# Suchetgarh Assembly constituency

Suchetgarh Assembly constituency 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 |
| 1996 | Chuni Lal | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2002 | Gharu Ram Bhagat | Indian National Congress |
| 2008 | Sham Lal Choudhary | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2014 | Sham Lal Choudhary | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2024 | Gharu Ram Bhagat | Bharatiya Janata Party |

## Election results
### Assembly Election 2024

2024 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Suchetgarh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Gharu Ram Bhagat | 39,302 | 46.32% | 7.51 |
| | INC | Bhusan Lal | 28,161 | 33.19% | 14.37 |
| | DPAP | Ajaib Singh | 8,265 | 9.74% | New |
| | Independent | Usha Devi | 4,210 | 4.96% | New |
| | Independent | Sham Lal Bhagat | 1,277 | 1.51% | New |
| | BSP | Bishan Dass | 1,094 | 1.29% | 0.28 |
| | Independent | Dr Preeti Kumari | 644 | 0.76% | New |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 409 | 0.48% | 0.06 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 11,141 | 13.13% | 5.17 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 84,847 | 75.21% | 3.11 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,12,819 | | 71.73 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | 7.51 | |

### Assembly Election 2014

2014 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Suchetgarh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Sham Lal Choudhary | 19,971 | 38.82% | 0.58 |
| | JKNC | Taranjeet Singh | 10,554 | 20.51% | 2.26 |
| | INC | Rajinder Singh Chib | 9,684 | 18.82% | 4.49 |
| | JKPDP | Tarlok Singh Bajwa | 8,578 | 16.67% | 2.76 |
| | Independent | Bhupinder Singh | 628 | 1.22% | New |
| | BSP | Harjeet Kumar | 520 | 1.01% | 1.52 |
| | Independent | Rajinder Singh Toofani | 353 | 0.69% | New |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 217 | 0.42% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 9,417 | 18.30% | 1.68 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 51,451 | 78.32% | 1.48 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 65,695 | | 14.76 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | 0.58 | |

### Assembly Election 2008

2008 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Suchetgarh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Sham Lal Choudhary | 17,995 | 39.39% | 12.28 |
| | JKNC | Taranjeet Singh | 10,403 | 22.77% | 9.41 |
| | INC | Garu Ram Choudhary | 6,545 | 14.33% | 13.12 |
| | JKPDP | Tarlok Singh Bajwa | 6,357 | 13.92% | 1.51 |
| | BSP | Mohan Singh | 1,154 | 2.53% | 1.77 |
| | JKNPP | Ashok Kumar | 504 | 1.10% | 0.36 |
| | Kranti Dal | Kundan Lal Sharma | 373 | 0.82% | New |
| | SP | Makhan Singh | 318 | 0.70% | New |
| | Independent | Girdhari Lal | 306 | 0.67% | New |
| | BBP | Hari Singh | 294 | 0.64% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 7,592 | 16.62% | 16.29 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 45,682 | 79.80% | 10.03 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 57,246 | | 3.36 |
| | BJP gain from INC | BJP gain from INC | Swing | 11.95 | |

### Assembly Election 2002

2002 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Suchetgarh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Gharu Ram Choudhary | 11,344 | 27.45% | 1.61 |
| | BJP | Rajinder Singh Chib | 11,207 | 27.11% | 0.83 |
| | JKNC | Taranjeet Singh | 5,524 | 13.36% | 10.98 |
| | JKPDP | Trilok Singh | 5,127 | 12.40% | New |
| | Independent | Sham Lal Choudhary | 3,715 | 8.99% | New |
| | BSP | Mohan Singh | 1,776 | 4.30% | 12.18 |
| | SS | Kasturi Singh | 600 | 1.45% | New |
| | NCP | Tilak Raj | 474 | 1.15% | New |
| | CPI | Dalip Singh | 318 | 0.77% | New |
| | JKNPP | Rajinder Singh | 306 | 0.74% | 18.87 |
| | Independent | Vijay Chib | 298 | 0.72% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 137 | 0.33% | 0.12 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,332 | 69.81% | 0.74 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 59,238 | | 38.53 |
| | INC gain from BJP | INC gain from BJP | Swing | 1.16 | |

### Assembly Election 1996

1996 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Suchetgarh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Chuni Lal | 7,925 | 26.28% | New |
| | INC | Gharu Ram Choudhary | 7,789 | 25.83% | New |
| | JKNPP | Rajinder Singh Chib | 5,912 | 19.61% | New |
| | BSP | Makhan Singh | 4,968 | 16.48% | New |
| | JD | Souchet Singh | 1,834 | 6.08% | New |
| | AIIC(T) | Rajesh Kumar Sharma | 815 | 2.70% | New |
| | JKNC | Nanak Singh | 719 | 2.38% | New |
| | JKAL | Kharak Singh | 189 | 0.63% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 136 | 0.45% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30,151 | 71.59% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 42,762 | | |
| | BJP win (new seat) | BJP win (new seat) | BJP win (new seat) | BJP win (new seat) | BJP win (new seat) |