UDHAMPUR
Constituency no. 5 in Jammu and Kashmir · Lok Sabha seat contested 14 times since 1967.
Jammu and Kashmir also has an assembly constituency called UDHAMPUR. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 10 results.
Winner, 1999
Prof. Chaman Lal Gupta
BJP
Elections held
14
1967–2024
Most successful party
INC
won 7 of 14
Margin, 1999
1,18,307
29.79% of valid votes
Result, 1999
Runner-up
JKNJagjiwan Lal
- Votes
- 76,371
- Vote share
- 19.23%
- Behind by
- 1,18,307
Electors
10,16,952
Total votes polled
3,97,187
Valid votes
3,97,187
NOTA votes
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Turnout
39.1%
Full result, 1999
16 candidates · 3,97,187 valid votes
Prof. Chaman Lal GuptaBJPwon
1,94,678
49.0%
Jagjiwan LalJKN
76,371
19.2%
Balbir SinghINC
75,838
19.1%
Roop LalBSP
22,278
5.6%
Prof. Bhim SinghJKNPP
12,787
3.2%
Jagdish RajIND
5,947
1.5%
Abdul KabirSJPR
2,283
0.6%
Pardeep SinghNCP
2,131
0.5%
Kabir ShahJD(S)
1,685
0.4%
Gulam MohdRLD
623
0.2%
Dev RajIND
601
0.1%
Shashi KumarABJS
528
0.1%
Showing the top 12 of 16. The full list is in the API.
Past results
Most recent 5 of 14 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | DR JITENDRA SINGH | BJP | 5,71,076 | 51.28% | CH LAL SINGH | 1,24,373 |
| 2019 | DR. JITENDRA SINGH | BJP | 7,24,311 | 61.38% | VIKRAMADITYA SINGH | 3,57,252 |
| 2014 | DR. JITENDRA SINGH | BJP | 4,87,369 | 46.78% | GHULAM NABI AZAD | 60,976 |
| 2009 | CH. LAL SINGH | INC | 2,31,853 | 37.90% | DR. NIRMAL SINGH | 13,394 |
| 2004 | CH. LAL SINGH | INC | 2,40,872 | 39.61% | PROF. CHAMAN LAL GUPTA | 47,175 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the UDHAMPUR constituency in 2024?
DR JITENDRA SINGH (BJP) won UDHAMPUR in 2024, by a margin of 1,24,373 votes.
Which party has won UDHAMPUR the most times?
INC, with 7 of the 14 wins recorded since 1967.
How many times has UDHAMPUR gone to the polls?
14 times, from 1967 to 2024.
Who has won UDHAMPUR the most times?
KARAN SINGH, with 3 wins between 1971 and 1980.
