1977 Indian general election in Jammu and Kashmir

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Indian general election in Jammu and Kashmir, 1977
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  1971 16 March 1980  

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Jammu and Kashmir

The 1977 Indian general election in Jammu and Kashmir to the 6th Lok Sabha were held for 6 seats. Jammu and Kashmir National Conference won 2 seats, Indian National Congress won 2 seats and an independent candidate Parvati Devi of Ladakh constituency won 1 seat. [1]

Contents

Constituency Details

ConstituencyElectorsVotersPolling %
Baramulla 45376525850756.97
Srinagar 46196531929869.12
Anantnag 47130226311255.83
Ladakh 647064558170.44
Udhampur 50467723735647.03
Jammu 60100735566059.18

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List of Candidates

Constituency
JKNC + INC BLD
1 Baramulla JKNC Abdul Ahad
2 Srinagar JKNC Begum Akbar Jehan Abdullah
3 Anantnag INC Mohammad Shafi Qureshi
4 Ladakh INC Parvati Devi
5 Udhampur INC Karan Singh BLD Om Parkash Saraf
6 Jammu JKNC Balraj Puri BLD Abdul Rehman

Results

Party-wise Results

PartyElected MPs
INC 2
JKN 3
IND1
Total6

List of Elected MPs

No.ConstituencyName of elected M.P.Party affiliationWin Margin %
1 Baramulla Abdul Ahad Jammu and Kashmir National Conference 19.00%
2 Srinagar Akbar Jahan Begam Jammu and Kashmir National Conference 39.54%
3 Anantnag Mohd. Shafi Qureshi Indian National Congress 3.35%
4 Ladakh Parvati Devi Indian National Congress 6.63%
5 Udhampur Karan Singh Indian National Congress 25.66%
6 Jammu Thakur Baldev Singh Independent21.27%

See also

References

  1. "1977 India General (6th Lok Sabha) Elections Results". www.elections.in. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  2. STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTIONS, 1977 TO THE SIXTH LOK SABHA VOLUME II - http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1977/Vol_II_LS77.pdf