Bani

Assembly Constituency, Jammu and Kashmir

63. Bani 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 Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir. The reservation status of this constituency is: General. 63. Bani Assembly constituency is part of the 4. Udhampur (General) Lok Sabha constituency. In the 2024 Jammu and Kashmir Assembly election, Bani 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 Bani Assembly constituency are: 32°47'06.0"N 75°44'24.0"E. This constituency falls in Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir. Bani shares its borders with four other Assembly constituencies. Other Jammu and Kashmir Assembly constituencies adjacent to Bani are: Bhadarwah, Basohli, Billawar, Ramnagar. This constituency shares borders with Himachal Pradesh.
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Map location of 63. Bani Assembly constituency in Jammu and Kashmir (Image: News18 Elections)

2024

Bani Assembly election results

PartyParty votes polledVotes %Candidate name
IND18,67243.43%
Dr Rameshwar Singh
Winner
Margin :2,048 (4.76%)
Winner
NOTA4270.99%None of the Above
BJP16,62438.67%Jewan Lal
IND6281.46%Jatinder Singh
INC1,9704.58%Ms Kajal
PDP1890.44%Romesh Chander Verma
JKDPAZ4,0019.31%Gouri Shanker
IND1900.44%Parveen Kumar
IND2910.68%Sarfraz Safder

Demographic profile

There were a total of 57,116 registered voters on the electoral rolls for the 2024 Assembly election in Bani Assembly constituency, of which 1,14,774 were male, 26,713 female and 2 of the third gender.

The electorate gender ratio (number of female voters per 1000 male voters) in this constituency in 2024 was 883.30.

Poll dates

Bani 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 63. Bani Assembly constituency covers the following areas of Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir: Bani and Lohai Malhar Tehsils.)

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 Bani constituency was 72.73%.
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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

63. Bani


CONSTITUENCY DETAILS
Reservation status :General
State :Jammu and Kashmir
District(s) :Kathua
Region (India) :North
Region (State) :Jammu
Lok Sabha constituency :Udhampur
2024 ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS
Voter turnout (%) :72.73
Total voters :57,116
Male voters :30,401
Female voters :26,713
Third gender voters :2
Electorate gender ratio :878.69
Poll phase :3
Poll date :October 1,2024
Results (Counting of votes) :October 8, 2024
Number of candidates :8