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Doda Assembly Constituency
Doda Assembly constituency is one of the 90 constituencies in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir (union territory), Jammu and Kashmir a north state of India. Doda is also part of Udhampur (Lok Sabha constituency), Udhampur Lok Sabha constituency. Members of the Legislative Assembly Election results Assembly Election 2024 Assembly Election 2014 Assembly Election 2008 Assembly Election 2002 Assembly By-election 1997 Assembly Election 1996 Assembly Election 1987 Assembly Election 1983 Assembly Election 1977 Assembly Election 1972 Assembly Election 1967 Assembly Election 1962 See also * Doda district, Doda * Doda West Assembly constituency, Doda West * List of constituencies of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly References {{Assembly constituencies of Jammu and Kashmir Assemb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jammu And Kashmir Legislative Assembly
The Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly, also known as the Jammu and Kashmir Vidhan Sabha, is the legislature of Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. Prior to 2019, the State of Jammu and Kashmir had a bicameral legislature with a legislative assembly (lower house) and a legislative council (upper house). The Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, passed by the Parliament of India in August 2019, replaced this with a unicameral legislature while also re-organising the state into a union territory. The 12th assembly was dissolved by the Governor on 21 November 2018. The 13th assembly was elected in September and October 2024. History Praja Sabha The first legislature of the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir, called the ''Praja Sabha'', was established by the government of the Maharaja Hari Singh in 1934. It had 33 elected seats, 30 nominated members and 12 ''ex-officio'' members. The first election in 1934 saw the Liberal Group headed by Pandit Ram Chander Dub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1977 Jammu And Kashmir Legislative Assembly Election
Elections for the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir were held over June 1977, which are generally regarded as the first 'free and fair' elections in the state. Jammu & Kashmir National Conference, newly revived from the former Plebiscite Front, won an overwhelming majority and re-elected Sheikh Abdullah as the Chief Minister. Background After reaching the 1974 Indira-Sheikh accord, Sheikh Abdullah was elected as the Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir by the ruling Indian National Congress party in the state legislature (which had in fact been the original National Conference founded by Abdullah in 1930s but merged into Congress before the 1967 elections). Abdullah remained in power during the National Emergency imposed by Indira Gandhi in 1975. After the Emergency was lifted, the Janata Party came to power in the Centre in the 1977 general election. Elections were called for the state Legislative Assembly in June 1977. Sheikh Abdullah now revived the National Conference ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doda West Assembly Constituency
Doda West Assembly constituency is one of the 90 constituencies in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir a north state of India. Doda West is also part of Udhampur Lok Sabha constituency. This constituency was created in 2022 after delimitation process in Jammu and Kashmir (union territory). In May 2022, the final list of new assembly constituencies was published in the gazette. The new constituency consists of Marmat, Assar, Kastigarh, and Bhagwah tehsils; Doda tehsil (part, excluding Doda), Arnora, Dhar, Doda MC, Udhyanpur (part), and Dhara PCs. Members of Legislative Assembly Election results Assembly Election 2024 See also * Doda district * Doda Assembly constituency * List of constituencies of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly Following is the list of the constituencies in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly. The Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019, Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act was pass ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Election Commission Of India
The Election Commission of India (ECI) is a constitutional body established by Constitution of India, the Constitution of the Republic of India empowered to conduct free and fair elections in the Republic of India. It is headed by a Chief Election Commissioner of India, chief election commissioner and consists of two other Election Commissioner of India, election commissioners as constituent members. Structure In 1950, the Election Commission of India was established as a single member body. As per ''The Election Commissioner Amendment Act, 1989'', the commission was made a multi-member body headed by a Chief Election Commissioner of India, chief election commissioner and two other Election Commissioner of India, election commissioners, who were appointed to the commission for the first time on 16 October 1989. On 1 January 1990, it reverted back to a single member body after the post of election commissioner was abolished, before being restored to the three member structur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shakti Raj Parihar
Shakti Raj Parihar is an Indian politician and member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. Parihar is a member of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly from the Doda West Vidhan Sabha in Doda district and a former Minister of State (MoS) in the BJP-PDP Government. After passing higher secondary, Shakti Parihar worked in a French Multinational Company. Later he started his own business. He joined Bharatiya Janata Party in 2008 and contested Assembly Election unsuccessfully from Inderwal Vidhan Sabha. In 2014, Parihar surprised political circles after getting elected from Muslim majority Doda by a margin of 4,040 votes. He defeated the sitting MLA of Congress, Abdul Majid Wani who secured 20,532 votes. And the candidate of Omar Abdullah led Jammu & Kashmir National Conference got 16,416 votes and stood at third place. On 30 April 2018, Shakti Parihar was inducted as MoS in the BJP-PDP Govt. On 13 January 2020, Parihar was elected as the member of BJP National Council from Ja ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2014 Jammu And Kashmir Legislative Assembly Election
The 2014 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election was held in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir in five phases from 25 November – 20 December 2014. Voters elected 87 members to the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly, which ends its six-year term on 19 January 2020. The results were declared on 23 December 2014. Voter-verified paper audit trail (VVPAT) along with EVMs were used in 3 assembly seats out of 87 in Jammu Kashmir elections. This was the last assembly election before the territory's special status was revoked and Ladakh separated as union territory in 2019. Background and campaign Before the election, Indian National Congress broke its alliance with Jammu and Kashmir National Conference and contested on all seats in the assembly. Campaigning before the elections were aggressive and robust. Following the huge victory of Bharatiya Janata Party in the Indian parliamentary election, the BJP tur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2008 Jammu And Kashmir Legislative Assembly Election
Elections for the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir were held over seven days in November and December 2008. The previous government led by the Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party (PDP) in coalition with the Indian National Congress (INC) collapsed when the PDP withdrew. Following the election, the Jammu & Kashmir National Conference (NC) agreed on a coalition with Congress and their leader, Omar Abdullah became the state's youngest-ever Chief Minister at 38. Background Elections for the Jammu and Kashmir state Assembly were due in 2008, following the end of the term of the Assembly elected in 2002. However, the PDP withdrew from the INC-led state government in protest at the Amarnath land transfer decision. The INC government resigned in July 2008 and the state was brought under the direct rule of the central government pending the elections. Boycott The main Kashmiri separatist group, the All Parties Hurriyat Conference called on Kashmiris to boycott the electi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2002 Jammu And Kashmir Legislative Assembly Election
Elections for the former Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir were held in September -October 2002 in four phases. Jammu & Kashmir National Conference was the single largest party but lacked majority. The Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party (PDP) and the Indian National Congress (Congress) formed a coalition government with PDP's Mufti Mohammad Sayeed serving as the Chief Minister for the first three years and Congress's Ghulam Nabi Azad for the next three years. The election saw a major boycott at the appeal of Tehreek -e-Hurriyat.Kashmir division had a voting percentage of 3.5% while Jammu division had a voting percentage of 16.5%.Rajouri district recorded the least voting percentage at 2.7% The Panthers Party formed part of the ruling coalition with Harsh Dev Singh as the party's first cabinet minister. Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) were used for first time in Jammu Kashmir assembly elections in 2002. The international community also appreciated the credibilit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1997 Elections In India
Elections in the Republic of India in ''1997'' included, the 1997 Punjab Legislative Assembly election, elections to seats in the Rajya Sabha and the elections to the posts of President and vice president. Legislative Assembly elections Punjab , - align=center !style="background-color:#E9E9E9" class="unsortable", !style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=center, Political Party !style="background-color:#E9E9E9" , No. of Candidates !style="background-color:#E9E9E9" , Seats won !style="background-color:#E9E9E9" , Number of Votes !style="background-color:#E9E9E9" , % of Votes , - , , align="left", Shiromani Akali Dal, , 92, , 75, , 38,73,099, , 37.64% , - , , align="left", Bharatiya Janata Party, , 22, , 18, , 8,57,219, , 8.33% , - , , align="left", Indian National Congress, , 105, , 14, , 27,36,346, , 26.38% , - , , align="left", Communist Party of India, , 15, , 2, , 3,07,023, , 2.86% , - , , align="left", Bahujan Samaj Party, , 67, , 1, , 7,69,675, , 6.37% , - , , ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1996 Jammu And Kashmir Legislative Assembly Election
Elections for the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir were held over September–October 1996. Farooq Abdullah became Chief Minister of Jammu Kashmir after the elections. The 1996 Lok Sabha elections and assembly elections in the state were possible due to efforts of counter-insurgents like Kuka Parray, (head of Ikhwan-ul-Muslemoon). Background The National Conference, which had boycotted the 1996 Indian general election, agreed to participate in the 1996 Assembly elections only after Prime Minister, H. D. Deve Gowda, promised "maximum autonomy" for Jammu and Kashmir. Results In the 1996 assembly elections, 14 women contested, 10 of whom lost their deposits, while 2 were elected. National Conference won 57 out of 86 seats. BSP contested first time on 29 seats in the state and won 4 seats. BJP rose from two seats in 1987 to 8 seats in 1996. Results by constituency References {{Jammu and Kashmir elections Jammu and Kashmir 1996 1996 1996 was designated as: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Attaullah Sohrawardi
Attaullah Sohrawardi was an Indian politician and a prominent member of the Jammu & Kashmir National Conference (NC). He served as the member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for the Doda constituency in the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir from 1987 to 1996. Political career In the 1987 elections, Sohrawardi contested as a candidate of the Jammu & Kashmir National Conference. He achieved a landslide victory, securing 92.46% of the total votes cast in the Doda constituency. He received 29,232 votes, while his nearest rival, Chuni Lal of the Lok Dal, managed only 1,395 votes. This significant margin reflected strong support for Sohrawardi and his party in the region. Election Results References See also * Jammu & Kashmir National Conference * Doda Assembly constituency * 1987 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election Election for the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir were held on 23 March 1987. Farooq Abdullah was reappointed as the Chief Minister. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1987 Jammu And Kashmir Legislative Assembly Election
Election for the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir were held on 23 March 1987. Farooq Abdullah was reappointed as the Chief Minister.Statistical Report on the General Election, 1987 '', New Delhi.'' The election is widely perceived to have been rigged. After the following elections to the Parliament in 1989, which saw low turn-out, Governor's Rule was declared in Jammu and Kashmir in 1990, which lasted till 1996. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
