Kishtwar

Assembly Constituency, Jammu and Kashmir

Shagun Parihar

BJP | Kishtwar | Jammu and Kashmir

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49. Kishtwar 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 Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir. The reservation status of this constituency is: General. 49. Kishtwar Assembly constituency is part of the 4. Udhampur (General) Lok Sabha constituency. In the 2024 Jammu and Kashmir Assembly election, Kishtwar is scheduled to vote on Wednesday, September 18, 2024 and the counting of votes is scheduled for Tuesday, October 8, 2024.

Location

The geographic coordinates of Kishtwar Assembly constituency are: 33°31'22.8"N 75°56'34.8"E. This constituency falls in Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir. Kishtwar shares its borders with two other Assembly constituencies. Other Jammu and Kashmir Assembly constituencies adjacent to Kishtwar are: Inderwal, Padder-Nagseni. This constituency shares borders with Ladakh.
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Map location of 49. Kishtwar Assembly constituency in Jammu and Kashmir (Image: News18 Elections)

2024

Kishtwar Assembly election results

PartyParty votes polledVotes %Candidate name
BJP29,05348%
Shagun Parihar
Winner
Margin :521 (0.86%)
Winner
NOTA6151.02%None of the Above
PDP9971.65%Firdoos Ahmed Tak
IND5710.94%Roop Lal
BSP4410.73%Sumit Kumar
IND1380.23%Anoop Kumar
NC28,53247.14%Sajjad Ahmed Kichloo
IND1770.29%Ravi Kumar

Demographic profile

There were a total of 73,537 registered voters on the electoral rolls for the 2024 Assembly election in Kishtwar Assembly constituency, of which 1,15,840 were male, 36,102 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 854.54.

Poll dates

Kishtwar Assembly constituency went to the polls in Phase 1 of the 2024 Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections on Wednesday, September 18, 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 49. Kishtwar Assembly constituency covers the following areas of Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir: Dachhan Tehsil, Drabshalla Tehsil (Part) - Drabshalla Tehsil excluding Balgran PC and Kishtwar Tehsil (Part) – Kishtwar Tehsil excluding Dool, Pochhal and Keshwan PCs and Mughalmaidan Tehsil (Part) – Mulchiter 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 Kishtwar constituency was 78.24%.
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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

49. Kishtwar


CONSTITUENCY DETAILS
Reservation status :General
State :Jammu and Kashmir
District(s) :Kishtwar
Region (India) :North
Region (State) :Jammu
Lok Sabha constituency :Udhampur
2024 ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS
Voter turnout (%) :78.24
Total voters :73,537
Male voters :37,435
Female voters :36,102
Electorate gender ratio :964.39
Poll phase :1
Poll date :September 18, 2024
Results (Counting of votes) :October 8, 2024
Number of candidates :7

Assembly cons. Results

Cons. name2024
KarnahNC
TrehgamNC
KupwaraPDP
LolabNC
HandwaraJKPC
LangateIND
SoporeNC
RafiabadNC
UriNC
BaramullaNC