8. Rafiabad 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 Baramulla district of Jammu and Kashmir. The reservation status of this constituency is: General. 8. Rafiabad Assembly constituency is part of the 1. Baramulla (General) Lok Sabha constituency. In the 2024 Jammu and Kashmir Assembly election, Rafiabad 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 Rafiabad Assembly constituency are: 34°17'49.2"N 74°20'42.0"E. This constituency falls in Baramulla district of Jammu and Kashmir. Rafiabad shares its borders with four other Assembly constituencies. Other Jammu and Kashmir Assembly constituencies adjacent to Rafiabad are: Langate, Sopore, Baramulla, Uri. This constituency shares borders with .
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Map location of 8. Rafiabad Assembly constituency in Jammu and Kashmir (Image: News18 Elections)
There were a total of 1,11,697 registered voters on the electoral rolls for the 2024 Assembly election in Rafiabad Assembly constituency, of which 1,24,305 were male, 54,601 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 881.16.
Poll dates
Rafiabad 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.
According the latest delimitation documents, the extent of 8. Rafiabad Assembly constituency covers the following areas of Baramulla district of Jammu and Kashmir: Zaingeer, Watergam, Rafiabad (Rohama) and Dangiwacha 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 Rafiabad constituency was 62.38%.