# Jammu West Assembly constituency

Jammu West is one of the 90 constituencies in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly. It comprises parts of Jammu tehsil and Jammu West tehsil, both in Jammu district. As of 2024, its representative is Arvind Gupta of the Bharatiya Janata Party.

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1977 | Harbans Lal Bhagotra | Janata Party |
| 1983 | Rangil Singh | Indian National Congress |
| 1987 | Mangat Ram Sharma | Indian National Congress |
| 1996 | Hans Raj | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2002 | Mangat Ram Sharma | Indian National Congress |
| 2008 | Chaman Lal Gupta | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2014 | Sat Paul Sharma | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2024 | Arvind Gupta | Bharatiya Janata Party |

## Election results
### Assembly Election 2024

2024 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Jammu West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Arvind Gupta | 41,963 | 64.74% | 5.90 |
| | INC | Manmohan Singh | 19,836 | 30.60% | 11.33 |
| | DPAP | Gourav Chopra | 667 | 1.03% | New |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 530 | 0.82% | 0.45 |
| | Independent | Sahil Sharma | 479 | 0.74% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 22,127 | 34.14% | 17.23 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 64,820 | 61.24% | 2.86 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,05,852 | | 31.17 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | 5.90 | |

### Assembly Election 2014

2014 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Jammu West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Sat Paul Sharma | 69,626 | 70.63% | 30.38 |
| | INC | Surinder Singh Shingari | 18,997 | 19.27% | 3.01 |
| | JKNC | Dharamveer Singh | 4,733 | 4.80% | 2.30 |
| | JKPDP | Sarv Daman Bhasin | 2,419 | 2.45% | New |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 359 | 0.36% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 50,629 | 51.36% | 36.06 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 98,574 | 64.09% | 3.24 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,53,794 | | 9.88 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | 30.38 | |

### Assembly Election 2008

2008 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Jammu West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Chaman Lal Gupta | 34,288 | 40.26% | 37.64 |
| | Independent | Surinder Singh Shangari | 21,251 | 24.95% | New |
| | INC | Mangat Ram Sharma | 13,848 | 16.26% | 24.21 |
| | JKNC | Chander Mohan Sharma | 6,050 | 7.10% | 4.95 |
| | BSP | Rattan Lal Chargotra | 1,791 | 2.10% | 2.09 |
| | Independent | Ashok Kumar | 887 | 1.04% | New |
| | JKNPP | Mohinder Paul Singh | 837 | 0.98% | New |
| | CPI | Narinder Kant | 658 | 0.77% | New |
| | RPI | Chamupati | 585 | 0.69% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 13,037 | 15.31% | 2.80 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 85,174 | 60.85% | 22.17 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,39,965 | | 14.49 |
| | BJP gain from INC | BJP gain from INC | Swing | 0.21 | |

### Assembly Election 2002

2002 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Jammu West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Mangat Ram Sharma | 25,627 | 40.47% | 20.04 |
| | Independent | Virander Kumar Gupta | 17,704 | 27.96% | New |
| | JKNC | Chander Mohan Sharma | 7,631 | 12.05% | 0.68 |
| | SS | Anan Sharma | 2,822 | 4.46% | New |
| | BSP | Raj Kumar | 2,652 | 4.19% | 9.54 |
| | BJP | Kavinder Gupta | 1,655 | 2.61% | 43.05 |
| | Independent | Hans Raj Dogra | 1,211 | 1.91% | New |
| | Independent | Aslam Shah | 830 | 1.31% | New |
| | Independent | Munish Sharma | 652 | 1.03% | New |
| | Independent | Joginder Singh | 459 | 0.72% | New |
| | BRP | Girdhari Lal | 418 | 0.66% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 7,923 | 12.51% | 12.73 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 63,327 | 38.69% | 4.06 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,63,689 | | 41.99 |
| | INC gain from BJP | INC gain from BJP | Swing | 5.20 | |

### Assembly Election 1996

1996 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Jammu West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Hans Raj | 22,506 | 45.67% | 15.04 |
| | INC | Yogesh Sawhney | 10,068 | 20.43% | 28.57 |
| | BSP | Pawan Kumar | 6,767 | 13.73% | New |
| | JKNC | Chander Mohan | 6,276 | 12.73% | New |
| | JD | Ayoudhia Kumar | 2,123 | 4.31% | New |
| | Independent | Tilak Raj Mahajan | 480 | 0.97% | New |
| | JKNPP | Udhay Chand | 429 | 0.87% | 3.86 |
| | Independent | Sunil Kumar | 315 | 0.64% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 12,438 | 25.24% | 6.87 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 49,283 | 43.31% | 17.72 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,15,286 | | 110.79 |
| | BJP gain from INC | BJP gain from INC | Swing | 3.33 | |

### Assembly Election 1987

1987 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Jammu West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Mangat Ram Sharma | 16,204 | 48.99% | 17.38 |
| | BJP | Chander Mohan Sharma | 10,130 | 30.63% | 13.39 |
| | Independent | Bishwa Nath | 3,131 | 9.47% | New |
| | JKNPP | Udhay Chand | 1,566 | 4.73% | New |
| | JP | Sham Sunder | 585 | 1.77% | New |
| | Independent | Rattan Lal | 382 | 1.16% | New |
| | Independent | Vijay Kumar Malhotra | 343 | 1.04% | New |
| | Independent | Farrkh Javeed | 267 | 0.81% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 6,074 | 18.37% | 30.77 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 33,073 | 61.52% | 9.91 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 54,692 | | 10.10 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | 17.38 | |

### Assembly Election 1983

1983 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Jammu West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Rangil Singh | 16,672 | 66.38% | 28.39 |
| | BJP | Tilak Raj Sharma | 4,331 | 17.24% | New |
| | Independent | Udhey Chand | 1,824 | 7.26% | New |
| | JKNC | Sudershan Lal Mahajan | 1,210 | 4.82% | 1.40 |
| | Independent | Om Parkash S/O Sh. Beli Ram | 309 | 1.23% | New |
| | Independent | Om Parkash S/O Sh. Dhani Ram | 264 | 1.05% | New |
| | Independent | Jatinder Paul | 225 | 0.90% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 12,341 | 49.13% | 32.35 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 25,117 | 51.65% | 2.35 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 49,676 | | 31.38 |
| | INC gain from JP | INC gain from JP | Swing | 11.61 | |

### Assembly Election 1977

1977 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Jammu West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | JP | Harbans Lal Bhagotra | 10,956 | 54.76% | New |
| | INC | Romesh Chander | 7,599 | 37.98% | New |
| | JKNC | Rattan Lal Gupta | 684 | 3.42% | New |
| | Independent | Som Nath | 333 | 1.66% | New |
| | Independent | Master Modh Sharif | 267 | 1.33% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 3,357 | 16.78% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,006 | 53.73% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 37,810 | | |
| | JP win (new seat) | JP win (new seat) | JP win (new seat) | JP win (new seat) | JP win (new seat) |