1972 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election

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1972 Jammu and Kashmir state assembly elections
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  1967 17 June 1972 1977  

all 75 seats in Legislative Assembly
38 seats needed for a majority
Registered2,297,951
Turnout62.17%
 Majority partyMinority partyThird party
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Party INC JIJK ABJS
Leader since1971
Last election61New3
Seats won5853
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 3New0
Percentage55.44%7.18%9.85%

CM before election

Syed Mir Qasim
INC

Elected CM

Syed Mir Qasim
INC

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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Result

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PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Indian National Congress 764,49255.4458–3
Bharatiya Jana Sangh 135,7789.8530
Jamaat-e-Islami Kashmir 98,9857.185New
Others10,6890.7800
Independents369,06226.769–6
Total1,379,006100.00750
Valid votes1,379,00696.52
Invalid/blank votes49,6893.48
Total votes1,428,695100.00
Registered voters/turnout2,297,95162.17
Source: ECI [4]

Elected members

ConstituencyReserved for
(SC/ST/None)
MemberParty
KarnahNoneMohd Yaseen Shah Independent
KupwaraNoneGhulam Mohd. Shah Indian National Congress
LolabNoneSaif Ullah Bhat Indian National Congress
BandiporaNoneM. A. Khan Indian National Congress
HandwaraNoneAbdul Gani Lone Indian National Congress
HarlNoneAbdul Gani Mir Indian National Congress
RafiabadNoneMohd. Yosuf Dar Indian National Congress
BaramullaNoneMohd. Macbool Mahjoo Indian National Congress
SoporeNoneSyed Ali Shah Gilani Jamaat-e-Islami Kashmir
PattanNoneGulam Qadir Bhdar Indian National Congress
SonawariNoneAbdul Aziz Parray Indian National Congress
GulmargNoneSurinder Singh Indian National Congress
Uri None Mohammad Shafi Independent
KanganNoneBashir Ahmed Mian Indian National Congress
GanderbalNoneMohd. Maqbool Bhat Indian National Congress
AmirakadalNoneZainab Begum Indian National Congress
HabakadalNoneGhulam Mohammad Bhat Independent
TankiporaNoneGhulam Nabi Nowsheshri Jamaat-e-Islami Kashmir
KhanyarNoneSaif Ud Din Qari Jamaat-e-Islami Kashmir
SafakadalNoneAbdul Rashid Kabli Independent
ZadibalNoneSalim Anwar Independent
HazratbalNoneSofi Ghulam Ahamad Independent
BeerwaNoneAbdul Khaliq Mir Indian National Congress
Khan SahibNoneGhulam Qadir War Indian National Congress
BadgamNoneAli Mohd. Mir Indian National Congress
Charari ShariffNoneAbdul Qayum Indian National Congress
ChaduraNoneGhulam Mustiffa Mir Indian National Congress
RajpuraNoneBashir Ahmed Magrey Indian National Congress
PulwamaNoneSona Ullah Dar Indian National Congress
PamporeNoneGulam Hassan Mansooda Indian National Congress
TralNoneAli Mohd. Naik Independent
ShopianNoneAbdul Majid Bandey Independent
NorabadNoneAbdul Aziz Zargar Indian National Congress
DevsarNoneGhulam Hassan Parry Independent
KulgamNoneAb. Razak Mir Jamaat-e-Islami Kashmir
NandiNoneAli Mohd. Dar Jamaat-e-Islami Kashmir
PahalgamNoneMakhan Lal Fotedar Indian National Congress
Bij BeharaNoneSaif Ud Din Dar Indian National Congress
AnantnagNoneShamsuddin Indian National Congress
KotharNoneMohd Ashraf Khan Indian National Congress
VerinagNoneSyed Mir Qasim Indian National Congress
NaubugNonePir Husan Qasim Indian National Congress
LehNoneSonam Wangyal Indian National Congress
KargilNoneKachoo Mohd Ali Khan Indian National Congress
KishtwarNonePir Nizam Ud Din Indian National Congress
InderwalNoneKh. Abdul Gani Goni Indian National Congress
BhaderwahSCBodh Raj Indian National Congress
DodaNoneHans Raj Dogra Indian National Congress
RambanNoneMohd. Akhtar Nizami Indian National Congress
BanihalNoneHajra Begum Indian National Congress
GulabgarhNoneMohd Ayub Khan Indian National Congress
ReasiNoneRishi Kumar Koushal Bharatiya Jana Sangh
TikriNoneNirmal Devi Indian National Congress
UdhampurNoneDev Datt Indian National Congress
RamnagarSCChandu Lal Indian National Congress
BasohliNoneMangat Ram Indian National Congress
BillawarNoneRandhir Singh Indian National Congress
KathuaSCPanjaboo Ram Alias Singh Indian National Congress
JasmergarhNoneGirdhari Lal Dogra Indian National Congress
SambaSCGouri Shankar Indian National Congress
RamgarhNoneBaldev Sharma Indian National Congress
BishnahSCParma Nand Indian National Congress
RanbirsinghpuraNoneRangil Singh Indian National Congress
Jandrah GharotaNoneShanta Bharti Indian National Congress
MarhSCSushil Kumar Indian National Congress
Jammu CantonmentNoneTrilochan Dutta Indian National Congress
Jammu SouthNoneChamanlal Bharatiya Jana Sangh
Jammu NorthNoneAbdul Rehman Bharatiya Jana Sangh
AkhnoorNoneDharm Paul Indian National Congress
ChambNoneDiwakar Singh Indian National Congress
NowsheraNoneBeli Ram Indian National Congress
DarhalNoneAbdul Rashid Indian National Congress
RajouriNoneTalid Hussain Indian National Congress
MendharNoneChoudhry Mohd. Aslam Indian National Congress
PoonchNoneMir Ghulam Mohd Indian National Congress

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References

  1. 1972 J&K elections
  2. "Mir Qasim's burial today". 13 December 2004. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  3. "Kudos to Mehbooba Mufti, but where are Kashmir's female politicians?".
  4. "Statistical Report on General Election, 1972 to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir". Election Commission of India . Retrieved 16 February 2022.