Jammu West

Assembly Constituency, Jammu and Kashmir

78. Jammu West 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. 78. Jammu West Assembly constituency is part of the 5. Jammu (General) Lok Sabha constituency. In the 2024 Jammu and Kashmir Assembly election, Jammu West 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 West Assembly constituency are: 32°44'13.2"N 74°49'12.0"E. This constituency falls in Jammu district of Jammu and Kashmir. Jammu West shares its borders with four other Assembly constituencies. Other Jammu and Kashmir Assembly constituencies adjacent to Jammu West are: Marh, Jammu West, Jammu East, Bahu. This constituency shares borders with .
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Map location of 78. Jammu West Assembly constituency in Jammu and Kashmir (Image: News18 Elections)

2024

Jammu West Assembly election results

PartyParty votes polledVotes %Candidate name
BJP41,96364.74%
Arvind Gupta
Winner
Margin :22,127 (34.14%)
Winner
NOTA5300.82%None of the Above
PDP3830.59%Rajat Gupta
JKNPPB1740.27%Rakesh Kumar
NAUP1490.23%Shikha Bandral
SSP1930.3%Sumit Sharma
HIP730.11%Sawtanter Bharat Bakshi
IND1600.25%Raj Kumar Lalotra
IND4790.74%Sahil Sharma
IND870.13%Rishi Kaul

Demographic profile

There were a total of 1,05,411 registered voters on the electoral rolls for the 2024 Assembly election in Jammu West Assembly constituency, of which 1,52,466 were male, 51,935 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 876.53.

Poll dates

Jammu West 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 78. Jammu West Assembly constituency covers the following areas of Jammu district of Jammu and Kashmir: Jammu Tehsil (Part) Jammu Municipal Corporation – Ward No- 12, 13 , 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 39, 40 & 41and Jammu West Tehsil (Part) – Mandal (Partly) and Gole 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 West constituency was 60.68%.
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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

78. Jammu West


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 (%) :60.68
Total voters :1,05,411
Male voters :53,476
Female voters :51,935
Electorate gender ratio :971.18
Poll phase :3
Poll date :October 1,2024
Results (Counting of votes) :October 8, 2024
Number of candidates :12