The JammuParliamentary constituency spread over 20 assembly segments of four districtsof Jammu, Samba, Poonch and Rajouri will go to polls in the first phase onApril 11.
According tothe figures provided by the office of chief electoral officer, J&K, thereare total 20, 00, 485 voters in the PC including 10, 38, 497 males, 9,61,960females and 28 transgender. It includes 2986 Persons with Disability (PwD) and293 marked as VVIP (Voter Verification and Information Programme) voters.
Theauthorities have set up 2740 Polling Stations at 1932 locations for the smoothconduct of elections.
The Sambadistrict with two Assembly segments of Samba and Vijaypur has 2, 04, 388electors-1, 05, 597 males, 98, 786 females and 5 transgender (TG). Italso includes 754 Persons with Disability (PWD) and 47 VVIP marked electors.The authorities have set up 295 polling stations at 196 locations in thedistrict.
The Jammudistrict with 11 Assembly segments, has a total 10, 68, 245 eligible voters, ofwhich 552577 are males, 515651 females and 17 TG voters including 2693 PwDs and136 VVIP marked voters. For these electors, 1380 polling stations have beenestablished at 816 locations.
The highestnumber of electors are registered in Gandhi Nagar AC having a total of 1, 73,284 voters – 89,796 males, 83,487 females and one transgender. For thissegment, 201 polling stations have been established at 84 locations.
The lowestnumber of voters is in Jammu-East AC having 52145 registered voters, including26321 males and 25824 females.
The assemblysegments in Jammu district are, Nagrota, Gandhi Nagar, Jammu East, Jammu West,Bishnah, R.S. Pura, Suchet Garh, Marh, Raipur-Domana, Akhnoor and Chhamb.
The borderdistrict Rajouri with 4 Assembly segments Nowshera, Darhal, Rajouriand Kalakote with 4, 20, 515 voters -2, 21, 067 males, 1, 99, 443 females and 5transgender. It also include 2809 PwD voters and 27 those marked as VVIPs. Atotal of 614 polling stations have been setup for these voters at 479locations. Rajouri AC is the largest in the district having 1, 21, 987registered voters.
With threeAssembly segments (Surankote, Mendhar and Poonch Haveli), district Poonch has3, 07, 337 eligible voters – 1,59,256 males, 1,48,080 females and one TGincluding 2986 PwD voters and 83 VVIP marked ones. The number of pollingstations established in the district is 451 at 441 locations.