Chenani Assembly constituency

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

Chenani
Constituency No. 61 for the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Udhampur
Lok Sabha constituency	Udhampur
Established	2022
Reservation	None
Member of Legislative Assembly
Incumbent Balwant Singh Mankotia
Party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Elected year	2024

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Election	Member	Party
1977	Bhim Singh		Indian National Congress
1983			Independent politician
1987	Yash Paul Khajuria		Indian National Congress
1996	Prithvi Chand		Bharatiya Janata Party
2002	Faquir Nath		Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party
2008	Krishan Chander		Indian National Congress
2014	Dina Nath Bhagat		Bharatiya Janata Party
2024	Balwant Singh Mankotia

Election results

Assembly Election 2024

2024 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Chenani^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Balwant Singh Mankotia	47,990	56.41%	6.24
	JKNPP	Harsh Dev Singh	32,379	38.06%	19.86
	NOTA	None of the Above	1,855	2.18%	0.38
	Jammu and Kashmir All Alliance Democratic Party	Shabir	941	1.11%	New
Margin of victory			15,611	18.35%	12.51
Turnout			85,076	80.51%	5.33
Registered electors			1,05,672		20.59
	BJP hold		Swing	6.24

Assembly Election 2014

2014 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Chenani^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Dina Nath Bhagat	33,047	50.17%	28.72
	INC	Krishan Chander	12,715	19.30%	16.17
	JKNPP	Dhani Ram Atri	11,992	18.20%	1.70
	JKPDP	Hans Raj	2,929	4.45%	New
	SP	Pushpa Devi	1,830	2.78%	New
	JKNC	Sansar Chand	1,198	1.82%	9.79
	NOTA	None of the Above	1,185	1.80%	New
	BSP	Mohinder Kumar	980	1.49%	0.88
Margin of victory			20,332	30.86%	16.83
Turnout			65,876	75.18%	17.80
Registered electors			87,627		9.58
	BJP gain from INC		Swing	14.69

Assembly Election 2008

2008 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Chenani^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Krishan Chander	16,276	35.47%	1.91
	BJP	Dina Nath Bhagat	9,838	21.44%	17.70
	JKNPP	Faqir Nath	9,131	19.90%	17.52
	JKNC	Lal Chand	5,325	11.61%	8.70
	Independent	Sansar Chand	1,705	3.72%	New
	BSP	Kapoor Chand	1,086	2.37%	0.99
	LJP	Krishan Lal	810	1.77%	New
	NCP	Ramesh Chander	625	1.36%	New
	Independent	Bodh Raj	371	0.81%	New
	Independent	Tulsi Dass	287	0.63%	New
Margin of victory			6,438	14.03%	10.17
Turnout			45,881	57.37%	4.17
Registered electors			79,968		7.59
	INC gain from JKNPP		Swing	1.95

Assembly Election 2002

2002 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Chenani^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JKNPP	Faquir Nath	17,118	37.42%	34.91
	INC	Krishan Chander	15,353	33.56%	2.41
	JKNC	Lal Chand	9,290	20.31%	New
	BJP	Prithvi Chand	1,710	3.74%	39.34
	JD(S)	Mohan Bodh Raj	1,286	2.81%	New
	BSP	Amar Chand	628	1.37%	10.68
	RJD	Rome Chander	358	0.78%	New
Margin of victory			1,765	3.86%	8.06
Turnout			45,743	61.54%	14.26
Registered electors			74,330		44.28
	JKNPP gain from BJP		Swing	5.65

Assembly Election 1996

1996 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Chenani^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Prithvi Chand	10,493	43.08%	40.19
	INC	Krishan Chander	7,589	31.15%	24.85
	BSP	Dhani Ram	2,935	12.05%	New
	JD	Prem Nath Bhagat	1,983	8.14%	New
	JKNPP	Darshan Lal	611	2.51%	34.48
	Independent	Sham Lal	431	1.77%	New
	Independent	Paras Ram	181	0.74%	New
Margin of victory			2,904	11.92%	7.10
Turnout			24,359	47.88%	14.51
Registered electors			51,517		12.55
	BJP gain from INC		Swing	12.93

Assembly Election 1987

1987 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Chenani^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Yash Paul Khajuria	15,842	56.01%	22.81
	JKNPP	Thakur Dass Chanotra	10,462	36.99%	New
	BJP	Kedar Nath	817	2.89%	0.67
	Independent	Budhi Singh	315	1.11%	New
	Independent	Nazir Hussain Shah	212	0.75%	New
	Independent	Krishan Chander	185	0.65%	New
	Independent	Durga Dutt	171	0.60%	New
Margin of victory			5,380	19.02%	17.85
Turnout			28,285	62.86%	5.09
Registered electors			45,772		16.02
	INC gain from Independent		Swing	21.64

Assembly Election 1983

1983 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Chenani^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Bhim Singh	7,690	34.37%	New
	INC	Yash Paul Khajuria	7,428	33.20%	19.23
	JKNC	Chuni Lal	4,679	20.91%	8.92
	CPI	Paras Ram	1,211	5.41%	New
	BJP	Roshan Lal	795	3.55%	New
	Independent	Khalil	396	1.77%	New
	Independent	Rattan Singh	173	0.77%	New
Margin of victory			262	1.17%	23.90
Turnout			22,372	57.96%	12.99
Registered electors			39,453		17.85
	Independent gain from INC		Swing	18.06

Assembly Election 1977

1977 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Chenani^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Bhim Singh	7,674	52.43%	New
	JP	Ishar Dass	4,005	27.36%	New
	JKNC	Chuni Lal	1,755	11.99%	New
	Independent	Mohan Lal	242	1.65%	New
	Independent	Jia Lal	225	1.54%	New
	Independent	Rattan Kumar Sharma	180	1.23%	New
	Independent	Gunjar Singh	154	1.05%	New
	Independent	Ishari Singh	128	0.87%	New
Margin of victory			3,669	25.07%
Turnout			14,636	44.98%
Registered electors			33,477
	INC win (new seat)

See also

• Udhampur district
• List of constituencies of Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly