Kumar (BJP) won MARH in 2024, by a margin of 23,086 votes.
Which party has won MARH the most times?
INC, with 4 of the 11 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has MARH gone to the polls?
11 times, from 1962 to 2024.
Who has won MARH the most times?
Surinder Kumar, with 1 win between 2024 and 2024.
