Over 17.80 lakh voters will decide the fate of 22 candidates contesting from 5-Jammu Parliamentary Constituency in the second phase of Lok Sabha polls to be held on April 26.
The Jammu parliamentary constituency is spread over 18 Assembly segments in four districts including Reasi, Samba, Jammu, and Rajouri. According to the figures provided by the office of Returning Officer 5-Jammu Parliamentary Constituency, there are 17,80,835 registered voters in Jammu PC including 9,21,095 male, 8,59,712 female, and 28 transgender electors. Among these 37,822 (37,025 male and 797 female) are service voters.
The Election Commission of India (ECI) has set up 2416 polling stations across the constituency including 18 Green Polling Stations, 46 Pink Polling Stations, and 18 PwD manned polling stations.
Reasi district with three Assembly Constituencies, including Reasi and Shri Mata Vaishno Devi, has 23,52,62 voters including 12,33,23 male, 11,19,36 female, and three transgender voters. Among these 1393 are service voters. Samba district, comprising three Assembly Constituencies including Ramgrah, Samba, and Vijaypur has 2,59,198 voters, including 1,32,861 male, 1,26,336 female, and one transgender voter.
Similarly, Jammu district, comprising 11 Assembly Constituencies has 11,89,389 electors, including 6,13,988 male, 5,75,378 female, and 23 transgender voters. Lastly, Rajouri district with only Kalakote-Sunderbani Assembly Constituency falling in Jammu PC has 96,986 voters including 1845 service voters. The RS Pura-Jammu South Assembly Constituency has the highest number of 1,24,744 voters whereas Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Assembly segment of Reasi district has the lowest number of 55,737 voters.
The stakes are high as voters get ready to cast their ballots and shape the future representation for the Jammu Lok Sabha seat with their decision.
