Elections for the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir were held in the early months of 1962.1962 J&K elections Bakshi Ghulam Mohammad was appointed Prime Minister of Jammu and Kashmir.Prime Ministers and Chief Ministers of Jammu and Kashmir since 1947. General Administration Department, Government of Jammu and Kashmir. Retrieved 29 April 2014.

Background After the 1957 elections, Bakshi Ghulam Mohammad failed to appoint any member of the G. M. Sadiq-led leftist faction to the Cabinet, leading Sadiq to form a rival Democratic National Conference party. However, in 1960, a reconciliation was brokered by the central government, and the two parties reunited. The reunited party contested the elections in 1962. However, 20 candidates from the rump Democratic National Conference party contested the election.

The other parties contesting the elections were the Jammu Praja Parishad, Praja Socialist Party and Harijan Mandal.

The 1962 elections were the first elections in the state conducted by the Election Commission of India. The earlier elections were held by the State's Franchise Commissioner.

Results Of the 43 constituencies in the Kashmir Valley, 32 were unopposed. Overall, the National Conference won 41 of the 43 seats in the Valley.

In the Jammu Division, the National Conference won 27 of the 30 seats (two of which were unopposed). The remaining three seats went to the Praja Parishad.

In the Ladakh Division, all two seats were won by the National Conference. The Ladakh seat was won by the Head Llama Kushak Bakula.

After the elections, the Praja Parishad held a mass demonstration in the Jammu city, joined by the Praja Socialist Party and the Akali Dal, citing electoral malpractices. Bakshi Ghulam Mohammad dismissed the complaints as "frivolous".

Elected members Winner, runner-up, voter turnout, and victory margin in every constituencyAssembly ConstituencyTurnout WinnerRunner UpMargin #k Names% Candidate Party Votes% Candidate Party Votes%1Akhnoor65.32%Shiv Ram10,15660.83%Sat Dev5,20431.17%4,9522Chhamb74.41%Chhaju Ram Lamba10,14252.85%Sahdev Singh6,40133.36%3,7413Ranbir Singh Pora–Jammu South79.4%Bhagat Chhaju Ram8,19955.52%Shiv Ram5,02734.04%3,1724Miran Sahib76.03%Kulbir Singh6,31749.92%Sant Singh2,24417.73%4,0735Marh75.58%Guranditta Mal5,20041.49%Ram Rakha Mal3,73429.79%1,4666Jandrah Gharota65.61%Rounaq Singh8,86750.7%Rajinder Singh5,67732.46%3,1907Bishnah85.04%Trilochan Datt8,78346.99%Ram Piara Saraf5,76830.86%3,0158Ramgarh71.2%Parmanad5,67434.67%Shivdass3,90323.85%1,7719Basohli51.27%Mangat Ram Sharma7,39459.11%Uttam Chand4,45935.65%2,93510Billawar62.89%Ram Chander Khajuria7,81949.78%Dhian Singh7,30746.52%51211Kathua75.86%Randhir Singh9,82655.33%Chagar Singh4,64226.14%5,18412Jasmergarh80.26%Girdhari Lal Dogra13,95858.48%Baldev Singh7,78932.63%6,16913Samba73.36%K. Sagar Singh7,49543.71%Dhyan Singh6,72739.23%76814Jammu North70.19%Prem Nath14,72866.64%Hardatt Bakshi6,96631.52%7,76215Jammu South71.01%Ram Chand Mahajan9,32951.28%Ram Nath5,83532.07%3,49416Nowshera62.44%Beli Ram11,60854.3%Krishan Dev Sethi4,93923.1%6,66917Rajouri81.6%Abdul Aziz Shawal14,19276.76%Dev Raj4,29723.24%9,89518Darhal84.32%Mohammed Iqbal Malik13,60171.02%Adbul Rehman5,55028.98%8,05119Mendhar-Pir Jamat Ali Shah Elected Unopposed20Poonch Haveli71.34%Ghulam Mohammad Mir15,14871.14%Ghulam Qadir Bandey5,81927.33%9,32921Ramnagar69.24%Hem Raj11,68062.71%Hans Raj6,07732.63%5,60322Udhampur61.94%Amar Nath Sharma8,00349.6%Paras Ram7,81548.44%18823Landar Tikri60.1%Shiv Charan7,59547.53%Faqir Chand6,92943.36%66624Reasi72.01%Rishi Kumar Kaushal8,84245.46%Rikhi Kesh8,59544.19%24725Arnas80.84%Mohammad Ayub Khan21,37895.74%Lakhmi Chand9514.26%20,42726Ramban79.58%Mir Assadullah18,33283.39%Devi Dass2,98113.56%15,35127Doda70.78%Lassa Wani16,14689.37%Abdul Rehman1,92110.63%14,22528Kishtwar74.94%Syed Mir Badshah14,98875.93%Sewa Ram4,75224.07%10,23629Bhaderwah58.56%Chuni Lal11,15071.83%Abdul Rehman4,37228.17%6,77830Bhalessa–Bunjwah70.08%Abdul Gani Goni13,71789.1%Rup Chand1,67810.9%12,03931Anantnag-Shamas - Ud- Din Elected Unopposed32Kothar-Manohar Nath Kaul33Naubug-Nizam-Ud-Din34Doru Shahbad-Mir Qasim35Khowarpara-Noor-Ud-Din Dar36Dachhinpora-Mohammad Syed37Devsar-Abdul Aziz Zargar38Kulgam-Mohammed Yaqub Bhat39Nandi-Abdul Kabir Wani40Noorabad-Ghulam Hussain Khan41Shopian-Abdul Majid Bandey42Pampore-Peerzada Ghulam Jeelani43Pulwama-Sanaullah Sheikh44Tral-A. G. Trali45Rajpora86.51%Ghulam Mohammad Rajpori22,19698.65%Abdul Sattar Ranjoor181.8%22,01546Amira Kadal64.23%Sham Lal Saraf10,31385.47%Om Prakash1,75314.53%8,56047Habba Kadal76.46%Durga Prasad Dhar14,49595.16%Ghulam Mohammed Malik5163.39%13,97948Tankipora-Ghulam Mohammed Sadiq Elected Unopposed49Khanyar72.61%Gazi Abdul Rehman12,76295.99%Baha - Ud - Din5334.01%12,22950Safa Kadal-Bakshi Ghulam Mohammad Elected Unopposed51Zadibal72.24%Shaik Mohammad Abdullah14,09383.76%Syed Abdullah Shah2,73216.24%11,36152Kangan-Main Nizam Ud-Din Elected Unopposed53Ganderbal-Abdul Salam Aitu Elected Unopposed54Hazratbal-Mohammed Yahya Sidiqi Elected Unopposed55Birwa-Syed Abdul Qudus Azad Elected Unopposed56Budgam80.18%Aga Syed Ali Safvi18,71995.07%Ghulam Nabi Wani Gohar9704.93%17,74957Darhgam62.3%Ghulam Nabi Wani7,57353.71%Ghulam Mohammed Mir6,52746.29%1,04658Khan Sahib61.6%Ghulam Mohi-Ud-Din Khan9,68776.31%Ghulam Mohammed Bakshi3,00723.69%6,68059Charari Sharief-Bakshi Abdul Rashid Elected Unopposed60Baramulla80.03%Harbans Singh Azad17,02188.45%Sant Singh2,22311.55%14,79861Tangamarg-Mohammad Akbar Elected Unopposed62Magam-Syed Abbas Elected Unopposed63Pattan-Ghulam Mohammad Bhat Zalib Elected Unopposed64Sopore-Abdul Ghani Malik Elected Unopposed65Rafiabad-Ghulam Rasool Kar Elected Unopposed66Bandipora90.55%Abdul Kabir Khan21,13898.25%Ghulam Mohammad Lone3761.75%20,76267Sonawari-Abdul Khaliq Bhat Elected Unopposed68Handwara79.77%Abdul Gani Mir11,42960.63%Ghulam Qadir Massala7,42239.37%4,00769Drugmulla-Mohammad Sultan Tantray Elected Unopposed70Lolab-Ghulam Nabi Wani Elected Unopposed71Ramhal-Ghulam Mohammad Wani Elected Unopposed72Karnah-Mohammed Yunis Khan Elected Unopposed73Uri-Mohammed Afzal Khan Raja Elected Unopposed74Leh90.22%Kushak Bakula20,09597.3%Chering Punchok5582.7%19,53775Kargil-Agha Sayad Ibrahim Shah Elected Unopposed

Aftermath Bakshi Ghulam Mohammad was increasingly seen in New Delhi as an embarrassment as he arranged most seats to be elected unopposed. In 1963, he was forced to step down, and Khwaja Shamsuddin was elected as the Chief Minister. Bakshi ensured that his rival G. M. Sadiq could not be appointed. The Shamsuddin government again excluded Sadiq his colleagues from Cabinet appointments.

In December 1963, the pent-up anger of the populace erupted over a stolen religious relic from the Srinagar's Hazratbal Mosque. Even though the relic was subsequently recovered, the people did not trust the government and continued the agitation. In the fall-out, Shamsuddin lost his post, and G. M. Sadiq was appointed as the Chief Minister in February 1965.

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