22. Lal Chowk 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 Srinagar district of Jammu and Kashmir. The reservation status of this constituency is: General. 22. Lal Chowk Assembly constituency is part of the 2. Srinagar (General) Lok Sabha constituency. In the 2024 Jammu and Kashmir Assembly election, Lal Chowk is scheduled to vote on Wednesday, September 25, 2024 and the counting of votes is scheduled for Tuesday, October 8, 2024.
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Unidentified people walking around clock tower in Lal Chowk. Copyright (c) 2023 zakir1346/Shutterstock.
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The Ghanta Ghar or Clock Tower at Lal Chowk, Srinagar is one of the main tourist attraction in Jammu and Kashmir, India. Copyright (c) 2024 mrinalpal/Shutterstock.
Location
The geographic coordinates of Lal Chowk Assembly constituency are: 34°03'07.2"N 74°52'44.4"E. This constituency falls in Srinagar district of Jammu and Kashmir. Lal Chowk shares its borders with seven other Assembly constituencies. Other Jammu and Kashmir Assembly constituencies adjacent to Lal Chowk are: Central Shalteng, Habbakadal, Khanyar, Hazratbal, Pampore, Chadoora, Channapora. This constituency shares borders with .
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Map location of 22. Lal Chowk Assembly constituency in Jammu and Kashmir (Image: News18 Elections)
There were a total of 1,03,784 registered voters on the electoral rolls for the 2024 Assembly election in Lal Chowk Assembly constituency, of which 1,27,060 were male, 51,854 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 906.71.
Poll dates
Lal Chowk Assembly constituency went to the polls in Phase 2 of the 2024 Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections on Wednesday, September 25, 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 22. Lal Chowk Assembly constituency covers the following areas of Srinagar district of Jammu and Kashmir: PanthaChowk Tehsil and South Srinagar Tehsil (Part) Sonwar, Maisuma, Shivpora, Kursoo Padshahi Bagh, Naursingh Garh and Barzulla 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 Lal Chowk constituency was 34.15%.