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    Jammu North

    Assembly Constituency, Jammu and Kashmir

    79. Jammu North 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 Jammu district of Jammu and Kashmir. The reservation status of this constituency is: General. 79. Jammu North Assembly constituency is part of the 5. Jammu (General) Lok Sabha constituency. In the 2024 Jammu and Kashmir Assembly election, Jammu North 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 Jammu North Assembly constituency are: 32°48'32.4"N 74°49'12.0"E. This constituency falls in Jammu district of Jammu and Kashmir. Jammu North shares its borders with four other Assembly constituencies. Other Jammu and Kashmir Assembly constituencies adjacent to Jammu North are: Marh, Nagrota, Jammu East, Jammu West. This constituency shares borders with .
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    Map location of 79. Jammu North Assembly constituency in Jammu and Kashmir (Image: News18 Elections)

    2024

    Jammu North Assembly election results

    PartyParty votes polledVotes %Candidate name
    BJP47,21963.66%
    Sham Lal Sharma
    Winner
    Margin :27,363 (36.89%)
    Winner
    NOTA3190.43%None of the Above
    NDPI1990.27%Sunita Turki
    JKDPAZ2040.28%Maheshwar Singh Manhas
    IND5600.75%Amit Kapoor
    IND610.08%Om Prakash Gupta
    NAUP1910.26%Mohit
    IND2460.33%Kushal Sharma
    IND1,1611.57%Akash Singh Slathia
    BSP5980.81%Badri Nath

    Demographic profile

    There were a total of 1,07,400 registered voters on the electoral rolls for the 2024 Assembly election in Jammu North Assembly constituency, of which 1,11,318 were male, 52,245 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 866.96.

    Poll dates

    Jammu North 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.

    Extent

    According the latest delimitation documents, the extent of 79. Jammu North Assembly constituency covers the following areas of Jammu district of Jammu and Kashmir: Jammu North Tehsil including Jammu Municipal Corporation Ward No. 37, 38, 59 to 67 Jammu Tehsil (Part) – Ward no. 34, 35, 36 and Bhalwal Tehsil (Part) – Bhalwal (Partly) and Kote 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 Jammu North constituency was 65.84%.
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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

    79. Jammu North


    CONSTITUENCY DETAILS
    Reservation status :General
    State :Jammu and Kashmir
    District(s) :Jammu
    Region (India) :North
    Region (State) :Jammu
    Lok Sabha constituency :Jammu
    2024 ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS
    Voter turnout (%) :65.84
    Total voters :1,07,400
    Male voters :55,153
    Female voters :52,245
    Third gender voters :2
    Electorate gender ratio :947.27
    Poll phase :3
    Poll date :October 1,2024
    Results (Counting of votes) :October 8, 2024
    Number of candidates :17