Right to vote
Eleven Assembly Constituencies (ACs) of district Jammu are all set for polls with over 12 lakh voters going to exercise their right to franchise.
The district comprises eleven Assembly Constituencies namely Bishnah (SC), Suchetgarh (SC), R.S. Pura-Jammu South, Bahu, Jammu East, Nagrota, Jammu West, Jammu North, Marh (SC), Akhnoor (SC) and Chhamb, with a total of 12,00,977 voters; 6,19,066 male, 5,81,887 female and 24 third gender voters.
For smooth and hassle-free facilitation of voters, ECI has established 1,494 polling stations across the district with 609 urban polling stations and 885 rural polling stations.
To foster maximum voter participation and facilitate voters, dedicated polling stations have been established across district for Persons with Disabilities (PwDs), Polling booths managed by women as Pink Polling Stations, Polling Stations manned by youths, Green Polling Stations and Unique Polling Stations.
Among all the eleven Assembly Constituencies of the district, 74-R.S. Pura-Jammu South AC has highest number of 1,30,107 registered voters, comprising 67,322 males, 62,782 females and 3 transgender voters. The constituency also houses 149 polling stations, 98 urban and 51 rural for smooth and hassle free voting experience for all registered voters.
75-Bahu AC comes next with a voter population of 1,21,131, among which 61,963 are males, 59,159 females and 9 third gender voters. To facilitate the voters, 139 polling stations have been established in this constituency; 131 urban polling stations and 8 rural polling stations.
