Bishnah

Assembly Constituency, Jammu and Kashmir

72. Bishnah (Bishna) is one of the 90 Assembly (Vidhan Sabha) constituencies in Jammu and Kashmir. Jammu and Kashmir is located in the North region of India. This seat can be classified as: and falls in the Jammu district of Jammu and Kashmir. The reservation status of this constituency is: Scheduled Caste. 72. Bishnah Assembly constituency is part of the 5. Jammu (General) Lok Sabha constituency. In the 2024 Jammu and Kashmir Assembly election, Bishnah is scheduled to vote on Tuesday, October 1,2024 and the counting of votes is scheduled for Tuesday, October 8, 2024.

Location

The geographic coordinates of Bishnah Assembly constituency are: 32°34'12.0"N 74°51'21.6"E. This constituency falls in Jammu district of Jammu and Kashmir. Bishnah shares its borders with four other Assembly constituencies. Other Jammu and Kashmir Assembly constituencies adjacent to Bishnah are: Suchetgarh, RS Pura-Jammu South, Vijaypur, Ramgarh. This constituency shares borders with Pakistan.
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Map location of 72. Bishnah Assembly constituency in Jammu and Kashmir (Image: News18 Elections)

2024

Bishnah Assembly election results

PartyParty votes polledVotes %Candidate name
BJP53,43556.48%
Rajeev Kumar
Winner
Margin :15,627 (16.52%)
Winner
NOTA4010.42%None of the Above
BSP6600.7%Tilak Raj
PDP2970.31%Vicky Kumar Dogra
IND3410.36%Vishal Kumar
SP2250.24%Tarsam Lal Khullar
IND7990.84%Prem Pal
INC37,80839.96%Neeraj Kundan
HSS1700.18%Kamal Kumar
SSUBT4750.5%Jai Bharat

Demographic profile

There were a total of 1,17,854 registered voters on the electoral rolls for the 2024 Assembly election in Bishnah Assembly constituency, of which 1,19,626 were male, 55,442 female and 1 of the third gender.

The electorate gender ratio (number of female voters per 1000 male voters) in this constituency in 2024 was 915.72.

Poll dates

Bishnah Assembly constituency went to the polls in Phase 3 of the 2024 Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections on Tuesday, October 1, 2024. The counting of votes is on Tuesday, October 8, 2024.

Election Trivia

78% (681/873) of the contestants in the 2024 Jammu & Kashmir elections lost their deposits.

Extent

According the latest delimitation documents, the extent of 72. Bishnah Assembly constituency covers the following areas of Jammu district of Jammu and Kashmir: Bishnah and Arnia Tehsils, R.S. Pura Tehsil (Part) – Maralian PC.)

Voter turnout

According to data released by the Election Commission of India, in the 2024 Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections, the estimated voter turnout in Bishnah constituency was 77.96%.
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Total voters

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Victory margin

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Winner vote share (%)

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  • First Published: April 18, 2024, 05:40 IST
  • Last Updated: October 11, 2024 at 10:27 AM IST

72. Bishnah


CONSTITUENCY DETAILS
Reservation status :Scheduled Caste
State :Jammu and Kashmir
District(s) :Jammu
Region (India) :North
Region (State) :Jammu
Lok Sabha constituency :Jammu
Alternate name :Bishna
2024 ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS
Voter turnout (%) :77.96
Total voters :1,17,854
Male voters :62,411
Female voters :55,442
Third gender voters :1
Electorate gender ratio :888.34
Poll phase :3
Poll date :October 1,2024
Results (Counting of votes) :October 8, 2024
Number of candidates :9