1999 Indian general election in Jammu and Kashmir

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Indian general election in Jammu and Kashmir, 1999
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  1998 Sept 5, Sept 11, Sept 18, 4 Oct 2004  

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The 1999 Indian general election in Jammu and Kashmir to the 13th Lok Sabha were held for 6 seats. Jammu and Kashmir National Conference won 4 seats and Bharatiya Janata Party won 2 seats. [1]

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Constituency Details

ConstituencyCandidatesElectorsVotersPolling %Polling Stations
Baramulla 1276363921218027.791143
Srinagar 1185408110193311.93987
Anantnag 1980491111524314.32994
Ladakh 1714371911767181.88392
Udhampur 22101695240321039.651387
Jammu 27144679267670846.771610

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Results

Party-wise Results

PartyElected MPs
JKNC 4
BJP 2
JKPDP 0
INC 0
Independents 0
Total6

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List of Elected MPs

No.ConstituencyName of elected M.P.Party affiliationWin Margin
1 Baramulla Abdul Rashid Shaheen Jammu & Kashmir National Conference 18.83%
2 Srinagar Omar Abdullah Jammu & Kashmir National Conference 38.01%
3 Anantnag Ali Mohd Naik Jammu & Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party 13.11%
4 Ladakh Hassan Khan Independent 1.80%
5 Udhampur Chaman Lal Gupta Bharatiya Janata Party 29.79%
6 Jammu Vishno Datt Sharma Bharatiya Janata Party 21.33%

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References

  1. "General Elections 1999 - National Summary". eci.nic.in. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  2. STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTIONS, 1999 TO THE THIRTEENTH LOK SABHA http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1999/Vol_II_LS99.pdf
  3. "1999 India General (13th Lok Sabha) Elections Results". www.elections.in. Retrieved 6 April 2018.