Nagrota Assembly Election Result 2008

Jammu and Kashmir · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 2008

Jugal Kishore of Bharatiya Janata Party won the Nagrota Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Jammu and Kashmir in the 2008 state assembly election, securing 11,141 votes (22.80% vote share). The runner-up was M.K Ajat Shatru Singh (Jammu & Kashmir National Conference) with 9,521 votes.

A total of 25 candidates contested this assembly seat. State Assembly elections elect Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) using India's First-Past-The-Post (FPTP) system, and the party or alliance winning a majority of seats forms the state government. Full candidate-wise vote breakdown, vote shares, and constituency information are shown below.

Top Candidates (Votes)
Constituency Details
  • State: Jammu and Kashmir
  • Constituency: Nagrota
  • Constituency Number: 77
  • Total Contestants: 25
  • Election Year: 2008
  • Election Type: Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly)
All Candidates

Complete list of candidates who contested from this constituency

#1
Jugal Kishore

Bharatiya Janata Party

11,141
22.80%
#2
M.K Ajat Shatru Singh

Jammu & Kashmir National Conference

9,521
19.50%
#3
Sobat Ali

Peoples Democratic Front

7,817
16.00%
#4
Najib Ullaha

Bahujan Samaj Party

4,030
8.20%
#5
Abdul Hamid

Indian National Congress

2,769
5.70%
#6
Balbir Singh Manhas

Independent

2,633
5.40%
#7
Mohd Hussain Haji

Independent

2,460
5.00%
#8
Rashpal Singh

Independent

2,287
4.70%
#9
Varinder Kumar

Rashtriya Krantikari Samajwadi Party

795
1.60%
#10
Kuldeep Raj

Independent

688
1.40%
#11
Abdul Majeed

Backward Classes Democratic Party, J&k

627
1.30%
#12
Dr Gafoor Ahmed

Independent

613
1.30%
#13
Shiv Dev Singh

Independent

450
0.90%
#14
Pushpa Devi

Independent

427
0.90%
#15
Subash Chander

Communist Party Of India

383
0.80%
#16
Rajinder Singh

Nationalist Congress Party

368
0.80%
#17
Amir-Ud-Din Kasana

Jammu & Kashmir Awami National Conference

333
0.70%
#18
Balvinder Singh

Jammu State Morcha (Progressive)

313
0.60%
#19
Bakhtawar Malik

Rashtriya Janata Dal

291
0.60%
#20
Vijay Kumar Abrol

Jammu & Kashmir Democratic Party Nationalist

290
0.60%
#21
Kulbir Singh

Independent

177
0.40%
#22
Mohd Rashid

Jammu & Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party

162
0.30%
#23
Gulam Ali

J & K National Panthers Party

161
0.30%
#24
Mumtaz Begum Salaria

Lok Jan Shakti Party

118
0.20%
#25
Balbir Singh

Independent

104
0.20%
Position Candidate Name Party Votes Vote %
1 Jugal Kishore Bharatiya Janata Party 11,141 22.80%
2 M.K Ajat Shatru Singh Jammu & Kashmir National Conference 9,521 19.50%
3 Sobat Ali Peoples Democratic Front 7,817 16.00%
4 Najib Ullaha Bahujan Samaj Party 4,030 8.20%
5 Abdul Hamid Indian National Congress 2,769 5.70%
6 Balbir Singh Manhas Independent 2,633 5.40%
7 Mohd Hussain Haji Independent 2,460 5.00%
8 Rashpal Singh Independent 2,287 4.70%
9 Varinder Kumar Rashtriya Krantikari Samajwadi Party 795 1.60%
10 Kuldeep Raj Independent 688 1.40%
11 Abdul Majeed Backward Classes Democratic Party, J&k 627 1.30%
12 Dr Gafoor Ahmed Independent 613 1.30%
13 Shiv Dev Singh Independent 450 0.90%
14 Pushpa Devi Independent 427 0.90%
15 Subash Chander Communist Party Of India 383 0.80%
16 Rajinder Singh Nationalist Congress Party 368 0.80%
17 Amir-Ud-Din Kasana Jammu & Kashmir Awami National Conference 333 0.70%
18 Balvinder Singh Jammu State Morcha (Progressive) 313 0.60%
19 Bakhtawar Malik Rashtriya Janata Dal 291 0.60%
20 Vijay Kumar Abrol Jammu & Kashmir Democratic Party Nationalist 290 0.60%
21 Kulbir Singh Independent 177 0.40%
22 Mohd Rashid Jammu & Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party 162 0.30%
23 Gulam Ali J & K National Panthers Party 161 0.30%
24 Mumtaz Begum Salaria Lok Jan Shakti Party 118 0.20%
25 Balbir Singh Independent 104 0.20%

About Nagrota Assembly Constituency

The Nagrota constituency is part of the Jammu and Kashmir Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 2008 Assembly election, 25 candidates contested for this seat. Jugal Kishore (Bharatiya Janata Party) emerged as the winner securing 11,141 votes.

State Assembly elections in India determine which party or coalition forms the state government. The party or alliance winning a majority of Assembly seats in a state gets to form the government and appoint the Chief Minister. Unlike Lok Sabha elections which are held simultaneously across India, each state follows its own election cycle, typically every five years.

How to read this data: The candidate table above shows all contestants ranked by position. The vote percentage column shows each candidate's share of the total votes polled in this constituency. The bar chart visualizes the top candidates' vote counts for quick comparison.

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25 candidates contested from Nagrota assembly constituency in the 2008 Vidhan Sabha election.

Nagrota is an assembly (Vidhan Sabha) constituency in Jammu and Kashmir.

Jugal Kishore (Bharatiya Janata Party) won the Nagrota assembly seat in the 2008 Vidhan Sabha election.