Jagdish Raj Sapolia

{{Short description|Indian politician}}

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|party = Bharatiya Janata Party

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Jagdish Raj Sapolia is an Indian politician and member of the Indian National Congress. Sapolia was a member of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly from the Basohli constituency in Kathua district.[http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/denied-ticket-sitting-bjp-mla-jagdish-raj-sapolia-in-jammu-and-kashmir-joins-congress/articleshow/45088678.cms Sapolia in Jammu and Kashmir joins Congress][http://myneta.info/jk2008/candidate.php?candidate_id=965 My Neta][http://www.greaterkashmir.com/news/jammu/bjp-revokes-suspension-of-mla-jagdish-raj-sapolia/173771.html BJP revokes suspension of MLA Jagdish Raj Sapolia]

Electoral performance

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! Election !! Constituency !! colspan="2"|Party !! Result !! Votes % !! Opposition Candidate !! colspan="2"|Opposition Party !! Opposition vote %

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2014Basohli{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}{{Lost}}15.68%Lal Singh{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}53.07%{{Cite web |date= |title=Jammu & Kashmir 2014 - Jammu & Kashmir - Election Commission of India |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3797-jammu-kashmir-2014/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190613150235/https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3797-jammu-kashmir-2014/ |archive-date=2019-06-13 |access-date= |website=eci.gov.in}}
2008Basohli{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}{{Won}}35.25%Davinder Singh{{party name with color|Jammu & Kashmir National Conference}}29.15%{{cite web|publisher=Election Commission of India|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 2008 to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir |url=https://ceojk.nic.in/pdf/10-Detailed%20Results.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241225073739/https://ceojk.nic.in/pdf/10-Detailed%20Results.pdf|archive-date=25 December 2024|access-date=25 December 2024|format=pdf}}
2004 By-electionBasohli{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}{{Lost}}34.86%Kanta Andotra{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}43.65%{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/ByeElection/ByeOct2004/index.htm |title=Election Statistics - Bye Elections - October 2004 |publisher=Election Commission of India |access-date=29 December 2024|archive-url= |archive-date=}}
2002Basohli{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}{{Lost}}35.15%Lal Singh{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}43.61%{{cite web|publisher=Election Commission of India|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 2002 to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir |url=http://eci.gov.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2002/StatRep_JK_02.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130127192246/http://eci.gov.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2002/StatRep_JK_02.pdf|archive-date=27 January 2013|access-date=15 February 2024|format=pdf}}
1987Basohli{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}{{Won}}40.69%Lal Chand{{party name with color|Independent politician}}36.14%{{cite web|publisher=Election Commission of India|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1987 to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1987/StatisticalReport_jk_87.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120114084427/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1987/StatisticalReport_jk_87.pdf |archive-date=14 January 2012|access-date=15 February 2024|format=pdf}}

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