Udhampur Lok Sabha constituency

Last updated

Udhampur
JK-4
Lok Sabha constituency
Udhampur Lok Sabha constituency
Interactive Map Outlining Udhampur Lok Sabha constituency
Constituency details
Country India
Region North India
Union Territory Jammu and Kashmir
Established1957
Total electors16,23,195 [1]
ReservationNone
Member of Parliament
18th Lok Sabha
Jitendra Singh.jpg
Incumbent
Party Bharatiya Janata Party
Elected year2024

Udhampur Lok Sabha constituency is one of the six Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Jammu and Kashmir in northern India. The constituency covers 20,230 square kilometres of mountainous Himalayan terrain, and is comparable to the size of Israel. It is composed of the districts of Kishtwar, Ramban, Kathua, Doda, Reasi, and Udhampur. Udhampur constituency's population is over 2,400,000, and exceeds the population of New Mexico. The seat from 1967 to 1980 was held by Karan Singh, the former crown prince of Jammu and Kashmir.

Contents

Assembly segments

Following is the list of Legislative Assembly Constituencies that fall under Udhampur Lok Sabha in the of Jammu and Kashmir after delimitation was undertaken in 2022. [2] [3] [4]

AC No.AC NameDistrictMemberParty
48 Inderwal Kishtwar Payare Lal Sharma IND
49 Kishtwar Shagun Parihar BJP
50 Padder-Nagseni Sunil Kumar Sharma BJP
51 Bhadarwah Doda Daleep Singh Parihar BJP
52 Doda Mehraj Malik AAP
53 Doda West Shakti Raj BJP
54 Ramban Ramban Arjun Singh Raju JKNC
55 Banihal Sajad Shaheen JKNC
59 Udhampur West Udhampur Pawan Kumar Gupta BJP
60 Udhampur East Ranbir Singh Pathania BJP
61 Chenani Balwant Singh Mankotia BJP
62 Ramnagar (SC) Sunil Bhardwaj BJP
63 Bani Kathua Rameshwar Singh IND
64 Billawar Satish Kumar Sharma BJP
65 Basohli Darshan Kumar BJP
66 Jasrota Rajiv Jasrotia BJP
67 Kathua (SC) Bharat Bhushan BJP
68 Hiranagar Vijay Kumar BJP

Members of Parliament

YearWinnerParty
1957 Inderjit Malhotra Indian National Congress
1967 Karan Singh
1968^G. S. Brigadier
1971 Karan Singh
1977
1980 Indian National Congress (U)
1984 Girdhari Lal Dogra Indian National Congress
1989 Dharam Paul
1996 Chaman Lal Gupta Bharatiya Janata Party
1998
1999
2004 Chaudhary Lal Singh Indian National Congress
2009
2014 Jitendra Singh Bharatiya Janata Party
2019
2024

^ by poll

Election results

2024

2024 Indian general election: Udhampur [5] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BJP Jitendra Singh 571,076 51.28 Decrease2.svg10.10
INC Chaudhary Lal Singh 4,46,70340.11Increase2.svg9.01
DPAP G. M. Saroori 39,5993.56New
NOTA None of the Above 12,9381.16Increase2.svg0.52
Majority1,24,37311.17Decrease2.svg19.11
Turnout 11,13,69668.27Decrease2.svg2.74
BJP hold Swing Decrease2.svg10.10

    2019

    2019 Indian general elections: Udhampur
    PartyCandidateVotes%±%
    BJP Jitendra Singh 724,311 61.38 Increase2.svg14.60
    INC Vikramaditya Singh 3,67,05931.10Decrease2.svg9.83
    JKNPP Harsh Dev Singh24,3192.06Decrease2.svg0.37
    DSSP Chaudhary Lal Singh 19,0491.61New
    BSP Tilak Raj Bhagat16,6011.41Decrease2.svg0.17
    NOTA None of the Above 7,5680.64Decrease2.svg0.37
    Majority3,57,25230.28Increase2.svg24.43
    Turnout 11,82,68071.01Increase2.svg0.10
    BJP hold Swing Increase2.svg14.60

    2014

    2014 Indian general elections: Udhampur
    PartyCandidateVotes%±%
    BJP Jitendra Singh 487,369 46.78 Increase2.svg11.07
    INC Ghulam Nabi Azad 4,26,39340.93Increase2.svg3.03
    JKPDP Mohd. Arshad Malik30,4612.92Decrease2.svg2.03
    JKNPP Bhim Singh 25,3122.43Decrease2.svg8.93
    BSP Dharam Pal Balgotra16,4371.58Decrease2.svg1.93
    IND Anil Khajuria15,1881.46New
    NOTA None of the Above 10,4781.01New
    Majority60,9765.85Increase2.svg3.66
    Turnout 10,41,75870.91Increase2.svg26.03
    BJP gain from INC Swing Increase2.svg8.86

    2009

    2009 Indian general elections: Udhampur [7]
    PartyCandidateVotes%±%
    INC Ch. Lal Singh 231,853 37.90 Decrease2.svg1.71
    BJP Nirmal Kumar Singh 2,18,45935.71Increase2.svg3.86
    JKNPP Bhim Singh 69,46311.36Increase2.svg3.16
    JKPDP Balbir Singh30,2944.95New
    BSP Rakesh Wazir21,4453.51Increase2.svg0.39
    CPI Adrees Ahmad Tabbasum16,5982.71New
    Majority13,3942.19Decrease2.svg0.06
    Turnout 13,63,06044.90Decrease2.svg0.19
    INC hold Swing

    2004

    2004 Indian general elections: Udhampur
    PartyCandidateVotes%±%
    INC Ch. Lal Singh 240,872 39.61
    BJP Chaman Lal Gupta 1,93,69731.85
    JKNC Khalid Najib Suharwardy69,97111.51
    JKNPP Bhim Singh 49,8698.20
    BSP Jia Lal Verma18,9743.12
    Majority47,1757.76
    Turnout 6,08,07445.09
    INC gain from BJP Swing

    See also

    Related Research Articles

    <span class="mw-page-title-main">Doda district</span> District in Jammu and Kashmir

    Doda district is an administrative district of the Jammu division of Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir in the disputed Kashmir region.

    <span class="mw-page-title-main">Kishtwar district</span> District of Jammu and Kashmir, India

    Kishtwar district is an administrative district of the Jammu division of Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir in the Jammu Division. As of 2011, it is the largest and the least populous district of Jammu and Kashmir.

    <span class="mw-page-title-main">Chenab Valley</span> Term used for parts of Jammu and Kashmir, India

    Chenab Valley is a term refers to present-day districts of Doda, Kishtwar, Ramban in Jammu and Kashmir. These three districts used to be part of a single former district called Doda, which was created in 1948 out of the eastern parts of Udhampur district of the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir, and are sometimes collectively referred to as the Doda belt.

    <span class="mw-page-title-main">Jammu division</span> Administrative division in Jammu and Kashmir, India

    The Jammu division is a revenue and administrative division of the Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir in the disputed Kashmir region. It is bordered by the Kashmir division to the north. It consists of the districts of Jammu, Doda, Kathua, Ramban, Reasi, Kishtwar, Poonch, Rajouri, Udhampur and Samba. Most of the land is hilly or mountainous, including the Pir Panjal Range which separates it from the Kashmir Valley and part of the Great Himalayas in the eastern districts of Doda and Kishtwar. Its principal river is the Chenab.

    Billawar Assembly constituency is one of the 90 constituencies in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir a north state of India. Billawar is also part of Udhampur Lok Sabha constituency.

    Udhampur was one of the 87 constituencies in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir a north state of India. Udhampur is also part of Udhampur Lok Sabha constituency.

    Basohli Assembly constituency is one of the 90 constituencies in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir a north state of India. Basohli is also part of Udhampur Lok Sabha constituency.

    Gool Arnas was one of the 87 constituencies in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir a north state of India. Gool Arnas is also part of Udhampur Lok Sabha constituency. Gool Arnas was not a constituency until 1995 when it was created by way of delimitation. In fact the Arnas constituency was bifurcated into two parts- Gool Arnas and Gulabgarh.

    Reasi is one of the 90 constituencies in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir a north state of India. It is also part of Udhampur Lok Sabha constituency.

    Kishtwar Assembly constituency is one of the 90 constituencies in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir a north state of India. Kishtwar is also part of Udhampur Lok Sabha constituency.

    Inderwal Assembly constituency is one of the 90 constituencies in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir a north state of India. Inderwal is also part of Udhampur Lok Sabha constituency.

    <span class="mw-page-title-main">Doda Assembly constituency</span> Constituency of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly

    Doda Assembly constituency is one of the 90 constituencies in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir a north state of India. Doda is also part of Udhampur Lok Sabha constituency.

    Bhaderwah Assembly constituency is one of the 90 constituencies in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir a north state of India. Bhaderwah is also part of Udhampur Lok Sabha constituency.

    Ramban Assembly constituency is one of the 90 constituencies in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir a north state of India. Ramban is also part of Udhampur Lok Sabha constituency.

    Bani Assembly constituency is one of the 90 constituencies in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir, a region administered as a union territory of India. Bani is also part of Udhampur Lok Sabha constituency.

    Kathua Assembly constituency is one of the 90 constituencies in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir a north state of India. Kathua is also part of Udhampur Lok Sabha constituency.

    Doda West Assembly constituency is one of the 90 constituencies in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir a north state of India. Doda West is also part of Udhampur Lok Sabha constituency. This constituency was created in 2022 after delimitation process in Jammu and Kashmir. In May 2022, the final list of new assembly constituencies was published in the gazette.The new constituency consists of Marmat, Assar, Kastigarh, and Bhagwah tehsils; Doda tehsil, Arnora, Dhar, Doda MC, Udhyanpur (part), and Dhara PCs.

    Udhampur West Assembly constituency is one of the 90 constituencies in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir a north state of India. Udhampur is also part of Udhampur Lok Sabha constituency.

    Udhampur East Assembly constituency is one of the 90 constituencies in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir a north state of India. Udhampur is also part of Udhampur Lok Sabha constituency.

    References

    1. ↑ "EC releases absolute number of voters for all completed phases" (PDF). elections24.eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. 25 May 2024.
    2. ↑ "Notification by Delimitation Commission" (PDF). egazette.nic.in. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 October 2022.
    3. ↑ "Final Delimitation Order" (PDF). Jammu and Kashmir CEO. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2022.
    4. ↑ "Constituency map" (PDF). Jammu and Kashmir CEO. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 May 2023.
    5. ↑ "Jammu & Kashmir 2024". Election Commission of India.
    6. ↑ Election Commission of India (4 June 2024). "2024 Loksabha Elections Results - UDHAMPUR". Archived from the original on 22 July 2024. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
    7. ↑ "Jammu & Kashmir 2009". Chief Electoral Officer, J&K.

    32°54′N75°06′E / 32.9°N 75.1°E / 32.9; 75.1

    This page is based on this Wikipedia article
    Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
    Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.