Chenani

Assembly Constituency, Jammu and Kashmir

61. Chenani (Chanani) 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 Udhampur district of Jammu and Kashmir. The reservation status of this constituency is: General. 61. Chenani Assembly constituency is part of the 4. Udhampur (General) Lok Sabha constituency. In the 2024 Jammu and Kashmir Assembly election, Chenani 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 Chenani Assembly constituency are: 32°59'34.8"N 75°17'13.2"E. This constituency falls in Udhampur district of Jammu and Kashmir. Chenani shares its borders with six other Assembly constituencies. Other Jammu and Kashmir Assembly constituencies adjacent to Chenani are: Udhampur West, Ramban, Doda West, Bhadarwah, Ramnagar, Udhampur East. This constituency shares borders with .
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Map location of 61. Chenani Assembly constituency in Jammu and Kashmir (Image: News18 Elections)

2024

Chenani Assembly election results

PartyParty votes polledVotes %Candidate name
BJP47,99056.41%
Balwant Singh Mankotia
Winner
Margin :15,611 (18.35%)
Winner
NOTA1,8552.18%None of the Above
JKAADP9411.11%Shabir
IND3020.35%Krishan Chand
JKNPPI32,37938.06%Harsh Dev Singh
PDP2670.31%Mohd Vaseem
BSP4570.54%Sham Lal Dogra
JKNPPB1670.2%Gulam Rasool
SP2230.26%Geeta Manhas
IND4950.58%Surjeet Singh

Demographic profile

There were a total of 1,08,233 registered voters on the electoral rolls for the 2024 Assembly election in Chenani Assembly constituency, of which 1,18,573 were male, 50,978 female and 0 of the third gender.

The electorate gender ratio (number of female voters per 1000 male voters) in this constituency in 2024 was 871.52.

Poll dates

Chenani 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 61. Chenani Assembly constituency covers the following areas of Udhampur district of Jammu and Kashmir: Chenani Tehsil, Latti Tehsil (Part) – Pachound, Latti and Sira PCs, Ramnagar Tehsil (Part) – Ghordi, Nallah Ghouran, Hartaryan, Dhandhal and Barmeen PCs and Udhampur Tehsil (Part) – Bali, Manta, Ladha, Samroli, Chirdi, Jakhain, Ossu, Pakhlai, Omala and Laddan PCs.)

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 Chenani constituency was 76.9%.
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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

61. Chenani


CONSTITUENCY DETAILS
Reservation status :General
State :Jammu and Kashmir
District(s) :Udhampur
Region (India) :North
Region (State) :Jammu
Lok Sabha constituency :Udhampur
Alternate name :Chanani
2024 ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS
Voter turnout (%) :76.9
Total voters :1,08,233
Male voters :57,255
Female voters :50,978
Electorate gender ratio :890.37
Poll phase :3
Poll date :October 1,2024
Results (Counting of votes) :October 8, 2024
Number of candidates :9