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.
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 |
---|---|---|
48 | Inderwal | Kishtwar |
49 | Kishtwar | |
50 | Padder-Nagseni | |
51 | Bhadarwah | |
52 | Doda | |
53 | Doda West | |
54 | Ramban | Ramban |
55 | Banihal | |
59 | Udhampur West | |
60 | Udhampur East | |
61 | ||
62 | Ramnagar (SC) | |
63 | Bani | Kathua |
64 | Billawar | |
65 | ||
66 | ||
67 | Kathua (SC) | |
68 | ||
Year | Winner | Party | |
---|---|---|---|
1957 | Inderjit Malhotra | ||
1967 | Karan Singh | ||
1968^ | G S Brigadier | ||
1971 | Karan Singh | ||
1977 | |||
1980 | Indian National Congress (Urs) | ||
1984 | Girdhari Lal Dogra | Indian National Congress | |
1989 | Dharam Paul | ||
1996 | Chaman Lal Gupta | ||
1998 | |||
1999 | |||
2004 | Chaudhary Lal Singh | ||
2009 | |||
2014 | Dr. Jitendra Singh | ||
2019 | |||
2024 |