NOWSHERA
Assembly seat no. 84 in Jammu and Kashmir · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 11 times since 1962.
Winner, 1987
BELI RAM
INC
Elections held
11
1962–2024
Most successful party
INC
won 7 of 11
Margin, 1987
18,245
45.90% of valid votes
Result, 1987
Runner-up
INDBALWANT SINGH
- Votes
- 5,808
- Vote share
- 14.61%
- Behind by
- 18,245
Electors
58,942
Total votes polled
39,749
Valid votes
39,749
NOTA votes
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Turnout
67.4%
Full result, 1987
8 candidates · 39,749 valid votes
BELI RAMINCwon
24,053
60.5%
BALWANT SINGHIND
5,808
14.6%
KRISHAN LALIND
4,545
11.4%
SATYA PAL SHARMABJP
2,633
6.6%
SHAMSHER SINGHIND
1,619
4.1%
KHEM RAJ KHAJURIAJNP
537
1.4%
KAMAL GORIAJPP
368
0.9%
JASWNATI DEVIIND
186
0.5%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 11 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Surinder Kumar Choudhary | JKN | 35,069 | 54.16% | Ravinder Raina | 7,819 |
| 2014 | RAVINDER RAINA | BJP | 37,374 | 49.51% | SURINDER CHOUDHARY | 9,503 |
| 2008 | RADHAY SHAM SHARMA | JKN | 16,511 | 26.47% | ROMESH CHANDER SHARMA | 3,820 |
| 2002 | Romesh Chander | INC | 20,511 | 40.25% | Radhey Sham Sharma | 4,474 |
| 1996 | RADHAY SHAM SHARMA | INC | 20,238 | 50.70% | RATTAN SINGH | 9,536 |
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 NOWSHERA assembly constituency in 2024?
Surinder Kumar Choudhary (JKN) won NOWSHERA in 2024, by a margin of 7,819 votes.
Which party has won NOWSHERA the most times?
INC, with 7 of the 11 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has NOWSHERA gone to the polls?
11 times, from 1962 to 2024.
Who has won NOWSHERA the most times?
BELI RAM, with 5 wins between 1962 and 1987.
