68. Hiranagar 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. 68. Hiranagar Assembly constituency is part of the 4. Udhampur (General) Lok Sabha constituency. In the 2024 Jammu and Kashmir Assembly election, Hiranagar 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 Hiranagar Assembly constituency are: 32°26'24.0"N 75°17'31.2"E. This constituency falls in Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir. Hiranagar shares its borders with four other Assembly constituencies. Other Jammu and Kashmir Assembly constituencies adjacent to Hiranagar are: Ramgarh, Samba, Jasrota, Kathua. This constituency shares borders with Punjab, Pakistan.
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Map location of 68. Hiranagar Assembly constituency in Jammu and Kashmir (Image: News18 Elections)
There were a total of 87,545 registered voters on the electoral rolls for the 2024 Assembly election in Hiranagar Assembly constituency, of which 1,06,568 were male, 41,989 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 904.75.
Poll dates
Hiranagar 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.
According the latest delimitation documents, the extent of 68. Hiranagar Assembly constituency covers the following areas of Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir: Hiranagar and Marheen Tehsil (Part) – Marheen Tehsil excluding Amala, Balhar, Bann, Chhan Rorian, Dhamal. Hamirpur, Jogial, Kishanpur Kandi, Muthi Hardo and Seswan 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 Hiranagar constituency was 74.6%.