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.
