# Reasi Assembly constituency

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

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1962 | Rishi Kumar Kaushal | Jammu Praja Parishad |
| 1967 | Bansi Lal Kohistani | Indian National Congress |
| 1972 | Rishi Kumar Kaushal | Bharatiya Jana Sangh |
| 1977 | Rishi Kumar Kaushal | Janata Party |
| 1983 | Jagjivan Lal | Jammu & Kashmir National Conference |
| 1987 | Mohammed Ayub Khan | Indian National Congress |
| 1996 | Jagjiven Lal | Janata Dal |
| 2002 | Jugal Kishore | Indian National Congress |
| 2008 | Baldev Raj | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2014 | Ajay Nanda | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2024 | Kuldeep Raj Dubey | Bharatiya Janata Party |

## Election results
### Assembly Election 2024

2024 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Reasi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Kuldeep Raj Dubey | 39,647 | 63.51% | 38.25 |
| | INC | Mumtaz Ahmed | 20,832 | 33.37% | 11.65 |
| | Independent | Arjun Singh | 501 | 0.80% | New |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 414 | 0.66% | 0.02 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 18,815 | 30.14% | 27.97 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 62,430 | 73.55% | 6.76 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 84,877 | | 21.80 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | 38.25 | |

### Assembly Election 2014

2014 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Reasi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Ajay Nanda | 22,017 | 25.26% | 11.75 |
| | Independent | Saraf Singh | 20,130 | 23.09% | New |
| | INC | Jugal Kishore | 18,929 | 21.71% | 5.82 |
| | Independent | Karnail Singh | 10,256 | 11.77% | New |
| | JKNC | Jagjiwan Lal | 9,457 | 10.85% | 11.41 |
| | Independent | Baldev Raj Sharma | 2,061 | 2.36% | New |
| | BSP | Karan Singh | 1,048 | 1.20% | New |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 597 | 0.68% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,887 | 2.16% | 7.31 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 87,171 | 80.32% | 6.71 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,08,535 | | 13.59 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | 11.75 | |

### Assembly Election 2008

2008 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Reasi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Baldev Raj | 26,031 | 37.01% | 3.34 |
| | INC | Jugal Kishore | 19,369 | 27.54% | 9.43 |
| | JKNC | Jagjeevan Lal | 15,653 | 22.25% | 1.46 |
| | Independent | Bhupinder Singh | 2,788 | 3.96% | New |
| | JKNPP | Sardhari Lal Dubey | 1,503 | 2.14% | 0.26 |
| | Independent | Meenakshi Sharma | 710 | 1.01% | New |
| | Independent | Vijay Kumar Sharma | 693 | 0.99% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 6,662 | 9.47% | 6.17 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 70,336 | 73.61% | 11.41 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 95,553 | | 4.66 |
| | BJP gain from INC | BJP gain from INC | Swing | 0.04 | |

### Assembly Election 2002

2002 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Reasi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Jugal Kishore | 23,045 | 36.97% | 26.56 |
| | BJP | Baldev Raj | 20,989 | 33.67% | 17.15 |
| | JKNC | Jagjiwan Lal | 14,781 | 23.71% | 14.73 |
| | JKNPP | Dr. Vakil Singh | 1,172 | 1.88% | New |
| | Independent | Davinder Singh | 511 | 0.82% | New |
| | Independent | Kushal Kumar | 458 | 0.73% | New |
| | JKPDP | Bansi Lal Thakur | 380 | 0.61% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 2,056 | 3.30% | 8.15 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 62,333 | 62.20% | 1.89 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,00,222 | | 41.18 |
| | INC gain from JD | INC gain from JD | Swing | 9.00 | |

### Assembly Election 1996

1996 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Reasi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | JD | Jagjiven Lal | 11,974 | 27.97% | New |
| | BJP | Baldev Raj | 7,072 | 16.52% | 3.29 |
| | Independent | Gandharb Singh | 6,140 | 14.34% | New |
| | Independent | Jugal Kishore | 5,873 | 13.72% | New |
| | INC | Sardari Lal | 4,459 | 10.42% | 36.58 |
| | JKNC | Des Raj | 3,846 | 8.98% | New |
| | Independent | Kuldeep Kumar | 858 | 2.00% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 4,902 | 11.45% | 18.13 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 42,812 | 61.24% | 5.13 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 70,987 | | 40.44 |
| | JD gain from INC | JD gain from INC | Swing | 19.03 | |

### Assembly Election 1987

1987 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Reasi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Mohammed Ayub Khan | 15,545 | 46.99% | 19.14 |
| | Independent | Jagjiwan Lal | 5,762 | 17.42% | New |
| | JKNPP | Bhim Singh | 5,534 | 16.73% | New |
| | BJP | Madhav Lal | 4,377 | 13.23% | 6.21 |
| | CPI(M) | Om Parkash | 716 | 2.16% | New |
| | Independent | Ashwani Kumar | 520 | 1.57% | New |
| | Independent | Jagpaul Sharma | 382 | 1.15% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 9,783 | 29.58% | 24.57 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 33,078 | 66.58% | 7.15 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 50,545 | | 22.64 |
| | INC gain from JKNC | INC gain from JKNC | Swing | 14.14 | |

### Assembly Election 1983

1983 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Reasi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | JKNC | Jagjivan Lal | 7,895 | 32.86% | 18.50 |
| | INC | Rajit Singh | 6,693 | 27.86% | 15.36 |
| | BJP | Rishi Kumar Kaushal | 4,671 | 19.44% | New |
| | Independent | Bhim Singh | 4,457 | 18.55% | New |
| | Independent | Partap Singh | 196 | 0.82% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,202 | 5.00% | 33.48 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,027 | 59.43% | 4.33 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 41,215 | | 18.34 |
| | JKNC gain from JP | JKNC gain from JP | Swing | 19.98 | |

### Assembly Election 1977

1977 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Reasi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | JP | Rishi Kumar Kaushal | 9,931 | 52.84% | New |
| | JKNC | Raghunath Das | 2,699 | 14.36% | New |
| | Independent | Ranjit Singh | 2,583 | 13.74% | New |
| | INC | Bansi Lal Kohistani | 2,349 | 12.50% | 29.55 |
| | Independent | Hai Singh | 641 | 3.41% | New |
| | Independent | Rishpal Singh | 256 | 1.36% | New |
| | Independent | Kidar Nath Sapolia | 199 | 1.06% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 7,232 | 38.48% | 25.79 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,794 | 54.70% | 14.32 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 34,828 | | 24.21 |
| | JP gain from ABJS | JP gain from ABJS | Swing | 1.90 | |

### Assembly Election 1972

1972 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Reasi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | ABJS | Rishi Kumar Kaushal | 10,480 | 54.74% | 8.75 |
| | INC | L. D. Thakar | 8,050 | 42.05% | 6.35 |
| | Independent | Raghunath Dass | 615 | 3.21% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 2,430 | 12.69% | 10.29 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,145 | 70.83% | 1.39 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 28,040 | | 7.83 |
| | ABJS gain from INC | ABJS gain from INC | Swing | | |

### Assembly Election 1967

1967 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Reasi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Bansi Lal Kohistani | 8,417 | 48.40% | New |
| | ABJS | R. K. Kaushal | 7,999 | 45.99% | New |
| | JKNC | B. L. Suri | 976 | 5.61% | 38.57 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 418 | 2.40% | 1.13 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,392 | 69.27% | 2.36 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 26,003 | | 7.43 |
| | INC gain from Jammu Praja Parishad | INC gain from Jammu Praja Parishad | Swing | 2.94 | |

### Assembly Election 1962

1962 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Reasi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Jammu Praja Parishad | Rishi Kumar Kaushal | 8,842 | 45.46% | New |
| | JKNC | Rikhi Kesh | 8,595 | 44.19% | New |
| | Harijan Mandal | Makhan Lal | 635 | 3.26% | New |
| | Independent | Munshi Ram | 511 | 2.63% | New |
| | Independent | Krishan Singh | 510 | 2.62% | New |
| | Independent | Behari Lal | 359 | 1.85% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 247 | 1.27% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,452 | 72.01% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 28,090 | | |
| | Jammu Praja Parishad win (new seat) | Jammu Praja Parishad win (new seat) | Jammu Praja Parishad win (new seat) | Jammu Praja Parishad win (new seat) | Jammu Praja Parishad win (new seat) |