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List of candidates for Nowshera Constituency 2014

The table below shows who are the contesting BJP, JD(U), Congress, independent etc. candidates from the Nowshera Assembly Constituency in the Jammu and kashmir Assembly (Vidhan Sabha) Elections 2014.

Nowshera , Constituency No -(81)
Election Date	Dec 20, 2014
Result Date	Dec 23, 2014
Phase	Phase - V
Election Symbol	Political Party	Candidate Name
	BSP	Haq Nawaz
	BJP	Ravinder Kumar
	INC	Ravinder Kumar Sharma
	IND	Rajinder Kumar
	IND	Pankaj Kumar Raina
	IND	Surinder Kumar Choudhary
	IND	Ashwani Kumar Sharma
	JKNC	Radhay Sham Sharma
	JKNPP	Yash Pal
	PDP	Surinder Choudhary
	HJP	Vijay Kumar Bali

About Nowshera Assembly (Vidhan Sabha) Constituency

Nowshera or Naushera is a town in Rajauri district of Jammu and Kashmir. As of 2011 India census, it had a population of 8,435. The assembly constituency of Nowshehra is a part of Jammu parliamentary constituency. The seat is the stronghold of INC and the party won all assembly elections till 2002. The results of 2008 assembly elections were shocking. Radhay Sham Sharma of JKNC won the 2008 assembly elections and is the current MLA. He defeated Dr. Romesh Chander Sharma of INC. Radhay Sham Sharma secured 16511 votes as against Romesh Chander Sharma's 12691 votes.

Sitting and previous MLAs from Nowshera Assembly Constituency

Below is the list of winners and runners-up in the Nowshera assembly elections conducted so far.

Year	A C No.	Constituency Name	Category	Winner	Gender	Party	Votes	Runner Up	Gender	Party	Votes
2014	81	Nowshera	GEN	Ravinder Raina	M	BJP	37374	Surinder Choudhary	M	PDP	27871
2008	81	Nowshera	GEN	Radhay Sham Sharma	M	JKN	16511	Dr. Romesh Chander Sharma	M	INC	12691
2002	81	Nowshera	GEN	Romesh Chander	M	INC	20511	Radhey Sham Sharma	M	JKN	16037
1996	81	Nowshera	GEN	Radhay Sham Sharma	M	INC	20238	Rattan Singh	M	JKN	10702
1987	71	Nowshera	GEN	Beli Ram	M	INC	24053	Balwant Singh	M	IND	5808
1983	71	Nowshera	GEN	Beli Ram	M	INC	10395	Rachpal Singh	M	JKN	7202
1977	71	Nowshera	GEN	Beli Ram	M	INC	7832	Rattan Singh	M	IND	7416
1972	71	Nowshera	GEN	Beli Ram	M	INC	8563	Nand Kumar	M	IND	8512
1967	71	Nowshera	GEN	B. Ram	M	INC	6454	N. Kumar	M	PSP	5060
1962	16	Nowshera	GEN	Beli Ram	M	NC	11608	Krishan Dev Sethi	M	DNC	4939