Chenani Assembly constituency

Chenani
Constituency No. 61 for the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Udhampur
LS constituency	Udhampur
Established	2022
Reservation	None
Member of Legislative Assembly
Incumbent Balwant Singh Mankotia
Party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Elected year	2024

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

Members of Legislative Assembly

• 1962: Amar Nath Sharma, National Conference
• 1967: Bhim Singh, Indian National Congress
• 1972: Dev Datt, Indian National Congress
• 1977: Bhim Singh, Indian National Congress
• 1983: Bhim Singh, Independent
• 1987: Yash Paul Khajuria,[2] Indian National Congress
• 1996: Prithvi Chand,[3] Bharatiya Janata Party
• 2002: Faquir Nath,[4] Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party
• 2008: Krishan Chander Bhagat,[5] Indian National Congress

Year	Member	Party
2014	Dina Nath[6]		Bharatiya Janata Party
2024	Balwant Singh Mankotia

Election results

2024

Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election, 2024: Chenani

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Balwant Singh Mankotia	47,990	56.41	6.24
	JKNPP	Harsh Dev Singh	32,379	38.06	19.86
	BSP	Sham Lal Dogra	457	0.54	0.95
	JKPDP	Mohammad Waseem	267	0.31	4.14
	NOTA	None of the Above	1,855	2.18	0.38
Majority			15,611	18.35
Turnout
	BJP hold		Swing

2014

2014 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election: Chenani[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Dina Nath	33,047	50.17
	INC	Krishan Chander	12,715	19.3
	JKNPP	Dhani Ram Atri	11,992	18.2
	JKPDP	Hans Raj	2,929	4.45
	SP	Pushpa Devi	1,830	2.78
	JKNC	Sansar Chand	1,198	1.82
	NOTA	None of the Above	1,185	1.8
	BSP	Mohinder Kumar	980	1.49
Majority			20,332	30.87
Turnout			65,876	75.18
Registered electors			87,627
	BJP gain from INC		Swing

See also

• Udhampur district
• List of constituencies of Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly

References

1. "Delimitation of Constituencies in Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir – Final Notification – regarding". Election Commission of India. 5 May 2022. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
2. "Jammu & Kashmir 1987". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
3. "Jammu & Kashmir 1996". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
4. "Jammu & Kashmir 2002". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
5. "Jammu & Kashmir 2008". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
6. "Jammu & Kashmir 2014". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 13 November 2021.

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