About Reasi Assembly (Vidhan Sabha) Constituency
Reasi is a town situated on the bank of river Chenab in Jammu and Kashmir. The town was earlier known as 'Rasyal'. It was founded by Raja Bhim Dev. As of 2011 India census, it had a population of 36,355. The assembly constituency of Reasi falls under Udhampur parliamentary constituency. In the 2008 assembly elections, it was for the first time that BJP won the seat. Baldev Raj of BJP defeated Jugal Kishore of INC, the winner of 2002 assembly elections. Raj bagged 26031 votes as against Kishore's 19369 votes.
Sitting and previous MLAs from Reasi Assembly Constituency
Below is the list of winners and runners-up in the Reasi assembly elections conducted so far.
| Year | A C No. | Constituency Name | Category | Winner | Gender | Party | Votes | Runner Up | Gender | Party | Votes |
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| 2014 | 58 | Reasi | GEN | Ajay Nanda | M | BJP | 22017 | Saraf Singh | M | IND | 20130 |
| 2008 | 58 | Reasi | GEN | Baldev Raj | M | BJP | 26031 | Jugal Kishore | M | INC | 19369 |
| 2002 | 58 | Reasi | GEN | Jugal Kishore | M | INC | 23045 | Baldev Raj | M | BJP | 20989 |
| 1996 | 58 | Reasi | GEN | Jagjiven Lal | M | JD | 11974 | Baldev Raj | M | BJP | 7072 |
| 1987 | 52 | Reasi | GEN | Mohd. Ayub Khan | M | INC | 15545 | Jagjiwan Lal | M | IND | 5762 |
| 1983 | 52 | Reasi | GEN | Jagjivan Lal | M | JKN | 7895 | Rajit Singh | M | INC | 6693 |
| 1977 | 52 | Reasi | GEN | Rishi Kumar Kaushal | M | JNP | 9931 | Raghunath Das | M | JKN | 2699 |
| 1972 | 52 | Reasi | GEN | Rishi Kumar Koushal | M | BJS | 10480 | L. D. Thakar | M | INC | 8050 |
| 1967 | 52 | Reasi | GEN | B. L. Kohstani | M | INC | 8417 | R. K. Kaushal | M | BJS | 7999 |
| 1962 | 24 | Reasi | GEN | Rishi Kumar Kaushal | M | PP | 8842 | Rikhi Kesh | M | NC | 8595 |
Last Updated on Aug 15, 2021