Jammu and Kashmir assembly election, May 1983
76 assembly constituencies in Jammu and Kashmir, 70.74% turnout.
Party performance
Ordered by seats won in Jammu and Kashmir
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Votes | Share | Share +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JKNJammu & Kashmir National Conference | 46 | -1 | 76 | 10,31,394 | 47.01% | +0.79 |
| INCIndian National Congress | 25 | +14 | 71 | 6,58,004 | 29.99% | +13.10 |
| INDIndependent | 4 | 0 | 256 | 2,35,860 | 10.75% | +1.27 |
| JKPJKP | 1 | +1 | 37 | 99,685 | 4.54% | — |
| JMIJMI | 0 | -1 | 26 | 85,187 | 3.88% | +0.29 |
| BJPBharatiya Janata Party | 0 | 0 | 27 | 69,202 | 3.15% | — |
| JNPJanata Party | 0 | -13 | 9 | 6,065 | 0.28% | -23.44 |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3,435 | 0.16% | +0.05 |
| LKDLok Dal | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3,217 | 0.15% | — |
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2,168 | 0.10% | — |
- JKN46 (61%)
- INC25 (33%)
- IND4 (5%)
- JKP1 (1%)
- JKN46
- INC25
- IND4
- JKP1
- JKN46
- INC25
- IND4
- JKP1
Constituency performance
From the 76 results in Jammu and Kashmir
Seat change
Against Jammu and Kashmir's previous Vidhan Sabha election (1977), matched constituency-for-constituency
- Retained44 (58%)
- Changed hands25 (33%)
- New seat7 (9%)
44 constituencies were won by the same party as last time; 25 changed hands. 7 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
- JKN
- INC
- IND
- JKP
Assembly seat results
All 76 seats, alphabetical · showing 1–50 of 76
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AKHNOOR | INCDHARAM PAL | JKNGAVIND RAM | 3,54012.37% | 75.2% |
| AMIRAKADAL | JKNGHULAM MOHUDIN SHAH | INCABDUL AZIZ | 19,44758.97% | 71.5% |
| ANANTNAG | JKNMIRZA MEHBOOB BEG | INCGH. HASSAN NAIK | 5,61219.60% | 80.8% |
| BADGAM | JKNGULAM HUSSAIN GEELANI | INCASSADULLAN MIR | 8,64528.25% | 72.2% |
| BANDIPORA | JKNMOHD. KHALIL | JKPNIZAMUDIN BHAT | 10,87331.76% | 74.7% |
| BANIHAL | JKNABDUL RASHID | INCSONA ULLAH | 8,22534.81% | 65.7% |
| BARAMULLA | JKNSHEIK MOHD. MAQBOOL | JMIGH. MOHD. SAFI | 3,62713.32% | 69.9% |
| BARI BRAHMINAN | INCGORI SHANKAR | JKNGURBACHAN KUMARI RANA | 5,59018.81% | 71.0% |
| BASOHLI | INCMANGAT RAM | JKNDARSHAN KUMAR SHARMA | 5,08019.36% | 62.4% |
| BEERWAH | JKNSYED AHMAD SAEED | JKPABDUL AHAD MAGRAY | 10,97648.25% | 55.8% |
| BHADARWAH | INCHARI LAL HITAISHIT | JKNBODH RAJ | 4972.07% | 63.8% |
| BHILLAWAR | INCPURAN SINGH | JKNKASHMIR SINGH | 7,51527.04% | 59.6% |
| BIJBEHERA | JKNABDUL GANI SHAH | INCMUFTI MAHD. SYED | 3,0899.62% | 83.3% |
| BISHNA | INCBHAGAT CHHAJU RAM | JKNPARMA NAND | 12,96441.23% | 75.2% |
| CHADURA | JKNABDUL SAMAD | INDMIR MUSTAFFA | 7,87831.14% | 67.8% |
| CHARI SHARIF | JKNABDUL RAHIM RATHER | INCABDUL QAUOOM | 11,11143.86% | 76.8% |
| CHEHANI GHORDI | INDBHIM SINGH | INCYASHPAUL | 2621.17% | 56.7% |
| CHHAMBA | INCMADAN LAL | BJPRAM NATH | 9,88240.14% | 73.1% |
| DARHAL | INCBASHIR AHMED | JKNMOHD. HUSSAIN | 2,3357.01% | 67.6% |
| DEVSAR | JKNGH, AHMAD SHAH | INCMANOHAR NATH KAUL | 5,77719.96% | 78.4% |
| DODA | INDRESULT WHITHHELD BY HIGH COURT OF J AND K | IND— | 0— | 0.0% |
| DORU | JKNMOHD. AKBAR GANIE | INCSHER ALI BODA | 4,48717.63% | 73.4% |
| GANDERBAL | JKNFAROOQ ABDULLAH | INCGHULAM MOHI UD DIN SAIATI | 31,09692.15% | 84.8% |
| GULAB GARH | JKNBULANDKHAN | INCMOHD. AYOUB KHAN | 6,35426.78% | 61.3% |
| GULMARG | JKNGH. HASSAN MIR | INCMIRZA GH. AHMAD BEG | 10,09042.79% | 67.8% |
| HABAKADAL | JKNGH. MOHAMAD BUTT | INCPIARAY LAL KHARIHALU | 16,28340.80% | 73.3% |
| HANDWARA | JKNCHOWDRY MOHMAD RAMZAN | JKPABDUL GANI LONE | 100.03% | 73.9% |
| HAVELI | JKNGHULAM AHMAD | INDYASH LAL | 1,3144.55% | 64.9% |
| HAZARATBAL | JKNHISSAM UD DIN BANDEY | INDSOFI GH. AHMED | 14,07052.40% | 78.5% |
| HIRANAGAR | INCRAM DASS | BJPBALDEV SINGH | 3,43010.36% | 66.9% |
| HOMSHALIBUG | JKNABDUL SALAM DEVA | INCMUFTI MOHD. SYED | 6,03020.33% | 81.9% |
| IDGAH | JKNMUBARIK AHMED (GUL) | INCGHULAM MOHAMAD MISGAR | 35,48490.59% | 85.9% |
| INDERWAL | JKNSHEIKH GHULAM MOHAMAD | INCMOHD. SHARIEF | 2,2639.37% | 61.5% |
| JAMMU CANTONMENT | INDTRILOCHAN DATTA | INCHARBANS SINGH | 5,10816.06% | 60.4% |
| JAMMU EAST | INCOM PARKASH | BJPCHAMAN LAL | 6,64326.08% | 58.3% |
| JAMMU WEST | INCRANGIL SINGH | BJPTILAK RAJ SHARMA | 12,34149.13% | 50.6% |
| JANDRAH GHAROTA | INCBALWAN SINGH | INDRATTAN CHAND | 8,43828.87% | 63.0% |
| KANGARI | JKNSHEIKH ABDUL JABAR | INCMOHD. AFZAL QAZI | 11,91646.11% | 71.9% |
| KARGIL | JKNMUNSHI HABIBULLAH | INCKACHOO MOHAMAD ALI KHAN | 2600.70% | 75.5% |
| KARNAH | JKPABDUL GANI LONE | JKNGULAM QADAR MIR | 3,2139.38% | 71.1% |
| KATHUA | INCSANJI RAM | BJPBALDEV RAJ | 8,76231.35% | 57.6% |
| KHAN SAHIB | JKNHAKIM MOHD. YASEEN | INCGH. AHMAD BARRAY | 9,18038.82% | 65.2% |
| KISTWAR | INCGHULAM HUSSAIN ARMAN | JKNBASHIR AHMAD KICHLOO | 3,20913.56% | 70.8% |
| KOKERNAG | JKNMALIK GHULAM UD DIN | INCPEER HISSAM UD DIN | 5,98921.21% | 76.9% |
| KULGAM | JKNGH. NABI DAR | JMISHEIKH GHULAM HASSAN | 2,88011.26% | 76.5% |
| KUPWARA | JKNPEER ABDUL GANI | JKPABDUL HAQ | 7,07326.03% | 60.0% |
| LANGET | JKNABDUL AHAD WANI | JKPGHULAM NABI | 6,31725.54% | 72.8% |
| LEH | INCSONAM GYALSAN | JKNSONAM WANGCHUK NARBOO | 7,11729.69% | 63.5% |
| MARH | INCMULU RAM | INDKRIT PAUL | 11,24844.88% | 67.4% |
| MENDHAR | JKNRAGFIQ HUSSAIN KHAN | INCMOHD. SADIQ | 3,51911.05% | 76.6% |
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, May 1983?
Jammu & Kashmir National Conference won 46 of 76 seats in Jammu and Kashmir, a clear majority.
What was the voter turnout in the Jammu and Kashmir assembly election, May 1983?
Turnout was 70.74% — 21.9 lakh of 31 lakh registered electors voted.
How many assembly seats does Jammu and Kashmir have?
Jammu and Kashmir has 76 assembly seats.
