Doda West Assembly constituency

Doda West
Constituency No. 53 for the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
StateJammu and Kashmir
DistrictDoda
LS constituencyUdhampur
Established2022
Member of Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyBharatiya Janata Party
Elected year2024

Doda West Assembly constituency is one of the 90 constituencies in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir a north state of India. Doda West is also part of Udhampur Lok Sabha constituency.[1] This constituency was created in 2022 after delimitation process in Jammu and Kashmir (union territory).[2] In May 2022, the final list of new assembly constituencies was published in the gazette.[3] The new constituency consists of Marmat, Assar, Kastigarh, and Bhagwah tehsils; Doda tehsil (part, excluding Doda), Arnora, Dhar, Doda MC, Udhyanpur (part), and Dhara PCs.[4]

Members of Legislative Assembly

Year Member Party
2024 Shakti Raj Parihar Bharatiya Janata Party

Election results

2024

Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election, 2024: Doda West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Shakti Raj Parihar 33,964 49.99
INC Pardeep Kumar 30,511 44.91
NOTA None of the above 998 1.47
Independent Swarn Veer Singh Jaral 857 1.26
Majority 3,453 5.08
Turnout 67,944 75.98
BJP win (new seat)

See also

References

  1. ^ "DELIMITATION COMMISSION NOTIFICATION" (PDF).
  2. ^ "J&K to have 90 constituencies as delimitation panel orders come into effect". Business Today (India). 20 May 2022. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
  3. ^ "Delimitation Comm order final, can't be challenged legally: MHA". Daily Excelsior. 13 September 2022. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
  4. ^ "Delimitation of Constituencies in UT of J&K-Publication of Commission draft proposal regarding". Doda.nic.in. 22 March 2022. Retrieved 23 March 2024.

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