Budhal

Assembly Constituency, Jammu and Kashmir

86. Budhal 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. 86. Budhal Assembly constituency is part of the 3. Anantnag-Rajouri (General) Lok Sabha constituency. In the 2024 Jammu and Kashmir Assembly election, Budhal 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 Budhal Assembly constituency are: 33°23'13.2"N 74°32'38.4"E. This constituency falls in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir. Budhal shares its borders with seven other Assembly constituencies. Other Jammu and Kashmir Assembly constituencies adjacent to Budhal are: Rajouri, Thannamandi, Surankote, Gulabgarh, Reasi, Kalakote-Sunderbani, DH Pora. This constituency shares borders with .
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Map location of 86. Budhal Assembly constituency in Jammu and Kashmir (Image: News18 Elections)

2024

Budhal (St) Assembly election results

PartyParty votes polledVotes %Candidate name
NC42,04361.49%
Javaid Iqbal
Winner
Margin :18,908 (27.65%)
Winner
NOTA8141.19%None of the Above
BJP23,13533.84%Chowdhary Zulfkar Ali
PDP1,8852.76%Guftar Ahmed
BSP4970.73%Abdul Rashid

Demographic profile

There were a total of 93,143 registered voters on the electoral rolls for the 2024 Assembly election in Budhal Assembly constituency, of which 1,77,619 were male, 43,734 female and 1 of the third gender.

The electorate gender ratio (number of female voters per 1000 male voters) in this constituency in 2024 was 808.07.

Poll dates

Budhal 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 86. Budhal Assembly constituency covers the following areas of Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir: Koteranka and Khawas 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 Budhal constituency was 70.04%.
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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

86. Budhal


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 (%) :70.04
Total voters :93,143
Male voters :49,408
Female voters :43,734
Third gender voters :1
Electorate gender ratio :885.16
Poll phase :2
Poll date :September 25, 2024
Results (Counting of votes) :October 8, 2024
Number of candidates :4