Suchetgarh Assembly constituency

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

{{Infobox Indian constituency

|name = Suchetgarh

|type = SLA

|constituency_no = 73

|union_territory = Jammu and Kashmir

|district = Jammu

|loksabha_cons = Jammu

|established = 1996

|reservation = SC

|mla = Gharu Ram Bhagat

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

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

|latest_election_year = 2024

|electors =

}}

Suchetgarh Assembly constituency is one of the 90 constituencies in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir a north state of India. It is also part of Jammu Lok Sabha constituency.{{Cite web|url=http://www.elections.in/jammu-and-kashmir/assembly-constituencies/suchetgarh.html|title=Elections In}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.asianage.com/india/jk-bjp-minister-state-murder-accused-946|title=J&K: BJP Minister of State a murder accused|first=Yusuf|last=Jameel|date=5 April 2016|website=The Asian Age}}

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Election ! Member ! colspan=2\|Party
class="wikitable sortable"
1996	Chuni Lal	{{Full party name with color\|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
2002	Gharu Ram Bhagat	{{Full party name with color\|Indian National Congress}}
2008	rowspan=2 \| Sham Lal Choudhary	{{Full party name with color\|Bharatiya Janata Party\|rowspan=3}}
2014
2024	Gharu Ram Bhagat

Election results

=Assembly Election 2024 =

{{Election box begin|title= 2024 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Suchetgarh{{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=Gharu Ram Bhagat |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=39,302 |percentage=46.32% |change={{increase}}7.51 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Bhusan Lal |party=Indian National Congress |votes=28,161 |percentage=33.19% |change={{increase}}14.37 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Ajaib Singh |party=Democratic Progressive Azad Party |votes=8,265 |percentage=9.74% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Usha Devi |party=Independent politician |votes=4,210 |percentage=4.96% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Sham Lal Bhagat |party=Independent politician |votes=1,277 |percentage=1.51% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Bishan Dass |party=Bahujan Samaj Party |votes=1,094 |percentage=1.29% |change={{increase}}0.28 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Dr Preeti Kumari |party=Independent politician |votes=644 |percentage=0.76% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=None of the Above |party=None of the above |votes=409 |percentage=0.48% |change={{increase}}0.06 }}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=11,141 |percentage=13.13% |change= {{decrease}}5.17 }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=84,847 |percentage=75.21% |change= {{decrease}}3.11 }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 1,12,819 |ref = |change= {{increase}}71.73 }}

{{Election box hold with party link |winner=Bharatiya Janata Party |loser=Bharatiya Janata Party |swing= {{increase}}7.51 }}

=Assembly Election 2014 =

{{Election box begin|title= 2014 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Suchetgarh{{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=Sham Lal Choudhary |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=19,971 |percentage=38.82% |change={{decrease}}0.58 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Taranjeet Singh |party=Jammu & Kashmir National Conference |votes=10,554 |percentage=20.51% |change={{decrease}}2.26 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Rajinder Singh Chib |party=Indian National Congress |votes=9,684 |percentage=18.82% |change={{increase}}4.49 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Tarlok Singh Bajwa |party=Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party |votes=8,578 |percentage=16.67% |change={{increase}}2.76 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Bhupinder Singh |party=Independent politician |votes=628 |percentage=1.22% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Harjeet Kumar |party=Bahujan Samaj Party |votes=520 |percentage=1.01% |change={{decrease}}1.52 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Rajinder Singh Toofani |party=Independent politician |votes=353 |percentage=0.69% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=None of the Above |party=None of the above |votes=217 |percentage=0.42% |change= New}}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=9,417 |percentage=18.30% |change= {{increase}}1.68 }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=51,451 |percentage=78.32% |change= {{decrease}}1.48 }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 65,695 |ref = |change= {{increase}}14.76 }}

{{Election box hold with party link |winner=Bharatiya Janata Party |loser=Bharatiya Janata Party |swing= {{decrease}}0.58 }}

=Assembly Election 2008 =

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

{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Sham Lal Choudhary |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=17,995 |percentage=39.39% |change={{increase}}12.28 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Taranjeet Singh |party=Jammu & Kashmir National Conference |votes=10,403 |percentage=22.77% |change={{increase}}9.41 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Garu Ram Choudhary |party=Indian National Congress |votes=6,545 |percentage=14.33% |change={{decrease}}13.12 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Tarlok Singh Bajwa |party=Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party |votes=6,357 |percentage=13.92% |change={{increase}}1.51 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Mohan Singh |party=Bahujan Samaj Party |votes=1,154 |percentage=2.53% |change={{decrease}}1.77 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Ashok Kumar |party=Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party |votes=504 |percentage=1.10% |change={{increase}}0.36 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Kundan Lal Sharma |party=Kranti Dal |votes=373 |percentage=0.82% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Makhan Singh |party=Samajwadi Party |votes=318 |percentage=0.70% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Girdhari Lal |party=Independent politician |votes=306 |percentage=0.67% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Hari Singh |party=Bharatiya Bahujan Party |votes=294 |percentage=0.64% |change= New}}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=7,592 |percentage=16.62% |change= {{increase}}16.29 }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=45,682 |percentage=79.80% |change= {{increase}}10.03 }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 57,246 |ref = |change= {{decrease}}3.36 }}

{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Bharatiya Janata Party |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= {{increase}}11.95 }}

=Assembly Election 2002 =

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

{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Gharu Ram Choudhary |party=Indian National Congress |votes=11,344 |percentage=27.45% |change={{increase}}1.61 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Rajinder Singh Chib |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=11,207 |percentage=27.11% |change={{increase}}0.83 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Taranjeet Singh |party=Jammu & Kashmir National Conference |votes=5,524 |percentage=13.36% |change={{increase}}10.98 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Trilok Singh |party=Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party |votes=5,127 |percentage=12.40% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Sham Lal Choudhary |party=Independent politician |votes=3,715 |percentage=8.99% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Mohan Singh |party=Bahujan Samaj Party |votes=1,776 |percentage=4.30% |change={{decrease}}12.18 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Kasturi Singh |party=Shiv Sena |votes=600 |percentage=1.45% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Tilak Raj |party=Nationalist Congress Party |votes=474 |percentage=1.15% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Dalip Singh |party=Communist Party of India |votes=318 |percentage=0.77% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Rajinder Singh |party=Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party |votes=306 |percentage=0.74% |change={{decrease}}18.87 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Vijay Chib |party=Independent politician |votes=298 |percentage=0.72% |change= New}}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=137 |percentage=0.33% |change= {{decrease}}0.12 }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=41,332 |percentage=69.81% |change= {{decrease}}0.74 }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 59,238 |ref = |change= {{increase}}38.53 }}

{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Bharatiya Janata Party |swing= {{increase}}1.16 }}

=Assembly Election 1996 =

{{Election box begin|title= 1996 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Suchetgarh{{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|format=pdf}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Chuni Lal |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=7,925 |percentage=26.28% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Gharu Ram Choudhary |party=Indian National Congress |votes=7,789 |percentage=25.83% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Rajinder Singh Chib |party=Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party |votes=5,912 |percentage=19.61% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Makhan Singh |party=Bahujan Samaj Party |votes=4,968 |percentage=16.48% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Souchet Singh |party=Janata Dal |votes=1,834 |percentage=6.08% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Rajesh Kumar Sharma |party=All India Indira Congress (Tiwari) |votes=815 |percentage=2.70% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Nanak Singh |party=Jammu & Kashmir National Conference |votes=719 |percentage=2.38% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Kharak Singh |party=Jammu and Kashmir Awami League |votes=189 |percentage=0.63% |change= New}}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=136 |percentage=0.45% |change= }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=30,151 |percentage=71.59% |change= }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 42,762 |ref = |change= }}

{{Election box new seat win |winner=Bharatiya Janata Party |loser= |swing= }}