Udhampur
Constituency No. 4 · General
DS
Dr. Jitendra Singh
Bharatiya Janata Party
Member of Parliament
Assembly segments in this district
- Udhampur West
- Udhampur East
- Chenani
- Ramnagar
Udhampur District
Jammu and Kashmir
Udhampur district is one of the districts of Jammu and Kashmir. Its administrative headquarters is at Udhampur. It covers 2,637 sq km and had a population of 5,54,985 at the 2011 census, a density of 210 people per square kilometre. Electorally it is covered by 1 Lok Sabha constituency and 4 assembly segments.
District Headquarters
Udhampur
Area
2,637 sq km
Population
5.55 Lakh
(2011)
Population Density
210 /km²
Literacy Rate
68.49%
Sex Ratio
870
per 1,000 males
Udhampur District Overview
Census 2011Key demographic and social figures for Udhampur district.
Total Population
5.55 Lakh
Male Population
2.97 Lakh
Female Population
2.58 Lakh
Rural Population
4.41 Lakh
Urban Population
1.14 Lakh
Scheduled Caste
1.38 Lakh
Scheduled Tribe
56,100
Literacy Rate
68.49%
Population Density
210 /km²
Sex Ratio
870
females per 1,000 males
Male literacy 78.36%Female literacy 57.01%
District Administration
Administrative structure of Udhampur district.
8
Tehsils
17
Blocks
70
Nyay Panchayats
236
Gram Panchayats
331
Villages
- Headquarters
- Udhampur
- Languages
- Dogri, Hindi, Urdu
- Census Year
- 2011
- Coordinates
- 32.93° N, 75.14° E
Lok Sabha Constituencies Covering Udhampur
(1)A district can be covered by several Lok Sabha constituencies, and a constituency can reach into more than one district.
Primary
Assembly Constituencies Covering Udhampur
(4)Assembly constituencies form the segments within Lok Sabha constituencies.
No. 59 · Udhampur
PG
Pawan Kumar Gupta
Bharatiya Janata Party
MLA
No. 60 · Udhampur
RP
Ranbir Singh Pathania
Bharatiya Janata Party
MLA
No. 61 · Udhampur
BM
Balwant Singh Mankotia
Bharatiya Janata Party
MLA
No. 62 · Udhampur
SB
Sunil Bhardwaj
Bharatiya Janata Party
MLA
Your Representatives from Udhampur
(5)Members of Parliament and of the Legislative Assembly representing Udhampur district.
- DSDr. Jitendra SinghBharatiya Janata PartyMPUdhampur · No. 4
- PGPawan Kumar GuptaBharatiya Janata PartyMLAUdhampur West · No. 59
- RPRanbir Singh PathaniaBharatiya Janata PartyMLAUdhampur East · No. 60
- BMBalwant Singh MankotiaBharatiya Janata PartyMLAChenani · No. 61
- SBSunil BhardwajBharatiya Janata PartyMLARamnagar · No. 62
Election History
Lok SabhaUdhampur · No. 4
- 202418th Lok SabhaBJPDr. Jitendra SinghVotes 5,71,076Vote share 51.28%Margin 1,24,373
- 1. Dr. Jitendra Singh · BJP5,71,076 (51.28%)
- 2. Choudhary Lal Singh · INC4,46,703 (40.11%)
- 3. Ghulam Mohd Saroori · Independent39,599 (3.56%)
- 201917th Lok SabhaBJPDr. Jitendra SinghVotes 7,24,311Vote share 61.38%Margin 3,57,252
- 1. Dr. Jitendra Singh · BJP7,24,311 (61.38%)
- 2. Vikramaditya Singh · INC3,67,059 (31.1%)
- 3. Harsh Dev Singh · Jammu & Kashmir National Panthers Party24,319 (2.06%)
- 201416th Lok SabhaBJPDr. Jitendra SinghVotes 4,87,369Vote share 46.78%Margin 60,976
- 1. Dr. Jitendra Singh · BJP4,87,369 (46.78%)
- 2. Ghulam Nabi Azad · INC4,26,393 (40.93%)
- 3. Mohd Arshad Malik · Jammu & Kashmir People's Democratic Party30,461 (2.92%)
Political Geography
Understanding the administrative and electoral structure.
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Udhampur District at a Glance
- State
- Jammu and Kashmir
- Headquarters
- Udhampur
- Area
- 2,637 sq km
- Population
- 5.55 Lakh
- Population density
- 210 per km²
- Sex ratio
- 870 per 1,000 males
- Literacy rate
- 68.49%
- Languages
- Dogri, Hindi, Urdu
- Tehsils
- 8
- Blocks
- 17
- Gram panchayats
- 236
- Villages
- 331
- Lok Sabha seats
- 1
- Assembly segments
- 4
- Census year
- 2011
Sources & data
- Census of India (2011)
- Election Commission of India
- Government of Jammu and Kashmir
Compiled from public records
Figures are as complete as the underlying records.