1972 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election

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1972 Jammu and Kashmir state assembly elections
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all 75 seats in Legislative Assembly
38 seats needed for a majority
Registered2,297,951
Turnout62.17%
  Majority party Minority party Third party
 
INC (R)
Party INC(R) JIJK ABJS
Leader since 1971
Last election 61 New 3
Seats won 58 5 3
Seat change Decrease 3 New 0
Percentage 55.44% 7.18% 9.85%
CM before election

Syed Mir Qasim
INC

Elected CM

Syed Mir Qasim
INC

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.

Result

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PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Indian National Congress764,49255.4458Decrease3
Bharatiya Jana Sangh135,7789.8530
Jamaat-e-Islami Kashmir98,9857.185New
Others10,6890.7800
Independents369,06226.769Decrease6
Total1,379,006100.00750
Valid votes1,379,00696.52
Invalid/blank votes49,6893.48
Total votes1,428,695100.00
Registered voters/turnout2,297,95162.17
Source: ECI[4]

Results by constituency

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  • Winner, runner-up, voter turnout, and victory margin in every constituency[5]
Assembly Constituency Turnout Winner Runner Up Margin
#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

See also

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References

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  1. ^ 1972 J&K elections
  2. ^ "Mir Qasim's burial today". 13 December 2004. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  3. ^ "Kudos to Mehbooba Mufti, but where are Kashmir's female politicians?".
  4. ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1972 to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
  5. ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1972 to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 17 January 2012. Retrieved 15 February 2024.