1967 Indian general election in Jammu and Kashmir

Indian general election in Jammu and Kashmir, 1967
15 February
Jammu and Kashmir

The 1967 Indian general election in Jammu and Kashmir to the 4th Lok Sabha were held for 6 seats. Indian National Congress won 5 seats and Jammu & Kashmir National Conference won Srinagar constituency. [1] It was the first direct election when the MPs from J&K were sent to Lok Sabha. The polling percentage was 53.42%.[2]

Constituency Details

Constituency Electors Voters Polling %
Baramulla 367400 188657 51.35
Srinagar 354364 131997 37.25
Udhampur 418795 253797 60.60
Jammu 440581 297653 67.56

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Results

Party-wise Results

Party Name Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Contested Won +/−
INC 4,25,668 50.52 6 5
JKNC 2,10,020 24.92 4 1
BJS 1,71,367 20.34 3 0
DNC 30,788 3.65 1 0
IND 4,781 0.57 1 0
Total 8,42,624 100% - 15 6 -

List of Elected MPs

Constituency Winner Runner-up Margin
Candidate Party Votes % Candidate Party Votes % Votes %
1 Baramulla Shaikh Mohammed Akbar INC 101,769 55.60 Abdul Ghani Malik JKNC 81,254 44.40 20,515 11.20
2 Srinagar Bakshi Ghulam Mohammad JKNC 59,415 46.76 A. M. Tariq INC 50,179 39.49 9,236 7.27
3 Anantnag Mohammad Shafi Qureshi INC Seat Won Uncontested
4 Ladakh Kushok Bakula INC Seat Won Uncontested
5 Udhampur G. S. Brigadier INC 134,684 54.88 B. Singh BJS 77,806 31.70 56,878 23.18
6 Jammu Inder Jit Malhotra INC 139,036 48.42 A. Rehman BJS 80,868 28.17 58,168 20.25

See also

References

  1. ^ "1967 India General (4th Lok Sabha) Elections Results". www.elections.in. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Nehru's Biggest Political Scam: Why didn't he allow LOK SABHA ELECTION in J&K during his PMship? Before 1967 Lok Sabha MPs were nominated". www.jammukashmirnow.com. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  3. ^ "General Election, 1967". The Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 15 May 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
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