1972 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election

Elections to the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly were held in January 1972 to elect members of 75 constituencies in Jammu and Kashmir, India.1972 J&K elections 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. 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. This made the percentage of women legislators 5.33% in the Jammu Kashmir assembly.

Result

Results by constituency Winner, runner-up, voter turnout, and victory margin in every constituencyAssembly ConstituencyTurnout WinnerRunner UpMargin #k Names% Candidate Party Votes% Candidate Party Votes%1Karnah74.92%Mohammed Yaseen Shah10,31042.91%Mohammed Yunis Khan9,65240.17%6582Kupwara60.74%Ghulam Mohammed Shah10,98874.79%Mohammed Sultan Tantrey2,33115.87%8,6573Lolab65.38%Saif Ullah Bhat9,42453.28%Nabi Shah5,63831.87%3,7864Bandipora65.64%M. A. Khan14,14860.46%Mohammed Sultan Shah6,77428.95%7,3745Handwara86.1%Abdul Ghani Lone24,29188.41%Sharif Ud Din3,18311.59%21,1086Harl65.27%Abdul Gani Mir12,47457.51%Syed Alishah Jeelani4,51120.8%7,9637Rafiabad66.45%Mohammed Yosuf Dar12,97161.62%Abdul Ahmad Mir8,07938.38%4,8928Baramulla50.6%Mohammed Maqbool Mahjoo7,80945.37%Abdul Hamid Khan5,51732.06%2,2929Sopore65.22%Syed Ali Shah Geelani11,39660.35%Ghulam Nabi Mircha7,48639.65%3,91010Pattan67.38%Ghulam Qadir Bhdar15,00276.77%Yousuf Shah2,50812.83%12,49411Sonawari76.51%Abdul Aziz Parray25,12185.17%Abdul Khaliq Parray2,8199.56%22,30212Gulmarg60.31%Surinder Singh8,98750.91%Mirza Ghulam Ahmad Beg3,50219.84%5,48513Uri62.78%Mohammad Shafi9,54362.73%Mohammed Mazaffar Khan4,91632.31%4,62714Kangan76.75%Mian Bashir Ahmed16,59379.66%Ahad Bhat3,97419.08%12,61915Ganderbal62.43%Mohammed Maqbool Bhat11,89166.81%Ghulam Mohammed Ganai3,55419.97%8,33716Amira Kadal59.85%Zainab Begum7,44638.12%Mohammed Farooq7,37437.76%7217Habba Kadal54.93%Ghulam Mohammed Butt5,06935.29%Tikalal3,44323.97%1,62618Tankipora59.15%Ghulam Nabi Nowsheshri5,12133.77%Mohan Kishen Tikoo3,94225.99%1,17919Khanyar62.02%Saif Ud Din Qari9,53060.97%Gazy Abdul Rahman2,17613.92%7,35420Safa Kadal63.72%Abdul Rashid Kabli8,05039.53%Mir Mukhtar Kanth5,97029.31%2,08021Zadibal60.53%Salim Anwar6,17333.02%Aga Syed Afzil Jalali3,49118.68%2,68222Hazratbal63.5%Sofi Ghulam Ahamad8,06938.67%Mohammed Yehya Siddiqi7,77737.27%29223Beerwah-Abdul Khaliq Mir Elected Unopposed24Khan Sahib62.31%Ghulam Qadir War15,99885.85%Ghulam Ahamad Parry2,09411.24%13,90425Budgam62.26%Ali Mohammed Mir8,44848.87%Aga Sayed Ali Shah Safvi5,91834.24%2,53026Charari Sharief84.14%Abdul Qayoom16,78877.57%Abdul Rahim Rather2,74412.68%14,04427Chadoora87.57%Mir Mustafa20,77488.43%Samad Dar1,7837.59%18,99128Rajpora72.39%Bashir Ahmed Magrey9,07943.21%Ghulam Qadir Mir8,24839.26%83129Pulwama72.55%Sona Ullah Dar10,00251.09%Ghulam Hassan Mir4,97825.43%5,02430Pampore71.%Ghulam Hassan Mansooda9,26953.34%Peerzada Ghulam Jeelani5,86833.77%3,40131Tral75.09%Ali Muhammad Naik11,59464.1%Ghulam Hassan Beg4,19523.19%7,39932Shopian68.85%Abdul Majid Bandey8,40142.11%Haki Ghulam Nabi Shah6,38832.02%2,01333Noorabad79.4%Abdul Aziz Zargar23,81593.96%Abdul Aziz Sheikh1,4545.74%22,36134Devsar66.78%Ghulam Hassan Parry9,40649.94%Manohar Nath Kaul8,05542.76%1,35135Kulgam68.63%Abdul Razak Mir8,13738.66%Habibulla Lawi7,09433.71%1,04336Nandi65.44%Ali Mohammed Dar7,20139.28%Ghulam Hassan Rathir4,77326.04%2,42837Pahalgam80.47%Makhan Lal Fotedar16,62878.63%Hami Ullah4,52021.37%12,10838Srigufwara–Bijbehara69.81%Saif Ud Din Dar14,30073.02%Mohammed Sultan5,28526.98%9,01539Anantnag85.59%Shamsuddin7,40133.71%Piary Lal Handoo5,38324.52%2,01840Kothar80.51%Mohammed Ashraf Khan14,90170.6%Mohammed Maqubool Dar6,20529.4%8,69641Verinag-Syed Mir Qasim Elected Unopposed42Naubug-Pir Husan Qasim Elected Unopposed43Leh75.75%Sonam Wangyal11,04149.44%Koushok Tokdan10,67047.78%37144Kargil-Kachoo Mohammed Ali Khan Elected Unopposed45Kishtwar54.91%Pir Nizam Ud Din9,28360.51%Ghulam Hussain Arman3,79624.74%5,48746Inderwal43.73%Khan Abdul Gani Goni9,72180.29%Abdul Rashid1,41211.66%8,30947Bhaderwah34.82%Bodh Raj6,11465.28%Narain Dass2,88530.8%3,22948Doda46.5%Hans Raj Dogra4,83339.87%Ghulam Qadir Wani3,85731.82%97649Ramban50.61%Mohammed Akhtar Nizami7,87060.31%Labhu Ram2,69220.63%5,17850Banihal-Hajra Begum Elected Unopposed51Gulabgarh71.4%Mohammed Ayub Khan22,63890.26%Abdul Ghani2,2138.82%20,42552Reasi70.83%Rishi Kumar Kaushal10,48054.74%L. D. Thakar8,05042.05%2,43053Tikri60.%Nirmal Devi11,92963.37%Shiv Charan5,48829.16%6,44154Udhampur63.04%Dev Datt12,11159.45%Paras Ram7,10734.89%5,00455Ramnagar51.05%Chandhu Lal10,96364.08%Amar Nath5,44231.81%5,52156Basohli58.32%Mangat Ram Sharma9,48256.43%Baldev Singh5,87134.94%3,61157Billawar65.28%Randhir Singh9,57548.25%Dhian Singh8,55443.1%1,02158Kathua68.32%Panjaboo Ram Alias Singh11,53955.76%Ved Prakash9,15544.24%2,38459Jasmergarh73.14%Girdhari Lal Dogra14,58152.6%Baldev Singh10,24836.97%4,33360Samba60.07%Gouri Shankar9,70054.91%Gian Chand5,88233.3%3,81861Ramgarh65.75%Baldev Sharma11,84960.39%Jagdish Rai6,09131.04%5,75862Bishnah75.42%Parma Nand14,97164.%Shiv Ram6,48927.74%8,48263Ranbir Singh Pora–Jammu South80.84%Rangil Singh13,57760.46%Sain Dass5,20623.18%8,37164Jandrah Gharota67.04%Shanta Bharti10,17262.9%Rajinder Singh3,90324.14%6,26965Marh68.01%Sushil Kumar7,40651.44%Tulsi Ram4,20129.18%3,20566Jammu Cantonment69.17%Trilochan Dutta11,90555.1%Ram Lal2,90513.44%9,00067Jammu South69.27%Chaman Lal Gupta10,89251.44%Amrit Kumar Malhotra7,87337.18%3,01968Jammu North65.59%Sheikh Abdul Rehman12,43960.23%Nilam Ber Dev Sharma7,59036.75%4,84969Akhnoor78.45%Dharam Pal16,36475.01%Bakshi Thakur Das3,57716.4%12,78770Chhamb77.87%Diwakar Singh12,49555.75%Ram Nath5,55824.8%6,93771Nowshera63.53%Beli Ram8,56344.04%Nand Kumar8,51243.77%5172Darhal66.66%Abdul Rashid Mirza16,84864.08%Gulzar Ahmed8,07330.71%8,77573Rajouri53.88%Talid Hussain14,15984.99%Roop Lal1,83511.02%12,32474Mendhar66.6%Choudhry Mohammed Aslam22,09467.47%Mohammed Sayeed Beig10,65432.53%11,44075Poonch Haveli46.59%Ghulam Mohammad Mir10,70663.28%Ghulam Ahmed3,11718.42%7,589

See also List of constituencies of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly 1972 elections in India

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