Rajouri

Assembly Constituency, Jammu and Kashmir

85. Rajouri 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 Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir. The reservation status of this constituency is: Scheduled Tribe. 85. Rajouri Assembly constituency is part of the 3. Anantnag-Rajouri (General) Lok Sabha constituency. In the 2024 Jammu and Kashmir Assembly election, Rajouri is scheduled to vote on Wednesday, September 25, 2024 and the counting of votes is scheduled for Tuesday, October 8, 2024.

Location

The geographic coordinates of Rajouri Assembly constituency are: 33°20'16.8"N 74°16'58.8"E. This constituency falls in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir. Rajouri shares its borders with four other Assembly constituencies. Other Jammu and Kashmir Assembly constituencies adjacent to Rajouri are: Thannamandi, Budhal, Kalakote-Sunderbani, Nowshera. This constituency shares borders with Pakistan Occupied Kashmir.
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Map location of 85. Rajouri Assembly constituency in Jammu and Kashmir (Image: News18 Elections)

2024

Rajouri (St) Assembly election results

PartyParty votes polledVotes %Candidate name
INC28,92345.04%
Iftkar Ahmed
Winner
Margin :1,404 (2.19%)
Winner
NOTA5380.84%None of the Above
PDP7271.13%Tasadiq Hussain
IND4,0526.31%Mian Mohd Mehfooz
IND1800.28%Hemkant Sharma
BJP27,51942.85%Vibod Kumar
ASPKR3530.55%Rafaqat Ajaz
IND1620.25%Mohd Arif
JKAP1,7662.75%Manzoor Hussain Shah

Demographic profile

There were a total of 88,526 registered voters on the electoral rolls for the 2024 Assembly election in Rajouri Assembly constituency, of which 1,20,479 were male, 42,698 female and 3 of the third gender.

The electorate gender ratio (number of female voters per 1000 male voters) in this constituency in 2024 was 877.47.

Poll dates

Rajouri Assembly constituency went to the polls in Phase 2 of the 2024 Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections on Wednesday, September 25, 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 85. Rajouri Assembly constituency covers the following areas of Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir: Rajouri Tehsil (Part) – Rajouri Tehsil excluding Sohna and Fatehpur 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 Rajouri constituency was 70.57%.
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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

85. Rajouri


CONSTITUENCY DETAILS
Reservation status :Scheduled Tribe
State :Jammu and Kashmir
District(s) :Rajouri
Region (India) :North
Region (State) :Jammu
Lok Sabha constituency :Anantnag-Rajouri
2024 ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS
Voter turnout (%) :70.57
Total voters :88,526
Male voters :45,825
Female voters :42,698
Third gender voters :3
Electorate gender ratio :931.76
Poll phase :2
Poll date :September 25, 2024
Results (Counting of votes) :October 8, 2024
Number of candidates :8