Hiranagar

Assembly Constituency, Jammu and Kashmir

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)

2024

Hiranagar Assembly election results

PartyParty votes polledVotes %Candidate name
BJP36,73754.75%
Vijay Kumar
Winner
Margin :8,610 (12.83%)
Winner
NOTA3210.48%None of the Above
ASPKR5060.75%Gaurav Kumar
IND1890.28%Surinder Singh
INC28,12741.92%Rakesh Kumar
BSP1,0151.51%Balbir Singh
PDP2070.31%Vishal Salgotra

Demographic profile

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.

Extent

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%.
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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

68. Hiranagar


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 (%) :74.6
Total voters :87,545
Male voters :45,556
Female voters :41,989
Electorate gender ratio :921.7
Poll phase :3
Poll date :October 1,2024
Results (Counting of votes) :October 8, 2024
Number of candidates :6