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{{Short description|Lok Sabha constituency in Jammu and Kashmir}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=April 2018}}
{{Infobox Indian constituency
| type = LS
| name = Udhampur <Br>{{Small|JK-4}}
| state = 
| union_territory = [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]]
| map_image = {{Maplink|frame=yes|plain=y|frame-width=300|frame-height=300|frame-align=center|type=shape|from=Lok Sabha constituencies/2019/Jammu and Kashmir/Udhampur.map}}
| map_caption = Interactive Map Outlining Udhampur Lok Sabha constituency
| established = 1957
| electors = 16,23,195<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://elections24.eci.gov.in/docs/WYKXFehhEH.pdf | title=EC releases absolute number of voters for all completed phases | website=elections24.eci.gov.in | publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] | date=2024-05-25}}</ref>
| reservation = None
| incumbent_image = Jitendra Singh.jpg
| mp = [[Jitendra Singh (BJP politician)|Jitendra Singh]]
| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| latest_election_year = 2024
}}
'''Udhampur Lok Sabha constituency''' is one of the six [[Lok Sabha]] (parliamentary) constituencies in [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]] in northern [[India]]. The constituency covers 20,230 square kilometres of mountainous Himalayan terrain, and is comparable to the size of Israel. It is composed of the districts of [[Kishtwar district|Kishtwar]], [[Ramban district|Ramban]], [[Kathua district|Kathua]], [[Doda district|Doda]], and [[Udhampur district|Udhampur]]. Udhampur constituency's population is over 2,400,000, and exceeds the population of New Mexico. The seat from 1967 to 1980 was held by [[Karan Singh]], the former crown prince of Jammu and Kashmir.

==Assembly segments==
Following is the list of Legislative Assembly Constituencies that fall under Udhampur Lok Sabha in the  of Jammu and Kashmir after delimitation was undertaken in 2022.<ref>{{cite web |title=Notification by Delimitation Commission |url=https://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/2022/235556.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221017204253/https://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/2022/235556.pdf |archive-date=17 October 2022 |website=egazette.nic.in}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Final Delimitation Order |url=https://ceojk.nic.in/pdf/Delimitation/English%20Final%20JK.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220924222358/https://ceojk.nic.in/pdf/Delimitation/English%20Final%20JK.pdf |archive-date=24 September 2022 |website=Jammu and Kashmir CEO}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Constituency map |url=https://ceojk.nic.in/pdf/J&K%20AC%20map%20new.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230524150644/https://ceojk.nic.in/pdf/J&K%20AC%20map%20new.pdf |archive-date=24 May 2023 |website=Jammu and Kashmir CEO}}</ref>
{{static row numbers}}
{| class="wikitable"
! AC No.
! AC Name 
! District
!Member
! colspan="2"|Party 
|-
|48
|[[Inderwal Assembly constituency|Inderwal]]
| rowspan="3" |[[Kishtwar district|Kishtwar]]
|[[Payare Lal Sharma]]
| style="background-color: {{party color|Independent (politician)}}" |
|[[Independent (politician)|IND]]
|-
|49
|[[Kishtwar Assembly constituency|Kishtwar]]
|[[Shagun Parihar]]
| style="background-color: {{party color|BJP}}" |
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
|-
|50
|[[Padder-Nagseni Assembly constituency|Padder-Nagseni]]
|[[Sunil Kumar Sharma (Jammu and Kashmir)|Sunil Kumar Sharma]]
| style="background-color: {{party color|BJP}}" |
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
|-
|51
|[[Bhaderwah Assembly constituency|Bhadarwah]]
| rowspan="3" |[[Doda district|Doda]] 
|[[Daleep Singh Parihar]]
| style="background-color: {{party color|BJP}}" |
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
|-
|52
|[[Doda Assembly constituency|Doda]]
|[[Mehraj Malik]]
| style="background-color: {{party color|Aam Aadmi Party}}" |
|[[Aam Aadmi Party|AAP]]
|-
|53
|[[Doda West Assembly constituency|Doda West]]
|[[Shakti Raj]]
| style="background-color: {{party color|BJP}}" |
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
|-
|54
|[[Ramban Assembly constituency|Ramban]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Ramban district|Ramban]]
|[[Arjun Singh Raju]]
| style="background-color: {{party color|Jammu & Kashmir National Conference}}" |
|[[Jammu & Kashmir National Conference|JKNC]]
|-
|55
|[[Banihal Assembly constituency|Banihal]]
|[[Sajad Shaheen]]
| style="background-color: {{party color|Jammu & Kashmir National Conference}}" |
|[[Jammu & Kashmir National Conference|JKNC]]
|-
|59
|[[Udhampur West Assembly constituency|Udhampur West]]
| rowspan="4" |[[Udhampur district|Udhampur]] 
|[[Pawan Kumar Gupta]]
| style="background-color: {{party color|BJP}}" |
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
|-
|60
|[[Udhampur East Assembly constituency|Udhampur East]]
|[[Ranbir Singh Pathania]]
| style="background-color: {{party color|BJP}}" |
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
|-
|61
|[[Chanani Assembly constituency|Chenani]] 
|[[Balwant Singh Mankotia]]
| style="background-color: {{party color|BJP}}" |
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
|-
|62
|[[Ramnagar (Jammu and Kashmir Assembly constituency)|Ramnagar]] (SC)
|[[Sunil Bhardwaj]]
| style="background-color: {{party color|BJP}}" |
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
|-
|63
|[[Bani Assembly constituency|Bani]]
| rowspan="6" |[[Kathua district|Kathua]]
|[[Rameshwar Singh (politician)|Rameshwar Singh]]
|style="background-color:{{party color|Independent (politician)}}" |
|[[Independent (politician)|IND]]
|-
|64
|[[Billawar Assembly constituency|Billawar]]
|[[Satish Kumar Sharma (politician)|Satish Kumar Sharma]]
|bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
|-
|65
|[[Basohli Assembly constituency|Basohli]] 
|[[Darshan Kumar (politician)|Darshan Kumar]]
|bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
|-
|66
|[[Jasrota Assembly constituency|Jasrota]] 
|[[Rajiv Jasrotia]]
|bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
|-
|67
|[[Kathua Assembly constituency|Kathua]] (SC)
|[[Bharat Bhushan (politician)|Bharat Bhushan]]
|bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
|-
|68
|[[Hiranagar Assembly constituency|Hiranagar]] 
|[[Vijay Kumar (politician)|Vijay Kumar]]
|bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
|-
|}

== Members of Parliament ==
{| class="wikitable sortable" 
! Year
! Winner
! colspan="2" |Party
|-
|[[1957 Indian general election|1957]]
|Inderjit Malhotra
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=5}}
|-
|[[1967 Indian general election|1967]]
|[[Karan Singh]]
|-
|1968^
|G. S. Brigadier
|-
|[[1971 Indian general election|1971]]
| rowspan="3" |[[Karan Singh]]
|-
|[[1977 Indian general election|1977]]
|-
|[[1980 Indian general election|1980]]
| rowspan="1" style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress (U)}}" |
|[[Indian National Congress (U)]]
|-
|[[1984 Indian general election|1984]]
|[[Girdhari Lal Dogra]]
| rowspan="2" style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
|rowspan=2|[[Indian National Congress]]
|-
|[[1989 Indian general election|1989]]
|Dharam Paul
|-
|[[1996 Indian general election|1996]]
| rowspan="3" |[[Chaman Lal Gupta]]
| {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party|rowspan=3}}
|-
|[[1998 Indian general election|1998]]
|-
|[[1999 Indian general election|1999]]
|-
|[[2004 Indian general election|2004]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Chaudhary Lal Singh]]
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=2}}
|-
|[[2009 Indian general election|2009]]
|-
|[[2014 Indian general election|2014]]
| rowspan="3" |[[Jitendra Singh (BJP politician)|Jitendra Singh]]
| {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party|rowspan=3}}
|-
|[[2019 Indian general election|2019]]
|-
|[[2024 Indian general election|2024]]
|}
^ by poll

==Election results==
===2024===
{{Election box begin | title=[[Next Indian general election|2024 Indian general election]]: [[Udhampur]]<ref name=election2024>{{cite web |url=https://results.eci.gov.in/PcResultGenJune2024/candidateswise-U084.htm|title=Jammu & Kashmir 2024 |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]}}</ref><ref name="2024 Loksabha Elections Results - UDHAMPUR">{{cite news |last1=Election Commission of India |title=2024 Loksabha Elections Results - UDHAMPUR |url=https://results.eci.gov.in/PcResultGenJune2024/candidateswise-U084.htm |access-date=22 July 2024 |date=4 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240722125127/https://results.eci.gov.in/PcResultGenJune2024/candidateswise-U084.htm |archive-date=22 July 2024}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
 |candidate  = [[Jitendra Singh (politician, born 1956)|Jitendra Singh]]
 |party      = Bharatiya Janata Party
 |votes      = 5,71,076
 |percentage = 51.28
 |change     = {{decrease}}10.10
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
 |candidate  = [[Chaudhary Lal Singh]]
 |party      = Indian National Congress
 |votes      = 4,46,703
 |percentage = 40.11
 |change     = {{increase}}9.01
}}
{{Election box candidate |
 |candidate  = [[G. M. Saroori]]
 |party      = [[Democratic Progressive Azad Party|DPAP]]
 |votes      = 39,599
 |percentage = 3.56
 |change     = ''New''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link |
  |party      = None of the above
  |candidate  = [[None of the Above]]
  |votes      = 12,938
  |percentage = 1.16
  |change     = {{increase}}0.52
}}
{{Election box majority|
   |votes      = 1,24,373
   |percentage = 11.17
   |change     = {{decrease}}19.11
}}
{{Election box turnout|
   |votes      = 11,13,696
   |percentage = 68.27
   |change     = {{decrease}}2.74
 }}
{{Election box hold with party link|
   |winner     = Bharatiya Janata Party
   |swing      = {{decrease}}10.10
 }}
{{Election box end}}
{{notelist}}

===2019===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2019 Indian general elections]]: [[Udhampur]]}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
 |party      = Bharatiya Janata Party
 |candidate  = [[Jitendra Singh (politician, born 1956)|Jitendra Singh]]
 |votes      = 7,24,311
 |percentage = 61.38
 |change     = {{increase}}14.60
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
 |party      = Indian National Congress
 |candidate  = [[Vikramaditya Singh (politician, born 1964)|Vikramaditya Singh]]
 |votes      = 3,67,059
 |percentage = 31.10
 |change     = {{decrease}}9.83
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
 |party      = Jammu & Kashmir National Panthers Party
 |candidate  = Harsh Dev Singh
 |votes      = 24,319
 |percentage = 2.06
 |change     = {{decrease}}0.37
}}
{{Election box candidate|
  |candidate  = [[Lal Singh Chaudhary (politician)|Chaudhary Lal Singh]]
  |party      = DSSP
  |votes      = 19,049
  |percentage = 1.61
  |change     = ''New''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Bahujan Samaj Party
  |candidate  = Tilak Raj Bhagat
  |votes      = 16,601
  |percentage = 1.41
  |change     = {{decrease}}0.17
}}
{{Election box candidate|
  |party      = [[None of the above|NOTA]]
  |candidate  = [[None of the Above]]
  |votes      = 7,568
  |percentage = 0.64
  |change     = {{decrease}}0.37
}}
{{Election box majority|
  |votes      = 3,57,252
  |percentage = 30.28
  |change     = {{increase}}24.43
}}
{{Election box turnout|
  |votes      = 11,82,680
  |percentage = 71.01
  |change     = {{increase}}0.10
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
   |winner    = Bharatiya Janata Party
   |swing     = {{increase}}14.60
}}
{{Election box end}}

===2014===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2014 Indian general elections]]: [[Udhampur]]}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
 |party        = Bharatiya Janata Party
 |candidate    = [[Jitendra Singh (politician, born 1956)|Jitendra Singh]]
 |votes        = 4,87,369
 |percentage   = 46.78
 |change       = {{increase}}11.07
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
 |party        = Indian National Congress
 |candidate    = [[Ghulam Nabi Azad]]
 |votes        = 4,26,393
 |percentage   = 40.93
 |change       = {{increase}}3.03
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
 |party        = Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party
 |candidate    = Mohd. Arshad Malik
 |votes        = 30,461
 |percentage   = 2.92
 |change       = {{decrease}}2.03
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
 |party        = Jammu & Kashmir National Panthers Party
 |candidate    = [[Bhim Singh (politician)|Bhim Singh]]
 |votes        = 25,312
 |percentage   = 2.43
 |change       = {{decrease}}8.93
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
 |party        = Bahujan Samaj Party
 |candidate    = Dharam Pal Balgotra
 |votes        = 16,437
 |percentage   = 1.58
 |change       = {{decrease}}1.93
}}
{{Election box candidate|
  |party      = [[Independent politician|IND]]
  |candidate  = Anil Khajuria
  |votes      = 15,188
  |percentage = 1.46
  |change     = ''New''
}}
{{Election box candidate|
  |party      = [[None of the above|NOTA]]
  |candidate  = [[None of the Above]]
  |votes      = 10,478
  |percentage = 1.01
  |change     = ''New''
}}
{{Election box majority||votes=60,976|percentage=5.85|change={{increase}}3.66}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=10,41,758|percentage=70.91|change={{increase}}26.03}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
   |winner  = Bharatiya Janata Party
   |loser   = Indian National Congress
   |swing   = {{increase}}8.86
}}
{{Election box end}}

===2009===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2009 Indian general elections]]: [[Udhampur]]<ref name=election2009>{{cite web |url=https://ceojk.nic.in/Results_PE_2009.htm|title=Jammu & Kashmir 2009 |publisher=[[Election Commission of India|Chief Electoral Officer, J&K]]}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link||party=Indian National Congress|INC|candidate=[[Chaudhary Lal Singh|Ch. Lal Singh]]|votes=2,31,853|percentage=37.90|change={{decrease}}1.71}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP|candidate=[[Nirmal Kumar Singh]]|votes=2,18,459|percentage=35.71|change={{increase}}3.86}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party|JKNPP|candidate=[[Bhim Singh (politician)|Bhim Singh]]|votes=69,463|percentage=11.36|change={{increase}}3.16}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party|JKPDP|candidate=Balbir Singh|votes=30,294|percentage=4.95|change=''New''}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Bahujan Samaj Party|BSP|candidate=Rakesh Wazir|votes=21,445|percentage=3.51|change={{increase}}0.39}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Communist Party of India|candidate=Adrees Ahmad Tabbasum|votes=16,598|percentage=2.71|change=''New''}}
{{Election box majority||votes=13,394|percentage=2.19|change={{decrease}}0.06}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=13,63,060|percentage=44.90|change={{decrease}}0.19}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
   |winner  = Indian National Congress
   |loser   = Bharatiya Janata Party
   |swing   = 
}}
{{Election box end}}

===2004===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2004 Indian general elections]]: Udhampur}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
  |party      = Indian National Congress
  |candidate  = [[Ch. Lal Singh]]
  |votes      = 2,40,872
  |percentage = 39.61
  |change     = 
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Bharatiya Janata Party
  |candidate  = [[Chaman Lal Gupta]]
  |votes      = 1,93,697
  |percentage = 31.85
  |change     = 
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
  |candidate  = Khalid Najib Suharwardy
  |votes      = 69,971
  |percentage = 11.51
  |change     = 
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Jammu & Kashmir National Panthers Party
  |candidate  = [[Bhim Singh (politician)|Bhim Singh]]
  |votes      = 49,869
  |percentage = 8.20
  |change     = 
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Bahujan Samaj Party
  |candidate  = Jia Lal Verma
  |votes      = 18,974
  |percentage = 3.12
  |change     = 
}}
{{Election box majority|
   |votes      = 47,175
   |percentage = 7.76
   |change     = 
 }}
 {{Election box turnout|
   |votes      = 6,08,074
   |percentage = 45.09
   |change     = 
 }}
 {{Election box gain with party link|
   |winner     = Indian National Congress
   |loser     = Bharatiya Janata Party
 |swing      = 
 }}
{{Election box end}}

==See also==
* [[Doda district]]
* [[Kathua district]]
* [[Kishtwar District|Kishtwar district]]
* [[Ramban District|Ramban district]]
* [[Udhampur district]]
* [[List of constituencies of the Lok Sabha]]

==References==
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{{Lok Sabha constituencies of Jammu and Kashmir}}

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[[Category:Doda district]]
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[[Category:Kishtwar district]]
[[Category:Ramban district]]
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