Ramban Assembly constituency

{{Short description|Constituency of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2021}}

{{Use Indian English|date=June 2021}}

{{Infobox Indian constituency

| name = Ramban

| mla = Arjun Singh Raju

| party = Jammu & Kashmir National Conference

| latest_election_year = 2024

| state = Jammu and Kashmir

| district = Ramban

| loksabha_cons = Udhampur

| established = 1962

| type= SLA

| constituency_no = 54

}}

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.{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/12211-delimitation-of-constituencies-in-jammu-kashmir-assamarunachal-pradesh-manipur-and-nagaland-notification-dated-06032020/ |title=Delimitation of Constituencies in Jammu-Kashmir, Assam,Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur and Nagaland - Notification dated 06.03.2020 - Delimitation - Election Commission of India |newspaper=eci.gov.in |accessdate=2021-06-27}}{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/13193-delimitation-of-constituencies-in-jammu-kashmir-notification-dated-03032021/ |title=Delimitation of Constituencies in Jammu-Kashmir - Notification dated 03.03.2021 - Presidential Orders/ Delimitation Commission Orders |website=Election Commission of India |date= 3 March 2021 |accessdate= 2021-06-27}}{{Cite web|title=Sitting and previous MLAs from Ramban Assembly Constituency|url=https://www.elections.in/jammu-and-kashmir/assembly-constituencies/ramban.html|access-date=2021-06-27|website=Elections.in}}

Members of the Legislative Assembly

class="wikitable sortable"
Election

! Member

! colspan=2|Party

1962Mir Assadullah{{Full party name with color|Jammu & Kashmir National Conference}}
1967H. Raj{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=2}}
1972Mohammed Akhtar Nizami
1977Prem Nath{{Full party name with color|Jammu & Kashmir National Conference}}
1983Jagdev Singh{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=2}}
1987Bharat Gandhi
1996Bali Bhagat{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
2002Dr. Chaman Lal{{Full party name with color|Jammu & Kashmir National Conference}}
2008Ashok Kumar{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
2014Neelam Kumar Langeh{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
2024Arjun Singh Raju{{Full party name with color|Jammu and Kashmir National Conference}}

Election results

=Assembly Election 2024 =

{{Election box begin|title= 2024 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Ramban{{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=Arjun Singh Raju |party=Jammu and Kashmir National Conference |votes=28,425 |percentage=41.07% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Suraj Singh Parihar |party=Independent politician |votes=19,412 |percentage=28.05% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Rakesh Singh Thakur |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=17,511 |percentage=25.30% |change={{decrease}}17.00 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Sunil Singh |party=Independent politician |votes=1,371 |percentage=1.98% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Tilak Raj |party=Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) |votes=567 |percentage=0.82% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Suteesh Kumar |party=Independent politician |votes=428 |percentage=0.62% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=None of the Above |party=None of the above |votes=1,123 |percentage=1.62% |change={{decrease}}0.12 }}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=9,013 |percentage=13.02% |change= {{increase}}4.07 }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=69,207 |percentage=63.18% |change= {{decrease}}6.02 }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 1,09,543 |ref = |change= {{increase}}26.49 }}

{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Jammu and Kashmir National Conference |loser=Bharatiya Janata Party |swing= {{decrease}}1.23 }}

{{Election box end}}

=Assembly Election 2014 =

{{Election box begin|title= 2014 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Ramban{{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}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Neelam Kumar Langeh |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=25,349 |percentage=42.30% |change={{increase}}19.42 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Dr. Chaman Lal |party=Jammu & Kashmir National Conference |votes=19,985 |percentage=33.35% |change={{increase}}10.60 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Ashok Kumar |party=Indian National Congress |votes=5,643 |percentage=9.42% |change={{decrease}}34.06 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Swami Raj |party=Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party |votes=4,672 |percentage=7.80% |change={{increase}}6.10 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Amrit Barsha |party=Samajwadi Party |votes=1,156 |percentage=1.93% |change={{increase}}0.37 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Suraish Kumar |party=Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party |votes=1,123 |percentage=1.87% |change={{decrease}}0.53 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Prithvi Raj |party=Bahujan Samaj Party |votes=530 |percentage=0.88% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=None of the Above |party=None of the above |votes=1,047 |percentage=1.75% |change= New}}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=5,364 |percentage=8.95% |change= {{decrease}}11.65 }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=59,928 |percentage=69.20% |change= {{increase}}3.61 }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 86,604 |ref = |change= {{increase}}13.38 }}

{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Bharatiya Janata Party |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= {{decrease}}1.17 }}

{{Election box end}}

=Assembly Election 2008 =

{{Election box begin|title= 2008 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Ramban{{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}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Ashok Kumar |party=Indian National Congress |votes=21,779 |percentage=43.47% |change={{increase}}13.38 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Bali Bhagat |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=11,460 |percentage=22.88% |change={{decrease}}5.76 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Dr. Chaman Lal |party=Jammu & Kashmir National Conference |votes=11,395 |percentage=22.75% |change={{decrease}}13.38 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Neelam Kumar |party=Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party |votes=1,203 |percentage=2.40% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Shakeel Singh |party=Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party |votes=851 |percentage=1.70% |change={{decrease}}0.44 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Amrit Barsha |party=Samajwadi Party |votes=783 |percentage=1.56% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Bodh Raj |party=Nationalist Congress Party |votes=493 |percentage=0.98% |change= New}}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=10,319 |percentage=20.60% |change= {{increase}}14.57 }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=50,097 |percentage=65.59% |change= {{increase}}7.88 }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 76,384 |ref = |change= {{increase}}4.62 }}

{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Jammu & Kashmir National Conference |swing= {{increase}}7.35 }}

{{Election box end}}

=Assembly Election 2002 =

{{Election box begin|title= 2002 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Ramban{{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}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Dr. Chaman Lal |party=Jammu & Kashmir National Conference |votes=15,220 |percentage=36.12% |change={{decrease}}2.19 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Ashok Kumar |party=Indian National Congress |votes=12,681 |percentage=30.10% |change={{increase}}25.57 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Bali Bhagat |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=12,064 |percentage=28.63% |change={{decrease}}18.15 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Hukam Chand |party=Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party |votes=902 |percentage=2.14% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Kaka Ram |party=Bahujan Samaj Party |votes=670 |percentage=1.59% |change={{decrease}}5.10 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Kamla Devi |party=Independent politician |votes=596 |percentage=1.41% |change= New}}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=2,539 |percentage=6.03% |change= {{decrease}}2.44 }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=42,133 |percentage=57.71% |change= {{decrease}}2.76 }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 73,011 |ref = |change= {{increase}}67.09 }}

{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Jammu & Kashmir National Conference |loser=Bharatiya Janata Party |swing= {{decrease}}10.66 }}

{{Election box end}}

=Assembly Election 1996 =

{{Election box begin|title= 1996 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Ramban{{cite web|publisher=Election Commission of India|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1996 to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1996/StatisticalReport-JK96.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120117084805/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1996/StatisticalReport-JK96.pdf |archive-date=17 January 2012|access-date=15 February 2024}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Bali Bhagat |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=12,359 |percentage=46.78% |change={{increase}}42.36 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Suram Chand |party=Jammu & Kashmir National Conference |votes=10,123 |percentage=38.32% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Jagat Ram |party=Bahujan Samaj Party |votes=1,768 |percentage=6.69% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Amrit Barsha |party=Indian National Congress |votes=1,197 |percentage=4.53% |change={{decrease}}53.79 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Bal Krishan |party=Janata Dal |votes=706 |percentage=2.67% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Man Chand |party=Independent politician |votes=267 |percentage=1.01% |change= New}}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=2,236 |percentage=8.46% |change= {{decrease}}14.89 }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=26,420 |percentage=61.26% |change= {{decrease}}5.43 }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 43,696 |ref = |change= {{increase}}17.11 }}

{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Bharatiya Janata Party |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= {{decrease}}11.55 }}

{{Election box end}}

=Assembly Election 1987 =

{{Election box begin|title= 1987 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Ramban{{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}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Bharat Gandhi |party=Indian National Congress |votes=14,339 |percentage=58.32% |change={{increase}}15.15 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Tirth Singh |party=Independent politician |votes=8,597 |percentage=34.97% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Nazir Ahmed |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=1,086 |percentage=4.42% |change={{decrease}}3.58 }}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=5,742 |percentage=23.36% |change= {{increase}}18.02 }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=24,585 |percentage=66.90% |change= {{increase}}5.81 }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 37,312 |ref = |change= {{increase}}13.60 }}

{{Election box hold with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= }}

{{Election box end}}

=Assembly Election 1983 =

{{Election box begin|title= 1983 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Ramban{{cite web|publisher=Election Commission of India|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1983 to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1983/StatisticalReport_JK_1983.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120117082124/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1983/StatisticalReport_JK_1983.pdf |archive-date=17 January 2012|access-date=15 February 2024}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Jagdev Singh |party=Indian National Congress |votes=8,519 |percentage=43.17% |change={{increase}}30.50 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Prem Singh |party=Jammu & Kashmir National Conference |votes=7,467 |percentage=37.84% |change={{increase}}9.20 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Labhu Ram |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=1,578 |percentage=8.00% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Abdul Gani |party=Independent politician |votes=1,037 |percentage=5.26% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Nazir Ahmad |party=Independent politician |votes=293 |percentage=1.48% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Gurdass |party=Independent politician |votes=287 |percentage=1.45% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Jia Lal |party=Independent politician |votes=225 |percentage=1.14% |change= New}}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=1,052 |percentage=5.33% |change= {{increase}}1.73 }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=19,733 |percentage=61.18% |change= {{increase}}15.41 }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 32,844 |ref = |change= {{increase}}21.02 }}

{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Jammu & Kashmir National Conference |swing= {{increase}}14.53 }}

{{Election box end}}

=Assembly Election 1977 =

{{Election box begin|title= 1977 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Ramban{{cite web|publisher=Election Commission of India|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1977 to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1977/StatisticalReport_JK_77.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120117081946/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1977/StatisticalReport_JK_77.pdf |archive-date=17 January 2012|access-date=15 February 2024}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Prem Nath |party=Jammu & Kashmir National Conference |votes=3,472 |percentage=28.64% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Labhu Ram |party=Independent politician |votes=3,035 |percentage=25.03% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Jagdev Singh |party=Janata Party |votes=2,967 |percentage=24.47% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Abdul Rehman |party=Indian National Congress |votes=1,536 |percentage=12.67% |change={{decrease}}47.64 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Mohammed Abdullah |party=Independent politician |votes=369 |percentage=3.04% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Amer Chand |party=Independent politician |votes=346 |percentage=2.85% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Swami Raj |party=Independent politician |votes=304 |percentage=2.51% |change= New}}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=437 |percentage=3.60% |change= {{decrease}}36.07 }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=12,124 |percentage=45.72% |change= {{decrease}}4.43 }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 27,139 |ref = |change= {{increase}}2.12 }}

{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Jammu & Kashmir National Conference |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= {{decrease}}31.67 }}

{{Election box end}}

=Assembly Election 1972 =

{{Election box begin|title= 1972 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Ramban{{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}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Mohammed Akhtar Nizami |party=Indian National Congress |votes=7,870 |percentage=60.31% |change={{increase}}17.82 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Labhu Ram |party=Bharatiya Jana Sangh |votes=2,692 |percentage=20.63% |change={{decrease}}7.25 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Jagdev Singh |party=Independent politician |votes=2,488 |percentage=19.07% |change= New}}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=5,178 |percentage=39.68% |change= {{increase}}26.82 }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=13,050 |percentage=50.61% |change= {{increase}}8.20 }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 26,575 |ref = |change= {{increase}}18.06 }}

{{Election box hold with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= }}

{{Election box end}}

=Assembly Election 1967 =

{{Election box begin|title= 1967 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Ramban{{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}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=H. Raj |party=Indian National Congress |votes=3,913 |percentage=42.49% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=D. Dass |party=Praja Socialist Party |votes=2,729 |percentage=29.63% |change={{increase}}16.07 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Labhu Ram |party=Bharatiya Jana Sangh |votes=2,567 |percentage=27.87% |change= New}}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=1,184 |percentage=12.86% |change= {{decrease}}56.97 }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=9,209 |percentage=42.48% |change= {{decrease}}37.80 }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 22,510 |ref = |change= {{decrease}}19.41 }}

{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Jammu & Kashmir National Conference |swing= {{decrease}}40.90 }}

{{Election box end}}

=Assembly Election 1962 =

{{Election box begin|title= 1962 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Ramban{{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}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Mir Assadullah |party=Jammu & Kashmir National Conference |votes=18,332 |percentage=83.39% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Devi Dass |party=Praja Socialist Party |votes=2,981 |percentage=13.56% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Labhu Ram |party=Jammu Praja Parishad |votes=670 |percentage=3.05% |change= New}}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=15,351 |percentage=69.83% |change= }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=21,983 |percentage=79.58% |change= }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 27,930 |ref = |change= }}

{{Election box new seat win |winner=Jammu & Kashmir National Conference |loser= |swing= }}

{{Election box end}}

See also

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