| Election Name: | 1983 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election |
| Country: | India |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Previous Election: | 1977 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election |
| Previous Year: | 1977 |
| Election Date: | 17 November 1983 to 24 November 1983 |
| Next Election: | 1987 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election |
| Next Year: | 1987 |
| Seats For Election: | all 75 seats in Legislative Assembly |
| Majority Seats: | 38 |
| Turnout: | 73.2% |
| Leader1: | Farooq Abdullah |
| Party1: | Jammu & Kashmir National Conference |
| Last Election1: | 47 |
| Seats1: | 46 |
| Seat Change1: | 1 |
| Party2: | Indian National Congress |
| Last Election2: | 11 |
| Seats2: | 26 |
| Seat Change2: | 15 |
| Party4: | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Last Election4: | - |
| Seats4: | - |
| Seat Change4: | - |
| Party5: | Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party |
| Last Election5: | 4 |
| Seats5: | 3 |
| Seat Change5: | 2 |
| Chief Minister | |
| Before Election: | Farooq Abdullah |
| Before Party: | Jammu & Kashmir National Conference |
| After Election: | Farooq Abdullah |
| After Party: | Jammu & Kashmir National Conference |
Elections for the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir were held over October 1983.[1] [2] The Jammu & Kashmir National Conference leader Farooq Abdullah was appointed Chief Minister.
The 1983 Jammu and Kashmir elections cemented the political polarisation on religious lines after Indira Gandhi campaigned aggressively in the state, raising the bogey of a 'Muslim invasion' of the Jammu region, alluding to the Resettlement Bill passed by the-then National Conference government, which gave the state's residents who left for Pakistan before 1954 the right to return to the state, reclaim their properties, and resettle.[3]
Indira Gandhi's strategy yielded dividends in the 1983 state elections and the Congress won 26 seats, while the NC secured 46. Barring an odd constituency, all the victories of the Congress were in the Jammu and Ladakh regions, while National Conference swept the Kashmir Valley. The 1983 election established the model for any future Congress-NC alliance - the Congress allotting itself seats mainly in the Jammu and Ladakh regions, while the National Conference limiting itself to the Kashmir Valley.
Farooq Abdullah was sworn in as the Chief Minister Again.
| Constituency | Reserved for (SC/None) | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karnah | None | Abdul Gani Lone | ||
| Handwara | None | Chowdry Mohmad Ramzan | ||
| Langet | None | Abdul Ahad Wani | ||
| Kupwara | None | Peer Abdul Gani | ||
| Bandipora | None | Mohd. Khalil | ||
| Sonawari | None | Gh. Rasool Bahar | ||
| Pattan | None | Molvi Iftikhar Hussain | ||
| Gulmarg | None | Gh. Hassan Mir | ||
| Sangrama | None | Gulam Rasool Bhat | ||
| Sopore | None | Hakim Habibullah | ||
| 11. Rafibad | None | Mohd. Dilawar Mir | ||
| Baramulla | None | Sheik Mohd. Maqbool | ||
| Uri | None | Mohammad Shafi | ||
| Kangari | None | Sheikh Abdul Jabar | ||
| Ganderbal | None | Farooq Abdullah | ||
| Hazaratbal | None | Hissam Ud Din Bandey | ||
| Amirakadal | None | Ghulam Mohudin Shah | ||
| Habakadal | None | Gh. Mohamad Butt | ||
| Zainakadal | None | Ali Mohd. | ||
| Idgah | None | Mubarik Ahmed (gul) | ||
| Zadibal | None | Sheikh Abdul Rashid | ||
| Nagin | None | Abdul Samad Teli | ||
| Beerwah | None | Syed Ahmad Saeed | ||
| Khan Sahib | None | Hakim Mohd. Yaseen | ||
| Badgam | None | Gulam Hussain Geelani | ||
| Chadura | None | Abdul Samad | ||
| Chari Sharif | None | Abdul Rahim Rather | ||
| Pulwama | None | Sana Ullah Dar | ||
| Pampore | None | Mohd. Sultan | ||
| Tral | None | Ali Mohd. Naik | ||
| Wachi | None | Ghulam Qadirwani | ||
| Shopian | None | Sheikh Mohd. Mansoor | ||
| Noorabad | None | Wali Mohd. Itoo | ||
| Devsar | None | Gh, Ahmad Shah | ||
| Kulgam | None | Gh. Nabi Dar | ||
| Homshalibug | None | Abdul Salam Deva | ||
| Pahalgam | None | Piyare Lal Handoo | ||
| Bijbehera | None | Abdul Gani Shah | ||
| Anantnag | None | Mirza Mehboob Beg | ||
| Shawngas | None | Mohd. Maqbool | ||
| Kokernag | None | Malik Ghulam Ud Din | ||
| Doru | None | Mohd. Akbar Ganie | ||
| Leh | None | Sonam Gyalsan | ||
| Kargil | None | Munshi Habibullah | ||
| Kistwar | None | Ghulam Hussain Arman | ||
| Inderwal | None | Sheikh Ghulam Mohamad | ||
| Bhadarwah | SC | Hari Lal Hitaishit | ||
| Ramban | None | Jagdev Singh | ||
| Banihal | None | Abdul Rashid | ||
| Gulab Garh | None | Bulandkhan | ||
| Reasi | None | Jagjivan Lal | ||
| Udhampur | None | Balak Ram | ||
| Chehani Ghordi | None | Bhim Singh | ||
| Ramnagar | SC | Ram Dass | ||
| Samba | None | Parkash Sharma | ||
| Bari Brahminan | SC | Gori Shankar | ||
| Bishna | SC | Bhagat Chhaju Ram | ||
| Ranbir Singh Pura | None | Janak Raj | ||
| Jammu Cantonment | None | Trilochan Datta | ||
| Jammu West | None | Rangil Singh | ||
| Jammu East | None | Om Parkash | ||
| Jandrah Gharota | None | Balwan Singh | ||
| Marh | SC | Mulu Ram | ||
| Akhnoor | None | Dharam Pal | ||
| Chhamba | None | Madan Lal | ||
| Basohli | None | Mangat Ram | ||
| Bhillawar | None | Puran Singh | ||
| Kathua | SC | Sanji Ram | ||
| Hiranagar | None | Ram Dass | ||
| Nowshera | None | Beli Ram | ||
| Darhal | None | Bashir Ahmed | ||
| Rajouri | None | Talib Hussaian | ||
| Suran | None | Mohammed Aslam | ||
| Mendhar | None | Ragfiq Hussain Khan | ||
| Haveli | None | Ghulam Ahmad | ||