1971 Indian general election in Jammu and Kashmir

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Indian general election in Jammu and Kashmir, 1971
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  1967 3 April 1977  

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Jammu and Kashmir

The 1971 Indian general election in Jammu and Kashmir to the 5th Lok Sabha were held for 6 seats. Indian National Congress won 5 seats and an independent candidate from Srinagar constituency won 1 seat. [1]

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Constituency Details

ConstituencyElectorsVotersPolling %
Baramulla 37034518748450.62
Srinagar 37149421875258.88
Anantnag 39387826486767.25
Ladakh 526543752171.26
Udhampur 42578021806951.22
Jammu 48347229239260.48

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Results

Party-wise Results

PartyElected MPs
INC 5
IND1
Total6

List of Elected MPs

No.ConstituencyName of elected M.P.Party affiliationWin Margin %
1 Baramulla Syed Ahmad Aga Indian National Congress 7.95%
2 Srinagar Shamim Ahad ShamimIndependent27.70%
3 Anantnag Mohd. Shafi Qureshi Indian National Congress 24.14%
4 Ladakh Kushok Bakula Indian National Congress 10.82%
5 Udhampur Karan Singh Indian National Congress 35.16%
6 Jammu Inderjit Malhotra Indian National Congress 30.12%

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References

  1. "1971 India General (5th Lok Sabha) Elections Results". www.elections.in. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  2. STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTIONS, 1971 TO THE FIFTH LOK SABHA VOLUME II - http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1971/Vol_II_LS71.pdf