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 51–75 of 75
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAHALGAM | INCMAKHAN LAL FOTEDAR | INDHAMI ULLAH | 12,10857.25% | 78.5% |
| PAMPORE | INCGULAM HASSAN MANSOODA | INDPIRZADA GHULAM JEELANI | 3,40119.57% | 67.1% |
| PATTAN | INCGULAM QADIR BHDAR | INDYOUSUF SHAH | 12,49463.93% | 65.4% |
| POONCH | INCMIR GHULAM MOHD | INDGHULAM AHMED | 7,58944.85% | 45.7% |
| PULWAMA | INCSONA ULLAH DAR | INDGHULAM HASSAN MIR | 5,02425.66% | 67.7% |
| RAFIABAD | INCMOHD. YOSUF DAR | INDABDUL AHMAD MIR | 4,89223.24% | 64.7% |
| RAJOURI | INCTALID HUSSAIN | BJSROOP LAL | 12,32473.98% | 52.5% |
| RAJPURA | INCBASHIR AHMED MAGREY | INDGHULAM QADIR MIR | 8313.96% | 66.0% |
| RAMBAN | INCMOHD. AKHTAR NIZAMI | BJSLABU RAM | 5,17839.68% | 49.1% |
| RAMGARH | INCBALDEV SHARMA | BJSJAGDISH RAI | 5,75829.35% | 63.3% |
| RAMNAGAR | INCCHANDU LAL | BJSAMAR NATH | 5,52132.27% | 50.0% |
| RANBIRSINGHPURA | INCRANGIL SINGH | INDSAIN DASS | 8,37137.28% | 78.7% |
| REASI | BJSRISHI KUMAR KOUSHAL | INCL. D. THAKAR | 2,43012.69% | 68.3% |
| SAFAKADAL | INDABDUL RASHID KABLI | INDMIR MUKHTAR KANTH | 2,08010.21% | 61.0% |
| SAMBA | INCGOURI SHANKAR | BJSGIAN CHAND | 3,81821.61% | 58.2% |
| SHOPIAN | INDABDUL MAJID BANDEY | JMIHAKI GULAM NABI SHAH | 2,01310.09% | 65.3% |
| SONAWARI | INCABDUL AZIZ PARRAY | JMIABDUL KHALIQ PARRAY | 22,30275.62% | 75.3% |
| SOPORE | JMISYED ALI SHAH GILANI | INCGULAM NABI MIRCHA | 3,91020.71% | 61.8% |
| TANKIPORA | JMIGHULAM NABI NOWSHESHRI | INDMOHAN KISHEN TIKOO | 1,1797.77% | 56.2% |
| TIKRI | INCNIRMAL DEVI | BJSSHIV CHARAN | 6,44134.22% | 58.5% |
| TRAL | INDALI MOHD. NAIK | INCGULAM HASSAN BEG | 7,39940.91% | 72.1% |
| UDHAMPUR | INCDEV DATT | BJSPARAS RAM | 5,00424.56% | 61.0% |
| URI | INDMOHD. SHAFI | INCMOHAMAD MUZAFAR KHAN | 4,62730.41% | 62.7% |
| VERINAG | INCSYED MIR QASIM | IND— | 0— | 0.0% |
| ZADIBAL | INDSALIM ANWAR | INDAGA SYED AFZIL JALALI | 2,68214.35% | 57.1% |
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.
