| Jammu South | |
|---|---|
| Former constituency for the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | North India |
| State | Jammu and Kashmir |
| Established | 1967 |
| Abolished | 1972 |
| Total electors | 31,133 |
Jammu South Assembly constituency was an assembly constituency in the India state of Jammu and Kashmir.
Members of the Legislative Assembly[edit | edit source]
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Ram Chand Mahajan | Jammu & Kashmir National Conference | |
| 1967 | R. Nath | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | |
| 1972 | Chaman Lal Gupta | ||
Election results[edit | edit source]
Assembly Election 1972[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABJS | Chaman Lal Gupta | 10,892 | 51.44% |  3.53
| |
| INC | Amrit Kumar Malhotra | 7,873 | 37.18% |  1.72
| |
| Independent | Hussan Ara | 534 | 2.52% | New | |
| Independent | Som Nath | 361 | 1.70% | New | |
| Independent | Dharam Paul | 346 | 1.63% | New | |
| SSP | Dhan Raj Dargotra | 228 | 1.08% | New | |
| Independent | Parakash Masth | 201 | 0.95% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 3,019 | 14.26% | 5.25
| ||
| Turnout | 21,175 | 69.27% | 1.16
| ||
| Registered electors | 31,133 | 8.02
| |||
| ABJS hold | Swing | 3.53
|
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Assembly Election 1967[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABJS | R. Nath | 10,590 | 54.96% | New | |
| INC | R. Nath | 6,832 | 35.46% | New | |
| JKNC | S. R. Sudhir | 1,290 | 6.70% | 44.58
| |
| Independent | V. N. Gupta | 388 | 2.01% | New | |
| Independent | J. Singh | 167 | 0.87% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 3,758 | 19.50% | 0.30
| ||
| Turnout | 19,267 | 70.26% | 3.10
| ||
| Registered electors | 28,821 | 10.80
| |||
| Bharatiya Jana Sangh gain from Jammu & Kashmir National Conference | Swing | 3.69
|
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Assembly Election 1962[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JKNC | Ram Chand Mahajan | 9,329 | 51.28% | New | |
| Jammu Praja Parishad | Ram Nath | 5,835 | 32.07% | New | |
| Independent | Som Nath | 779 | 4.28% | New | |
| PSP | Balraj | 722 | 3.97% | New | |
| Democratic National Conference | Amar Chand | 711 | 3.91% | New | |
| Independent | Parduman Singh | 660 | 3.63% | New | |
| Independent | Ramnik Singh | 158 | 0.87% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 3,494 | 19.20% | |||
| Turnout | 18,194 | 71.01% | |||
| Registered electors | 26,011 | ||||
| Jammu & Kashmir National Conference win (new seat) | |||||
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1972 to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 17 January 2012. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
- ↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1967 to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
- ↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1962 to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
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