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{{short description|Lok Sabha constituency in Jammu and Kashmir}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=April 2018}}
'''Udhampur Lok Sabha constituency''' is one of the six [[Lok Sabha]] (parliamentary) constituencies in [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|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 district|Kishtwar]], [[Ramban district|Ramban]], [[Kathua district|Kathua]], [[Doda district|Doda]], [[Reasi district|Reasi]], and [[Udhampur district|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==
Udhampur Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following assembly segments:<ref>{{cite web | url=http://ceojammukashmir.nic.in/Constituencies.html | title=Assembly Constituencies - Corresponding Districts and Parliamentary Constituencies of Jammu and Kashmir | publisher=Chief Electoral Officer, Jammu and Kashmir | access-date=2008-10-30 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081231174529/http://ceojammukashmir.nic.in/Constituencies.html | archive-date=31 December 2008 | df=dmy-all }}</ref>
# [[Kishtwar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Kishtwar]] (assembly constituency no. 51)
# [[Inderwal (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Inderwal]] (assembly constituency no. 52)
# [[Doda (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Doda]] (assembly constituency no. 53)
# [[Bhaderwah (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Bhadarwah]] (assembly constituency no. 54)
# [[Ramban (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Ramban (SC)]] (assembly constituency no. 55)
# [[Banihal (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Banihal]] (assembly constituency no. 56)
# [[Gulabgarh (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Gulabgarh]] (assembly constituency no. 57)
# [[Reasi (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Reasi]] (assembly constituency no. 58)
# [[Gool Arnas (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Gool Arnas]] (assembly constituency no. 59)
# [[Udhampur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Udhampur]] (assembly constituency no. 60)
# [[Chanani (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Chenani (SC)]] (assembly constituency no. 61)
# [[Ramnagar (Jammu and Kashmir Assembly constituency)|Ramnagar]] (assembly constituency no. 62)
# [[Bani (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Bani]] (assembly constituency no. 63)
# [[Basohli (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Basohli]] (assembly constituency no. 64)
# [[Kathua (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Kathua]] (assembly constituency no. 65)
# [[Billawar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Billawar]] (assembly constituency no. 66)
# [[Hiranagar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Hiranagar (SC)]] (assembly constituency no. 67)

==Members of Parliament==
{| class="wikitable"
! Year
! Winner
! Party
|-
|[[1957 Indian general election|1957]]
|Inderjit Malhotra
| rowspan="5" |[[Indian National Congress]]
|-
|[[1967 Indian general election|1967]]
|[[Karan Singh]]
|-
|1968^
|G S Brigadier
|-
|[[1971 Indian general election|1971]]
| rowspan="3" |[[Karan Singh]]
|-
|[[1977 Indian general election|1977]]
|-
|[[1980 Indian general election|1980]]
|[[Indian National Congress (Urs)]]
|-
|[[1984 Indian general election|1984]]
|[[Girdhari Lal Dogra]]
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|-
|1988^
|[[Bhim Singh (politician)|Bhim Singh]]
|[[Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party]]
|-
|[[1989 Indian general election|1989]]
|Dharam Paul
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|-
| colspan="3" |<small>''[[1991 Indian general election|1991]] election not held due to [[Kashmir insurgency]]''</small>
|-
|[[1996 Indian general election|1996]]
| rowspan="3" |[[Chaman Lal Gupta]]
| rowspan="3" |[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|-
|[[1998 Indian general election|1998]]
|-
|[[1999 Indian general election|1999]]
|-
|[[2004 Indian general election|2004]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Chaudhary Lal Singh]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Indian National Congress]]
|-
|[[2009 Indian general election|2009]]
|-
|[[2014 Indian general election|2014]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Jitendra Singh (BJP politician)|Dr. Jitendra Singh]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|-
|[[2019 Indian general election|2019]]
|}
^ by poll

==Election Results==
===2019 result===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2019 Indian general elections]]: [[Udhampur]]}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = [[Dr. Jitendra Singh]]
|votes = 7,24,311
|percentage = 61.38
|change = +14.60
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = [[Vikramaditya Singh (politician)|Vikramaditya Singh]]
|votes = 3,67,059
|percentage = 31.10
|change = -9.83
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Jammu & Kashmir National Panthers Party
|candidate = Harsh Dev Singh
|votes = 24,319
|percentage = 2.06
|change = -0.37
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|candidate = [[Lal Singh Chaudhary (politician)|Lal Singh]]
|party = [[Dogra Swabhiman Sangathan Party|DSSP]]
|votes = 19,049
|percentage = 1.61
|change = ----
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party
|candidate = Tilak Raj Bhagat
|votes = 16,601
|percentage = 1.41
|change = -0.17
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|party = [[None of the above|NOTA]]
|candidate = [[None of the Above]]
|votes = 7,568
|percentage = 0.64
|change = -0.37
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 3,57,252
|percentage = 30.28
|change = +24.43
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 11,82,680
|percentage = 71.01
|change = -0.05
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party
|swing = +14.60
}}
{{Election box end}}

===2014 result===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2014 Indian general elections]]: [[Udhampur]]}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = [[Dr. Jitendra Singh]]
|votes = 4,87,369
|percentage = 46.78
|change = +11.07
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = [[Ghulam Nabi Azad]]
|votes = 4,26,393
|percentage = 40.93
|change = +3.03
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party
|candidate = Mohd. Arshad Malik
|votes = 30,461
|percentage = 2.92
|change = -2.03
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Jammu & Kashmir National Panthers Party
|candidate = [[Bhim Singh (politician)|Prof. Bhim Singh]]
|votes = 25,312
|percentage = 2.43
|change = -8.93
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party
|candidate = Dharam Pal Balgotra
|votes = 16,437
|percentage = 1.58
|change = -1.93
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|party = [[Independent politician|IND.]]
|candidate = Anil Khajuria
|votes = 15,188
|percentage = 1.46
|change = --
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|party = [[None of the above|NOTA]]
|candidate = [[None of the Above]]
|votes = 10,478
|percentage = 1.01
|change = --
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|party = [[Independent politician|IND.]]
|candidate = Dr. Nazakat Hussain
|votes = 9,217
|percentage = --
|change = --
<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/lok-sabha-elections-2019/jammu-&-kashmir/udhampur-election-result-s09p05/|title=Udhampur Lok Sabha Election Results 2019 Live: Udhampur Constituency Election Results, News, Candidates, Vote Paercentage}}</ref>
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|party = [[Independent politician|IND.]]
|candidate = Bansi Lal
|votes = 7,339
|percentage = --
|change = --
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 60,976
|percentage = 5.85
|change = +3.66
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 10,41,758
|percentage = 70.91
|change = +26.03
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party
|loser = Indian National Congress
|swing = +8.86
}}
{{Election box end}}

===2004 result===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2004 Indian general elections]]: Udhampur}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = [[Ch. Lal Singh]]
|votes = 2,40,872
|percentage = 39.61
|change =
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = [[Chaman Lal Gupta]]
|votes = 1,93,697
|percentage = 31.85
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
|candidate = Khalid Najib Suharwardy
|votes = 69,971
|percentage = 11.51
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Jammu & Kashmir National Panthers Party
|candidate = [[Bhim Singh (politician)|Bhim Singh]]
|votes = 49,869
|percentage = 8.20
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party
|candidate = Jia Lal Verma
|votes = 18,974
|percentage = 3.12
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian Justice Party
|candidate = Amar Nath
|votes = 5,031
|percentage = 0.83
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Ranbir Singh
|votes = 3,968
|percentage = 0.65
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya)
|candidate = Kuldeep Kumar
|votes = 3,288
|percentage = 0.54
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Jatinder Singh
|votes = 3,288
|percentage = 0.54
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Republican Party of India
|candidate = Puran Chand
|votes = 2,579
|percentage = 0.42
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Suram Chand
|votes = 2,349
|percentage = 0.39
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Kesari Shashi Kumar
|votes = 2,179
|percentage = 0.36
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Samata Party |candidate = Bashir Ahmed Sheikh
|votes = 2,122
|percentage = 0.35
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Dev Raj
|votes = 1,858
|percentage = 0.31
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Rajinder Kumar
|votes = 1,620
|percentage = 0.27
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Sudesh Kumar Sharma
|votes = 1,499
|percentage = 0.25
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Secular Party of India
|candidate = Surjit Singh "G" Sitara
|votes = 1,391
|percentage = 0.23
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = All India Forward Bloc
|candidate = Kaloo Chowdhury
|votes = 1,371
|percentage = 0.23
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Samajwadi Party
|candidate = Surinder Singh
|votes = 1,222
|percentage = 0.20
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Sanju Gupta
|votes = 926
|percentage = 0.15
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 47,175
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 608,074
|percentage = 45.09
|change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Indian National Congress
|loser = Bharatiya Janata Party
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

==See also==
* [[Doda district]]
* [[Kathua district]]
* [[Kishtwar District|Kishtwar district]]
* [[Ramban District|Ramban district]]
* [[Reasi District|Reasi district]]
* [[Udhampur district]]
* [[List of Constituencies of the Lok Sabha]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Lok Sabha constituencies of Jammu and Kashmir}}

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[[Category:Doda district]]
[[Category:Kathua district]]
[[Category:Kishtwar district]]
[[Category:Ramban district]]
[[Category:Reasi district]]
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