1971 Indian general election in Jammu and Kashmir

The 1971 Indian general election in Jammu and Kashmir to the 5th Lok Sabha were held for 6 seats. Indian National Congress won 5 seats and an independent candidate from Srinagar constituency won 1 seat.[1]

Indian general election in Jammu and Kashmir, 1971

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Jammu and Kashmir

Constituency Details

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Constituency Electors Voters Polling %
Baramulla 370345 187484 50.62
Srinagar 371494 218752 58.88
Anantnag 393878 264867 67.25
Ladakh 52654 37521 71.26
Udhampur 425780 218069 51.22
Jammu 483472 292392 60.48

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Results

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Party-wise Results

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Party Elected MPs
INC 5
IND 1
Total 6

List of Elected MPs

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No. Constituency Name of elected M.P. Party affiliation Win Margin %
1 Baramulla Syed Ahmad Aga Indian National Congress 7.95%
2 Srinagar Shamim Ahad Shamim Independent 27.70%
3 Anantnag Mohd. Shafi Qureshi Indian National Congress 24.14%
4 Ladakh Kushok Bakula Indian National Congress 10.82%
5 Udhampur Karan Singh Indian National Congress 35.16%
6 Jammu Inderjit Malhotra Indian National Congress 30.12%

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "1971 India General (5th Lok Sabha) Elections Results". www.elections.in. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  2. ^ STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTIONS, 1971 TO THE FIFTH LOK SABHA VOLUME II - http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1971/Vol_II_LS71.pdf