# Gandhinagar, Jammu and Kashmir Assembly constituency

Gandhinagar was one of the 87 constituencies in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir. It is one of the most posh areas of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. The area is well known for its facilities in the Union Territory. Gandhinagar was also part of Jammu Lok Sabha constituency.

## Member of Legislative Assembly

| Year | Member | Party |
| 1996 | Choudhary Piara Singh | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2002 | Raman Bhalla | Indian National Congress |
| 2008 | Raman Bhalla | Indian National Congress |
| 2014 | Kavinder Gupta | Bharatiya Janata Party |

## Election results
### Assembly Election 2014

2014 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Gandhinagar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Kavinder Gupta | 56,679 | 51.17% | 17.28 |
| | INC | Raman Bhalla | 39,902 | 36.02% | 0.32 |
| | JKPDP | Amrik Singh | 9,815 | 8.86% | 8.23 |
| | JKNC | Surinder Singh Bunty | 1,099 | 0.99% | 19.56 |
| | BSP | Ravinder Singh Pappu | 1,080 | 0.98% | 3.71 |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 523 | 0.47% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 16,777 | 15.15% | 12.69 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,10,762 | 65.28% | 1.13 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,69,672 | | 18.13 |
| | BJP gain from INC | BJP gain from INC | Swing | 14.83 | |

### Assembly Election 2008

2008 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Gandhinagar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Raman Bhalla | 33,486 | 36.34% | 13.47 |
| | BJP | Nirmal Singh | 31,223 | 33.89% | 28.91 |
| | JKNC | Trilochan Singh Wazir | 18,935 | 20.55% | 15.14 |
| | BSP | Shamsher Singh | 4,319 | 4.69% | 1.90 |
| | Independent | Ashok Kumar Basotra | 646 | 0.70% | New |
| | JKPDP | Surjeet Kour | 585 | 0.63% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 2,263 | 2.46% | 11.67 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 92,138 | 64.15% | 15.69 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,43,629 | | 6.33 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | 13.47 | |

### Assembly Election 2002

2002 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Gandhinagar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Raman Bhalla | 37,010 | 49.81% | 35.44 |
| | JKNC | Harbans Singh | 26,517 | 35.69% | 3.10 |
| | BJP | Charanjit Singh | 3,700 | 4.98% | 32.62 |
| | Independent | Onkar Seth | 2,436 | 3.28% | New |
| | BSP | Pritam Chand | 2,070 | 2.79% | 5.78 |
| | NCP | Hussain Ali | 595 | 0.80% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 10,493 | 14.12% | 9.11 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 74,299 | 48.46% | 1.35 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,53,334 | | 45.21 |
| | INC gain from BJP | INC gain from BJP | Swing | 12.21 | |

### Assembly Election 1996

1996 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Gandhinagar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Choudhary Piara Singh | 19,779 | 37.60% | New |
| | JKNC | Harbans Singh | 17,142 | 32.59% | New |
| | INC | Rangil Singh | 7,560 | 14.37% | New |
| | BSP | Ram Parkash Sharma | 4,506 | 8.57% | New |
| | JD | Narinder Singh Raina | 2,200 | 4.18% | New |
| | AIIC(T) | Narinder Singh Raina | 632 | 1.20% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 2,637 | 5.01% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 52,599 | 50.55% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,05,598 | | |
| | BJP win (new seat) | BJP win (new seat) | BJP win (new seat) | BJP win (new seat) | BJP win (new seat) |