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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all 75 seats in Legislative Assembly 38 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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] | |||||
Elected members
edit| Constituency | Reserved for (SC/ST/None) |
Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karnah | None | Mohd Yaseen Shah | Independent | |
| Kupwara | None | Ghulam Mohd. Shah | Indian National Congress | |
| Lolab | None | Saif Ullah Bhat | Indian National Congress | |
| Bandipora | None | M. A. Khan | Indian National Congress | |
| Handwara | None | Abdul Gani Lone | Indian National Congress | |
| Harl | None | Abdul Gani Mir | Indian National Congress | |
| Rafiabad | None | Mohd. Yosuf Dar | Indian National Congress | |
| Baramulla | None | Mohd. Macbool Mahjoo | Indian National Congress | |
| Sopore | None | Syed Ali Shah Gilani | Jamaat-e-Islami Kashmir | |
| Pattan | None | Gulam Qadir Bhdar | Indian National Congress | |
| Sonawari | None | Abdul Aziz Parray | Indian National Congress | |
| Gulmarg | None | Surinder Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| Uri | None | Mohammad Shafi | Independent | |
| Kangan | None | Bashir Ahmed Mian | Indian National Congress | |
| Ganderbal | None | Mohd. Maqbool Bhat | Indian National Congress | |
| Amirakadal | None | Zainab Begum | Indian National Congress | |
| Habakadal | None | Ghulam Mohammad Bhat | Independent | |
| Tankipora | None | Ghulam Nabi Nowsheshri | Jamaat-e-Islami Kashmir | |
| Khanyar | None | Saif Ud Din Qari | Jamaat-e-Islami Kashmir | |
| Safakadal | None | Abdul Rashid Kabli | Independent | |
| Zadibal | None | Salim Anwar | Independent | |
| Hazratbal | None | Sofi Ghulam Ahamad | Independent | |
| Beerwa | None | Abdul Khaliq Mir | Indian National Congress | |
| Khan Sahib | None | Ghulam Qadir War | Indian National Congress | |
| Badgam | None | Ali Mohd. Mir | Indian National Congress | |
| Charari Shariff | None | Abdul Qayum | Indian National Congress | |
| Chadura | None | Ghulam Mustiffa Mir | Indian National Congress | |
| Rajpura | None | Bashir Ahmed Magrey | Indian National Congress | |
| Pulwama | None | Sona Ullah Dar | Indian National Congress | |
| Pampore | None | Gulam Hassan Mansooda | Indian National Congress | |
| Tral | None | Ali Mohd. Naik | Independent | |
| Shopian | None | Abdul Majid Bandey | Independent | |
| Norabad | None | Abdul Aziz Zargar | Indian National Congress | |
| Devsar | None | Ghulam Hassan Parry | Independent | |
| Kulgam | None | Ab. Razak Mir | Jamaat-e-Islami Kashmir | |
| Nandi | None | Ali Mohd. Dar | Jamaat-e-Islami Kashmir | |
| Pahalgam | None | Makhan Lal Fotedar | Indian National Congress | |
| Bij Behara | None | Saif Ud Din Dar | Indian National Congress | |
| Anantnag | None | Shamsuddin | Indian National Congress | |
| Kothar | None | Mohd Ashraf Khan | Indian National Congress | |
| Verinag | None | Syed Mir Qasim | Indian National Congress | |
| Naubug | None | Pir Husan Qasim | Indian National Congress | |
| Leh | None | Sonam Wangyal | Indian National Congress | |
| Kargil | None | Kachoo Mohd Ali Khan | Indian National Congress | |
| Kishtwar | None | Pir Nizam Ud Din | Indian National Congress | |
| Inderwal | None | Kh. Abdul Gani Goni | Indian National Congress | |
| Bhaderwah | SC | Bodh Raj | Indian National Congress | |
| Doda | None | Hans Raj Dogra | Indian National Congress | |
| Ramban | None | Mohd. Akhtar Nizami | Indian National Congress | |
| Banihal | None | Hajra Begum | Indian National Congress | |
| Gulabgarh | None | Mohd Ayub Khan | Indian National Congress | |
| Reasi | None | Rishi Kumar Koushal | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | |
| Tikri | None | Nirmal Devi | Indian National Congress | |
| Udhampur | None | Dev Datt | Indian National Congress | |
| Ramnagar | SC | Chandu Lal | Indian National Congress | |
| Basohli | None | Mangat Ram | Indian National Congress | |
| Billawar | None | Randhir Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| Kathua | SC | Panjaboo Ram Alias Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| Jasmergarh | None | Girdhari Lal Dogra | Indian National Congress | |
| Samba | SC | Gouri Shankar | Indian National Congress | |
| Ramgarh | None | Baldev Sharma | Indian National Congress | |
| Bishnah | SC | Parma Nand | Indian National Congress | |
| Ranbirsinghpura | None | Rangil Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| Jandrah Gharota | None | Shanta Bharti | Indian National Congress | |
| Marh | SC | Sushil Kumar | Indian National Congress | |
| Jammu Cantonment | None | Trilochan Dutta | Indian National Congress | |
| Jammu South | None | Chamanlal | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | |
| Jammu North | None | Abdul Rehman | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | |
| Akhnoor | None | Dharm Paul | Indian National Congress | |
| Chamb | None | Diwakar Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| Nowshera | None | Beli Ram | Indian National Congress | |
| Darhal | None | Abdul Rashid | Indian National Congress | |
| Rajouri | None | Talid Hussain | Indian National Congress | |
| Mendhar | None | Choudhry Mohd. Aslam | Indian National Congress | |
| Poonch | None | Mir Ghulam Mohd | Indian National Congress | |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ 1972 J&K elections
- ^ "Mir Qasim's burial today". 13 December 2004. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
- ^ "Kudos to Mehbooba Mufti, but where are Kashmir's female politicians?".
- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1972 to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 16 February 2022.