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1972 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election
Legislative Assembly election in Jammu and Kashmir, India From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.
Quick Facts all 75 seats in Legislative Assembly 38 seats needed for a majority, Registered ...
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| Registered | 2,297,951 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turnout | 62.17% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Result
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| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
| 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] | |||||
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Results by constituency
More information Assembly Constituency, Turnout ...
| Assembly Constituency | Turnout | Winner | Runner Up | Margin | |||||||||
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| #k | Names | % | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |||
| 1 | Karnah | 74.92% | Mohammed Yaseen Shah | Independent | 10,310 | 42.91% | Mohammed Yunis Khan | INC | 9,652 | 40.17% | 658 | ||
| 2 | Kupwara | 60.74% | Ghulam Mohammed Shah | INC | 10,988 | 74.79% | Mohammed Sultan Tantrey | Independent | 2,331 | 15.87% | 8,657 | ||
| 3 | Lolab | 65.38% | Saif Ullah Bhat | INC | 9,424 | 53.28% | Nabi Shah | Independent | 5,638 | 31.87% | 3,786 | ||
| 4 | Bandipora | 65.64% | M. A. Khan | INC | 14,148 | 60.46% | Mohammed Sultan Shah | JI | 6,774 | 28.95% | 7,374 | ||
| 5 | Handwara | 86.1% | Abdul Ghani Lone | INC | 24,291 | 88.41% | Sharif Ud Din | Independent | 3,183 | 11.59% | 21,108 | ||
| 6 | Harl | 65.27% | Abdul Gani Mir | INC | 12,474 | 57.51% | Syed Alishah Jeelani | JI | 4,511 | 20.8% | 7,963 | ||
| 7 | Rafiabad | 66.45% | Mohammed Yosuf Dar | INC | 12,971 | 61.62% | Abdul Ahmad Mir | Independent | 8,079 | 38.38% | 4,892 | ||
| 8 | Baramulla | 50.6% | Mohammed Maqbool Mahjoo | INC | 7,809 | 45.37% | Abdul Hamid Khan | Independent | 5,517 | 32.06% | 2,292 | ||
| 9 | Sopore | 65.22% | Syed Ali Shah Geelani | JI | 11,396 | 60.35% | Ghulam Nabi Mircha | INC | 7,486 | 39.65% | 3,910 | ||
| 10 | Pattan | 67.38% | Ghulam Qadir Bhdar | INC | 15,002 | 76.77% | Yousuf Shah | Independent | 2,508 | 12.83% | 12,494 | ||
| 11 | Sonawari | 76.51% | Abdul Aziz Parray | INC | 25,121 | 85.17% | Abdul Khaliq Parray | JI | 2,819 | 9.56% | 22,302 | ||
| 12 | Gulmarg | 60.31% | Surinder Singh | INC | 8,987 | 50.91% | Mirza Ghulam Ahmad Beg | Independent | 3,502 | 19.84% | 5,485 | ||
| 13 | Uri | 62.78% | Mohammad Shafi | Independent | 9,543 | 62.73% | Mohammed Mazaffar Khan | INC | 4,916 | 32.31% | 4,627 | ||
| 14 | Kangan | 76.75% | Mian Bashir Ahmed | INC | 16,593 | 79.66% | Ahad Bhat | JI | 3,974 | 19.08% | 12,619 | ||
| 15 | Ganderbal | 62.43% | Mohammed Maqbool Bhat | INC | 11,891 | 66.81% | Ghulam Mohammed Ganai | JI | 3,554 | 19.97% | 8,337 | ||
| 16 | Amira Kadal | 59.85% | Zainab Begum | INC | 7,446 | 38.12% | Mohammed Farooq | JI | 7,374 | 37.76% | 72 | ||
| 17 | Habba Kadal | 54.93% | Ghulam Mohammed Butt | Independent | 5,069 | 35.29% | Tikalal | ABJS | 3,443 | 23.97% | 1,626 | ||
| 18 | Tankipora | 59.15% | Ghulam Nabi Nowsheshri | JI | 5,121 | 33.77% | Mohan Kishen Tikoo | Independent | 3,942 | 25.99% | 1,179 | ||
| 19 | Khanyar | 62.02% | Saif Ud Din Qari | JI | 9,530 | 60.97% | Gazy Abdul Rahman | Independent | 2,176 | 13.92% | 7,354 | ||
| 20 | Safa Kadal | 63.72% | Abdul Rashid Kabli | Independent | 8,050 | 39.53% | Mir Mukhtar Kanth | Independent | 5,970 | 29.31% | 2,080 | ||
| 21 | Zadibal | 60.53% | Salim Anwar | Independent | 6,173 | 33.02% | Aga Syed Afzil Jalali | Independent | 3,491 | 18.68% | 2,682 | ||
| 22 | Hazratbal | 63.5% | Sofi Ghulam Ahamad | Independent | 8,069 | 38.67% | Mohammed Yehya Siddiqi | INC | 7,777 | 37.27% | 292 | ||
| 23 | Beerwah | - | Abdul Khaliq Mir | INC | Elected Unopposed | ||||||||
| 24 | Khan Sahib | 62.31% | Ghulam Qadir War | INC | 15,998 | 85.85% | Ghulam Ahamad Parry | Independent | 2,094 | 11.24% | 13,904 | ||
| 25 | Budgam | 62.26% | Ali Mohammed Mir | INC | 8,448 | 48.87% | Aga Sayed Ali Shah Safvi | Independent | 5,918 | 34.24% | 2,530 | ||
| 26 | Charari Sharief | 84.14% | Abdul Qayoom | INC | 16,788 | 77.57% | Abdul Rahim Rather | Independent | 2,744 | 12.68% | 14,044 | ||
| 27 | Chadoora | 87.57% | Mir Mustafa | INC | 20,774 | 88.43% | Samad Dar | Independent | 1,783 | 7.59% | 18,991 | ||
| 28 | Rajpora | 72.39% | Bashir Ahmed Magrey | INC | 9,079 | 43.21% | Ghulam Qadir Mir | Independent | 8,248 | 39.26% | 831 | ||
| 29 | Pulwama | 72.55% | Sona Ullah Dar | INC | 10,002 | 51.09% | Ghulam Hassan Mir | Independent | 4,978 | 25.43% | 5,024 | ||
| 30 | Pampore | 71.% | Ghulam Hassan Mansooda | INC | 9,269 | 53.34% | Peerzada Ghulam Jeelani | Independent | 5,868 | 33.77% | 3,401 | ||
| 31 | Tral | 75.09% | Ali Muhammad Naik | Independent | 11,594 | 64.1% | Ghulam Hassan Beg | INC | 4,195 | 23.19% | 7,399 | ||
| 32 | Shopian | 68.85% | Abdul Majid Bandey | Independent | 8,401 | 42.11% | Haki Ghulam Nabi Shah | JI | 6,388 | 32.02% | 2,013 | ||
| 33 | Noorabad | 79.4% | Abdul Aziz Zargar | INC | 23,815 | 93.96% | Abdul Aziz Sheikh | Independent | 1,454 | 5.74% | 22,361 | ||
| 34 | Devsar | 66.78% | Ghulam Hassan Parry | Independent | 9,406 | 49.94% | Manohar Nath Kaul | INC | 8,055 | 42.76% | 1,351 | ||
| 35 | Kulgam | 68.63% | Abdul Razak Mir | JI | 8,137 | 38.66% | Habibulla Lawi | Independent | 7,094 | 33.71% | 1,043 | ||
| 36 | Nandi | 65.44% | Ali Mohammed Dar | JI | 7,201 | 39.28% | Ghulam Hassan Rathir | INC | 4,773 | 26.04% | 2,428 | ||
| 37 | Pahalgam | 80.47% | Makhan Lal Fotedar | INC | 16,628 | 78.63% | Hami Ullah | Independent | 4,520 | 21.37% | 12,108 | ||
| 38 | Srigufwara–Bijbehara | 69.81% | Saif Ud Din Dar | INC | 14,300 | 73.02% | Mohammed Sultan | JI | 5,285 | 26.98% | 9,015 | ||
| 39 | Anantnag | 85.59% | Shamsuddin | INC | 7,401 | 33.71% | Piary Lal Handoo | Independent | 5,383 | 24.52% | 2,018 | ||
| 40 | Kothar | 80.51% | Mohammed Ashraf Khan | INC | 14,901 | 70.6% | Mohammed Maqubool Dar | Independent | 6,205 | 29.4% | 8,696 | ||
| 41 | Verinag | - | Syed Mir Qasim | INC | Elected Unopposed | ||||||||
| 42 | Naubug | - | Pir Husan Qasim | INC | Elected Unopposed | ||||||||
| 43 | Leh | 75.75% | Sonam Wangyal | INC | 11,041 | 49.44% | Koushok Tokdan | Independent | 10,670 | 47.78% | 371 | ||
| 44 | Kargil | - | Kachoo Mohammed Ali Khan | INC | Elected Unopposed | ||||||||
| 45 | Kishtwar | 54.91% | Pir Nizam Ud Din | INC | 9,283 | 60.51% | Ghulam Hussain Arman | Independent | 3,796 | 24.74% | 5,487 | ||
| 46 | Inderwal | 43.73% | Khan Abdul Gani Goni | INC | 9,721 | 80.29% | Abdul Rashid | JI | 1,412 | 11.66% | 8,309 | ||
| 47 | Bhaderwah | 34.82% | Bodh Raj | INC | 6,114 | 65.28% | Narain Dass | ABJS | 2,885 | 30.8% | 3,229 | ||
| 48 | Doda | 46.5% | Hans Raj Dogra | INC | 4,833 | 39.87% | Ghulam Qadir Wani | Independent | 3,857 | 31.82% | 976 | ||
| 49 | Ramban | 50.61% | Mohammed Akhtar Nizami | INC | 7,870 | 60.31% | Labhu Ram | ABJS | 2,692 | 20.63% | 5,178 | ||
| 50 | Banihal | - | Hajra Begum | INC | Elected Unopposed | ||||||||
| 51 | Gulabgarh | 71.4% | Mohammed Ayub Khan | INC | 22,638 | 90.26% | Abdul Ghani | Independent | 2,213 | 8.82% | 20,425 | ||
| 52 | Reasi | 70.83% | Rishi Kumar Kaushal | ABJS | 10,480 | 54.74% | L. D. Thakar | INC | 8,050 | 42.05% | 2,430 | ||
| 53 | Tikri | 60.% | Nirmal Devi | INC | 11,929 | 63.37% | Shiv Charan | ABJS | 5,488 | 29.16% | 6,441 | ||
| 54 | Udhampur | 63.04% | Dev Datt | INC | 12,111 | 59.45% | Paras Ram | ABJS | 7,107 | 34.89% | 5,004 | ||
| 55 | Ramnagar | 51.05% | Chandhu Lal | INC | 10,963 | 64.08% | Amar Nath | ABJS | 5,442 | 31.81% | 5,521 | ||
| 56 | Basohli | 58.32% | Mangat Ram Sharma | INC | 9,482 | 56.43% | Baldev Singh | ABJS | 5,871 | 34.94% | 3,611 | ||
| 57 | Billawar | 65.28% | Randhir Singh | INC | 9,575 | 48.25% | Dhian Singh | ABJS | 8,554 | 43.1% | 1,021 | ||
| 58 | Kathua | 68.32% | Panjaboo Ram Alias Singh | INC | 11,539 | 55.76% | Ved Prakash | Independent | 9,155 | 44.24% | 2,384 | ||
| 59 | Jasmergarh | 73.14% | Girdhari Lal Dogra | INC | 14,581 | 52.6% | Baldev Singh | ABJS | 10,248 | 36.97% | 4,333 | ||
| 60 | Samba | 60.07% | Gouri Shankar | INC | 9,700 | 54.91% | Gian Chand | ABJS | 5,882 | 33.3% | 3,818 | ||
| 61 | Ramgarh | 65.75% | Baldev Sharma | INC | 11,849 | 60.39% | Jagdish Rai | ABJS | 6,091 | 31.04% | 5,758 | ||
| 62 | Bishnah | 75.42% | Parma Nand | INC | 14,971 | 64.% | Shiv Ram | ABJS | 6,489 | 27.74% | 8,482 | ||
| 63 | Ranbir Singh Pora–Jammu South | 80.84% | Rangil Singh | INC | 13,577 | 60.46% | Sain Dass | Independent | 5,206 | 23.18% | 8,371 | ||
| 64 | Jandrah Gharota | 67.04% | Shanta Bharti | INC | 10,172 | 62.9% | Rajinder Singh | ABJS | 3,903 | 24.14% | 6,269 | ||
| 65 | Marh | 68.01% | Sushil Kumar | INC | 7,406 | 51.44% | Tulsi Ram | ABJS | 4,201 | 29.18% | 3,205 | ||
| 66 | Jammu Cantonment | 69.17% | Trilochan Dutta | INC | 11,905 | 55.1% | Ram Lal | Independent | 2,905 | 13.44% | 9,000 | ||
| 67 | Jammu South | 69.27% | Chaman Lal Gupta | ABJS | 10,892 | 51.44% | Amrit Kumar Malhotra | INC | 7,873 | 37.18% | 3,019 | ||
| 68 | Jammu North | 65.59% | Sheikh Abdul Rehman | ABJS | 12,439 | 60.23% | Nilam Ber Dev Sharma | INC | 7,590 | 36.75% | 4,849 | ||
| 69 | Akhnoor | 78.45% | Dharam Pal | INC | 16,364 | 75.01% | Bakshi Thakur Das | ABJS | 3,577 | 16.4% | 12,787 | ||
| 70 | Chhamb | 77.87% | Diwakar Singh | INC | 12,495 | 55.75% | Ram Nath | ABJS | 5,558 | 24.8% | 6,937 | ||
| 71 | Nowshera | 63.53% | Beli Ram | INC | 8,563 | 44.04% | Nand Kumar | Independent | 8,512 | 43.77% | 51 | ||
| 72 | Darhal | 66.66% | Abdul Rashid Mirza | INC | 16,848 | 64.08% | Gulzar Ahmed | Independent | 8,073 | 30.71% | 8,775 | ||
| 73 | Rajouri | 53.88% | Talid Hussain | INC | 14,159 | 84.99% | Roop Lal | ABJS | 1,835 | 11.02% | 12,324 | ||
| 74 | Mendhar | 66.6% | Choudhry Mohammed Aslam | INC | 22,094 | 67.47% | Mohammed Sayeed Beig | Independent | 10,654 | 32.53% | 11,440 | ||
| 75 | Poonch Haveli | 46.59% | Ghulam Mohammad Mir | INC | 10,706 | 63.28% | Ghulam Ahmed | Independent | 3,117 | 18.42% | 7,589 | ||
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