# Udhampur Assembly constituency

Udhampur was one of the 87 constituencies in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir a north state of India. Udhampur was also part of Udhampur Lok Sabha constituency.

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1962 | Amar Nath Sharma | Jammu & Kashmir National Conference |
| 1967 | H. Raj | Indian National Congress |
| 1972 | Dev Datt | Indian National Congress |
| 1977 | Shiv Charan Gupta | Independent politician |
| 1983 | Balak Ram | Indian National Congress |
| 1987 | Balak Ram | Indian National Congress |
| 1996 | Shiv Charan Gupta | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2002 | Balwant Singh Mankotia | Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party |
| 2008 | Balwant Singh Mankotia | Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party |
| 2014 | Pawan Kumar Gupta | Independent politician |

## Election results
### Assembly Election 2014

2014 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Udhampur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Pawan Kumar Gupta | 36,226 | 42.57% | New |
| | JKNPP | Balwant Singh Mankotia | 21,576 | 25.36% | 10.14 |
| | BJP | Pawan Khajuria | 20,174 | 23.71% | 7.90 |
| | JKNC | Sunil Verma | 1,440 | 1.69% | 2.38 |
| | INC | Ashok Kumar Gupta | 1,249 | 1.47% | 13.45 |
| | JKPDP | Sukhdev Sharma | 1,149 | 1.35% | New |
| | Independent | Soma | 1,088 | 1.28% | New |
| | BSP | Ranjit Singh | 882 | 1.04% | 8.20 |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 653 | 0.77% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 14,650 | 17.22% | 13.33 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 85,091 | 79.44% | 10.79 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,07,118 | | 3.32 |
| | Independent gain from JKNPP | Independent gain from JKNPP | Swing | 7.08 | |

### Assembly Election 2008

2008 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Udhampur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | JKNPP | Balwant Singh Mankotia | 25,259 | 35.49% | 4.90 |
| | BJP | Pawan Kumar Gupta | 22,494 | 31.61% | 7.51 |
| | INC | Brij Mohan | 10,617 | 14.92% | 4.10 |
| | BSP | Dhani Ram Atri | 6,571 | 9.23% | 6.81 |
| | JKNC | Sunil Verma | 2,895 | 4.07% | 5.28 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 2,765 | 3.89% | 12.40 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 71,164 | 68.64% | 10.25 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,03,673 | | 0.93 |
| | JKNPP hold | JKNPP hold | Swing | 4.90 | |

### Assembly Election 2002

2002 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Udhampur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | JKNPP | Balwant Singh Mankotia | 24,679 | 40.39% | 38.63 |
| | BJP | Pawan Kumar Gupta | 14,727 | 24.10% | 33.73 |
| | INC | Yash Paul Khajuria | 11,623 | 19.02% | 0.20 |
| | JKNC | Kuldeep Kumar | 5,713 | 9.35% | 7.01 |
| | BSP | Vijay Kumar | 1,478 | 2.42% | New |
| | Independent | Som Raj | 904 | 1.48% | New |
| | Independent | Rajinder Kumar | 489 | 0.80% | New |
| | JD(U) | Hem Raj Sharma | 475 | 0.78% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 9,952 | 16.29% | 22.72 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 61,103 | 58.39% | 3.12 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,04,642 | | 45.89 |
| | JKNPP gain from BJP | JKNPP gain from BJP | Swing | 17.44 | |

### Assembly Election 1996

1996 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Udhampur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Shiv Charan Gupta | 22,928 | 57.83% | 19.20 |
| | INC | Balak Ram | 7,463 | 18.82% | 34.90 |
| | JKNC | Bharat Bhushan | 6,487 | 16.36% | New |
| | JD | Dwarka Nath | 1,179 | 2.97% | New |
| | CPI | Shiv Nath | 797 | 2.01% | New |
| | JKNPP | Balwant Singh Mankotia | 696 | 1.76% | 1.19 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 15,465 | 39.01% | 23.92 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 39,645 | 56.14% | 8.68 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 71,725 | | 30.75 |
| | BJP gain from INC | BJP gain from INC | Swing | 4.11 | |

### Assembly Election 1987

1987 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Udhampur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Balak Ram | 18,847 | 53.72% | 8.40 |
| | BJP | Shiv Charan Gupta | 13,552 | 38.63% | 16.74 |
| | JKNPP | Romesh Kumar Kapoor | 1,034 | 2.95% | New |
| | Independent | Paras Ram | 522 | 1.49% | New |
| | Independent | Gopal Swami | 321 | 0.91% | New |
| | Independent | Romesh Chander | 311 | 0.89% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 5,295 | 15.09% | 8.34 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 35,082 | 64.93% | 5.92 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 54,857 | | 16.20 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | 8.40 | |

### Assembly Election 1983

1983 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Udhampur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Balak Ram | 12,417 | 45.32% | 4.01 |
| | BJP | Shiv Charan Gupta | 5,998 | 21.89% | New |
| | Independent | Jay Mala | 3,768 | 13.75% | New |
| | JKNC | Gopalswami | 2,962 | 10.81% | 5.16 |
| | CPI | Paras Ram | 920 | 3.36% | New |
| | Independent | Suresh Kumar | 233 | 0.85% | New |
| | Independent | Harpal Singh | 225 | 0.82% | New |
| | Independent | Amrit Sagar | 167 | 0.61% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 6,419 | 23.43% | 20.60 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 27,396 | 59.06% | 5.49 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 47,211 | | 16.93 |
| | INC gain from Independent | INC gain from Independent | Swing | 1.19 | |

### Assembly Election 1977

1977 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Udhampur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Shiv Charan Gupta | 9,363 | 44.14% | New |
| | INC | Faqir Chand | 8,763 | 41.31% | 18.14 |
| | JKNC | Sadhu Ram | 1,198 | 5.65% | New |
| | Independent | Jarnail Singh | 723 | 3.41% | New |
| | Independent | Ashok Kumar | 564 | 2.66% | New |
| | Independent | Govind Ram | 246 | 1.16% | New |
| | Independent | Mohammed Maqbool | 135 | 0.64% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 600 | 2.83% | 21.73 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,213 | 53.20% | 8.51 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 40,375 | | 21.00 |
| | Independent gain from INC | Independent gain from INC | Swing | 15.31 | |

### Assembly Election 1972

1972 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Udhampur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Dev Datt | 12,111 | 59.45% | 19.26 |
| | ABJS | Paras Ram | 7,107 | 34.89% | 1.74 |
| | INC(O) | Jeewan Lal | 499 | 2.45% | New |
| | Independent | Prehlad Sing | 351 | 1.72% | New |
| | Independent | Kanshi Ram | 176 | 0.86% | New |
| | Independent | Girdhari | 128 | 0.63% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 5,004 | 24.56% | 17.52 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,372 | 63.04% | 1.53 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 33,369 | | 9.85 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | 19.26 | |

### Assembly Election 1967

1967 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Udhampur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | H. Raj | 7,267 | 40.19% | New |
| | ABJS | P. Ram | 5,993 | 33.15% | New |
| | Independent | B. Singh | 4,201 | 23.24% | New |
| | Democratic National Conference | N. Nand | 481 | 2.66% | New |
| | Independent | I. Dass | 138 | 0.76% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,274 | 7.05% | 5.88 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,080 | 61.60% | 1.87 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 30,378 | | 15.58 |
| | INC gain from JKNC | INC gain from JKNC | Swing | 9.41 | |

### Assembly Election 1962

1962 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Udhampur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | JKNC | Amar Nath Sharma | 8,003 | 49.60% | New |
| | Jammu Praja Parishad | Paras Ram | 7,815 | 48.44% | New |
| | Independent | Shiv Lal | 316 | 1.96% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 188 | 1.17% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,134 | 61.94% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 26,282 | | |
| | JKNC win (new seat) | JKNC win (new seat) | JKNC win (new seat) | JKNC win (new seat) | JKNC win (new seat) |