Jammu and Kashmir assembly election, Mar 1972
75 assembly constituencies in Jammu and Kashmir, 60.01% turnout.
Party performance
Ordered by seats won in Jammu and Kashmir
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Votes | Share | Share +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INCIndian National Congress | 58 | -3 | 74 | 7,64,492 | 55.44% | +2.42 |
| INDIndependent | 9 | +6 | 197 | 3,69,062 | 26.76% | +18.21 |
| JMIJMI | 5 | +5 | 22 | 98,985 | 7.18% | — |
| BJSBharatiya Jana Sangh | 3 | 0 | 32 | 1,35,778 | 9.85% | -6.61 |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5,160 | 0.37% | -0.17 |
| NCOIndian National Congress (Organisation) | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3,618 | 0.26% | — |
| SWASwatantra Party | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1,314 | 0.10% | — |
| SOPSOP | 0 | 0 | 3 | 597 | 0.04% | — |
- INC58 (77%)
- IND9 (12%)
- JMI5 (7%)
- BJS3 (4%)
- INC58
- IND9
- JMI5
- BJS3
- INC58
- IND9
- JMI5
- BJS3
Constituency performance
From the 75 results in Jammu and Kashmir
Seat change
Against Jammu and Kashmir's previous Vidhan Sabha election (1967), matched constituency-for-constituency
- Retained49 (65%)
- Changed hands18 (24%)
- New seat8 (11%)
49 constituencies were won by the same party as last time; 18 changed hands. 8 did not exist at the previous election.
India’s constituencies have not been redrawn since the 2008 delimitation, so this compares the same seat boundary both times.
Vote share & turnout trend
Jammu and Kashmir, every Vidhan Sabha election on record
- INC
- IND
- JMI
- BJS
Assembly seat results
All 75 seats, alphabetical · showing 1–50 of 75
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AKHNOOR | INCDHARM PAUL | BJSBAKSHI THAKUR DAS | 12,78758.62% | 76.2% |
| AMIRAKADAL | INCZAINAB BEGUM | JMIMOHAMMED FAROOQ | 720.37% | 57.1% |
| ANANTNAG | INCSHAMSUDDIN | INDPIARY LAL HANDOO | 2,0189.19% | 80.8% |
| BADGAM | INCALI MOHD. MIR | INDAGHA SAYED ALI SHAH SAFVI | 2,53014.64% | 60.3% |
| BANDIPORA | INCM. A. KHAN | JMIMOHD. SULTAN SHAH | 7,37431.51% | 63.7% |
| BANIHAL | INCHAJRA BEGUM | IND— | 0— | 0.0% |
| BARAMULLA | INCMOHD. MACBOOL MAHJOO | INDABDUL HAMID KHAN | 2,29213.32% | 48.6% |
| BASOHLI | INCMANGAT RAM | BJSBALDEV SINGH | 3,61121.49% | 56.7% |
| BEERWA | INCABDUL KHALIQ MIR | IND— | 0— | 0.0% |
| BHADERWAH | INCBODH RAJ | BJSNARAIN DASS | 3,22934.48% | 33.8% |
| BIJ BEHARA | INCSAIF UD DIN DAR | JMIMOHD SULTAN | 9,01546.03% | 67.8% |
| BILLAWAR | INCRANDHIR SINGH | BJSDHIAN SINGH | 1,0215.14% | 63.7% |
| BISHNAH | INCPARMA NAND | BJSSHIV RAM | 8,48236.26% | 73.0% |
| CHADURA | INCGHULAM MUSTIFFA MIR | INDSAMAD DAR | 18,99180.84% | 86.6% |
| CHAMB | INCDIWAKAR SINGH | BJSRAM NATH | 6,93730.95% | 75.6% |
| CHARARI SHARIFF | INCABDUL QAYUM | INDABDUL RAHIM RATHER | 14,04464.89% | 80.6% |
| DARHAL | INCABDUL RASHID | INDGULZAR AHMED | 8,77533.38% | 65.3% |
| DEVSAR | INDGHULAM HASSAN PARRY | INCMANOHAR NATH KOUL | 1,3517.17% | 63.1% |
| DODA | INCHANS RAJ DOGRA | INDGHULAM QADIR | 9768.05% | 45.3% |
| GANDERBAL | INCMOHD. MAQBOOL BHAT | JMIGHULAM MOHAMAD GANAI | 8,33746.84% | 60.4% |
| GULABGARH | INCMOHD AYUB KHAN | INDABDUL GUANI | 20,42581.44% | 70.0% |
| GULMARG | INCSURINDER SINGH | INDMIRZA GHULAM AHMAD BEG | 5,48531.07% | 57.9% |
| HABAKADAL | INDGHULAM MOHAMMAD BHAT | BJSTIKALAL | 1,62611.32% | 52.4% |
| HANDWARA | INCABDUL GANI LONE | INDSHARIF UD DIN | 21,10876.83% | 84.9% |
| HARL | INCABDUL GANI MIR | JMISYED ALISHAH JEELANI | 7,96336.71% | 61.2% |
| HAZRATBAL | INDSOFI GHULAM AHAMAD | INCMOHD. YEHYA SIDDIQI | 2921.40% | 59.6% |
| INDERWAL | INCKH. ABDUL GANI GONI | JMIABDUL RASHID | 8,30968.63% | 43.1% |
| JAMMU CANTONMENT | INCTRILOCHAN DUTTA | INDRAM LAL | 9,00041.65% | 67.0% |
| JAMMU NORTH | BJSABDUL REHMAN | INCNILAM BER DEV SHARMA | 4,84923.48% | 64.3% |
| JAMMU SOUTH | BJSCHAMANLAL | INCAMRIT KUMAR MALHOTRA | 3,01914.26% | 68.0% |
| JANDRAH GHAROTA | INCSHANTA BHARTI | BJSRAJINDER SINGH | 6,26938.77% | 64.6% |
| JASMERGARH | INCGIRDHARI LAL DOGRA | BJSBALDEV SINGH | 4,33315.63% | 71.3% |
| KANGAN | INCBASHIR AHMED MIAN | JMIAHAD BHAT | 12,61960.58% | 74.7% |
| KARGIL | INCKACHOO MOHD ALI KHAN | IND— | 0— | 0.0% |
| KARNAH | INDMOHD YASEEN SHAH | INCMOHD. YUNIS | 6582.74% | 72.3% |
| KATHUA | INCPANJABOO RAM ALIAS SINGH | INDVED PRAKASH | 2,38411.52% | 66.4% |
| KHAN SAHIB | INCGHULAM QADIR WAR | INDGHULAM AHAMAD PARRY | 13,90474.62% | 60.4% |
| KHANYAR | JMISAIF UD DIN QARI | INDGAZY ABDUL RAHMAN | 7,35447.05% | 54.7% |
| KISHTWAR | INCPIR NIZAM UD DIN | INDGHULAM HUSSAIN ARMAN | 5,48735.76% | 54.1% |
| KOTHAR | INCMOHD ASHRAF KHAN | INDMOHD MAQUBOOL DAR | 8,69641.20% | 77.2% |
| KULGAM | JMIAB. RAZAK MIR | INDHABIBULLA LAWI | 1,0434.96% | 63.9% |
| KUPWARA | INCGHULAM MOHD. SHAH | INDMOHD. SULTAN TANTREY | 8,65758.93% | 59.8% |
| LEH | INCSONAM WANGYAL | INDKOUSHOK TOKDAN | 3711.66% | 75.5% |
| LOLAB | INCSAIF ULLAH BHAT | INDNABI SHAH | 3,78621.40% | 62.6% |
| MARH | INCSUSHIL KUMAR | BJSTULSI RAM | 3,20522.26% | 65.8% |
| MENDHAR | INCCHOUDHRY MOHD. ASLAM | INDMOHD SAYEED BEIG | 11,44034.93% | 65.5% |
| NANDI | JMIALI MOHD. DAR | INCGHULAM HASSAN RATHIR | 2,42813.24% | 60.2% |
| NAUBUG | INCPIR HUSAN QASIM | IND— | 0— | 0.0% |
| NORABAD | INCABDUL AZIZ ZARGAR | INDABDUL AZIZ SHEIKH | 22,36188.23% | 78.4% |
| NOWSHERA | INCBELI RAM | INDNAND KUMAR | 510.26% | 61.6% |
Vote share and swing on this page are the party’s share of valid votes in Jammu and Kashmir alone — a different number from its national or all-state figures, and never mixed with them.
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this result page exists to answer.
Who won the Jammu and Kashmir assembly election, Mar 1972?
Indian National Congress won 58 of 75 seats in Jammu and Kashmir, a clear majority.
What was the voter turnout in the Jammu and Kashmir assembly election, Mar 1972?
Turnout was 60.01% — 13.8 lakh of 23 lakh registered electors voted.
How many assembly seats does Jammu and Kashmir have?
Jammu and Kashmir has 75 assembly seats.
