List of parliamentary constituencies in Jammu and Kashmir
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Lok Sabha[edit]
Current constituencies[edit]
The Lok Sabha (meaning "House of the People") is the lower house of the Parliament of India. Jammu and Kashmir state elects 6 members and they are directly elected by the state electorates of Jammu and Kashmir. Members are elected for five years. The number of seats, allocated to the state/union territory are determined by the population of the state/union territory.
Keys:
BJP (3)
JKNC (3)
Source: Parliament of India (Lok Sabha)[1]
Rajya Sabha[edit]
The Rajya Sabha (meaning the "Council of States") is the upper house of the Parliament of India. Jammu and Kashmir state elects Four members and they are indirectly elected by the state legislators of Jammu and Kashmir. The number of seats allocated to the party, are determined by the number of seats a party possesses during nomination and the party nominates a member to be voted on. Elections within the state legislatures are held using Single transferable vote with proportional representation.
Current members[edit]
Keys:
JKPDP (2)
BJP (1)
INC (1)
Source: Parliament of India (Rajya Sabha)[2]
No. | Name | Party | Term (DD/MM/YYYY) | |
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1 | Fayaz Ahmad Mir | Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party | 11/02/2015 – 10/02/2021 | |
2 | Shamsheer Singh Manhas | Bharatiya Janata Party | 11/02/2015 – 10/02/2021 | |
3 | Ghulam Nabi Azad | Indian National Congress | 16/02/2015 – 15/02/2021 | |
4 | Nazir Ahmad Laway | Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party | 16/02/2015 – 15/02/2021 |