1971 Indian general election in Jammu and Kashmir

Indian general election in Jammu and Kashmir, 1971

3 April

Jammu and Kashmir

The 1971 Indian general election in Jammu and Kashmir to the 5th Lok Sabha were held for 6 seats. Indian National Congress won 5 seats and an independent candidate from Srinagar constituency won 1 seat.

Constituency Details

Constituency	Electors	Voters	Polling %
Baramulla	370345	187484	50.62
Srinagar	371494	218752	58.88
Anantnag	393878	264867	67.25
Ladakh	52654	37521	71.26
Udhampur	425780	218069	51.22
Jammu	483472	292392	60.48

Results

Party-wise Results

Party Name				Popular vote			Seats
				Votes	%	±pp	Contested	Won	+/−
	INC			6,30,690	54.06	3.54	6	5
	BJS			1,42,750	12.23	8.11	3	0
	SAD			12,658	1.08		2	0
	PSP			5,332	0.46		1	0
	IND			3,75,316	32.17	31.60	20	1	1
Total				11,66,746	100%	-	32	6	-

List of Elected MPs

Constituency		Winner					Runner-up					Margin
		Candidate	Party		Votes	%	Candidate	Party		Votes	%	Votes	%
1	Baramulla	Syed Ahmad Aga		INC	93,041	51.02	Syed Ali Shah Gilani		IND	78,543	43.07	14,498	7.95
2	Srinagar	Shamim Ahmad Shamim		IND	128,948	61.78	Bakhshi Gulam Mohd		INC	71,140	34.08	57,808	27.70
3	Anantnag	Mohmad Shaffi Qureshi		INC	150,827	60.30	Peep Gulam Nabi Shah		IND	90,434	36.15	60,393	24.15
4	Ladakh	Kushok Bakula		INC	20,783	55.41	Sonam Wahgdus		IND	16,726	44.59	4,057	10.82
5	Udhampur	Karan Singh		INC	125,890	60.97	Baldev Singh		BJS	53,303	25.82	72,587	35.15
6	Jammu	Inderjit Malhotra		INC	169,009	60.04	Abdul Rehman		BJS	84,213	29.91	84,796	30.13

See also

• Elections in Jammu and Kashmir