# Nowshera Assembly constituency

Nowshera is one of the 90 constituencies in the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir, a northern Union Territory of India. Nowshera is also part of Anantnag–Rajouri Lok Sabha constituency.

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1962 | Beli Ram | Jammu & Kashmir National Conference |
| 1967 | Beli Ram | Indian National Congress |
| 1972 | Beli Ram | Indian National Congress |
| 1977 | Beli Ram | Indian National Congress |
| 1983 | Beli Ram | Indian National Congress |
| 1987 | Beli Ram | Indian National Congress |
| 1996 | Radhay Sham Sharma | Indian National Congress |
| 2002 | Romesh Chander Sharma | Indian National Congress |
| 2008 | Radhay Sham Sharma | Jammu & Kashmir National Conference |
| 2014 | Ravinder Raina | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2024 | Surinder Kumar Choudhary | Jammu and Kashmir National Conference |

## Election results
### Assembly Election 2024

2024 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Nowshera :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | JKNC | Surinder Kumar Choudhary | 35,069 | 54.16% | New |
| | BJP | Ravinder Raina | 27,250 | 42.09% | 7.43 |
| | BSP | Manohar Singh | 1,456 | 2.25% | New |
| | JKPDP | Haq Nawaz | 425 | 0.66% | 36.27 |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 222 | 0.34% | 0.22 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 7,819 | 12.08% | 0.51 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 64,748 | 74.85% | 4.83 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 86,506 | | 8.68 |
| | JKNC gain from BJP | JKNC gain from BJP | Swing | 4.65 | |

### Assembly Election 2014

2014 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Nowshera :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Ravinder Raina | 37,374 | 49.51% | 30.75 |
| | JKPDP | Surinder Kumar Choudhary | 27,871 | 36.92% | 33.88 |
| | INC | Ravinder Kumar Sharma | 5,342 | 7.08% | 13.27 |
| | Independent | Rajinder Kumar | 1,208 | 1.60% | New |
| | JKNC | Radhay Sham Sharma | 1,099 | 1.46% | 25.02 |
| | JKNPP | Yash Pal | 697 | 0.92% | 4.06 |
| | Independent | Ashwani Kumar Sharma | 484 | 0.64% | New |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 423 | 0.56% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 9,503 | 12.59% | 6.46 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 75,481 | 79.68% | 6.61 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 94,729 | | 10.99 |
| | BJP gain from JKNC | BJP gain from JKNC | Swing | 23.04 | |

### Assembly Election 2008

2008 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Nowshera :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | JKNC | Radhay Sham Sharma | 16,511 | 26.47% | 5.00 |
| | INC | Romesh Chander Sharma | 12,691 | 20.35% | 19.90 |
| | BSP | Surinder Kumar Choudhary | 12,186 | 19.54% | 16.09 |
| | BJP | Vishwinder Dev | 11,701 | 18.76% | New |
| | JKNPP | Shamsher Singh | 3,109 | 4.99% | New |
| | Independent | Ajeet Singh | 1,970 | 3.16% | New |
| | JKPDP | Arshad Mehmood | 1,896 | 3.04% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 3,820 | 6.13% | 2.65 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 62,365 | 73.07% | 15.23 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 85,347 | | 3.12 |
| | JKNC gain from INC | JKNC gain from INC | Swing | 13.78 | |

### Assembly Election 2002

2002 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Nowshera :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Romesh Chander Sharma | 20,511 | 40.25% | 10.44 |
| | JKNC | Radhey Sham Sharma | 16,037 | 31.47% | 4.66 |
| | Independent | Vishwinder Dev | 9,424 | 18.49% | New |
| | Independent | Sushil Kumar | 3,228 | 6.33% | New |
| | BSP | Yesh Paul | 1,757 | 3.45% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 4,474 | 8.78% | 15.11 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 50,957 | 57.86% | 4.02 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 88,099 | | 36.52 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | 10.44 | |

### Assembly Election 1996

1996 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Nowshera :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Radhay Sham Sharma | 20,238 | 50.70% | 9.82 |
| | JKNC | Rattan Singh | 10,702 | 26.81% | New |
| | BJP | Darshan Lal | 7,984 | 20.00% | 13.38 |
| | JD | Balwant Singh | 549 | 1.38% | New |
| | JKNPP | Kali Dass | 313 | 0.78% | 0.14 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 9,536 | 23.89% | 22.01 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 39,921 | 62.63% | 5.58 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 64,532 | | 9.48 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | 9.82 | |

### Assembly Election 1987

1987 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Nowshera :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Beli Ram | 24,053 | 60.51% | 30.47 |
| | Independent | Balwant Singh | 5,808 | 14.61% | New |
| | Independent | Krishan Lal | 4,545 | 11.43% | New |
| | BJP | Sat Paul Sharma | 2,633 | 6.62% | 3.55 |
| | Independent | Shamsher Singh | 1,619 | 4.07% | New |
| | JP | Khem Raj Khajuria | 537 | 1.35% | New |
| | JKNPP | Kamal Goria | 368 | 0.93% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 18,245 | 45.90% | 36.67 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 39,749 | 68.54% | 3.46 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 58,942 | | 8.99 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | 30.47 | |

### Assembly Election 1983

1983 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Nowshera :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Beli Ram | 10,395 | 30.05% | 0.84 |
| | JKNC | Rachpal Singh | 7,202 | 20.82% | 5.87 |
| | Independent | Rattan Singh | 6,310 | 18.24% | New |
| | Independent | Nand Kumar | 5,337 | 15.43% | New |
| | Independent | Chandi Ram | 1,544 | 4.46% | New |
| | Independent | Ashok Kumar | 1,223 | 3.53% | New |
| | BJP | Kali Dass | 1,065 | 3.08% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 3,193 | 9.23% | 7.59 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34,597 | 65.39% | 5.07 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 54,078 | | 25.62 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | 0.84 | |

### Assembly Election 1977

1977 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Nowshera :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Beli Ram | 7,832 | 30.89% | 13.15 |
| | Independent | Rattan Singh | 7,416 | 29.25% | New |
| | JP | Tilak Raj | 6,077 | 23.97% | New |
| | JKNC | Nand Kumar | 3,790 | 14.95% | New |
| | Independent | Jagdev Raj | 242 | 0.95% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 416 | 1.64% | 1.38 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 25,357 | 60.01% | 2.75 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 43,048 | | 36.49 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | 13.15 | |

### Assembly Election 1972

1972 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Nowshera :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Beli Ram | 8,563 | 44.04% | 5.19 |
| | Independent | Nand Kumar | 8,512 | 43.77% | New |
| | ABJS | Sat Paul Sharma | 1,570 | 8.07% | 1.92 |
| | Independent | Tarlok Chand | 800 | 4.11% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 51 | 0.26% | 8.13 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,445 | 63.53% | 0.26 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 31,539 | | 17.52 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | 5.19 | |

### Assembly Election 1967

1967 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Nowshera :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Beli Ram | 6,454 | 38.84% | New |
| | PSP | N. Kumar | 5,060 | 30.45% | 18.05 |
| | Democratic National Conference | D. Nath | 3,441 | 20.71% | 2.39 |
| | ABJS | Sat Paul Sharma | 1,660 | 9.99% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,394 | 8.39% | 22.81 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,615 | 64.45% | 0.48 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 26,836 | | 22.89 |
| | INC gain from JKNC | INC gain from JKNC | Swing | 15.46 | |

### Assembly Election 1962

1962 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Nowshera :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | JKNC | Beli Ram | 11,608 | 54.30% | New |
| | Democratic National Conference | Krishan Dev Sethi | 4,939 | 23.10% | New |
| | PSP | Nand Kumar | 2,651 | 12.40% | New |
| | JPP | Ved Prakash | 1,622 | 7.59% | New |
| | Independent | Behari Lal | 557 | 2.61% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 6,669 | 31.20% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,377 | 62.44% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 34,800 | | |
| | JKNC win (new seat) | JKNC win (new seat) | JKNC win (new seat) | JKNC win (new seat) | JKNC win (new seat) |