1967 Indian general election in Jammu and Kashmir

The 1967 Indian general election in Jammu and Kashmir to the 4th Lok Sabha were held for 6 seats. Indian National Congress won 5 seats and Jammu & Kashmir National Conference won Srinagar constituency. It was the first direct election when the MPs from J&K were sent to Lok Sabha. The polling percentage was 53.42%.

Constituency Details ConstituencyElectorsVotersPolling %Baramulla36740018865751.35Srinagar35436413199737.25Udhampur41879525379760.60Jammu44058129765367.56

Results

Party-wise Results Party Name Popular vote Seats Votes % ±pp Contested Won +/− INC 4,25,668 50.52 6 5 JKNC 2,10,020 24.92 4 1 BJS 1,71,367 20.34 3 0 DNC 30,788 3.65 1 0 IND 4,781 0.57 1 0 Total 8,42,624 100% - 15 6 -

List of Elected MPs ConstituencyWinnerRunner-upMarginCandidateParty Votes %CandidateParty Votes % Votes %1BaramullaShaikh Mohammed AkbarINC101,76955.60Abdul Ghani MalikJKNC81,25444.4020,51511.202SrinagarBakshi Ghulam MohammadJKNC59,41546.76A. M. TariqINC50,17939.499,2367.273AnantnagMohammad Shafi QureshiINCSeat Won Uncontested4LadakhKushok BakulaINCSeat Won Uncontested5UdhampurG. S. BrigadierINC134,68454.88B. SinghBJS77,80631.7056,87823.186JammuInder Jit MalhotraINC139,03648.42A. RehmanBJS80,86828.1758,16820.25

1967 Indian general election in Jammu and Kashmir

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