6 constituencies for STs reserved in Jammu, 7 for SCs
 Shri Mata Vaishno Devi and 29 other Constituencies to remember, 19 names to forget
Anantnag LS seat gets additional Rajouri-Poonch

Jammu, CNS, February 06-2022:-The Delimitation Commission has reserved nine seats for Scheduled Tribes (STs)—six in Jammu division and three in Kashmir and seven for Scheduled Castes, all in Jammu region including four in Jammu district alone as against three in the last Assembly.
Among six new seats in Jammu division, one each additional constituency has been created in Doda, Udhampur, Kathua, Samba, Rajouri and Kishtwar districts while boundaries have been redrawn in many districts and a seat with the name of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi has also been created comprising areas of Katra and parts of Reasi.
Seven seats which have been reserved for Scheduled Castes include Bishnah, RS Pura, Marh and Akhnoor (all in Jammu district), Ramgarh (Samba), Kathua South (Kathua) and Ramnagar (Udhampur). 
Nine seats reserved for Scheduled Tribes are Darhal, Thanna Mandi, Surankote, Mendhar, Poonch Haveli and Mahore (all in Jammu division) and Larnoo, Kangan and Gurez in Kashmir.
Six new seats in Jammu division have been created in Doda, Udhampur, Kathua, Samba, Rajouri and Kishtwar districts (one each).
Among the newly named Constituencies, the one which evoked the most curiosity is the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Constituency, named after the revered cave shrine in Reasi district. This constituency has been carved out by taking off parts of the Gool Arnas and Reasi Constituencies in the same district. While Reasi has been allowed to continue, the Gool Arnas Constituency has been deleted altogether.
The Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Constituency has been carved out by taking together Katra tehsil, Bhomag tehsil, part of Reasi tehsil and Panchayats of Bhabar Brahmna, Bhaga Kotli and Kotli Bajalian.
Smallest of all Constituencies in Jammu and Kashmir with a vote count of 73648, the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Constituency will have 23% SC votes and 15% ST (Gujjar and Bakerwal) votes.
In Udhampur district, Udhampur segment has been bifurcated into Udhampur West and Udhampur East besides two other seats will be Chenani and Ramnagar.
Similarly, Kathua Main has also been bifurcated into Kathua South and Kathua North while four other constituencies are Hiranagar, Bani, Billawar and Basohli.
In Samba district, an additional seat of Ramgarh was created while two other segments are Samba and Vijaypur.
In Rajouri district, an extra seat of Thanna Mandi has been created while Kalakote has been clubbed with Sunderbani and named Kalakote/Sunderbani constituency. Three other segments are Darhal, Rajouri and Nowshera.
Doda West is the new seat created in Doda while Doda and Bhaderwah are two other segments. However, in Kishtwar, Paddar is the new constituency and Inderwal has been renamed as Mughal Maidaan. Kishtwar is third seat in the district.
In Jammu district, Jammu South, Bahu, Bhalwal-Nagrota, Jammu North and Khour are the new constituencies which have come up. While the number of Assembly constituencies in Jammu district remains the same at 11, the Constituencies which have disappeared are Chhamb, Raipur Domana, Suchetgarh, Gandhi Nagar and Nagrota. Bishnah, RS Pura, Jammu East, Jammu West, Marh and Akhnoor retain their nomenclature.
Udhampur-Doda segment will now comprise Kishtwar, Doda, Ramban, Udhampur and Kathua districts
Ghagwal and Rajpura areas of Hiranagar Assembly seat which are part of Samba district have been added to Jammu-Poonch Lok Sabha seat.
Jammu-Poonch Lok Sabha seat will now comprise Samba and Jammu districts and Kalakote-Sunderbani Assembly constituency of Rajouri district.
Entire Poonch district and Rajouri, Nowshera and Thanna Mandi Assembly constituencies of Rajouri district will be part of .
.The Udhampur Lok Sabha constituency will now be spread over five districts, as against six in the past.
.Anantnag-Rajouri Parliamentary seat. Anantnag, Kulgam and Shopian districts will be part of this seat from South Kashmir.
The Anantnag-Rajouri Lok Sabha Constituency will comprise Assembly segments including Zainapura, Damhal Hanjipora, Kulgam, Devsar, Dooru, Larnoo, Anantnag West, Anantnag, Pahalgam, Nowshera, Rajouri, Darhal, Thanna Mandi, Surankote, Poonch and Mendhar.
.In Kashmir valley, the Srinagar Lok Sabha Constituency will be spread over five districts, as against three in the past.
The Srinagar Lok Sabha Constituency will have the Assembly segments including Kangan, Ganderbal (Ganderbal district), Hazratbal, Khanyar, South Srinagar, Sonawar, Chanapora, Zoonimar, Eidgah, Central Shalteng (Srinagar district), Khan Sahib, Charar Sharief, Chadoora (Budgam district), Pampore, Tral, Pulwama, Rajpora (Pulwama district) and Shopian (Shopian district).
The newly designed Lok Sabha constituency will have two Assembly segments from Ganderbal district, eight from Srinagar, three from Budgam, four from Pulwama and one from Shopian district.
In North Kashmir, the Baramulla Lok Sabha constituency will be spread over four districts including part of Budgam district in the Central Kashmir.
The Baramulla Lok Sabha seat will comprise Karnah, Kupwara, Trehgam, Lolab, Handwara, Langate (Kupwara district), Sopore, Rohama-Rafiabad, Uri, Baramulla, Tangmarg, Kunzer, Pattan (Baramulla district), Sonawari, Bandipore, Gurez (Bandipore district) and Budgam and Beerwah (Budgam district).
CONSTITUENCIES TO REMEMBER:  Shri Mata Vaishno Devi, Ramgarh, Kathua South, Kathua North, Jammu South, Bahu, Bhawlal-Nagrota, Jammu North, Khour, Kalakote-Sunderbani, Mughal Maidan, Paddar, Doda West, Udhampur West, Udhampur East, Zainapora, Larnoo, Anantnag West, Anantnag East, Nowshera, Thanna Mandi, Trehgam, Rohama-Rafiabad, Kunzer, South Srinagar, Chanapora, Zoonimar and Central Shalteng.
CONSTITUENCIES TO FORGET:  Kalakote, Chhamb, Raipur-Domana, Suchegtarh, Gandhi Nagar, Nagrota, Gool Arnas, Gulabgarh, Inderwal, Shangus, Kokernag, Homeshaulibugh, Noorabad, Wachi, Batamalloo, Hazratbal, Zadibal, Gulmarg and Sangrama. (CNS)