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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.

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