Jammu Cantonment Assembly constituency

Jammu Cantonment
Jammu Cantonment
Former constituency for the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	North India
State	Jammu and Kashmir
Established	1967
Abolished	1987
Total electors	61,710

Jammu Cantonment Assembly constituency was an assembly constituency in the India state of Jammu and Kashmir.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Election	Member
1967	P. T. Dutta	Indian National Congress
1972	Trilochan Dutta
1977	Parduman Singh
1983	Trilochan Datta	Independent politician
1987	H. S. Bali	Independent politician

Election results

Assembly Election 1987

1987 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Jammu Cantonment^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	H. S. Bali	10,970	26.62%	*New*
	INC	Trilochan Dutta	10,110	24.54%	10.01
	Independent	Amar Nath	5,140	12.48%	New
	BJP	Satish Chander	4,630	11.24%	7.19
	Independent	Chaudhary Piara Singh	3,384	8.21%	New
	JKNC	Bhim Singh	3,262	7.92%	0.44
	Independent	Darshan Lal	698	1.69%	New
	Independent	Chaudhary Noor Din Kataria	514	1.25%	New
	JP	Mohinder Kumar	454	1.10%	New
	Independent	Avtar Singh	422	1.02%	New
	Independent	Tilak Raj	402	0.98%	New
Margin of victory			860	2.09%	13.98
Turnout			41,202	68.24%	6.34
Registered electors			61,710		17.26
	Independent hold		Swing	23.99

Assembly Election 1983

1983 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Jammu Cantonment^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Trilochan Datta	16,094	50.61%	*New*
	INC	Harbans Singh	10,986	34.55%	5.95
	JKNC	Hans Raj Dogra	2,379	7.48%	3.30
	BJP	Sewa Raman	1,288	4.05%	New
	Independent	Jaya Mala	606	1.91%	New
Margin of victory			5,108	16.06%	15.18
Turnout			31,798	61.89%	6.17
Registered electors			52,625		45.84
	Independent gain from INC		Swing	22.01

Assembly Election 1977

1977 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Jammu Cantonment^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Parduman Singh	5,600	28.60%	26.49
	JP	Ved Bhasin	5,426	27.71%	New
	Independent	Onkar Seth	3,722	19.01%	New
	JKNC	Bodh Raj Bali	2,110	10.78%	New
	Independent	Hari Singh	996	5.09%	New
	Independent	Nathi Ram	650	3.32%	New
	Independent	Om Prakash	287	1.47%	New
	Independent	Sukhvinder Singh	259	1.32%	New
	Independent	Jagdish Raj	228	1.16%	New
	Independent	Gurcharan Singh	121	0.62%	New
Margin of victory			174	0.89%	40.76
Turnout			19,578	55.35%	12.74
Registered electors			36,083		11.89
	INC hold		Swing	26.49

Assembly Election 1972

1972 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Jammu Cantonment^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Trilochan Dutta	11,905	55.10%	0.49
	Independent	Ram Lal	2,905	13.44%	New
	Independent	Bachan Singh Panchhi	2,757	12.76%	New
	ABJS	Onkar Seth	2,581	11.95%	2.13
	Independent	Thakra Singh	890	4.12%	New
	INC(O)	Harbhajan Singh	242	1.12%	New
	Independent	Prem Singh	167	0.77%	New
	SSP	Rachpal Singh	160	0.74%	New
Margin of victory			9,000	41.65%	12.30
Turnout			21,607	69.17%	6.16
Registered electors			32,249		20.48
	INC hold		Swing	0.49

Assembly Election 1967

1967 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Jammu Cantonment^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	P. T. Dutta	10,692	54.60%	*New*
	JKNC	R. Singh	4,945	25.25%	New
	ABJS	A. Nath	2,757	14.08%	New
	Democratic National Conference	J. Singh	1,041	5.32%	New
	Independent	S. Dutt	146	0.75%	New
Margin of victory			5,747	29.35%
Turnout			19,581	76.30%
Registered electors			26,766
	INC win (new seat)

References

^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1987 to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 14 January 2012. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1983 to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 17 January 2012. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1977 to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 17 January 2012. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1972 to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 17 January 2012. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1967 to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 15 February 2024.

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[1] "Statistical Report on General Election, 1987 to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 14 January 2012. Retrieved 15 February 2024.

[2] "Statistical Report on General Election, 1983 to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 17 January 2012. Retrieved 15 February 2024.

[3] "Statistical Report on General Election, 1977 to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 17 January 2012. Retrieved 15 February 2024.

[4] "Statistical Report on General Election, 1972 to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 17 January 2012. Retrieved 15 February 2024.

[5] "Statistical Report on General Election, 1967 to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 15 February 2024.

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