# Jammu East Assembly constituency

Jammu East Assembly constituency is one of the 90 constituencies in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir a north state of India. Jammu East is also part of Jammu Lok Sabha constituency.

## 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 |
| 1998 By-election | Ashok Kumar Khajuria | 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 |
| | Independent | Sahil Sharma | 479 | 0.74% | New |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 530 | 0.82% | 0.45 |
| 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 |
| 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% | 11.57 |
| | Independent | Virander Kumar Gupta | 17,704 | 27.96% | New |
| | JKNC | Chander Mohan Sharma | 7,631 | 12.05% | New |
| | SS | Anan Sharma | 2,822 | 4.46% | New |
| | BSP | Raj Kumar | 2,652 | 4.19% | New |
| | BJP | Kavinder Gupta | 1,655 | 2.61% | 52.00 |
| | Independent | Hans Raj Dogra | 1,211 | 1.91% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 7,923 | 12.51% | 13.20 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 63,327 | 38.69% | 5.13 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,63,689 | | 127.88 |
| | INC gain from BJP | INC gain from BJP | Swing | 14.14 | |

### Assembly By-election 1998

1998 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly by-election : Jammu West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Ashok Kumar Khajuria | 13,164 | 54.61% | 8.94 |
| | INC | Ved Kumar | 6,967 | 28.90% | 8.47 |
| | JKNC | Rattan Lal Gupta Advocate | 2,693 | 11.17% | New |
| | JD | Dhan Raj Bargotra | 464 | 1.92% | 2.38 |
| | Independent | Vipan Mahajan | 353 | 1.46% | New |
| | Independent | Shri Kant | 152 | 0.63% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 6,197 | 25.71% | 0.47 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,106 | 33.56% | 9.19 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 71,832 | | 37.69 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | 8.94 | |

### 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 |
| 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 |
| 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) |