Basohli Assembly constituency

Basohli Assembly constituency is one of the 90 constituencies in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir a north state of India. Basohli is also part of Udhampur Lok Sabha constituency.^[1][2][3]

Basohli
Constituency No. 65 for the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Kathua
Lok Sabha constituency	Udhampur
Established	1962
Member of Legislative Assembly
Incumbent Darshan Kumar
Party	BJP
Alliance	NDA
Elected year	2024

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Election	Member	Party
1962	Mangat Ram Sharma		Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
1967			Indian National Congress
1972
1977
1983
1987	Jagdish Raj Sapolia
1996	Chaudhary Lal Singh		All India Indira Congress
2002			Indian National Congress
2004 By-election	Kanta Andotra
2008	Jagdish Raj Sapolia		Bharatiya Janata Party
2014	Chaudhary Lal Singh
2024	Darshan Kumar

Election results

Assembly Election 2024

2024 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Basohli^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Darshan Kumar	31,874	65.38%	12.31
	INC	Chaudhary Lal Singh	15,840	32.49%	16.81
	BSP	Pankaj Kumar	421	0.86%	New
	JKPDP	Yoginder Singh	368	0.75%	0.14
	NOTA	None of the Above	246	0.50%	0.32
Margin of victory			16,034	32.89%	1.20
Turnout			48,749	70.36%	3.33
Registered electors			69,282		9.09
	BJP hold		Swing	12.31

Assembly Election 2014

2014 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Basohli^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Chaudhary Lal Singh	29,808	53.07%	17.82
	JKNC	Davinder Singh	12,007	21.38%	7.77
	INC	Jagdish Raj Sapolia	8,809	15.68%	13.27
	Independent	Rajinder Singh	2,550	4.54%	New
	Independent	Darshan Kumar	508	0.90%	New
	JKPDP	Rangil Singh	502	0.89%	1.16
	NOTA	None of the Above	462	0.82%	New
	JKNPP	Romesh Chander Gupta	431	0.77%	New
	Independent	Parvez Ahmed Reza	360	0.64%	New
Margin of victory			17,801	31.70%	25.60
Turnout			56,163	73.70%	3.89
Registered electors			76,209		12.62
	BJP hold		Swing	17.82

Assembly Election 2008

2008 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Basohli^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Jagdish Raj Sapolia	16,651	35.25%	0.40
	JKNC	Davinder Singh	13,770	29.15%	14.65
	INC	Kanta Andotra	13,678	28.96%	14.69
	JKPDP	Karpal Singh	969	2.05%	New
	BSP	Romesh Chander	692	1.47%	0.33
	LJP	Vinod Kumar	625	1.32%	New
	Independent	Angrazo Ram	350	0.74%	New
	Independent	Suraj Singh	316	0.67%	New
Margin of victory			2,881	6.10%	2.69
Turnout			47,235	69.80%	10.04
Registered electors			67,669		5.90
	BJP gain from INC		Swing	8.40

Assembly By-election 2004

2004 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly by-election : Basohli^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Kanta Andotra	18,759	43.65%	0.04
	BJP	Jagdish Raj Sapolia	14,980	34.86%	0.29
	JKNC	Raj Singh	6,231	14.50%	0.15
	BSP	Mushtaq Ahmed	773	1.80%	0.45
	JKNPP	Kartar Singh	505	1.18%	0.11
	Independent	Ajit Singh	418	0.97%	New
	Independent	Khadam Hussian	387	0.90%	New
	SP	Surinder Singh	353	0.82%	New
	Independent	Ghulam Ali	282	0.66%	New
Margin of victory			3,779	8.79%	0.34
Turnout			42,977	59.76%	3.37
Registered electors			71,915		4.66
	INC hold		Swing	0.04

Assembly Election 2002

2002 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Basohli^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Chaudhary Lal Singh	18,916	43.61%	18.55
	BJP	Jagdish Raj Sapolia	15,248	35.15%	24.57
	JKNC	Raj Singh	6,356	14.65%	11.83
	Independent	Nisar Ahmed Ansari	887	2.04%	New
	BSP	Sudershan Kumar Chouhan	584	1.35%	4.76
	JKNPP	Kartar Singh	462	1.07%	New
	SS	Anil Sharma	458	1.06%	New
	Independent	Angrazo Ram	282	0.65%	New
Margin of victory			3,668	8.46%	4.93
Turnout			43,380	63.15%	0.10
Registered electors			68,710		37.15
	INC gain from AIIC(T)		Swing	5.16

Assembly Election 1996

1996 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Basohli^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIIC(T)	Chaudhary Lal Singh	12,140	38.44%	New
	INC	Jagdish Raj S/O Tula Ram	7,912	25.05%	15.64
	Independent	Darshan Kumar	4,882	15.46%	New
	BJP	Ravinder Kumar	3,340	10.58%	1.56
	BSP	Jagdish Raj S/O Chandu Lal	1,929	6.11%	New
	JKNC	Amreesh Kumar	891	2.82%	New
	JD	Kartar Singh	359	1.14%	New
Margin of victory			4,228	13.39%	8.83
Turnout			31,580	63.60%	2.21
Registered electors			50,098		9.53
	AIIC(T) gain from INC		Swing	2.25

Assembly Election 1987

1987 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Basohli^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Jagdish Raj Sapolia	11,322	40.69%	12.72
	Independent	Lal Chand	10,054	36.14%	New
	BJP	Ravinder Kumar	3,378	12.14%	4.68
	Independent	Surinder Kumar Abrol	983	3.53%	New
	Independent	Karnail Singh	796	2.86%	New
	JKNPP	Rajinder Parshad	540	1.94%	New
	Independent	Suraj Singh	392	1.41%	New
	Independent	Sansar Chand	358	1.29%	New
Margin of victory			1,268	4.56%	14.80
Turnout			27,823	61.64%	1.57
Registered electors			45,740		8.75
	INC hold		Swing	12.72

Assembly Election 1983

1983 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Basohli^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Mangat Ram Sharma	14,019	53.42%	23.46
	JKNC	Darshan Kumar Sharma	8,939	34.06%	18.80
	BJP	Parkash Rani	1,958	7.46%	New
	Independent	Tara Chand	426	1.62%	New
	Independent	Mani Ram	296	1.13%	New
	Independent	Harnam Singh	232	0.88%	New
	Independent	Jagan Nath	203	0.77%	New
Margin of victory			5,080	19.36%	13.50
Turnout			26,245	63.38%	17.93
Registered electors			42,060		16.05
	INC hold		Swing	23.46

Assembly Election 1977

1977 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Basohli^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Mangat Ram Sharma	4,829	29.96%	26.47
	Independent	Uttam Chand	3,885	24.10%	New
	JKNC	Surinder Kumar	2,459	15.26%	New
	JP	Parkash Rani	2,167	13.44%	New
	Independent	Ram Chand	908	5.63%	New
	Independent	Tara Chand Padha	907	5.63%	New
	Independent	Darshan Kumar Sharma	619	3.84%	New
	Independent	Natnu Ram	236	1.46%	New
	Independent	Tara Chand Sharma	108	0.67%	New
Margin of victory			944	5.86%	15.63
Turnout			16,118	45.32%	12.27
Registered electors			36,244		22.38
	INC hold		Swing	26.47

Assembly Election 1972

1972 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Basohli^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Mangat Ram Sharma	9,482	56.43%	3.18
	ABJS	Baldev Singh	5,871	34.94%	7.15
	Independent	Major Durga Dass	1,290	7.68%	New
	Independent	Mahesh Chand	161	0.96%	New
Margin of victory			3,611	21.49%	3.97
Turnout			16,804	58.32%	3.05
Registered electors			29,616		8.48
	INC hold		Swing	3.18

Assembly Election 1967

1967 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Basohli^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Mangat Ram Sharma	7,805	53.25%	New
	ABJS	U. Chand	4,073	27.79%	New
	Independent	B. Dass	1,779	12.14%	New
	JKNC	R. Krishan	833	5.68%	53.43
	Independent	Mahesh Chand	167	1.14%	New
Margin of victory			3,732	25.46%	2.00
Turnout			14,657	56.14%	2.43
Registered electors			27,300		11.86
	INC gain from JKNC		Swing	5.86

Assembly Election 1962

1962 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Basohli^[15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JKNC	Mangat Ram Sharma	7,394	59.11%	New
	JPP	Uttam Chand	4,459	35.65%	New
	Democratic National Conference	Ram Krishan	656	5.24%	New
Margin of victory			2,935	23.46%
Turnout			12,509	51.27%
Registered electors			24,406
	JKNC win (new seat)

See also

• Basohli
• List of constituencies of Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly