Indian general election, 1977 (Jammu and Kashmir)


Indian general election in Jammu and Kashmir, 1977

16 March


Jammu and Kashmir

The Indian general election, 1977 in Jammu and Kashmir to the 6th Lok Sabha were held for 6 seats. Jammu and Kashmir National Conference won 2 seats, Indian National Congress won 2 seats and an independent candidate Parvati Devi of Ladakh constituency won 1 seat.[1]

Constituency Details[2]

Constituency Electors Voters Polling %
Baramulla 453765 258507 56.97
Srinagar 461965 319298 69.12
Anantnag 471302 263112 55.83
Ladakh 64706 45581 70.44
Udhampur 504677 237356 47.03
Jammu 601007 355660 59.18

Results

Party-wise Results

Party Elected MPs
INC 2
JKN 3
IND 1
Total 6

List of Elected MPs

No. Constituency Name of elected M.P. Party affiliation Win Margin %
1 Baramulla Abdul Ahad Jammu and Kashmir National Conference 19.00%
2 Srinagar Akbar Jahan Begam Jammu and Kashmir National Conference 39.54%
3 Anantnag Mohd. Shafi Qureshi Indian National Congress 3.35%
4 Ladakh Parvati Devi Indian National Congress 6.63%
5 Udhampur Karan Singh Indian National Congress 25.66%
6 Jammu Thakur Baldev Singh Independent 21.27%

See also

References

  1. "1977 India General (6th Lok Sabha) Elections Results". www.elections.in. Retrieved 2018-04-08.
  2. STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTIONS, 1977 TO THE SIXTH LOK SABHA VOLUME II - http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1977/Vol_II_LS77.pdf
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