42. Kokernag 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 Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir. The reservation status of this constituency is: Scheduled Tribe. 42. Kokernag Assembly constituency is part of the 3. Anantnag-Rajouri (General) Lok Sabha constituency. In the 2024 Jammu and Kashmir Assembly election, Kokernag is scheduled to vote on Wednesday, September 18, 2024 and the counting of votes is scheduled for Tuesday, October 8, 2024.
Location
The geographic coordinates of Kokernag Assembly constituency are: 33°38'49.2"N 75°24'28.8"E. This constituency falls in Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir. Kokernag shares its borders with four other Assembly constituencies. Other Jammu and Kashmir Assembly constituencies adjacent to Kokernag are: Pahalgam, Inderwal, Dooru, Shangus-Anantnag East. This constituency shares borders with .
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Map location of 42. Kokernag Assembly constituency in Jammu and Kashmir (Image: News18 Elections)
There were a total of 91,039 registered voters on the electoral rolls for the 2024 Assembly election in Kokernag Assembly constituency, of which 97,558 were male, 44,466 female and 3 of the third gender.
The electorate gender ratio (number of female voters per 1000 male voters) in this constituency in 2024 was 888.08.
Poll dates
Kokernag Assembly constituency went to the polls in Phase 1 of the 2024 Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections on Wednesday, September 18, 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 42. Kokernag Assembly constituency covers the following areas of Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir: Larnoo Tehsil, Kokernag Tehsil (Part) – Kokernag Tehsil excluding Bahie, Ohi Bumdoora,, Akingam, Sagam and Nagam PCs and Shangus Tehsil (Part) – Chaklipora, Chittergul and Uttrusoo 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 Kokernag constituency was 62.25%.