Jammu North Assembly constituency

{{Short description|Constituency of the Jammu and Kashmir legislative assembly in India}}

{{Infobox Indian constituency

| name = Jammu North

| mla = Sham Lal Sharma

| party = {{Party index link|Bharatiya Janata Party}}

| alliance = {{Party index link|National Democratic Alliance}}

| latest_election_year = 2024

| loksabha_cons = Jammu

| state = Jammu and Kashmir

| district = Jammu

| established = 2022

| type = SLA

| constituency_no = 79

}}

Jammu North Assembly constituency is one of the 90 constituencies in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir a north state of India. Jammu North is also part of Jammu Lok Sabha constituency.{{cite web |title=Notification by Delimitation Commission |url=https://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/2022/235556.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221017204253/https://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/2022/235556.pdf |archive-date=17 October 2022 |website=egazette.nic.in}}{{Cite web |title=Final Delimitation Order |url=https://ceojk.nic.in/pdf/Delimitation/English%20Final%20JK.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220924222358/https://ceojk.nic.in/pdf/Delimitation/English%20Final%20JK.pdf |archive-date=24 September 2022 |website=Jammu and Kashmir CEO}}{{Cite web |title=Constituency map |url=https://ceojk.nic.in/pdf/J&K%20AC%20map%20new.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230524150644/https://ceojk.nic.in/pdf/J&K%20AC%20map%20new.pdf |archive-date=24 May 2023 |website=Jammu and Kashmir CEO}}

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Election ! Member ! colspan=2\|Party
class="wikitable sortable"
1962	rowspan=2 \| Prem Nath	{{Full party name with color\|Jammu Praja Parishad}}
1967	{{Full party name with color\|Bharatiya Jana Sangh\|rowspan=2}}
1972	Sheikh Abdul Rehman
2024	Sham Lal Sharma	{{Full party name with color\|Bharatiya Janata Party}}

Election results

=Assembly Election 2024 =

{{Election box begin|title= 2024 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Jammu North{{cite news|last1=Election Commission of India|title=J&K Assembly Election Results 2024 - Bandipora|url=https://results.eci.gov.in/AcResultGenOct2024/candidateswise-U0815.htm|access-date=10 October 2024|date=8 October 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241010072117/https://results.eci.gov.in/AcResultGenOct2024/candidateswise-U0815.htm|archive-date=10 October 2024}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Sham Lal Sharma |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=47,219 |percentage=63.66% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Ajay Sadhotra |party=Jammu and Kashmir National Conference |votes=19,856 |percentage=26.77% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Shiv Dev Singh |party=Independent politician |votes=2,442 |percentage=3.29% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Akash Singh Slathia |party=Independent politician |votes=1,161 |percentage=1.57% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Badri Nath |party=Bahujan Samaj Party |votes=598 |percentage=0.81% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Amit Kapoor |party=Independent politician |votes=560 |percentage=0.75% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=None of the Above |party=None of the above |votes=319 |percentage=0.43% |change= New}}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=27,363 |percentage=36.89% |change= {{increase}}13.41 }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=74,178 |percentage=66.69% |change= {{increase}}2.34 }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 1,11,228 |ref = |change= {{increase}}246.55 }}

{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Bharatiya Janata Party |loser=Bharatiya Jana Sangh |swing= {{increase}}3.43 }}

=Assembly Election 1972 =

{{Election box begin|title= 1972 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Jammu North{{cite web|publisher=Election Commission of India|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1972 to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1972/StatisticalRep_JK_72.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120117083027/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1972/StatisticalRep_JK_72.pdf|archive-date=17 January 2012|access-date=15 February 2024|format=pdf}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Sheikh Abdul Rehman |party=Bharatiya Jana Sangh |votes=12,439 |percentage=60.23% |change={{increase}}0.52 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Nilam Ber Dev Sharma |party=Indian National Congress |votes=7,590 |percentage=36.75% |change={{increase}}2.20 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Shiv Kumar |party=Independent politician |votes=238 |percentage=1.15% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Kamal Sharma |party=Independent politician |votes=140 |percentage=0.68% |change= New}}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=4,849 |percentage=23.48% |change= {{decrease}}1.68 }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=20,654 |percentage=65.59% |change= {{decrease}}1.54 }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 32,096 |ref = |change= {{increase}}23.04 }}

{{Election box hold with party link |winner=Bharatiya Jana Sangh |loser=Bharatiya Jana Sangh |swing= {{increase}}0.52 }}

=Assembly Election 1967 =

{{Election box begin|title= 1967 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Jammu North{{cite web|publisher=Election Commission of India|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1967 to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1967/Statistical%20Report_Jk_1967.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101006052138/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1967/Statistical%20Report_Jk_1967.pdf|archive-date=6 October 2010|access-date=15 February 2024|format=pdf}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Prem Nath |party=Bharatiya Jana Sangh |votes=10,262 |percentage=59.70% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=B. Ram |party=Indian National Congress |votes=5,938 |percentage=34.55% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=J. Nath |party=Independent politician |votes=434 |percentage=2.53% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=R. Saroop |party=Independent politician |votes=327 |percentage=1.90% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=R. Lal |party=Independent politician |votes=227 |percentage=1.32% |change= New}}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=4,324 |percentage=25.16% |change= {{decrease}}9.97 }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=17,188 |percentage=67.54% |change= {{decrease}}3.66 }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 26,085 |ref = |change= {{decrease}}17.91 }}

{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Bharatiya Jana Sangh |loser=Jammu Praja Parishad |swing= {{decrease}}6.94 }}

=Assembly Election 1962 =

{{Election box begin|title= 1962 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Jammu North{{cite web|publisher=Election Commission of India|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1962 to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1962/StatRep_JK_1962.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101006183842/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1962/StatRep_JK_1962.pdf|archive-date=6 October 2010|access-date=15 February 2024|format=pdf}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Prem Nath |party=Jammu Praja Parishad |votes=14,728 |percentage=66.64% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Hardatt Bakshi |party=Jammu & Kashmir National Conference |votes=6,966 |percentage=31.52% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Jagdish Chander |party=Independent politician |votes=406 |percentage=1.84% |change= New}}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=7,762 |percentage=35.12% |change= }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=22,100 |percentage=70.19% |change= }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 31,776 |ref = |change= }}

{{Election box new seat win |winner=Jammu Praja Parishad |loser= |swing= }}