About Chanani Assembly (Vidhan Sabha) Constituency
Chanani is a small town in Udhampur district of Jammu & Kashmir. The assembly constituency of Chanani falls under Udhampur parliamentary constituency. The constituency is reserved for the Scheduled Castes. Krishan Chander of INC won the 2008 assembly elections and is the present MLA. He defeated Dina Nath of BJP with a huge margin. Chander bagged 16276 votes as against Nath's 9838 votes.
Sitting and previous MLAs from Chanani Assembly Constituency
Below is the list of winners and runners-up in the Chanani assembly elections conducted so far.
| Year | A.C. No. | Assembly Constituency Name | Category | Winner Candidates Name | Gender | Party | Votes | Runner UP | Gender | Party | Votes |
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| 2014 | 61 | Chanani | (SC) | Dina Nath | M | BJP | 33047 | Krishan Chander | M | INC | 12715 |
| 2008 | 61 | Chanani | (SC) | Krishan Chander | M | INC | 16276 | Dina Nath | M | BJP | 9838 |
| 2002 | 61 | Chanani | (SC) | Sh Faquir Nath | M | JKNPP | 17118 | Sh. Krishan Chander | M | INC | 15353 |
| 1996 | 61 | Chanani | (SC) | Prithvi Chand | M | BJP | 10493 | Krishan Chander | M | INC | 7589 |
| 1987 | 54 | Chenani Ghordi | GEN | Yash Paul Khajuria | M | INC | 15842 | Thakur Dass Chanotra | M | JPP | 10462 |
| 1983 | 54 | Chenani Ghordi | GEN | Bhim Singh | M | IND | 7690 | Yashpaul | M | INC | 7428 |
| 1977 | 54 | Chenani Ghordi | GEN | Bhim Singh | M | INC | 7674 | Ishar Dass | M | JNP | 4005 |
Last Updated on Aug 15, 2021