Balwant Singh Mankotia — MLA, Chenani (Bharatiya Janata Party)
Balwant Singh Mankotia
Balwant Singh Mankotia is the MLA from the Chenani assembly constituency in Jammu and Kashmir, representing the Bharatiya Janata Party in the 1st Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly (elected 2024).
Member identity and party: Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly, member profile (NeVA), cross-checked with PRS Legislative Research. Sitting-member roster checked on 17 October 2026. Party labels retain the elected party unless a formal change is verified. Photo: PRS Legislative Research, CC BY 4.0.
Chenani constituency
Chenani is seat number 61 of the 90 in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly and lies in Udhampur district. It is a general (unreserved) seat. The seat had about 109,174 registered electors at the last election.
At a general election Chenani votes as part of the Udhampur Lok Sabha constituency, whose sitting member is listed on this site.
Bharatiya Janata Party in the Jammu and Kashmir assembly
Bharatiya Janata Party holds 29 of the 90 seats in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly, against a majority mark of 46. Balwant Singh Mankotia was returned from Chenani in 2024.
Other MLAs in Udhampur district
Udhampur district returns 4 members to the Jammu and Kashmir assembly. The others are:
- Pawan Kumar Gupta — Udhampur West, Bharatiya Janata Party
- Ranbir Singh Pathania — Udhampur East, Bharatiya Janata Party
- Sunil Bhardwaj — Ramnagar, Bharatiya Janata Party
The Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly
The assembly has 90 seats and was last elected in 2024. The next election is expected in September–October 2029.
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is the MLA of Chenani?
- Balwant Singh Mankotia of the Bharatiya Janata Party is the sitting MLA for Chenani, elected in 2024.
- Which party does Balwant Singh Mankotia belong to?
- Balwant Singh Mankotia represents the Bharatiya Janata Party, which holds 29 of the 90 seats in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly.
- Which district is Chenani constituency in?
- Chenani is seat number 61 and lies in Udhampur district of Jammu and Kashmir.
- Is Chenani a reserved constituency?
- Chenani is a general (unreserved) seat.
- Which Lok Sabha seat does Chenani fall under?
- Chenani is one of the assembly segments of the Udhampur Lok Sabha constituency.
- How many voters are there in Chenani?
- Chenani had about 109,174 registered electors at the last assembly election.
MPs and MLAs explained
हिंदी में जानकारी
Balwant Singh Mankotia, Jammu and Kashmir की Chenani विधानसभा सीट से विधायक हैं। पार्टी: Bharatiya Janata Party। निर्वाचन: 2024 के विधानसभा चुनाव।
Chenani सीट Udhampur ज़िले में है और इसमें लगभग 1,09,174 मतदाता हैं। सीट का पूरा विवरण Chenani विधानसभा क्षेत्र पर देखें।
मतदाता सूची में अपना नाम देखने, नया वोटर आईडी बनवाने या उसमें सुधार कराने के लिए मतदाता गाइड देखें। यदि आप चुनाव लड़ने की तैयारी कर रहे हैं तो चुनाव प्रचार सेवाएँ देखें।