Billawar Assembly constituency

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

Billawar
Constituency No. 64 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 Satish Kumar Sharma
Party	BJP
Alliance	NDA
Elected year	2024

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Election	Member	Party
1962	Ram Chander Khajuria		Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
1967	Balbir Singh		Indian National Congress
1972	Randhir Singh
1996	Balbir Singh		Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
2002	Manohar Lal Sharma		Independent
2008			Indian National Congress
2014	Nirmal Kumar Singh		Bharatiya Janata Party
2024	Satish Kumar Sharma

Election results

Assembly Election 2024

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Satish Kumar Sharma	44,629	64.38%	6.09
	INC	Manohar Lal Sharma	23,261	33.56%	0.62
	BSP	Sanjay Kumar	595	0.86%	0.26
	NOTA	None of the Above	525	0.76%	0.20
Margin of victory			21,368	30.83%	6.71
Turnout			69,319	73.24%	3.91
Registered electors			94,651		2.02
	BJP hold		Swing	6.09

Assembly Election 2014

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Dr. Nirmal Kumar Singh	43,447	58.30%	35.99
	INC	Dr. Manohar Lal Sharma	25,472	34.18%	1.60
	JKNC	Sanjeev Khajuria	3,084	4.14%	10.97
	BSP	Naresh Kumar	834	1.12%	1.89
	NOTA	None of the Above	414	0.56%	New
Margin of victory			17,975	24.12%	10.64
Turnout			74,527	77.15%	6.25
Registered electors			96,599		10.08
	BJP gain from INC		Swing	22.51

Assembly Election 2008

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Manohar Lal Sharma	22,262	35.78%	16.13
	BJP	Satish Kumar Sharma	13,879	22.31%	New
	JKNC	Sanjeev Khajuria	9,398	15.11%	9.93
	Independent	Balbir Singh	6,387	10.27%	New
	Independent	Pankaj Dogra	3,834	6.16%	New
	BSP	Kartar Singh	1,871	3.01%	1.17
	JKNPP	Hari Chand Jalmeria	1,575	2.53%	0.42
	Independent	Ashok Kumar Jasrotia	601	0.97%	New
	Independent	Sunil Singh	583	0.94%	New
	SP	Subash Chander	567	0.91%	New
Margin of victory			8,383	13.47%	14.65
Turnout			62,215	70.90%	7.10
Registered electors			87,754		8.11
	INC gain from Independent		Swing	11.99

Assembly Election 2002

2002 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Billawar^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Manohar Lal Sharma	24,736	47.77%	New
	INC	Balbir Singh	10,175	19.65%	16.60
	Independent	Kashmir Singh	7,369	14.23%	New
	JKNC	Suram Singh	2,680	5.18%	14.86
	JKNPP	Govind Ram	1,526	2.95%	31.59
	NCP	Hukam Chand	1,142	2.21%	New
	BSP	Oma Datt Manhas	953	1.84%	0.02
	Independent	Hari Chand Jalmaria	907	1.75%	New
	Independent	Sudesh Kumar	706	1.36%	New
	SS	Kulbushan Gupta	491	0.95%	New
	Independent	Mohinder Kumar	465	0.90%	New
Margin of victory			14,561	28.12%	26.40
Turnout			51,783	63.90%	2.02
Registered electors			81,170		36.13
	Independent gain from INC		Swing	11.52

Assembly Election 1996

1996 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Billawar^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Balbir Singh	13,354	36.25%	22.74
	JKNPP	Rajinder Singh	12,722	34.54%	30.14
	JKNC	Suram Singh	7,379	20.03%	New
	Independent	Abdul Majid	1,589	4.31%	New
	BSP	Karam Din Chopra	687	1.87%	New
	BJP	Kashmir Singh	573	1.56%	22.21
	Independent	Kamal Kumar Dubey	315	0.86%	New
Margin of victory			632	1.72%	33.51
Turnout			36,835	62.45%	1.93
Registered electors			59,629		18.72
	INC hold		Swing	22.74

Assembly Election 1987

1987 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Billawar^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Swram Singh	17,731	58.99%	15.61
	BJP	Loknath Sangra	7,143	23.76%	16.01
	Independent	Abdul Ahad	1,694	5.64%	New
	JKNPP	Jagdish Singh	1,321	4.39%	New
	Independent	Surjeet Singh	992	3.30%	New
	Independent	Tek Chand	379	1.26%	New
	LKD	Jiwanand	338	1.12%	New
	Independent	Munshi	288	0.96%	New
Margin of victory			10,588	35.23%	8.18
Turnout			30,058	60.71%	0.28
Registered electors			50,228		7.65
	INC hold		Swing	15.61

Assembly Election 1983

1983 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Billawar^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Puran Singh	12,054	43.38%	14.15
	JKNC	Kashmir Singh	4,539	16.33%	6.15
	Independent	Rattan Chand	3,414	12.28%	New
	BJP	Dhian Singh	2,156	7.76%	New
	Independent	Jagdish Singh	1,851	6.66%	New
	Independent	Krishnadev Singh	945	3.40%	New
	Independent	Kartar Chand	733	2.64%	New
	Independent	Labhu Ram	399	1.44%	New
	Independent	Hari Chand	393	1.41%	New
	Independent	Joginder Paul	332	1.19%	New
	JP	Raj Kumar	172	0.62%	56.95
Margin of victory			7,515	27.04%	1.31
Turnout			27,790	60.65%	6.12
Registered electors			46,659		16.45
	INC gain from JP		Swing	14.20

Assembly Election 1977

1977 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Billawar^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JP	Dhian Singh	12,328	57.57%	New
	INC	Thakur Randhir Singh	6,258	29.23%	19.02
	JKNC	Kashmir Singh	2,180	10.18%	New
	Independent	Krishan Datt	411	1.92%	New
	Independent	Rameshwar Chandel	236	1.10%	New
Margin of victory			6,070	28.35%	23.20
Turnout			21,413	54.25%	10.25
Registered electors			40,069		28.60
	JP gain from INC		Swing	9.32

Assembly Election 1972

1972 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Billawar^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Randhir Singh	9,575	48.25%	10.23
	ABJS	Dhian Singh	8,554	43.10%	8.08
	INC(O)	Ram Dass	586	2.95%	New
	Independent	Ram Chand	523	2.64%	New
	Independent	Rasal Singh	339	1.71%	New
	Independent	Ghulam Rasool	199	1.00%	New
Margin of victory			1,021	5.14%	18.31
Turnout			19,845	65.28%	5.22
Registered electors			31,158		17.23
	INC hold		Swing	10.23

Assembly Election 1967

1967 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Billawar^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Balbir Singh	10,711	58.48%	New
	ABJS	Dhian Singh	6,415	35.03%	New
	JKNC	B. Lal	699	3.82%	45.97
	Independent	B. Ram	490	2.68%	New
Margin of victory			4,296	23.46%	20.20
Turnout			18,315	71.01%	7.71
Registered electors			26,578		3.56
	INC gain from JKNC		Swing	8.70

Assembly Election 1962

1962 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Billawar^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JKNC	Ram Chander Khajuria	7,819	49.78%	New
	JPP	Dhian Singh	7,307	46.52%	New
	Independent	Ali Akbar	301	1.92%	New
	Independent	Jarasindh Paul	279	1.78%	New
Margin of victory			512	3.26%
Turnout			15,706	62.89%
Registered electors			25,664
	JKNC win (new seat)

See also

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