Ranbir Singh Pora–Jammu South Assembly constituency

Ranbir Singh Pora–Jammu South Assembly constituency is one of the 90 constituencies in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir a north state of India. Ranbir Singh Pora is also part of Jammu Lok Sabha constituency.^[1][2][3]

Ranbir Singh Pora–Jammu South
Constituency No. 74 for the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Jammu
Lok Sabha constituency	Jammu
Established	2022
Member of Legislative Assembly
Incumbent Narinder Singh Raina
Party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Elected year	2024

Politics

• Sardar Darshan Singh Azad, 1940-2021 was Senior National Conference Leader and Provincial Vice President of JKNC. Sardar Darshan Singh Azad served as Chairman of Department of Judiciary and Panchayat (2011-2020). Sardar Darshan Singh was a famous personality of Jammu and Kashmir state. He was retired from state civil services as a Government headmaster in year 1982. In 1982 he was Nominated as district Vice President of JKNC, Mr. Singh was also elected as President of DGPC Jammu in year 1983. In year 1987 Mr. Singh contested as member of legislative council (MLC). In year 2016 Mr. Darshan Singh Azad was nominated as provincial Vice President of JKNC by Former Chief Minister and Party President Dr. Farooq Abdullah, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and Other Party Leaders. Sardar Darshan Singh Azad Passed away on 6 September 2021.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Election	Member	Party
1962	Bhagat Chhaju Ram		Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
1967	K. Singh		Indian National Congress
1972	Rangil Singh
1977	Janak Raj Gupta
1983
1987	Ranjit Singh
1996	Ram Chand		Bahujan Samaj Party
2002	Suman Lata Bhagat		Indian National Congress
2008	Gharu Ram Bhagat		Bharatiya Janata Party
2014	Gagan Bhagat
2024	Dr. Narinder Singh Raina

Election results

Assembly Election 2024

2024 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Ranbir Singh Pora–Jammu South^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Dr. Narinder Singh Raina	43,317	49.23%	7.58
	INC	Raman Bhalla	41,351	47.00%	41.05
	BSP	Gurdev Raj	737	0.84%	0.73
	NOTA	None of the Above	432	0.49%	0.05
Margin of victory			1,966	2.23%	19.83
Turnout			87,990	90.92%	13.38
Registered electors			96,779		21.63
	BJP hold		Swing	7.58

Assembly Election 2014

2014 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Ranbir Singh Pora–Jammu South^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Gagan Bhagat	25,696	41.65%	12.70
	JKPDP	Bushan Lal	12,086	19.59%	18.41
	Independent	B. R. Kundal	11,140	18.06%	New
	JKNC	Romesh Lal Mottan	5,852	9.49%	12.23
	INC	Suman Lata Bhagat	3,665	5.94%	20.04
	BSP	Ajaib Singh Motan	966	1.57%	6.78
	Independent	Devinder Singh	594	0.96%	New
	NOTA	None of the Above	336	0.54%	New
Margin of victory			13,610	22.06%	19.09
Turnout			61,694	77.53%	0.98
Registered electors			79,570		10.90
	BJP hold		Swing	12.70

Assembly Election 2008

2008 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Ranbir Singh Pora–Jammu South^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Gharu Ram Bhagat	15,902	28.95%	New
	INC	Suman Lata Bhagat	14,272	25.98%	15.42
	JKNC	Romesh Lal Mottan	11,929	21.72%	15.25
	JKNPP	Karan Kumar Bhagat	5,104	9.29%	New
	BSP	Ajaib Singh Motan	4,585	8.35%	1.13
	SP	Sham Lal	793	1.44%	New
	JKPDP	Bishamber Dass Gorka	650	1.18%	New
Margin of victory			1,630	2.97%	3.73
Turnout			54,932	76.56%	15.17
Registered electors			71,752		7.28
	BJP gain from INC		Swing	12.45

Assembly Election 2002

2002 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Ranbir Singh Pora–Jammu South^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Suman Lata Bhagat	19,669	41.40%	7.68
	NCP	Romesh Lal Mottan	16,485	34.70%	New
	BSP	Rachh Paul Singh	3,430	7.22%	30.85
	JKNC	Krishan Lal Bhagat	3,072	6.47%	10.16
	Independent	Jatinder Kumar	2,145	4.52%	New
	Independent	Ajaib Singh	738	1.55%	New
	Samata Party	Dr. Mohinder Singh	610	1.28%	New
Margin of victory			3,184	6.70%	2.35
Turnout			47,507	61.40%	5.13
Registered electors			77,388		46.48
	INC gain from BSP		Swing	3.33

Assembly Election 1996

1996 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Ranbir Singh Pora–Jammu South^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BSP	Ram Chand	13,379	38.07%	New
	INC	Romesh Lal	11,850	33.72%	3.79
	JKNC	Raj Kumar	5,843	16.63%	New
	BJP	Vijay Kumar	3,372	9.60%	8.85
	JD	Ved Parkash	699	1.99%	New
Margin of victory			1,529	4.35%	7.72
Turnout			35,143	67.95%	10.04
Registered electors			52,830		8.03
	BSP gain from INC		Swing	0.56

Assembly Election 1987

1987 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Ranbir Singh Pora–Jammu South^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Ranjit Singh	14,043	37.51%	12.22
	Independent	Thakur Dass	9,523	25.44%	New
	BJP	Chuni Lal	6,904	18.44%	11.61
	Independent	Girdhari Lal	2,961	7.91%	New
	Independent	Sain Dass	1,817	4.85%	New
	CPI	Balkar Singh	880	2.35%	New
	Independent	Sushil Kumar	462	1.23%	New
Margin of victory			4,520	12.07%	2.21
Turnout			37,439	77.47%	4.10
Registered electors			48,903		11.91
	INC hold		Swing	12.22

Assembly Election 1983

1983 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Ranbir Singh Pora–Jammu South^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Janak Raj Gupta	15,744	49.73%	1.27
	JKNC	Rajinder Singh Chib	11,221	35.44%	30.08
	BJP	Chuni Lal	2,164	6.83%	New
	Independent	Darshan Lal	1,117	3.53%	New
	Independent	Tilak Raj Dogra	841	2.66%	New
	Independent	Daljit Singh	229	0.72%	New
Margin of victory			4,523	14.29%	6.62
Turnout			31,661	73.94%	0.95
Registered electors			43,697		23.33
	INC hold		Swing	1.27

Assembly Election 1977

1977 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Ranbir Singh Pora–Jammu South^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Janak Raj Gupta	12,603	48.46%	12.00
	JP	Rangil Singh	7,166	27.55%	New
	Independent	Chuni Lal	3,298	12.68%	New
	JKNC	Piara Singh	1,395	5.36%	New
	Independent	Tilak Raj	960	3.69%	New
	Independent	Durga Dass	501	1.93%	New
Margin of victory			5,437	20.91%	16.37
Turnout			26,007	74.38%	5.29
Registered electors			35,431		24.17
	INC hold		Swing	12.00

Assembly Election 1972

1972 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Ranbir Singh Pora–Jammu South^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Rangil Singh	13,577	60.46%	10.47
	Independent	Sain Dass	5,206	23.18%	New
	Independent	Baldev Singh Chib	1,772	7.89%	New
	Independent	Sat Pal	1,130	5.03%	New
	ABJS	Badri Nath	453	2.02%	4.71
Margin of victory			8,371	37.28%	16.52
Turnout			22,456	80.84%	7.36
Registered electors			28,535		19.37
	INC hold		Swing	10.47

Assembly Election 1967

1967 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Ranbir Singh Pora–Jammu South^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	K. Singh	8,525	49.99%	New
	JKNC	J. Raj	4,985	29.23%	26.29
	ABJS	B. Singh	1,148	6.73%	New
	Democratic National Conference	S. Chand	824	4.83%	29.21
	Independent	S. Singh	597	3.50%	New
	Independent	F. Mohammed	568	3.33%	New
	Independent	M. Singh	227	1.33%	New
Margin of victory			3,540	20.76%	0.72
Turnout			17,053	76.61%	6.31
Registered electors			23,904		25.70
	INC gain from JKNC		Swing	5.53

Assembly Election 1962

1962 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Ranbir Singh Pora–Jammu South^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JKNC	Bhagat Chhaju Ram	8,199	55.52%	New
	Democratic National Conference	Shiv Ram	5,027	34.04%	New
	Harijan Mandal	Karam Chand S/O Gulab Dass	1,207	8.17%	New
	JPP	Karam Chand S/O Pohlu	334	2.26%	New
Margin of victory			3,172	21.48%
Turnout			14,767	79.40%
Registered electors			19,017
	JKNC win (new seat)

See also

• Ranbir Singh Pora
• List of constituencies of Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly