The Jammu Lok Sabha constituency in Jammu and Kashmir witnessed a high-stakes election on April 26, 2024, with 28 candidates vying for the seat. The results, announced on June 4, 2024, saw Jugal Kishore Sharma of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) emerge victorious, defeating Raman Bhalla of the Indian National Congress (INC).
Won
687588 (+ 135498)
JUGAL KISHORE
Bharatiya Janata Party
Lost
552090 ( -135498)
RAMAN BHALLA
Indian National Congress
Lost
10300 ( -677288)
JAGDISH RAJ
Bahujan Samaj Party
Lost
5959 ( -681629)
SATISH POONCHI
Independent
Lost
4278 ( -683310)
ANKUR SHARMA
Ekam Sanatan Bharat Dal
Lost
4243 ( -683345)
NARESH KUMAR CHIB
Jammu & Kashmir National Panthers Party (Bhim)
Lost
3257 ( -684331)
PRINCIPAL C D SHARMA
Independent
Lost
3207 ( -684381)
KARANJIT
Independent
Lost
3177 ( -684411)
SHABER AHMED
Independent
Lost
2937 ( -684651)
SHIKHA BANDRAL
National Awami United Party
Lost
2866 ( -684722)
DR PRINCE RAINA
Independent
Lost
2618 ( -684970)
RAJ KUMAR
Independent
Lost
2226 ( -685362)
SURINDER SINGH
Independent
Lost
2068 ( -685520)
ATUL RAINA
Independent
Lost
1651 ( -685937)
RATTAN LAL
Jammu & Kashmir People Conference
Lost
1620 ( -685968)
SWAMI DIVYA NAND
Jammu and Kashmir Nationalist People’s Front
Lost
1589 ( -685999)
PERSEEN SINGH
Independent
Lost
1459 ( -686129)
NARESH KUMAR TALLA
Independent
Lost
1190 ( -686398)
GANESH CHOUDHARY
Hindustan Shakti Sena
Lost
1165 ( -686423)
VICKY KUMAR DOGRA
Independent
Lost
1059 ( -686529)
BANSI LAL
Independent
Lost
984 ( -686604)
QARI ZAHEER ABBAS BHATTI
All India Forward Bloc
4645 ( -682943)
NOTA
None of the Above
| S.N. | Candidate | Party | EVM Votes | Postal Votes | Total Votes | % of Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JUGAL KISHORE | Bharatiya Janata Party | 677571 | 10017 | 687588 | 52.8 |
| 2 | RAMAN BHALLA | Indian National Congress | 546031 | 6059 | 552090 | 42.4 |
| 3 | JAGDISH RAJ | Bahujan Samaj Party | 10253 | 47 | 10300 | 0.79 |
| 4 | SATISH POONCHI | Independent | 5948 | 11 | 5959 | 0.46 |
| 5 | ANKUR SHARMA | Ekam Sanatan Bharat Dal | 4268 | 10 | 4278 | 0.33 |
| 6 | NARESH KUMAR CHIB | Jammu & Kashmir National Panthers Party (Bhim) | 4231 | 12 | 4243 | 0.33 |
| 7 | PRINCIPAL C D SHARMA | Independent | 3256 | 1 | 3257 | 0.25 |
| 8 | KARANJIT | Independent | 3199 | 8 | 3207 | 0.25 |
| 9 | SHABER AHMED | Independent | 3174 | 3 | 3177 | 0.24 |
| 10 | SHIKHA BANDRAL | National Awami United Party | 2932 | 5 | 2937 | 0.23 |
| 11 | DR PRINCE RAINA | Independent | 2863 | 3 | 2866 | 0.22 |
| 12 | RAJ KUMAR | Independent | 2611 | 7 | 2618 | 0.2 |
| 13 | SURINDER SINGH | Independent | 2216 | 10 | 2226 | 0.17 |
| 14 | ATUL RAINA | Independent | 2063 | 5 | 2068 | 0.16 |
| 15 | RATTAN LAL | Jammu & Kashmir People Conference | 1650 | 1 | 1651 | 0.13 |
| 16 | SWAMI DIVYA NAND | Jammu and Kashmir Nationalist People’s Front | 1618 | 2 | 1620 | 0.12 |
| 17 | PERSEEN SINGH | Independent | 1587 | 2 | 1589 | 0.12 |
| 18 | NARESH KUMAR TALLA | Independent | 1458 | 1 | 1459 | 0.11 |
| 19 | GANESH CHOUDHARY | Hindustan Shakti Sena | 1187 | 3 | 1190 | 0.09 |
| 20 | VICKY KUMAR DOGRA | Independent | 1163 | 2 | 1165 | 0.09 |
| 21 | BANSI LAL | Independent | 1051 | 8 | 1059 | 0.08 |
| 22 | QARI ZAHEER ABBAS BHATTI | All India Forward Bloc | 983 | 1 | 984 | 0.08 |
| 23 | NOTA | None of the Above | 4631 | 14 | 4645 | 0.36 |
| Total | 1285944 | 16232 | 1302176 |
In HIndi
लोक सभा निर्वाचन क्षेत्रों के लिए आम चुनाव: रुझान और परिणाम जून-2024
लोक सभा क्षेत्र 5 – जम्मू (जम्मू – कश्मीर)
विजयी
687588 (+ 135498)
जुगल किशोर
भारतीय जनता पार्टी
हारा
552090 ( -135498)
रमन भल्ला
इंडियन नेशनल काँग्रेस
हारा
10300 ( -677288)
जगदीश राज
बहुजन समाज पार्टी
हारा
5959 ( -681629)
सतीश पुंछी
निर्दलीय
हारा
4278 ( -683310)
अंकुर शर्मा
एकम सनातन भारत दल
हारा
4243 ( -683345)
नरेश कुमार चिब
जम्मू एण्ड कश्मीर नेशनल पैंथर्स पार्टी (भीम)
हारा
3257 ( -684331)
प्रिंसिपल सी डी शर्मा
निर्दलीय
हारा
3207 ( -684381)
करणजीत
निर्दलीय
हारा
3177 ( -684411)
शबीर अहमद
निर्दलीय
हारा
2937 ( -684651)
शिखा बंद्राल
नेशनल आवामी यूनाईटेड पार्टी
हारा
2866 ( -684722)
डॉ. प्रिंस रैना
निर्दलीय
हारा
2618 ( -684970)
राज कुमार
निर्दलीय
हारा
2226 ( -685362)
सुरिंदर सिंह
निर्दलीय
हारा
2068 ( -685520)
अतुल रैना
निर्दलीय
हारा
1651 ( -685937)
रतन लाल
जम्मू एण्ड कश्मीर पीपुल्स कांफ्रेस
हारा
1620 ( -685968)
स्वामी दिव्या नंद
जम्मू और कश्मीर नेशनलिस्ट पीपुल्स फ्रंट
हारा
1589 ( -685999)
परसीन सिंह
निर्दलीय
हारा
1459 ( -686129)
नरेश कुमार तल्ला
निर्दलीय
हारा
1190 ( -686398)
गणेश चौधरी
हिन्दुस्तान शक्ति सेना
हारा
1165 ( -686423)
विक्की कुमार डोगरा
निर्दलीय
हारा
1059 ( -686529)
बंसी लाल
निर्दलीय
हारा
984 ( -686604)
कारी जहीर अब्बास भट्टी
ऑल इण्डिया फॉरवार्ड ब्लॉक
4645 ( -682943)
NOTA
इनमें से कोई नहीं
| क्रम संख्या. | अभ्यर्थी | दल का नाम | ई.वी.एम. मत | डाक द्वारा मत | कुल मत | % मत |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | जुगल किशोर | भारतीय जनता पार्टी | 677571 | 10017 | 687588 | 52.8 |
| 2 | रमन भल्ला | इंडियन नेशनल काँग्रेस | 546031 | 6059 | 552090 | 42.4 |
| 3 | जगदीश राज | बहुजन समाज पार्टी | 10253 | 47 | 10300 | 0.79 |
| 4 | सतीश पुंछी | निर्दलीय | 5948 | 11 | 5959 | 0.46 |
| 5 | अंकुर शर्मा | एकम सनातन भारत दल | 4268 | 10 | 4278 | 0.33 |
| 6 | नरेश कुमार चिब | जम्मू एण्ड कश्मीर नेशनल पैंथर्स पार्टी (भीम) | 4231 | 12 | 4243 | 0.33 |
| 7 | प्रिंसिपल सी डी शर्मा | निर्दलीय | 3256 | 1 | 3257 | 0.25 |
| 8 | करणजीत | निर्दलीय | 3199 | 8 | 3207 | 0.25 |
| 9 | शबीर अहमद | निर्दलीय | 3174 | 3 | 3177 | 0.24 |
| 10 | शिखा बंद्राल | नेशनल आवामी यूनाईटेड पार्टी | 2932 | 5 | 2937 | 0.23 |
| 11 | डॉ. प्रिंस रैना | निर्दलीय | 2863 | 3 | 2866 | 0.22 |
| 12 | राज कुमार | निर्दलीय | 2611 | 7 | 2618 | 0.2 |
| 13 | सुरिंदर सिंह | निर्दलीय | 2216 | 10 | 2226 | 0.17 |
| 14 | अतुल रैना | निर्दलीय | 2063 | 5 | 2068 | 0.16 |
| 15 | रतन लाल | जम्मू एण्ड कश्मीर पीपुल्स कांफ्रेस | 1650 | 1 | 1651 | 0.13 |
| 16 | स्वामी दिव्या नंद | जम्मू और कश्मीर नेशनलिस्ट पीपुल्स फ्रंट | 1618 | 2 | 1620 | 0.12 |
| 17 | परसीन सिंह | निर्दलीय | 1587 | 2 | 1589 | 0.12 |
| 18 | नरेश कुमार तल्ला | निर्दलीय | 1458 | 1 | 1459 | 0.11 |
| 19 | गणेश चौधरी | हिन्दुस्तान शक्ति सेना | 1187 | 3 | 1190 | 0.09 |
| 20 | विक्की कुमार डोगरा | निर्दलीय | 1163 | 2 | 1165 | 0.09 |
| 21 | बंसी लाल | निर्दलीय | 1051 | 8 | 1059 | 0.08 |
| 22 | कारी जहीर अब्बास भट्टी | ऑल इण्डिया फॉरवार्ड ब्लॉक | 983 | 1 | 984 | 0.08 |
| 23 | NOTA | इनमें से कोई नहीं | 4631 | 14 | 4645 | 0.36 |
| कुल | 1285944 | 16232 | 1302176 |
Key Candidates:
Jugal Kishore Sharma (BJP): Sharma has been a member of parliament since 2014 in Jammu. He has a strong grassroots presence and has been actively campaigning in the constituency, focusing on issues related to development and infrastructure.
Raman Bhalla (INC): Bhalla is a veteran politician and a member of the INC. He has been actively campaigning in the Jammu constituency, focusing on issues related to the rights of the people of Jammu and Kashmir.
Jagdish Raj (BSP): Raj is a member of the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) and has been actively campaigning in the Jammu constituency, focusing on issues related to the rights of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes.
Factors Influencing the Outcome:
Voter Turnout: The voter turnout in Jammu was 72.22%, which is higher than the national average. This indicates a strong engagement from the electorate, which could have influenced the outcome.
Demographic Shifts: Jammu’s demographics have been shifting, with a growing population of young voters and a significant presence of the Hindu community. This shift has influenced the political landscape, with parties adapting their strategies to cater to these groups.
Implications for Local, State, and National Politics:
Local Politics: Sharma’s victory significantly boosts the BJP in Jammu and Kashmir. It reinforces the party’s influence in the region and showcases the electorate’s faith in his leadership.
State Politics: The result has implications for the INC’s future in Jammu and Kashmir. The party’s loss in Jammu could impact its ability to maintain its presence in the state assembly.
National Politics: The outcome of the Jammu election is significant in national politics. It highlights the importance of local issues and the need for parties to adapt their strategies to cater to the diverse demographics of different constituencies.
Conclusion:
The Jammu Lok Sabha election result in 2024 is a significant development in Indian politics. Jugal Kishore Sharma’s victory and the performance of other candidates highlight the importance of local issues and demographic shifts in shaping the political landscape. As we reflect on the results, engaging with the insights and trends from this election is essential.
