Pulwama

Assembly Constituency, Jammu and Kashmir

34. Pulwama 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 Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir. The reservation status of this constituency is: General. 34. Pulwama Assembly constituency is part of the 2. Srinagar (General) Lok Sabha constituency. In the 2024 Jammu and Kashmir Assembly election, Pulwama is scheduled to vote on Wednesday, September 18, 2024 and the counting of votes is scheduled for Tuesday, October 8, 2024.
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    Exterior View showing stone ruins of Avanti Swami Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Vishnu Dated 855-53 A.D. Avantipur, Pulwama District, Kashmir, India, Asia. Copyright (c) 2019 Hari Mahidhar/Shutterstock.
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    Exterior View showing stone ruins of Avanti Swami Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Vishnu Dated 855-53 A.D. Avantipur, Pulwama District, Kashmir, India, Asia. Copyright (c) 2019 Hari Mahidhar/Shutterstock.

Location

The geographic coordinates of Pulwama Assembly constituency are: 33°53'16.8"N 74°58'01.2"E. This constituency falls in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir. Pulwama shares its borders with four other Assembly constituencies. Other Jammu and Kashmir Assembly constituencies adjacent to Pulwama are: Pampore, Tral, Srigufwara-Bijbehara, Rajpora. This constituency shares borders with .
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Map location of 34. Pulwama Assembly constituency in Jammu and Kashmir (Image: News18 Elections)

2024

Pulwama Assembly election results

PartyParty votes polledVotes %Candidate name
PDP24,71648.94%
Waheed Ur Rehman Para
Winner
Margin :8,148 (16.13%)
Winner
NOTA1,0952.17%None of the Above
AAP1,2242.42%Fayaz Ahmad Sofi
IND2270.45%Asif Nabi Dar
NC16,56832.81%Mohammad Khalil Band
IND1,8333.63%Talat Majid Alie
IND1,1172.21%Sofi Mohammad Akbar
NCP4000.79%Ishtiyaq Ahmad Sheikh
RLJP2070.41%Shabir Ahmad Wani
IND3790.75%Ali Mohmmad Wani

Demographic profile

There were a total of 98,713 registered voters on the electoral rolls for the 2024 Assembly election in Pulwama Assembly constituency, of which 99,582 were male, 49,723 female and 1 of the third gender.

The electorate gender ratio (number of female voters per 1000 male voters) in this constituency in 2024 was 854.38.

Poll dates

Pulwama 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.

Extent

According the latest delimitation documents, the extent of 34. Pulwama Assembly constituency covers the following areas of Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir: Pulwama Tehsil (Part) – Pulwama Tehsil excluding Kangan, Murran, Mitrigam, Karimabad, Bunoora, Wahibugh, Parigam and Tumchi Nowpora PCs, Pulwama Municipality, Awantipora Tehsil (Part) – Awantipora Tehsil excluding Awantipora, Noorpora and Midoora 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 Pulwama constituency was 50.78%.
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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

34. Pulwama


CONSTITUENCY DETAILS
Reservation status :General
State :Jammu and Kashmir
District(s) :Pulwama
Region (India) :North
Region (State) :Kashmir
Lok Sabha constituency :Srinagar
2024 ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS
Voter turnout (%) :50.78
Total voters :98,713
Male voters :48,989
Female voters :49,723
Third gender voters :1
Electorate gender ratio :1,014.98
Poll phase :1
Poll date :September 18, 2024
Results (Counting of votes) :October 8, 2024
Number of candidates :12