Jammu (Lok Sabha constituency)
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Jammu Lok Sabha constituency is one of the six Lok Sabha
(parliamentary) constituencies in Jammu and Kashmir
state in northern India
. This constituency was created in 1967.
Lok Sabha
The Lok Sabha or House of the People is the lower house of the Parliament of India. Members of the Lok Sabha are elected by direct election under universal adult suffrage. As of 2009, there have been fifteen Lok Sabhas elected by the people of India...
(parliamentary) constituencies in Jammu and Kashmir
Jammu and Kashmir
Jammu and Kashmir is the northernmost state of India. It is situated mostly in the Himalayan mountains. Jammu and Kashmir shares a border with the states of Himachal Pradesh and Punjab to the south and internationally with the People's Republic of China to the north and east and the...
state in northern India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. This constituency was created in 1967.
Assembly segments
Jammu Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following assembly segments:- Samba (SC) (assembly constituency no. 68)
- Vijaypur (assembly constituency no. 69)
- Nagrota (assembly constituency no. 70)
- Gandhinagar (assembly constituency no. 71)
- Jammu East (assembly constituency no. 72)
- Jammu West (assembly constituency no. 73)
- Bishnah (assembly constituency no. 74)
- R S Pura (assembly constituency no. 75)
- Suchetgarh (assembly constituency no. 76)
- Marh (assembly constituency no. 77)
- Raipur Domana (assembly constituency no. 78)
- Akhnoor (assembly constituency no. 79)
- Chhamb (SC) (assembly constituency no. 80)
- Nowshehra (assembly constituency no. 81)
- Darhal (assembly constituency no. 82)
- Rajouri (assembly constituency no. 83)
- Kalakot (assembly constituency no. 84)
- Surankote (assembly constituency no. 85)
- Mendhar (assembly constituency no. 86)
- Poonch-Haveli (assembly constituency no. 87)
Members of Parliament
- 1967: I.J. Malhotra, Indian National CongressIndian National CongressThe Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...
- 1971: Inderjit Malhotra, Indian National CongressIndian National CongressThe Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...
- 1977: Thakur Baldev Singh, IndependentIndependent (politician)In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...
- 1980: Girdhari Lal Dogra, Indian National Congress - I
- 1984: Janak Rai Gupta, Indian National CongressIndian National CongressThe Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...
- 1989: Janak Rai Gupta, Indian National CongressIndian National CongressThe Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...
- 1996: Mangat Ram Sharma, Indian National CongressIndian National CongressThe Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...
- 1998: Vishno Datt SharmaVishno Datt SharmaVishnu Datt Sharma was a member of 13th Lok Sabha representing Jammu Parliamentary Constituency of Jammu & Kashmir state in India. He was also a member of Twelfth Lok Sabha during 1998-99.He was a leader of Bharatiya Janata Party....
, Bharatiya Janata PartyBharatiya Janata PartyThe Bharatiya Janata Party ,; translation: Indian People's Party) is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Indian National Congress. Established in 1980, it is India's second largest political party in terms of representation in the parliament... - 1999: Vishno Datt SharmaVishno Datt SharmaVishnu Datt Sharma was a member of 13th Lok Sabha representing Jammu Parliamentary Constituency of Jammu & Kashmir state in India. He was also a member of Twelfth Lok Sabha during 1998-99.He was a leader of Bharatiya Janata Party....
, Bharatiya Janata PartyBharatiya Janata PartyThe Bharatiya Janata Party ,; translation: Indian People's Party) is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Indian National Congress. Established in 1980, it is India's second largest political party in terms of representation in the parliament... - 2004: Madan Lal SharmaMadan Lal SharmaMadan Lal Sharma is a member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India. He represents the Jammu constituency of Jammu and Kashmir and is a member of the Indian National Congress political party.-External links:*...
, Indian National CongressIndian National CongressThe Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian... - 2009: Madan Lal SharmaMadan Lal SharmaMadan Lal Sharma is a member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India. He represents the Jammu constituency of Jammu and Kashmir and is a member of the Indian National Congress political party.-External links:*...
, Indian National CongressIndian National CongressThe Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...
See also
- Jammu districtJammu DistrictJammu District is a district in Jammu and Kashmir. Jammu is the winter capital of the state. The majority of the population of the district practise Hinduism; people of all religions, Muslims, Sikhs live in peace and harmony. Jammu is also known as city of temples with major attraction as Maa...
- Poonch district
- Rajouri districtRajouri DistrictRajouri is a district of Jammu province in the Indian-administered Kashmir. It is close to the control line and borders with Ponch to the north and Mirpur to the southwest, both of which are in Pakistan-administered Kashmir....
- Samba district
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