1967 Indian general election in Jammu and Kashmir

Indian general election in Jammu and Kashmir, 1967

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Jammu and Kashmir

The 1967 Indian general election in Jammu and Kashmir to the 4th Lok Sabha were held for 6 seats. Indian National Congress won 5 seats and Jammu & Kashmir National Conference won Srinagar constituency. ^[1] It was the first direct election when the MPs from J&K were sent to Lok Sabha. The polling percentage was 53.42%. ^[2]

Constituency Details

Constituency	Electors	Voters	Polling %
Baramulla	367400	188657	51.35
Srinagar	354364	131997	37.25
Udhampur	418795	253797	60.60
Jammu	440581	297653	67.56

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Results

Party-wise Results

Party Name				Popular vote			Seats
				Votes	%	±pp	Contested	Won	+/−
	INC			4,25,668	50.52		6	5
	JKNC			2,10,020	24.92		4	1
	BJS			1,71,367	20.34		3	0
	DNC			30,788	3.65		1	0
	IND			4,781	0.57		1	0
Total				8,42,624	100%	-	15	6	-

List of Elected MPs

Constituency		Winner					Runner-up					Margin
		Candidate	Party		Votes	%	Candidate	Party		Votes	%	Votes	%
1	Baramulla	S. A. Agha		INC	101,769	55.60	A. G. Malik		JKNC	81,254	44.40	20,515	11.20
2	Srinagar	B. G. Mohamad		JKNC	59,415	46.76	A. M. Tariq		INC	50,179	39.49	9,236	7.27
3	Anantnag	M. S. Qureshi		INC	Won Uncontested
4	Ladakh	K. Bakula		INC	Won Uncontested
5	Udhampur	G. S. Brigadier		INC	134,684	54.88	B. Singh		BJS	77,806	31.70	56,878	23.18
6	Jammu	I. J. Malhotra		INC	139,036	48.42	A. Rehman		BJS	80,868	28.17	58,168	20.25

See also

• Elections in Jammu and Kashmir

References

1. "1967 India General (4th Lok Sabha) Elections Results". www.elections.in. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
2. "Nehru's Biggest Political Scam: Why didn't he allow LOK SABHA ELECTION in J&K during his PMship? Before 1967 Lok Sabha MPs were nominated". www.jammukashmirnow.com. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
3. "General Election, 1967". The Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 15 May 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2020.