Jammu District

Jammu and Kashmir

Jammu district is one of the districts of Jammu and Kashmir. Its administrative headquarters is at Jammu. It covers 2,342 sq km and had a population of 15,29,958 at the 2011 census, a density of 653 people per square kilometre. Electorally it is covered by 1 Lok Sabha constituency and 11 assembly segments.

District Headquarters
Jammu
Area
2,342 sq km
Population
15.30 Lakh
(2011)
Population Density
653 /km²
Literacy Rate
83.45%
Sex Ratio
880
per 1,000 males
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Jammu District Overview

Census 2011

Key demographic and social figures for Jammu district.

Total Population
15.30 Lakh
Male Population
8.14 Lakh
Female Population
7.16 Lakh
Rural Population
7.62 Lakh
Urban Population
7.68 Lakh
Scheduled Caste
3.82 Lakh
Scheduled Tribe
68,200
Literacy Rate
83.45%
Population Density
653 /km²
Sex Ratio
880
females per 1,000 males
Male literacy 89.08%Female literacy 77.13%

District Administration

Administrative structure of Jammu district.

11
Tehsils
20
Blocks
110
Nyay Panchayats
305
Gram Panchayats
862
Villages
Headquarters
Jammu
Languages
Dogri, Hindi, Punjabi, Urdu
Census Year
2011
Coordinates
32.73° N, 74.87° E

Lok Sabha Constituencies Covering Jammu

(1)

A district can be covered by several Lok Sabha constituencies, and a constituency can reach into more than one district.

Jammu

Constituency No. 5 · General
Primary
JS
Jugal Kishore Sharma
Bharatiya Janata Party
Member of Parliament
Assembly segments in this district
  • Bishnah
  • Suchetgarh
  • R.S. Pura - Jammu South
  • Bahu
  • Jammu East
  • Nagrota
  • Jammu West
  • Jammu North
  • Marh
  • Akhnoor
  • Chhamb
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Assembly Constituencies Covering Jammu

(11)

Assembly constituencies form the segments within Lok Sabha constituencies.

Suchetgarh
No. 74 · Jammu
GR
Gharu Ram
Bharatiya Janata Party
MLA
Bahu
No. 76 · Jammu
VR
Vikram Randhawa
Bharatiya Janata Party
MLA
Jammu East
No. 77 · Jammu
YS
Yudhvir Sethi
Bharatiya Janata Party
MLA
Nagrota
No. 78 · Jammu
DR
Devender Singh Rana
Bharatiya Janata Party
MLA
Jammu West
No. 79 · Jammu
AG
Arvind Gupta
Bharatiya Janata Party
MLA
Jammu North
No. 80 · Jammu
SS
Sham Lal Sharma
Bharatiya Janata Party
MLA
Marh
No. 81 · Jammu
SK
Surinder Kumar
Bharatiya Janata Party
MLA
Akhnoor
No. 82 · Jammu
ML
Mohan Lal
Bharatiya Janata Party
MLA
Chhamb
No. 83 · Jammu
SS
Satish Sharma
Independent
MLA

Your Representatives from Jammu

(12)

Members of Parliament and of the Legislative Assembly representing Jammu district.

  • JS
    Jugal Kishore Sharma
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    MP
    Jammu · No. 5
  • RK
    Rajeev Kumar
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    MLA
    Bishnah · No. 73
  • GR
    Gharu Ram
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    MLA
    Suchetgarh · No. 74
  • DR
    Dr Narinder Singh Raina
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    MLA
    R.S. Pura - Jammu South · No. 75
  • VR
    Vikram Randhawa
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    MLA
    Bahu · No. 76
  • YS
    Yudhvir Sethi
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    MLA
    Jammu East · No. 77
  • DR
    Devender Singh Rana
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    MLA
    Nagrota · No. 78
  • AG
    Arvind Gupta
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    MLA
    Jammu West · No. 79
  • SS
    Sham Lal Sharma
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    MLA
    Jammu North · No. 80
  • SK
    Surinder Kumar
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    MLA
    Marh · No. 81
  • ML
    Mohan Lal
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    MLA
    Akhnoor · No. 82
  • SS
    Satish Sharma
    Independent
    MLA
    Chhamb · No. 83

Election History

Lok Sabha

Jammu · No. 5

  1. 202418th Lok SabhaBJPJugal Kishore Sharma
    Votes 6,87,588Vote share 52.8%Margin 1,35,498
    1. 1. Jugal Kishore Sharma · BJP6,87,588 (52.8%)
    2. 2. Raman Bhalla · INC5,52,090 (42.4%)
    3. 3. Jagdish Raj · BSP10,300 (0.79%)
  2. 201917th Lok SabhaBJPJugal Kishore Sharma
    Votes 8,58,066Vote share 58.02%Margin 3,02,875
    1. 1. Jugal Kishore Sharma · BJP8,58,066 (58.02%)
    2. 2. Raman Bhalla · INC5,55,191 (37.54%)
    3. 3. Badri Nath · BSP14,276 (0.97%)
  3. 201416th Lok SabhaBJPJugal Kishore Sharma
    Votes 6,19,995Vote share 49.46%Margin 2,57,280
    1. 1. Jugal Kishore Sharma · BJP6,19,995 (49.46%)
    2. 2. Madan Lal Sharma · INC3,62,715 (28.93%)
    3. 3. Yashpal Sharma · Jammu & Kashmir People's Democratic Party1,68,554 (13.45%)

Political Geography

Understanding the administrative and electoral structure.

Jammu and Kashmir
State
Jammu
District
1 Lok Sabha
No. 5
11 Assembly
No. 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83

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Jammu District at a Glance

State
Jammu and Kashmir
Headquarters
Jammu
Area
2,342 sq km
Population
15.30 Lakh
Population density
653 per km²
Sex ratio
880 per 1,000 males
Literacy rate
83.45%
Languages
Dogri, Hindi, Punjabi, Urdu
Tehsils
11
Blocks
20
Gram panchayats
305
Villages
862
Lok Sabha seats
1
Assembly segments
11
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.
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