# Kalakote–Sunderbani Assembly constituency

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

## Members of Legislative Assembly

| Year | Member | Party |
| Kalakote ||||
| 1996 | Ashok Kumar Sharma | Indian National Congress |
| 2002 | Rachhpal Singh | Jammu and Kashmir National Conference |
| 2008 | Rachhpal Singh | Jammu and Kashmir National Conference |
| 2014 | Abdul Ghani Kohli | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Kalakote–Sunderbani ||||
| 2024 | Randhir Singh | Bharatiya Janata Party |

## Election results
### Assembly Election 2024

2024 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Kalakote–Sunderbani :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Randhir Singh | 35,010 | 50.81% | 12.68 |
| | JKNC | Yashu Vardhan Singh | 20,601 | 29.90% | New |
| | JKAP | Arun K Sharma | 9,380 | 13.61% | New |
| | DPAP | Ashok Kumar Sharma | 1,695 | 2.46% | New |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 577 | 0.84% | 0.32 |
| | JKPDP | Majid Hussain Shah | 507 | 0.74% | 11.85 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 14,409 | 20.91% | 11.57 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 68,903 | 70.64% | 6.02 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 97,541 | | 13.02 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | 12.68 | |

### Assembly Election 2014

2014 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Kalakote :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Abdul Ghani Kohli | 25,225 | 38.13% | 35.56 |
| | JKNC | Rachhpal Singh | 19,047 | 28.79% | 16.83 |
| | INC | Ashok Kumar Sharma | 10,520 | 15.90% | 14.07 |
| | JKPDP | Asad Bari Shah | 8,325 | 12.58% | 1.37 |
| | BSP | Mohammed Rafiq | 1,472 | 2.22% | 4.71 |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 766 | 1.16% | New |
| | Independent | Ashok Kumar | 526 | 0.80% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 6,178 | 9.34% | 11.24 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 66,162 | 76.66% | 3.34 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 86,303 | | 14.03 |
| | BJP gain from JKNC | BJP gain from JKNC | Swing | 7.49 | |

### Assembly Election 2008

2008 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Kalakote :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | JKNC | Rachhpal Singh | 25,314 | 45.62% | 0.99 |
| | Independent | Ashok Kumar Sharma | 13,894 | 25.04% | New |
| | JKPDP | Abdul Khaliq | 7,742 | 13.95% | 7.72 |
| | BSP | Raj Kumar | 3,851 | 6.94% | 6.03 |
| | BJP | Bharat Bushan Vaid | 1,423 | 2.56% | 0.03 |
| | INC | Abdul Ghani Kohli | 1,017 | 1.83% | 41.88 |
| | Independent | Mohinder Kour | 484 | 0.87% | New |
| | Independent | Khaliq Hussain | 421 | 0.76% | New |
| | Independent | Ram Parkash Sharma | 338 | 0.61% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 11,420 | 20.58% | 17.68 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 55,494 | 73.32% | 24.66 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 75,684 | | 11.18 |
| | JKNC hold | JKNC hold | Swing | 0.99 | |

### Assembly Election 2002

2002 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Kalakote :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | JKNC | Rachpal Singh | 19,324 | 46.61% | 33.14 |
| | INC | Ashok Kumar Sharma | 18,124 | 43.71% | 1.79 |
| | JKPDP | Fallail Singh | 2,585 | 6.23% | New |
| | BJP | Bodh Raj | 1,052 | 2.54% | 6.27 |
| | BSP | Bhan Singh | 377 | 0.91% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,200 | 2.89% | 29.14 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,462 | 48.66% | 5.77 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 85,210 | | 48.95 |
| | JKNC gain from INC | JKNC gain from INC | Swing | 1.10 | |

### Assembly Election 1996

1996 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Kalakote :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Ashok Kumar Sharma | 14,169 | 45.51% | New |
| | JKNC | Puran Singh Thakur | 4,194 | 13.47% | New |
| | Independent | Gian Singh | 4,096 | 13.15% | New |
| | Independent | Liaqat Ali | 3,432 | 11.02% | New |
| | BJP | Kuldeep Raj Gupta | 2,742 | 8.81% | New |
| | Independent | Kashmir Singh Kanwar | 1,573 | 5.05% | New |
| | JD | Mohammed Yaqub Bhatti | 576 | 1.85% | New |
| | JKNPP | Kamal Gouria | 195 | 0.63% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 9,975 | 32.04% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 31,137 | 54.96% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 57,209 | | |
| | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) |