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 51–76 of 76
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NAGIN | JKNABDUL SAMAD TELI | INCGH. MOHMAD BAWAN | 12,22337.66% | 75.1% |
| NOORABAD | JKNWALI MOHD. ITOO | INCABDUL AZIZ | 6,29821.60% | 76.7% |
| NOWSHERA | INCBELI RAM | JKNRACHPAL SINGH | 3,1939.23% | 64.0% |
| PAHALGAM | JKNPIYARE LAL HANDOO | INCMOHAMAD TAHIR | 5,65920.52% | 76.8% |
| PAMPORE | JKNMOHD. SULTAN | INCPEERZADA GH. JEELANI | 16,53654.87% | 79.2% |
| PATTAN | INCMOLVI IFTIKHAR HUSSAIN | JKNABDUL AZIZ PARREY | 8572.86% | 74.8% |
| PULWAMA | JKNSANA ULLAH DAR | INCMOHD. AYUB | 10,51834.26% | 77.4% |
| RAFIBAD | JKNMOHD. DILAWAR MIR | JKPSHEIKH BASHIR ALI VAKIL | 8,97634.50% | 71.7% |
| RAJOURI | JKNTALIB HUSSAIAN | INCMIRZA ABDUL RASHID | 2,1956.20% | 69.3% |
| RAMBAN | INCJAGDEV SINGH | JKNPREM SINGH | 1,0525.33% | 60.1% |
| RAMNAGAR | INCRAM DASS | JKNCHARAN DASS | 7,74634.08% | 54.5% |
| RANBIR SINGH PURA | INCJANAK RAJ | JKNRAJINDER SINGH CHIB | 4,52314.29% | 72.5% |
| REASI | JKNJAGJIVAN LAL | INCRAJIT SINGH | 1,2025.00% | 58.3% |
| SAMBA | INCPARKASH SHARMA | JKNSURJEET SINGH | 7,11523.51% | 62.8% |
| SANGRAMA | JKNGULAM RASOOL BHAT | INCMOHD. MAQBOOL MALIK | 9,11339.73% | 73.4% |
| SHAWNGAS | INCMOHD. MAQBOOL | JKNMOHD, ASHRAF KHAN | 1,3614.80% | 80.2% |
| SHOPIAN | JKNSHEIKH MOHD. MANSOOR | JMIMOULANA MOHD. AMIN | 5,85719.18% | 76.0% |
| SONAWARI | JKNGH. RASOOL BAHAR | INCABDUL AZIZ BARRAY | 12,43237.66% | 74.4% |
| SOPORE | JKNHAKIM HABIBULLAH | JMISYED ALISHAH GEELANI | 4,07410.99% | 80.7% |
| SURAN | INCMOHAMMED ASLAM | JKNMOHAMMED SAYEED BEIG | 1,8826.42% | 70.3% |
| TRAL | INDALI MOHD. NAIK | JKNMOHD. SUBHAN BHAT | 7,70522.10% | 86.5% |
| UDHAMPUR | INCBALAK RAM | BJPSHIV CHARAN | 6,41923.43% | 58.0% |
| URI | JKNMOHAMMAD SHAFI | INDQAZI MOHAMMAD | 7,99433.47% | 75.5% |
| WACHI | JKNGHULAM QADIRWANI | INCGHULAM QADIR | 9,88434.03% | 78.1% |
| ZADIBAL | JKNSHEIKH ABDUL RASHID | INDJEHANGIR ALI KHAN | 45,93681.45% | 87.6% |
| ZAINAKADAL | JKNALI MOHD. | INDNOOR MOHD | 37,77995.46% | 92.7% |
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.
