Udhampur Lok Sabha constituency explained

Type:LS
Udhampur
Union Territory:Jammu and Kashmir
Established:1957
Electors:16,23,195[1]
Reservation:None
Mp:Jitendra Singh
Party:Bharatiya Janata Party
Latest Election Year:2024

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.

Assembly segments

Following is the list of Legislative Assembly Constituencies that fall under Udhampur Lok Sabha in the of Jammu and Kashmir after delimitation was undertaken in 2022.[2] [3] [4]

AC No.AC Name District
48InderwalKishtwar
49Kishtwar
50Padder-Nagseni
51Bhadarwah
52Doda
53Doda West
54RambanRamban
55Banihal
59Udhampur West
60Udhampur East
61
62Ramnagar (SC)
63BaniKathua
64Billawar
65
66
67Kathua (SC)
68

Members of Parliament

YearWinnerParty
1957Inderjit Malhotra
1967Karan Singh
1968^G S Brigadier
1971Karan Singh
1977
1980Indian National Congress (Urs)
1984Girdhari Lal DograIndian National Congress
1989Dharam Paul
1996Chaman Lal Gupta
1998
1999
2004Chaudhary Lal Singh
2009
2014Dr. Jitendra Singh
2019
2024
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Election results

2004

See also

References

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Notes and References

  1. https://elections24.eci.gov.in/docs/WYKXFehhEH.pdf
  2. Web site: Notification by Delimitation Commission . https://web.archive.org/web/20221017204253/https://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/2022/235556.pdf . 17 October 2022 . egazette.nic.in.
  3. Web site: Final Delimitation Order . https://web.archive.org/web/20220924222358/https://ceojk.nic.in/pdf/Delimitation/English%20Final%20JK.pdf . 24 September 2022 . Jammu and Kashmir CEO.
  4. Web site: Constituency map . https://web.archive.org/web/20230524150644/https://ceojk.nic.in/pdf/J&K%20AC%20map%20new.pdf . 24 May 2023 . Jammu and Kashmir CEO.