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Doda West Vidhan Sabha — MLA & election results

Who is the MLA of Doda West? — Shakti Raj Parihar (BJP), who won the Jammu & Kashmir Assembly Election 2024 by 3,453 votes. Below: every candidate's votes.

MLA · 2024

Shakti Raj Parihar

BJP
Margin: 3,453Comfortable win

Jammu & Kashmir Assembly Election 2024 — results

Winner

Shakti Raj Parihar

BJPComfortable win

votes

33,964

Margin

3,453(5.1%)

Winner vs Runner-up

Shakti Raj Parihar · BJPPardeep Kumar · INC
33,96430,511
Candidate (9)votes
  1. 1Shakti Raj Parihar✓ WinnerBJP33,96449.99%
  2. 2Pardeep KumarINC30,51144.91%
  3. 3NOTA9981.47%
  4. 4Swarn Veer Singh JaralINDDeposit lost8571.26%
  5. 5Yasir Shafi MattoAAPDeposit lost4370.64%
  6. 6Abdul GhaniDemocratic Progressive Azad PartyDeposit lost4360.64%
See all candidates (+3)
  1. 7Tanveer HussainPDPDeposit lost4330.64%
  2. 8Tilak Raj ShanSS(UBT)Deposit lost1620.24%
  3. 9Meenakshi KalraINDDeposit lost1460.21%
Total votes67,944

Deposit lost: 6 of 8 candidates — those not elected who polled no more than one-sixth of the valid votes of all candidates, NOTA excluded (Representation of the People Act 1951, s.158).

Electors & turnout — Assembly election 2024

From the Election Commission of India's statistical report

Electors
88,023

incl. service voters

Votes cast
68,219

incl. 1,777 postal

Turnout
77.5%
Polling stations
167

Turnout of men and women

Women78.2%

32,758 of 41,875 voted on EVMs

Men73%

33,684 of 46,148 voted on EVMs

  • Candidates8 (1 women)
  • Lost deposit6
  • NOTA998
  • Valid votes66,946

Women candidates: Meenakshi Kalra

Frequently asked questions

Who is the MLA of Doda West?

Shakti Raj Parihar (BJP) won Doda West in the Jammu & Kashmir Assembly Election 2024 with 33,964 votes.

What was the winning margin in Doda West?

Shakti Raj Parihar defeated Pardeep Kumar (INC) by 3,453 votes.

What was the turnout in Doda West in 2024?

77.5% — 68,219 of 88,023 electors voted (postal votes included). Women's turnout was 78.2%, men's 73%.

How many voters does Doda West have?

88,023 electors at the 2024 election — 46,148 men, 41,875 women (service voters included), and 167 polling stations.

When is the next assembly election in Doda West?

The last general election was completed in October 2024. An assembly's term is five years, so the next general election is due in 2029; the Election Commission of India announces the dates.

Source: eci.gov.in · verify with the original source for official use · Disclaimer