| Election Name: | 1972 Jammu and Kashmir state assembly elections |
| Country: | India |
| Type: | legislative |
| Previous Election: | 1967 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election |
| Previous Year: | 1967 |
| Election Date: | 17 June 1972 |
| Next Election: | 1977 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election |
| Next Year: | 1977 |
| Seats For Election: | all 75 seats in Legislative Assembly |
| Majority Seats: | 38 |
| Turnout: | 62.17% |
| Party1: | Indian National Congress |
| Image1: | Hand_INC.svg |
| Leader Since1: | 1971 |
| Last Election1: | 61 |
| Seats1: | 58 |
| Seat Change1: | 3 |
| Percentage1: | 55.44% |
| Party2: | Jamaat-e-Islami Kashmir |
| Last Election2: | New |
| Seats2: | 5 |
| Seat Change2: | New |
| Percentage2: | 7.18% |
| Party3: | Bharatiya Jana Sangh |
| Image3: | Oil lamp.svg |
| Last Election3: | 3 |
| Seats3: | 3 |
| Seat Change3: | 0 |
| Percentage3: | 9.85% |
| CM | |
| Before Election: | Syed Mir Qasim |
| Before Party: | Indian National Congress |
| After Election: | Syed Mir Qasim |
| After Party: | Indian National Congress |
Elections to the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly were held in January 1972 to elect members of 114 constituencies in Jammu and Kashmir, India.[1] The Indian National Congress won the popular vote and a majority of seats and Syed Mir Qasim was appointed as the Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir.[2] After this election, women entered the Jammu and Kashmir assembly for the first time. Ten women had filed their nominations, six of them contested and four won their seats.[3] This made the percentage of women legislators 5.33% in the Jammu Kashmir assembly.
| Constituency | Reserved for (SC/ST/None) | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karnah | None | Mohd Yaseen Shah | ||
| Kupwara | None | Ghulam Mohd. Shah | ||
| Lolab | None | Saif Ullah Bhat | ||
| Bandipora | None | M. A. Khan | ||
| Handwara | None | Abdul Gani Lone | ||
| Harl | None | Abdul Gani Mir | ||
| Rafiabad | None | Mohd. Yosuf Dar | ||
| Baramulla | None | Mohd. Macbool Mahjoo | ||
| Sopore | None | Syed Ali Shah Gilani | ||
| Pattan | None | Gulam Qadir Bhdar | ||
| Sonawari | None | Abdul Aziz Parray | ||
| Gulmarg | None | Surinder Singh | ||
| None | ||||
| Kangan | None | Bashir Ahmed Mian | ||
| Ganderbal | None | Mohd. Maqbool Bhat | ||
| Amirakadal | None | Zainab Begum | ||
| Habakadal | None | Ghulam Mohammad Bhat | ||
| Tankipora | None | Ghulam Nabi Nowsheshri | ||
| Khanyar | None | Saif Ud Din Qari | ||
| Safakadal | None | Abdul Rashid Kabli | ||
| Zadibal | None | Salim Anwar | ||
| Hazratbal | None | Sofi Ghulam Ahamad | ||
| Beerwa | None | Abdul Khaliq Mir | ||
| Khan Sahib | None | Ghulam Qadir War | ||
| Badgam | None | Ali Mohd. Mir | ||
| Charari Shariff | None | Abdul Qayum | ||
| Chadura | None | Ghulam Mustiffa Mir | ||
| Rajpura | None | Bashir Ahmed Magrey | ||
| Pulwama | None | Sona Ullah Dar | ||
| Pampore | None | Gulam Hassan Mansooda | ||
| Tral | None | Ali Mohd. Naik | ||
| Shopian | None | Abdul Majid Bandey | ||
| Norabad | None | Abdul Aziz Zargar | ||
| Devsar | None | Ghulam Hassan Parry | ||
| Kulgam | None | Ab. Razak Mir | ||
| Nandi | None | Ali Mohd. Dar | ||
| Pahalgam | None | Makhan Lal Fotedar | ||
| Bij Behara | None | Saif Ud Din Dar | ||
| Anantnag | None | Shamsuddin | ||
| Kothar | None | Mohd Ashraf Khan | ||
| Verinag | None | Syed Mir Qasim | ||
| Naubug | None | Pir Husan Qasim | ||
| Leh | None | Sonam Wangyal | ||
| Kargil | None | Kachoo Mohd Ali Khan | ||
| Kishtwar | None | Pir Nizam Ud Din | ||
| Inderwal | None | Kh. Abdul Gani Goni | ||
| Bhaderwah | SC | Bodh Raj | ||
| Doda | None | Hans Raj Dogra | ||
| Ramban | None | Mohd. Akhtar Nizami | ||
| Banihal | None | Hajra Begum | ||
| Gulabgarh | None | Mohd Ayub Khan | ||
| Reasi | None | Rishi Kumar Koushal | ||
| Tikri | None | Nirmal Devi | ||
| Udhampur | None | Dev Datt | ||
| Ramnagar | SC | Chandu Lal | ||
| Basohli | None | Mangat Ram | ||
| Billawar | None | Randhir Singh | ||
| Kathua | SC | Panjaboo Ram Alias Singh | ||
| Jasmergarh | None | Girdhari Lal Dogra | ||
| Samba | SC | Gouri Shankar | ||
| Ramgarh | None | Baldev Sharma | ||
| Bishnah | SC | Parma Nand | ||
| Ranbirsinghpura | None | Rangil Singh | ||
| Jandrah Gharota | None | Shanta Bharti | ||
| Marh | SC | Sushil Kumar | ||
| Jammu Cantonment | None | Trilochan Dutta | ||
| Jammu South | None | Chamanlal | ||
| Jammu North | None | Abdul Rehman | ||
| Akhnoor | None | Dharm Paul | ||
| Chamb | None | Diwakar Singh | ||
| Nowshera | None | Beli Ram | ||
| Darhal | None | Abdul Rashid | ||
| Rajouri | None | Talid Hussain | ||
| Mendhar | None | Choudhry Mohd. Aslam | ||
| Poonch | None | Mir Ghulam Mohd | ||