List of constituencies of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly

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Following is the list of the constituencies in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly.

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Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act was passed to reconstitute the state of Jammu and Kashmir into union territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh in 2019. [1] In March 2020, a three-member Delimitation Commission was formed, chaired by retired Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai, for the delimitation of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. [2] The final delimitation report was released on 5 May 2022 under which additional 6 seats were added to Jammu division and 1 seat to Kashmir division, taking the total tally to 90 seats. [3] The final delimitation report came into force from 20 May 2022. [4]

Current constituencies

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New assembly constituencies

Following is the list of constituencies in the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir after delimitation was undertaken in 2022: [5] [6] [7]

AC No.NameDistrictLok Sabha
constituency
Division
1 Karnah Kupwara Baramulla Kashmir
2 Trehgam
3 Kupwara
4 Lolab
5 Handwara
6 Langate
7 Sopore Baramulla
8 Rafiabad
9 Uri
10 Baramulla
11 Gulmarg
12 Wagoora–Kreeri
13 Pattan
14 Sonawari Bandipora
15 Bandipora
16 Gurez (ST)
17 Kangan (ST) Ganderbal Srinagar
18 Ganderbal
19 Hazratbal Srinagar
20 Khanyar
21 Habba Kadal
22 Lal Chowk
23 Chanapora
24 Zadibal
25 Eidgah
26 Central Shalteng
27 Budgam Budgam Baramulla
28 Beerwah
29 Khan Sahib Srinagar
30 Chrar-i-Sharief
31 Chadoora
32 Pampore Pulwama
33 Tral
34 Pulwama
35 Rajpora
36 Zainapora Shopian Anantnag–Rajouri
37 Shopian Srinagar
38 D. H. Pora Kulgam Anantnag - Rajouri
39 Kulgam
40 Devsar
41 Dooru Anantnag
42 Kokernag (ST)
43 Anantnag West
44 Anantnag
45 Srigufwara–Bijbehara
46 Shangus–Anantnag East
47 Pahalgam
48 Inderwal Kishtawar Udhampur Jammu
49 Kishtwar
50 Padder–Nagseni
51 Bhadarwah Doda
52 Doda
53 Doda West
54 Ramban Ramban
55 Banihal
56 Gulabgarh (ST) Reasi Jammu
57 Reasi
58 Shri Mata Vaishno Devi
59 Udhampur West Udhampur Udhampur
60 Udhampur East
61 Chenani
62 Ramnagar (SC)
63 Bani Kathua
64 Billawar
65 Basohli
66 Jasrota
67 Kathua (SC)
68 Hiranagar
69 Ramgarh (SC) Samba Jammu
70 Samba
71 Vijaypur
72 Bishnah (SC) Jammu
73 Suchetgarh (SC)
74 R. S. Pura–Jammu South
75 Bahu
76 Jammu East
77 Nagrota
78 Jammu West
79 Jammu North
80 Marh (SC)
81 Akhnoor (SC)
82 Chhamb
83 Kalakote–Sunderbani Rajouri
84 Nowshera Anantnag - Rajouri
85 Rajouri (ST)
86 Budhal (ST)
87 Thannamandi (ST)
88 Surankote (ST) Poonch
89 Poonch Haveli
90 Mendhar (ST)
91–114Reserved for Pakistan-administered Kashmir

Previous list of constituencies

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Map of assembly constituencies of Jammu and Kashmir in 2014

Following is the list of constituencies in the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir: [8] [9] [10]

AC No.AC NameDistrictLS constituencyRegionElectors
(2014) [11]
1 Karnah Kupwara Baramulla Kashmir 33,132
2 Kupwara 107,033
3 Lolab 100,045
4 Handwara 89,983
5 Langate 70,608
6 Uri Baramulla 74,909
7 Rafiabad 80,165
8 Sopore 103,782
9 Gurez Bandipora 17,624
10 Bandipora 98,701
11 Sonawari 99,490
12 Sangrama Baramulla 66,159
13 Baramulla 82,937
14 Gulmarg 94,700
15 Pattan 89,416
16 Kangan Ganderbal Srinagar 69,590
17 Ganderbal 90,582
18 Hazratbal Srinagar 99,857
19 Zadibal 76,915
20 Eidgah 58,822
21 Khanyar 51,011
22 Habba Kadal 54,858
23 Amira Kadal 86,520
24 Sonawar 77,512
25 Batmaloo 120,344
26 Chadoora Budgam 84,218
27 Budgam 103,683
28 Beerwah 93,046
29 Khan Sahib 86,041
30 Charari Sharief 78,359
31 Tral Pulwama Anantnag 84,231
32 Pampore 78,176
33 Pulwama 79,175
34 Rajpora 90,581
35 Wachi Shopian 79,257
36 Shopian 82,348
37 Noorabad Kulgam 73,355
38 Kulgam 94,362
39 Hom Shali Bugh 75,936
40 Anantnag Anantnag 83,607
41 Devsar Kulgam 88,991
42 Dooru Anantnag 74,321
43 Kokernag 86,825
44 Shangus 82,689
45 Bijbehara 86,929
46 Pahalgam 80,985
47 Nubra Leh Ladakh Ladakh 14,109
48 Leh 70,840
49 Kargil Kargil 60,094
50 Zanskar 21,143
51 Kishtwar Kishtwar Udhampur Jammu 79,174
52 Inderwal 83,813
53 Doda Doda 84,548
54 Bhaderwah 106,302
55 Ramban (SC) Ramban 86,604
56 Banihal 78,588
57 Gulabgarh Reasi 68,379
58 Reasi 108,535
59 Gool Arnas 61,476
60 Udhampur Udhampur 107,118
61 Chenani (SC)87,627
62 Ramnagar 109,209
63 Bani Kathua 41,533
64 Basohli 76,209
65 Kathua 113,075
66 Billawar 96,599
67 Hiranagar 110,753
68 Samba (SC) Samba Jammu 84,916
69 Vijaypur 113,082
70 Nagrota Jammu 72,907
71 Gandhinagar 169,672
72 Jammu East 53,346
73 Jammu West 153,794
74 Bishnah 92,694
75 R. S. Pura (SC)79,570
76 Suchetgarh 65,695
77 Marh 73,503
78 Raipur Domana (SC)98,420
79 Akhnoor 97,125
80 Chhamb (SC)76,763
81 Nowshera Rajouri 94,729
82 Darhal 93,646
83 Rajouri 115,647
84 Kalakote 86,303
85 Surankote Poonch 86,084
86 Mendhar 81,554
87 Poonch Haveli 99,958
88–89Reserved for women
90–111Reserved for Pakistan administered Kashmir [12]

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