1996 Indian general election in Jammu and Kashmir

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Indian general election in Jammu and Kashmir, 1996

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Jammu and Kashmir

The 1996 Indian general election in Jammu and Kashmir to the 11th Lok Sabha were held for 6 seats. Bharatiya Janata Party won 1 seat, Indian National Congress won 4 seats and Janta Dal won 1 seat.[1]

Constituency Details[edit]

Constituency Candidates Nominated Electors Voters Polling %
Baramulla 15 704601 328688 46.65
Srinagar 17 786301 321928 40.94
Anantnag 23 764670 383861 50.20
Ladakh 13 131402 106347 80.93
Udhampur 47 862236 459456 53.29
Jammu 49 1206499 581314 48.18

[2][3]

Results[edit]

Party-wise Results[edit]

Party Elected MPs
JD 1
BJP 1
Congress 4
Total 6

List of Elected MPs[edit]

No. Constituency Name of elected M.P. Party affiliation Win Margin %
1 Baramulla Gh. Rasool Kar Indian National Congress 21.25%
2 Srinagar Ghulam Mohammad Mir Indian National Congress 0.54%
3 Anantnag Mohamad Maqbool Janta Dal 16.23%
4 Ladakh Phuntsog Namgyal Indian National Congress 9.67%
5 Udhampur Chaman Lal Gupta Bharatiya Janata Party 15.84%
6 Jammu Mangat Ram Sharma Indian National Congress 8.24%

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. "1996 India General (11th Lok Sabha) Elections Results". www.elections.in. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
  2. STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTIONS, 1996 TO THE ELEVENTH LOK SABHA VOLUME I - http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1996/Vol_I_LS_96.pdf
  3. STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTIONS, 1996 TO THE ELEVENTH LOK SABHA VOLUME II - http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1996/Vol_II_LS96.pdf