Nowshera

Assembly Constituency, Jammu and Kashmir

84. Nowshera (Naushera) 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 Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir. The reservation status of this constituency is: General. 84. Nowshera Assembly constituency is part of the 3. Anantnag-Rajouri (General) Lok Sabha constituency. In the 2024 Jammu and Kashmir Assembly election, Nowshera is scheduled to vote on Wednesday, September 25, 2024 and the counting of votes is scheduled for Tuesday, October 8, 2024.

Location

The geographic coordinates of Nowshera Assembly constituency are: 33°09'10.8"N 74°12'57.6"E. This constituency falls in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir. Nowshera shares its borders with three other Assembly constituencies. Other Jammu and Kashmir Assembly constituencies adjacent to Nowshera are: Rajouri, Kalakote-Sunderbani, Chhamb. This constituency shares borders with Pakistan Occupied Kashmir.
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Map location of 84. Nowshera Assembly constituency in Jammu and Kashmir (Image: News18 Elections)

2024

Nowshera Assembly election results

PartyParty votes polledVotes %Candidate name
NC35,06954.16%
Surinder Kumar Choudhary
Winner
Margin :7,819 (12.08%)
Winner
NOTA2220.34%None of the Above
IND3260.5%Shiv Dev Sharma
PDP4250.66%Haq Nawaz
BJP27,25042.09%Ravinder Raina
BSP1,4562.25%Manohar Singh

Demographic profile

There were a total of 85,248 registered voters on the electoral rolls for the 2024 Assembly election in Nowshera Assembly constituency, of which 1,42,410 were male, 41,235 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 881.72.

Poll dates

Nowshera 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.

Extent

According the latest delimitation documents, the extent of 84. Nowshera Assembly constituency covers the following areas of Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir: Qila Darhal, Beri Pattan and Nowshera Tehsils.)

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 Nowshera constituency was 73.05%.
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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

84. Nowshera


CONSTITUENCY DETAILS
Reservation status :General
State :Jammu and Kashmir
District(s) :Rajouri
Region (India) :North
Region (State) :Jammu
Lok Sabha constituency :Anantnag-Rajouri
Alternate name :Naushera
2024 ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS
Voter turnout (%) :73.05
Total voters :85,248
Male voters :44,010
Female voters :41,235
Third gender voters :3
Electorate gender ratio :936.95
Poll phase :2
Poll date :September 25, 2024
Results (Counting of votes) :October 8, 2024
Number of candidates :5