Doda West Assembly constituency
| Doda West | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 53 for the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| State | Jammu and Kashmir |
| District | Doda |
| LS constituency | Udhampur |
| Established | 2022 |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Elected year | 2024 |
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.[1] This constituency was created in 2022 after delimitation process in Jammu and Kashmir (union territory).[2] In May 2022, the final list of new assembly constituencies was published in the gazette.[3] 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.[4]
Members of Legislative Assembly
[edit]| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Shakti Raj Parihar | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
Election results
[edit]2024
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Shakti Raj Parihar | 33,964 | 49.99 | ||
| INC | Pardeep Kumar | 30,511 | 44.91 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 998 | 1.47 | ||
| Independent | Swarn Veer Singh Jaral | 857 | 1.26 | ||
| Majority | 3,453 | 5.08 | |||
| Turnout | 67,944 | 75.98 | |||
| BJP win (new seat) | |||||
See also
[edit]- Doda district
- Doda Assembly constituency
- List of constituencies of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly
References
[edit]- ^ "DELIMITATION COMMISSION NOTIFICATION" (PDF).
- ^ "J&K to have 90 constituencies as delimitation panel orders come into effect". Business Today (India). 20 May 2022. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
- ^ "Delimitation Comm order final, can't be challenged legally: MHA". Daily Excelsior. 13 September 2022. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
- ^ "Delimitation of Constituencies in UT of J&K-Publication of Commission draft proposal regarding". Doda.nic.in. 22 March 2022. Retrieved 23 March 2024.