Chhamb

Assembly Constituency, Jammu and Kashmir

82. Chhamb 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 Jammu district of Jammu and Kashmir. The reservation status of this constituency is: General. 82. Chhamb Assembly constituency is part of the 5. Jammu (General) Lok Sabha constituency. In the 2024 Jammu and Kashmir Assembly election, Chhamb 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 Chhamb Assembly constituency are: 32°56'38.4"N 74°30'39.6"E. This constituency falls in Jammu district of Jammu and Kashmir. Chhamb shares its borders with six other Assembly constituencies. Other Jammu and Kashmir Assembly constituencies adjacent to Chhamb are: Nowshera, Kalakote-Sunderbani, Reasi, Shri Mata Vaishno Devi, Nagrota, Akhnoor. This constituency shares borders with Pakistan Occupied Kashmir, Pakistan.
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Map location of 82. Chhamb Assembly constituency in Jammu and Kashmir (Image: News18 Elections)

2024

Chhamb Assembly election results

PartyParty votes polledVotes %Candidate name
IND33,98539.09%
Satish Sharma
Winner
Margin :6,929 (7.97%)
Winner
NOTA3840.44%None of the Above
JKNPPB2940.34%Vijay Kumar
IND2610.3%Surinder Kumar
IND1990.23%Parveen Kumar
IND8,0059.21%Narinder Singh
INC16,44918.92%Tara Chand
BSP3130.36%Malkeet Kumar
BJP27,05631.12%Rajeev Sharma

Demographic profile

There were a total of 1,04,356 registered voters on the electoral rolls for the 2024 Assembly election in Chhamb Assembly constituency, of which 1,29,610 were male, 50,851 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 856.59.

Poll dates

Chhamb 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 82. Chhamb Assembly constituency covers the following areas of Jammu district of Jammu and Kashmir: Khour, Kharah Balli, Maira Mandrian and Chowki Choura 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 Chhamb constituency was 80.34%.
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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

82. Chhamb


CONSTITUENCY DETAILS
Reservation status :General
State :Jammu and Kashmir
District(s) :Jammu
Region (India) :North
Region (State) :Jammu
Lok Sabha constituency :Jammu
2024 ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS
Voter turnout (%) :80.34
Total voters :1,04,356
Male voters :53,505
Female voters :50,851
Electorate gender ratio :950.4
Poll phase :3
Poll date :October 1,2024
Results (Counting of votes) :October 8, 2024
Number of candidates :8