1977 Indian general election in Jammu and Kashmir

The 1977 Indian general election 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]

Indian general election in Jammu and Kashmir, 1977

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Jammu and Kashmir

Constituency Details edit

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

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Results edit

Party-wise Results edit

Party Elected MPs
INC 2
JKN 3
IND 1
Total 6

List of Elected MPs edit

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 edit

References edit

  1. ^ "1977 India General (6th Lok Sabha) Elections Results". www.elections.in. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  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