Udhampur Lok Sabha constituency
Udhampur Lok Sabha constituency is one of the six Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Jammu and Kashmir in northern India. The constituency covers 20,230 square kilometres of mountainous Himalayan terrain, and is comparable to the size of Israel. It is composed of the districts of Kishtwar, Ramban, Kathua, Doda, Reasi, and Udhampur. Udhampur constituency's population is over 2,400,000, and exceeds the population of New Mexico. The seat from 1967-1980 was held by Karan Singh, the former crown prince of Jammu and Kashmir.
| Udhampur | |
|---|---|
| Lok Sabha Constituency | |
| Constituency Details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | North India |
| Union Territory | Jammu and Kashmir |
| Established | 1957 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Parliament | |
| 17th Lok Sabha | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Elected year | 2019 |
Previous Assembly segments
Udhampur Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following assembly segments:[1]
- Kishtwar (assembly constituency no. 51)
- Inderwal (assembly constituency no. 52)
- Doda (assembly constituency no. 53)
- Bhadarwah (assembly constituency no. 54)
- Ramban (SC) (assembly constituency no. 55)
- Banihal (assembly constituency no. 56)
- Gulabgarh (assembly constituency no. 57)
- Reasi (assembly constituency no. 58)
- Gool Arnas (assembly constituency no. 59)
- Udhampur (assembly constituency no. 60)
- Chenani (SC) (assembly constituency no. 61)
- Ramnagar (assembly constituency no. 62)
- Bani (assembly constituency no. 63)
- Basohli (assembly constituency no. 64)
- Kathua (assembly constituency no. 65)
- Billawar (assembly constituency no. 66)
- Hiranagar (SC) (assembly constituency no. 67)
New Assembly segments
| AC No. | AC Name | District |
|---|---|---|
| 48 | Inderwal | Kishtwar |
| 49 | Kishtwar | |
| 50 | Padder-Nagseni | |
| 51 | Bhadarwah | Doda |
| 52 | Doda | |
| 53 | Doda West | |
| 54 | Ramban | Ramban |
| 55 | Banihal | |
| 59 | Udhampur West | Udhampur |
| 60 | Udhampur East | |
| 61 | Chenani | |
| 62 | Ramnagar (SC) | |
| 63 | Bani | Kathua |
| 64 | Billawar | |
| 65 | Basohli | |
| 66 | Jasrota | |
| 67 | Kathua (SC) | |
| 68 | Hiranagar | |
Members of Parliament
| Year | Winner | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Inderjit Malhotra | Indian National Congress | |
| 1967 | Karan Singh | ||
| 1968^ | G S Brigadier | ||
| 1971 | Karan Singh | ||
| 1977 | |||
| 1980 | Indian National Congress (Urs) | ||
| 1984 | Girdhari Lal Dogra | Indian National Congress | |
| 1988^ | No result[2] | ||
| 1989 | Dharam Paul | Indian National Congress | |
| 1991 | Election not held due to Kashmir insurgency | ||
| 1996 | Chaman Lal Gupta | BJP | |
| 1998 | |||
| 1999 | |||
| 2004 | Chaudhary Lal Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| 2009 | |||
| 2014 | Dr. Jitendra Singh | BJP | |
| 2019 | |||
^ by poll
Election Results
2019 result
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Dr. Jitendra Singh | 7,24,311 | 61.38 | +14.60 | |
| INC | Vikramaditya Singh | 3,67,059 | 31.10 | -9.83 | |
| JKNPP | Harsh Dev Singh | 24,319 | 2.06 | -0.37 | |
| DSSP | Lal Singh | 19,049 | 1.61 | ---- | |
| BSP | Tilak Raj Bhagat | 16,601 | 1.41 | -0.17 | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 7,568 | 0.64 | -0.37 | |
| Majority | 3,57,252 | 30.28 | +24.43 | ||
| Turnout | 11,82,680 | 71.01 | +0.10 | ||
| BJP hold | Swing | +14.60 | |||
2014 result
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Dr. Jitendra Singh | 4,87,369 | 46.78 | +11.07 | |
| INC | Ghulam Nabi Azad | 4,26,393 | 40.93 | +3.03 | |
| JKPDP | Mohd. Arshad Malik | 30,461 | 2.92 | -2.03 | |
| JKNPP | Prof. Bhim Singh | 25,312 | 2.43 | -8.93 | |
| BSP | Dharam Pal Balgotra | 16,437 | 1.58 | -1.93 | |
| IND. | Anil Khajuria | 15,188 | 1.46 | -- | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 10,478 | 1.01 | -- | |
| IND. | Dr. Nazakat Hussain | 9,217 | -- | -- | |
| IND. | Bansi Lal | 7,339 | -- | -- | |
| Majority | 60,976 | 5.85 | +3.66 | ||
| Turnout | 10,41,758 | 70.91 | +26.03 | ||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | +8.86 | |||
2004 result
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Ch. Lal Singh | 2,40,872 | 39.61 | ||
| BJP | Chaman Lal Gupta | 1,93,697 | 31.85 | ||
| JKNC | Khalid Najib Suharwardy | 69,971 | 11.51 | ||
| JKNPP | Bhim Singh | 49,869 | 8.20 | ||
| BSP | Jia Lal Verma | 18,974 | 3.12 | ||
| IJP | Amar Nath | 5,031 | 0.83 | ||
| Independent | Ranbir Singh | 3,968 | 0.65 | ||
| SJP(R) | Kuldeep Kumar | 3,288 | 0.54 | ||
| Independent | Jatinder Singh | 3,288 | 0.54 | ||
| RPI | Puran Chand | 2,579 | 0.42 | ||
| Independent | Suram Chand | 2,349 | 0.39 | ||
| Independent | Kesari Shashi Kumar | 2,179 | 0.36 | ||
| Samata Party | Bashir Ahmed Sheikh | 2,122 | 0.35 | ||
| Independent | Dev Raj | 1,858 | 0.31 | ||
| Independent | Rajinder Kumar | 1,620 | 0.27 | ||
| Independent | Sudesh Kumar Sharma | 1,499 | 0.25 | ||
| Secular Party of India | Surjit Singh "G" Sitara | 1,391 | 0.23 | ||
| AIFB | Kaloo Chowdhury | 1,371 | 0.23 | ||
| SP | Surinder Singh | 1,222 | 0.20 | ||
| Independent | Sanju Gupta | 926 | 0.15 | ||
| Majority | 47,175 | ||||
| Turnout | 608,074 | 45.09 | |||
| INC gain from BJP | Swing | ||||
See also
References
- "Assembly Constituencies - Corresponding Districts and Parliamentary Constituencies of Jammu and Kashmir". Chief Electoral Officer, Jammu and Kashmir. Archived from the original on 31 December 2008. Retrieved 30 October 2008.
- Mohd. Ayub Khan v. Prof. Bhim Singh And Others, Supreme Court Of India (Mar 14, 1996), casemine.com, retrieved 18 January 2022.
- "Udhampur Lok Sabha Election Results 2019 Live: Udhampur Constituency Election Results, News, Candidates, Vote Paercentage".
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