1989 Indian general election in Jammu and Kashmir explained

Election Name:Indian general election in Jammu and Kashmir, 1989
Country:India
Type:parliamentary
Previous Election:Indian general election, 1984 (Jammu and Kashmir)
Previous Year:1984
Next Election:Indian general election, 1991 (Jammu and Kashmir)
Next Year:1991
Election Date:22-24 November
Map Size:200px

The 1989 Indian general election in Jammu and Kashmir to the 9th Lok Sabha were held for 6 seats. Indian National Congress won 2 seats, Jammu and Kashmir National Conference won 3 seats and an Independent candidate won 1 seat.[1]

Constituency details

ConstituencyElectorsVotersPolling %
Baramulla698284382355.48
Srinagar782715uncontesteduncontested
Anantnag736495373775.07
Ladakh1017388786386.36
Udhampur80946531932639.45
Jammu102660058407856.89
[2] [3]

Results

Party-wise results

PartyElected MPs
INC2
JKN3
IND1
Total6

List of elected MPs

No.ConstituencyName of elected M.P.Party affiliationWin Margin %
1 Jammu and Kashmir National Conference91.87%
2 Mohammad Shafi Bhat (Returned) Jammu and Kashmir National ConferenceUncontested
3 P. L. Handoo Jammu and Kashmir National Conference97.19%
4 Mohd. Hassan Independent Candidate5.29%
5 Dharam Paul Indian National Congress9.85%
6 Janak Rai Gupta Indian National Congress3.78%

See also

References

  1. Web site: 1989 India General (9th Lok Sabha) Elections Results. www.elections.in. 2018-04-07.
  2. STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTIONS, 1989 TO THE NINTH LOK SABHA VOLUME I - http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1989/Vol_I_LS_89.pdf
  3. STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTIONS, 1989 TO THE NINTH LOK SABHA VOLUME II - http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1989/Vol_II_LS89.pdf