1967 Indian general election in Jammu and Kashmir explained

Election Name:Indian general election in Jammu and Kashmir, 1967
Country:India
Type:parliamentary
Previous Election:Indian general election, 1967 (Jammu and Kashmir)
Next Election:Indian general election, 1971 (Jammu and Kashmir)
Next Year:1971
Election Date:15 February
Map Size:200px

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. [1] It was the first direct election when the MPs from J&K were sent to Lok Sabha. The polling percentage was 53.42%.[2]

Constituency Details

ConstituencyElectorsVotersPolling %
Baramulla36740018865751.35
Srinagar35436413199737.25
Udhampur41879525379760.60
Jammu44058129765367.56
[3]

Results

Party-wise Results

PartyElected MPs
INC5
JKNC1
Total6

List of Elected MPs

No.ConstituencyName of elected M.P.Party affiliationWin Margin %
1BaramullaSyed Ahmad AgaIndian National Congress11.21
2SrinagarBakshi Ghulam MohammadJammu & Kashmir National Conference7.27
3AnantnagMohd. Shafi QureshiIndian National CongressUncontested
4LadakhKushok BakulaIndian National CongressUncontested
5UdhampurG.S. BrigadierIndian National Congress23.18
6JammuInder Jit MalhotraIndian National Congress20.26

See also

References

  1. Web site: 1967 India General (4th Lok Sabha) Elections Results. 2020-07-02. www.elections.in.
  2. Web site: Nehru’s Biggest Political Scam: Why didn’t he allow LOK SABHA ELECTION in J&K during his PMship? Before 1967 Lok Sabha MPs were nominated. 2020-07-02. www.jammukashmirnow.com.
  3. Web site: General Election, 1967. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20190515060616/https://www.eci.gov.in/files/file/4114-general-election-1967-vol-i-ii/ . 15 May 2019 . 2020-07-02. The Election Commission of India.