Basohli

Assembly Constituency, Jammu and Kashmir

65. Basohli 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. 65. Basohli Assembly constituency is part of the 4. Udhampur (General) Lok Sabha constituency. In the 2024 Jammu and Kashmir Assembly election, Basohli 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 Basohli Assembly constituency are: 32°32'49.2"N 75°43'33.6"E. This constituency falls in Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir. Basohli shares its borders with four other Assembly constituencies. Other Jammu and Kashmir Assembly constituencies adjacent to Basohli are: Bani, Kathua, Jasrota, Billawar. This constituency shares borders with Punjab, Himachal Pradesh.
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Map location of 65. Basohli Assembly constituency in Jammu and Kashmir (Image: News18 Elections)

2024

Basohli Assembly election results

PartyParty votes polledVotes %Candidate name
BJP31,87465.38%
Darshan Kumar
Winner
Margin :16,034 (32.89%)
Winner
NOTA2460.5%None of the Above
BSP4210.86%Pankaj Kumar
PDP3680.75%Yoginder Singh
INC15,84032.49%Ch Lal Singh

Demographic profile

There were a total of 68,886 registered voters on the electoral rolls for the 2024 Assembly election in Basohli Assembly constituency, of which 98,869 were male, 32,725 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 897.48.

Poll dates

Basohli 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 65. Basohli Assembly constituency covers the following areas of Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir: Basohli and Mahanpur Tehsils, KathuaTehsil (Part) Basantpur and Thein 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 Basohli constituency was 69.37%.
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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

65. Basohli


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 (%) :69.37
Total voters :68,886
Male voters :36,159
Female voters :32,725
Third gender voters :2
Electorate gender ratio :905.03
Poll phase :3
Poll date :October 1,2024
Results (Counting of votes) :October 8, 2024
Number of candidates :4