Jammu North

Assembly Constituency, Jammu and Kashmir

79. Jammu North 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. 79. Jammu North Assembly constituency is part of the 5. Jammu (General) Lok Sabha constituency. In the 2024 Jammu and Kashmir Assembly election, Jammu North 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 Jammu North Assembly constituency are: 32°48'32.4"N 74°49'12.0"E. This constituency falls in Jammu district of Jammu and Kashmir. Jammu North shares its borders with four other Assembly constituencies. Other Jammu and Kashmir Assembly constituencies adjacent to Jammu North are: Marh, Nagrota, Jammu East, Jammu West. This constituency shares borders with .
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Map location of 79. Jammu North Assembly constituency in Jammu and Kashmir (Image: News18 Elections)

2024

Jammu North Assembly election results

PartyParty votes polledVotes %Candidate name
BJP47,21963.66%
Sham Lal Sharma
Winner
Margin :27,363 (36.89%)
Winner
NOTA3190.43%None of the Above
IND1630.22%Kuldeep Kumar Rao
IND1090.15%Priyanka Sharma
IND1860.25%Ravi Dutt
IND2,4423.29%Shiv Dev Singh
IND2480.33%Ajay Singh Saini
PDP2660.36%Darshan Kumar Magotra
JKNPPB1500.2%Naresh Kumar Chib
NC19,85626.77%Ajay Kumar Sadhotra

Demographic profile

There were a total of 1,07,400 registered voters on the electoral rolls for the 2024 Assembly election in Jammu North Assembly constituency, of which 1,11,318 were male, 52,245 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 866.96.

Poll dates

Jammu North 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 79. Jammu North Assembly constituency covers the following areas of Jammu district of Jammu and Kashmir: Jammu North Tehsil including Jammu Municipal Corporation Ward No. 37, 38, 59 to 67 Jammu Tehsil (Part) – Ward no. 34, 35, 36 and Bhalwal Tehsil (Part) – Bhalwal (Partly) and Kote 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 Jammu North constituency was 65.84%.
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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

79. Jammu North


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 (%) :65.84
Total voters :1,07,400
Male voters :55,153
Female voters :52,245
Third gender voters :2
Electorate gender ratio :947.27
Poll phase :3
Poll date :October 1,2024
Results (Counting of votes) :October 8, 2024
Number of candidates :17