# Bani Assembly constituency

Bani Assembly constituency is one of the 90 constituencies in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir, a region administered as a union territory of India. Bani is also part of Udhampur Lok Sabha constituency.

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1996 | Ghulam Haider Malik | Jammu & Kashmir National Conference |
| 2002 | Prem Sagar | Indian National Congress |
| 2008 | Lal Chand | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2014 | Jewan Lal | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2024 | Dr Rameshwar Singh | Independent politician |

## Election results
### Assembly Election 2024

2024 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Bani :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Dr Rameshwar Singh | 18,672 | 43.43% | New |
| | BJP | Jewan Lal | 16,624 | 38.67% | 0.47 |
| | DPAP | Gouri Shanker | 4,001 | 9.31% | New |
| | INC | Ms Kajal | 1,970 | 4.58% | 0.38 |
| | Independent | Jatinder Singh | 628 | 1.46% | New |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 427 | 0.99% | 0.07 |
| | Independent | Sarfraz Safder | 291 | 0.68% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 2,048 | 4.76% | 8.68 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 42,992 | 74.13% | 4.87 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 57,999 | | 39.65 |
| | Independent gain from BJP | Independent gain from BJP | Swing | 4.29 | |

### Assembly Election 2014

2014 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Bani :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Jewan Lal | 12,841 | 39.14% | 0.43 |
| | JKNC | Ghulam Haider Malik | 8,429 | 25.69% | 5.82 |
| | Independent | Lal Chand | 5,012 | 15.28% | New |
| | JKNPP | Pawan Dev Singh | 2,916 | 8.89% | 7.01 |
| | INC | Rajnish Sharma | 1,379 | 4.20% | 11.96 |
| | JKPDP | Mohammed Salim Lone | 1,087 | 3.31% | 0.16 |
| | Independent | Madan Lal | 310 | 0.94% | New |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 302 | 0.92% | New |
| | Independent | Mohammed Rafiq | 258 | 0.79% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 4,412 | 13.45% | 5.39 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 32,808 | 78.99% | 2.90 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 41,533 | | 13.26 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | 0.43 | |

### Assembly Election 2008

2008 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Bani :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Lal Chand | 11,041 | 39.57% | 12.61 |
| | JKNC | Ghulam Haider Malik | 8,792 | 31.51% | 3.97 |
| | INC | Prem Sagar | 4,510 | 16.16% | 26.52 |
| | JKPDP | Noor Mohammed Afzal | 880 | 3.15% | 1.98 |
| | SP | Ali Mohammad Lone | 633 | 2.27% | New |
| | Independent | Raj Kumar | 599 | 2.15% | New |
| | JKNPP | Rakesh Singh Thakur | 523 | 1.87% | 0.89 |
| | Independent | Karandev Singh | 356 | 1.28% | New |
| | Independent | Anayat Pervaz | 276 | 0.99% | New |
| | BSP | Tara Chand | 238 | 0.85% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 2,249 | 8.06% | 7.08 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 27,903 | 76.09% | 8.47 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 36,669 | | 1.82 |
| | BJP gain from INC | BJP gain from INC | Swing | 3.11 | |

### Assembly Election 2002

2002 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Bani :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Prem Sagar | 10,395 | 42.68% | 26.10 |
| | JKNC | Ghulam Haider Malik | 6,708 | 27.54% | 6.46 |
| | BJP | Lal Chand | 6,567 | 26.96% | 11.77 |
| | JKPDP | Romesh Chander | 286 | 1.17% | New |
| | JKNPP | Balwant Singh | 239 | 0.98% | 1.88 |
| | NCP | Sukh Ram | 161 | 0.66% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 3,687 | 15.14% | 1.30 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,356 | 67.63% | 4.50 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 36,015 | | 33.05 |
| | INC gain from JKNC | INC gain from JKNC | Swing | 8.67 | |

### Assembly Election 1996

1996 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Bani :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | JKNC | Ghulam Haider Malik | 5,810 | 34.00% | New |
| | JD | Lal Chand | 3,446 | 20.17% | New |
| | INC | Prem Sagar | 2,832 | 16.57% | New |
| | BJP | Kasturi Lal | 2,595 | 15.19% | New |
| | Independent | Hari Lal | 1,074 | 6.29% | New |
| | Independent | Tara Chand | 506 | 2.96% | New |
| | JKNPP | Kali Dass | 489 | 2.86% | New |
| | Independent | Amrik Singh | 334 | 1.95% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 2,364 | 13.84% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,086 | 63.94% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 27,068 | | |
| | JKNC win (new seat) | JKNC win (new seat) | JKNC win (new seat) | JKNC win (new seat) | JKNC win (new seat) |