Ramban Assembly constituency

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

Ramban
Constituency No. 54 for the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Ramban
Lok Sabha constituency	Udhampur
Established	1962
Member of Legislative Assembly
Incumbent Arjun Singh Raju
Party	Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
Elected year	2024

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Election	Member	Party
1962	Mir Assadullah		Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
1967	H. Raj		Indian National Congress
1972	Mohammed Akhtar Nizami
1977	Prem Nath		Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
1983	Jagdev Singh		Indian National Congress
1987	Bharat Gandhi
1996	Bali Bhagat		Bharatiya Janata Party
2002	Dr. Chaman Lal		Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
2008	Ashok Kumar		Indian National Congress
2014	Neelam Kumar Langeh		Bharatiya Janata Party
2024	Arjun Singh Raju		Jammu and Kashmir National Conference

Election results

Assembly Election 2024

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JKNC	Arjun Singh Raju	28,425	41.07%	New
	Independent	Suraj Singh Parihar	19,412	28.05%	New
	BJP	Rakesh Singh Thakur	17,511	25.30%	17.00
	Independent	Sunil Singh	1,371	1.98%	New
	SS(UBT)	Tilak Raj	567	0.82%	New
	Independent	Suteesh Kumar	428	0.62%	New
	NOTA	None of the Above	1,123	1.62%	0.12
Margin of victory			9,013	13.02%	4.07
Turnout			69,207	63.18%	6.02
Registered electors			1,09,543		26.49
	JKNC gain from BJP		Swing	1.23

Assembly Election 2014

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Neelam Kumar Langeh	25,349	42.30%	19.42
	JKNC	Dr. Chaman Lal	19,985	33.35%	10.60
	INC	Ashok Kumar	5,643	9.42%	34.06
	JKPDP	Swami Raj	4,672	7.80%	6.10
	SP	Amrit Barsha	1,156	1.93%	0.37
	JKNPP	Suraish Kumar	1,123	1.87%	0.53
	BSP	Prithvi Raj	530	0.88%	New
	NOTA	None of the Above	1,047	1.75%	New
Margin of victory			5,364	8.95%	11.65
Turnout			59,928	69.20%	3.61
Registered electors			86,604		13.38
	BJP gain from INC		Swing	1.17

Assembly Election 2008

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Ashok Kumar	21,779	43.47%	13.38
	BJP	Bali Bhagat	11,460	22.88%	5.76
	JKNC	Dr. Chaman Lal	11,395	22.75%	13.38
	JKNPP	Neelam Kumar	1,203	2.40%	New
	JKPDP	Shakeel Singh	851	1.70%	0.44
	SP	Amrit Barsha	783	1.56%	New
	NCP	Bodh Raj	493	0.98%	New
Margin of victory			10,319	20.60%	14.57
Turnout			50,097	65.59%	7.88
Registered electors			76,384		4.62
	INC gain from JKNC		Swing	7.35

Assembly Election 2002

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JKNC	Dr. Chaman Lal	15,220	36.12%	2.19
	INC	Ashok Kumar	12,681	30.10%	25.57
	BJP	Bali Bhagat	12,064	28.63%	18.15
	JKPDP	Hukam Chand	902	2.14%	New
	BSP	Kaka Ram	670	1.59%	5.10
	Independent	Kamla Devi	596	1.41%	New
Margin of victory			2,539	6.03%	2.44
Turnout			42,133	57.71%	2.76
Registered electors			73,011		67.09
	JKNC gain from BJP		Swing	10.66

Assembly Election 1996

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Bali Bhagat	12,359	46.78%	42.36
	JKNC	Suram Chand	10,123	38.32%	New
	BSP	Jagat Ram	1,768	6.69%	New
	INC	Amrit Barsha	1,197	4.53%	53.79
	JD	Bal Krishan	706	2.67%	New
	Independent	Man Chand	267	1.01%	New
Margin of victory			2,236	8.46%	14.89
Turnout			26,420	61.26%	5.43
Registered electors			43,696		17.11
	BJP gain from INC		Swing	11.55

Assembly Election 1987

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Bharat Gandhi	14,339	58.32%	15.15
	Independent	Tirth Singh	8,597	34.97%	New
	BJP	Nazir Ahmed	1,086	4.42%	3.58
Margin of victory			5,742	23.36%	18.02
Turnout			24,585	66.90%	5.81
Registered electors			37,312		13.60
	INC hold		Swing

Assembly Election 1983

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Jagdev Singh	8,519	43.17%	30.50
	JKNC	Prem Singh	7,467	37.84%	9.20
	BJP	Labhu Ram	1,578	8.00%	New
	Independent	Abdul Gani	1,037	5.26%	New
	Independent	Nazir Ahmad	293	1.48%	New
	Independent	Gurdass	287	1.45%	New
	Independent	Jia Lal	225	1.14%	New
Margin of victory			1,052	5.33%	1.73
Turnout			19,733	61.18%	15.41
Registered electors			32,844		21.02
	INC gain from JKNC		Swing	14.53

Assembly Election 1977

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JKNC	Prem Nath	3,472	28.64%	New
	Independent	Labhu Ram	3,035	25.03%	New
	JP	Jagdev Singh	2,967	24.47%	New
	INC	Abdul Rehman	1,536	12.67%	47.64
	Independent	Mohammed Abdullah	369	3.04%	New
	Independent	Amer Chand	346	2.85%	New
	Independent	Swami Raj	304	2.51%	New
Margin of victory			437	3.60%	36.07
Turnout			12,124	45.72%	4.43
Registered electors			27,139		2.12
	JKNC gain from INC		Swing	31.67

Assembly Election 1972

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Mohammed Akhtar Nizami	7,870	60.31%	17.82
	ABJS	Labhu Ram	2,692	20.63%	7.25
	Independent	Jagdev Singh	2,488	19.07%	New
Margin of victory			5,178	39.68%	26.82
Turnout			13,050	50.61%	8.20
Registered electors			26,575		18.06
	INC hold		Swing

Assembly Election 1967

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	H. Raj	3,913	42.49%	New
	PSP	D. Dass	2,729	29.63%	16.07
	ABJS	Labhu Ram	2,567	27.87%	New
Margin of victory			1,184	12.86%	56.97
Turnout			9,209	42.48%	37.80
Registered electors			22,510		19.41
	INC gain from JKNC		Swing	40.90

Assembly Election 1962

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JKNC	Mir Assadullah	18,332	83.39%	New
	PSP	Devi Dass	2,981	13.56%	New
	JPP	Labhu Ram	670	3.05%	New
Margin of victory			15,351	69.83%
Turnout			21,983	79.58%
Registered electors			27,930
	JKNC win (new seat)

See also

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