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Registered | 2,297,951 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Turnout | 62.17% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
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] |
Constituency | Reserved for (SC/ST/None) | Member | Party | |
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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 | |
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