1996 Indian general election in Jammu and Kashmir

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Indian general election in Jammu and Kashmir, 1996
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  1991 7 May, 23 May, 30 May 1998  

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Jammu and Kashmir

The 1996 Indian general election in Jammu and Kashmir to the 11th Lok Sabha were held for 6 seats. Bharatiya Janata Party won 1 seat, Indian National Congress won 4 seats and Janta Dal won 1 seat. [1]

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Constituency Details

ConstituencyCandidates NominatedElectorsVotersPolling %
Baramulla 1570460132868846.65
Srinagar 1778630132192840.94
Anantnag 2376467038386150.20
Ladakh 1313140210634780.93
Udhampur 4786223645945653.29
Jammu 49120649958131448.18

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Results

Party-wise Results

PartyElected MPs
JD 1
BJP 1
Congress 4
Total6

List of Elected MPs

No.ConstituencyName of elected M.P.Party affiliationWin Margin %
1 Baramulla Gh. Rasool Kar Indian National Congress 21.25%
2 Srinagar Ghulam Mohammad Mir Indian National Congress 0.54%
3 Anantnag Mohamad Maqbool Janta Dal 16.23%
4 Ladakh Phuntsog Namgyal Indian National Congress 9.67%
5 Udhampur Chaman Lal Gupta Bharatiya Janata Party 15.84%
6 Jammu Mangat Ram Sharma Indian National Congress 8.24%

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References

  1. "1996 India General (11th Lok Sabha) Elections Results". www.elections.in. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
  2. STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTIONS, 1996 TO THE ELEVENTH LOK SABHA VOLUME I - http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1996/Vol_I_LS_96.pdf
  3. STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTIONS, 1996 TO THE ELEVENTH LOK SABHA VOLUME II - http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1996/Vol_II_LS96.pdf