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    Budgam

    Assembly Constituency, Jammu and Kashmir

    27. Budgam (Badgam) 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 Budgam district of Jammu and Kashmir. The reservation status of this constituency is: General. 27. Budgam Assembly constituency is part of the 1. Baramulla (General) Lok Sabha constituency. In the 2024 Jammu and Kashmir Assembly election, Budgam 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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    Location

    The geographic coordinates of Budgam Assembly constituency are: 34°02'38.4"N 74°41'52.8"E. This constituency falls in Budgam district of Jammu and Kashmir. Budgam shares its borders with six other Assembly constituencies. Other Jammu and Kashmir Assembly constituencies adjacent to Budgam are: Beerwah, Central Shalteng, Channapora, Chadoora, Chrar-i-Sharief, Khansahib. This constituency shares borders with .
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    Map location of 27. Budgam Assembly constituency in Jammu and Kashmir (Image: News18 Elections)

    2024

    Budgam Assembly election results

    PartyParty votes polledVotes %Candidate name
    NC36,01054.52%
    Omar Abdullah
    Winner
    Margin :18,485 (27.99%)
    Winner
    NOTA1,7572.66%None of the Above
    IND3,3585.08%Mehraj Ud Din Ganayee
    JKPDFS3,3655.09%Nisar Ahmad Pal
    JKANC5240.79%Aga Syed Ahmad Moosvi
    PDP17,52526.53%Aga Syed Muntazir Mehdi
    SP2560.39%Gazanfar Maqbool Shah
    IND1,6742.53%Mukhtar Ahmad Dar
    IND1,5832.4%Nazir Ahmad Wani

    Demographic profile

    There were a total of 1,25,266 registered voters on the electoral rolls for the 2024 Assembly election in Budgam Assembly constituency, of which 1,22,138 were male, 62,081 female and 4 of the third gender.

    The electorate gender ratio (number of female voters per 1000 male voters) in this constituency in 2024 was 876.89.

    Poll dates

    Budgam 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 27. Budgam Assembly constituency covers the following areas of Budgam district of Jammu and Kashmir: Narbal Tehsil (Part) - Narbal Tehsil excluding Kawoosa Jager and Kawoosa Khalisa PCs and Budgam Tehsil (Part) – Budgam Tehsil excluding Ichkoot and Gudsathoo 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 Budgam constituency was 52.27%.
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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

    27. Budgam


    CONSTITUENCY DETAILS
    Reservation status :General
    State :Jammu and Kashmir
    District(s) :Budgam
    Region (India) :North
    Region (State) :Kashmir
    Lok Sabha constituency :Baramulla
    Alternate name :Badgam
    2024 ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS
    Voter turnout (%) :52.27
    Total voters :1,25,266
    Male voters :63,181
    Female voters :62,081
    Third gender voters :4
    Electorate gender ratio :982.59
    Poll phase :2
    Poll date :September 25, 2024
    Results (Counting of votes) :October 8, 2024
    Number of candidates :8