NOWSHERA
Assembly seat no. 84 in Jammu and Kashmir · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 11 times since 1962.
Winner, 1996
RADHAY SHAM SHARMA
INC
Elections held
11
1962–2024
Most successful party
INC
won 7 of 11
Margin, 1996
9,536
23.89% of valid votes
Result, 1996
Runner-up
JKNRATTAN SINGH
- Votes
- 10,702
- Vote share
- 26.81%
- Behind by
- 9,536
Electors
64,532
Total votes polled
39,921
Valid votes
39,921
NOTA votes
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Turnout
61.9%
Full result, 1996
6 candidates · 39,921 valid votes
RADHAY SHAM SHARMAINCwon
20,238
50.7%
RATTAN SINGHJKN
10,702
26.8%
DARSHAN LALBJP
7,984
20.0%
BALWANT SINGHJD
549
1.4%
KALI DASSJPP
313
0.8%
GOPAL KRISHAN DUTTAIND
135
0.3%
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.
