Kalakote Election Results 2014, J&K

About Kalakote Assembly (Vidhan Sabha) Constituency

Kalakote is a tehsil in Rajauri district of Jammu and Kashmir. The assembly constituency of Kalakote belongs to Jammu parliamentary constituency. The constituency is faced with many problems such as scarcity of water, shortage of electricity, lack of proper communication facilities and poor infrastructure. Rachhpal Singh of JKNC won the 2008 assembly elections for the second consecutive time. Though he did lot of developmental work for the constituency people are not satisfied. So they may opt for a change in the upcoming assembly elections. Singh won the 2008 assembly elections by defeating Ashok Kumar Sharma, an independent candidate. Singh bagged 25314 votes as against Sharma's 13894 votes.

Sitting and previous MLAs from Kalakote Assembly Constituency

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

Year	A C No.	Constituency Name	Category	Winner	Gender	Party	Votes	Runner Up	Gender	Party	Votes
2014	84	Kalakote	GEN	Abdul Ghani Kohli	M	BJP	25225	Rachhpal Singh	M	JKNC	19047
2008	84	Kalakote	GEN	Rachhpal Singh	M	JKN	25314	Ashok Kumar Sharma	M	IND	13894
2002	84	Kalakote	GEN	Rachpal Singh	M	JKN	19324	Ashok Kumar Sharma	M	INC	18124
1996	84	Kalakote	GEN	Ashok Kumar Sharma	M	INC	14169	Puran Singh Thakur	M	JKN	4194

Last Updated on March 25, 2020

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