1972 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election
Elections to the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly were held in January 1972 to elect members of 114 constituencies in Jammu and Kashmir, India.[1] The Indian National Congress won the popular vote and a majority of seats and Syed Mir Qasim was appointed as the Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir.[2] After this election, women entered the Jammu and Kashmir assembly for the first time. Ten women had filed their nominations, six of them contested and four won their seats.[3] This made the percentage of women legislators 5.33% in the Jammu Kashmir assembly.
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all 75 seats in Legislative Assembly 38 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Registered | 2,297,951 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turnout | 62.17% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Result
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
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| Indian National Congress | 764,492 | 55.44 | 58 | 3 | |
| Bharatiya Jana Sangh | 135,778 | 9.85 | 3 | 0 | |
| Jamaat-e-Islami Kashmir | 98,985 | 7.18 | 5 | New | |
| Others | 10,689 | 0.78 | 0 | 0 | |
| Independents | 369,062 | 26.76 | 9 | 6 | |
| Total | 1,379,006 | 100.00 | 75 | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 1,379,006 | 96.52 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 49,689 | 3.48 | |||
| Total votes | 1,428,695 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 2,297,951 | 62.17 | |||
| Source: ECI[4] | |||||
Elected members
| Constituency | Reserved for (SC/ST/None) |
Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karnah | None | Mohd Yaseen Shah | Independent | |
| Kupwara | None | Ghulam Mohd. Shah | Indian National Congress | |
| Lolab | None | Saif Ullah Bhat | Indian National Congress | |
| Bandipora | None | M. A. Khan | Indian National Congress | |
| Handwara | None | Abdul Gani Lone | Indian National Congress | |
| Harl | None | Abdul Gani Mir | Indian National Congress | |
| Rafiabad | None | Mohd. Yosuf Dar | Indian National Congress | |
| Baramulla | None | Mohd. Macbool Mahjoo | Indian National Congress | |
| Sopore | None | Syed Ali Shah Gilani | Jamaat-e-Islami Kashmir | |
| Pattan | None | Gulam Qadir Bhdar | Indian National Congress | |
| Sonawari | None | Abdul Aziz Parray | Indian National Congress | |
| Gulmarg | None | Surinder Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| Uri | None | Mohammad Shafi | Independent | |
| Kangan | None | Bashir Ahmed Mian | Indian National Congress | |
| Ganderbal | None | Mohd. Maqbool Bhat | Indian National Congress | |
| Amirakadal | None | Zainab Begum | Indian National Congress | |
| Habakadal | None | Ghulam Mohammad Bhat | Independent | |
| Tankipora | None | Ghulam Nabi Nowsheshri | Jamaat-e-Islami Kashmir | |
| Khanyar | None | Saif Ud Din Qari | Jamaat-e-Islami Kashmir | |
| Safakadal | None | Abdul Rashid Kabli | Independent | |
| Zadibal | None | Salim Anwar | Independent | |
| Hazratbal | None | Sofi Ghulam Ahamad | Independent | |
| Beerwa | None | Abdul Khaliq Mir | Indian National Congress | |
| Khan Sahib | None | Ghulam Qadir War | Indian National Congress | |
| Badgam | None | Ali Mohd. Mir | Indian National Congress | |
| Charari Shariff | None | Abdul Qayum | Indian National Congress | |
| Chadura | None | Ghulam Mustiffa Mir | Indian National Congress | |
| Rajpura | None | Bashir Ahmed Magrey | Indian National Congress | |
| Pulwama | None | Sona Ullah Dar | Indian National Congress | |
| Pampore | None | Gulam Hassan Mansooda | Indian National Congress | |
| Tral | None | Ali Mohd. Naik | Independent | |
| Shopian | None | Abdul Majid Bandey | Independent | |
| Norabad | None | Abdul Aziz Zargar | Indian National Congress | |
| Devsar | None | Ghulam Hassan Parry | Independent | |
| Kulgam | None | Ab. Razak Mir | Jamaat-e-Islami Kashmir | |
| Nandi | None | Ali Mohd. Dar | Jamaat-e-Islami Kashmir | |
| Pahalgam | None | Makhan Lal Fotedar | Indian National Congress | |
| Bij Behara | None | Saif Ud Din Dar | Indian National Congress | |
| Anantnag | None | Shamsuddin | Indian National Congress | |
| Kothar | None | Mohd Ashraf Khan | Indian National Congress | |
| Verinag | None | Syed Mir Qasim | Indian National Congress | |
| Naubug | None | Pir Husan Qasim | Indian National Congress | |
| Leh | None | Sonam Wangyal | Indian National Congress | |
| Kargil | None | Kachoo Mohd Ali Khan | Indian National Congress | |
| Kishtwar | None | Pir Nizam Ud Din | Indian National Congress | |
| Inderwal | None | Kh. Abdul Gani Goni | Indian National Congress | |
| Bhaderwah | SC | Bodh Raj | Indian National Congress | |
| Doda | None | Hans Raj Dogra | Indian National Congress | |
| Ramban | None | Mohd. Akhtar Nizami | Indian National Congress | |
| Banihal | None | Hajra Begum | Indian National Congress | |
| Gulabgarh | None | Mohd Ayub Khan | Indian National Congress | |
| Reasi | None | Rishi Kumar Koushal | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | |
| Tikri | None | Nirmal Devi | Indian National Congress | |
| Udhampur | None | Dev Datt | Indian National Congress | |
| Ramnagar | SC | Chandu Lal | Indian National Congress | |
| Basohli | None | Mangat Ram | Indian National Congress | |
| Billawar | None | Randhir Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| Kathua | SC | Panjaboo Ram Alias Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| Jasmergarh | None | Girdhari Lal Dogra | Indian National Congress | |
| Samba | SC | Gouri Shankar | Indian National Congress | |
| Ramgarh | None | Baldev Sharma | Indian National Congress | |
| Bishnah | SC | Parma Nand | Indian National Congress | |
| Ranbirsinghpura | None | Rangil Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| Jandrah Gharota | None | Shanta Bharti | Indian National Congress | |
| Marh | SC | Sushil Kumar | Indian National Congress | |
| Jammu Cantonment | None | Trilochan Dutta | Indian National Congress | |
| Jammu South | None | Chamanlal | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | |
| Jammu North | None | Abdul Rehman | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | |
| Akhnoor | None | Dharm Paul | Indian National Congress | |
| Chamb | None | Diwakar Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| Nowshera | None | Beli Ram | Indian National Congress | |
| Darhal | None | Abdul Rashid | Indian National Congress | |
| Rajouri | None | Talid Hussain | Indian National Congress | |
| Mendhar | None | Choudhry Mohd. Aslam | Indian National Congress | |
| Poonch | None | Mir Ghulam Mohd | Indian National Congress | |
See also
References
- 1972 J&K elections
- "Mir Qasim's burial today". 13 December 2004. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
- "Kudos to Mehbooba Mufti, but where are Kashmir's female politicians?".
- "Statistical Report on General Election, 1972 to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
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