1962 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election

Local election in India May 2020 April 2018 1962 Jammu and Kashmir state assembly elections Jammu and Kashmir (state) parliamentary Jammu_and_Kashmir_Legislative_Assembly_election,_1957 1957 17–18 February 1962 1967 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election 1967 all 75 seats in Legislative Assembly 38 40.3% 100x90px Jammu & Kashmir National Conference Bakshi Ghulam Mohammad 1953 Safa Kadal 69 70 1 Praja Parishad 5 3 2 Prime Minister Bakshi Ghulam Mohammad Jammu & Kashmir National Conference Bakshi Ghulam Mohammad Jammu & Kashmir National Conference 486,060 66.96% 17.47% 126,836 Elections for the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir were held in the early months of 1962.1962 J&K electionsAugust 20, 2018 Statistical Report On General Election, 1962 To The Legislative Assembly Of Jammu And Kashmir https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3788-jammu-kashmir-1962/?do=download Feb 24, 2025 Election Commission of India PDF Bakshi Ghulam Mohammad was appointed Prime Minister of Jammu and Kashmir.Prime Ministers and Chief Ministers of Jammu and Kashmir since 1947. General Administration Department, Government of Jammu and Kashmir. Retrieved 29 April 2014. Background After the 1957 elections, Bakshi Ghulam Mohammad failed to appoint any member of the G. M. Sadiq-led leftist faction to the Cabinet, leading Sadiq to form a rival Democratic National Conference party. However, in 1960, a reconciliation was brokered by the central government, and the two parties reunited. The reunited party contested the elections in 1962.Bose, Kashmir: Roots of Conflict, Paths to Peace 2003 77 However, 20 candidates from the rump Democratic National Conference party contested the election. The other parties contesting the elections were the Jammu Praja Parishad, Praja Socialist Party and Harijan Mandal. The 1962 elections were the first elections in the state conducted by the Election Commission of India. The earlier elections were held by the State's Franchise Commissioner.Ahuja M. L. Electoral Politics and General Elections in India, 1952-1998 https://books.google.com/books?id=CFCjniBF9s8C&pg=PA101 1998 Mittal Publications 978-81-7099-711-5 101 Results Of the 43 constituencies in the Kashmir Valley, 32 were unopposed. Overall, the National Conference won 41 of the 43 seats in the Valley.Bose, Kashmir: Roots of Conflict, Paths to Peace 2003 77-78 In the Jammu Division, the National Conference won 27 of the 30 seats (two of which were unopposed). The remaining three seats went to the Praja Parishad.Bose, Kashmir: Roots of Conflict, Paths to Peace 2003 78Das Gupta, Jammu and Kashmir 2012 269–270 In the Ladakh Division, all two seats were won by the National Conference. The Ladakh seat was won by the Head Llama Kushak Bakula.Das Gupta, Jammu and Kashmir 2012 270In Focus: Elections 2008 https://books.google.com/books?id=8Uti4czvF0IC&pg=PA19 Epilogue 2 11 November 2008 19–25 After the elections, the Praja Parishad held a mass demonstration in the Jammu city, joined by the Praja Socialist Party and the Akali Dal, citing electoral malpractices. Bakshi Ghulam Mohammad dismissed the complaints as "frivolous".Bose, Kashmir: Roots of Conflict, Paths to Peace 2003 78 File:India Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly 1962.svg Jammu & Kashmir National Conference 486060 70 Jammu Praja Parishad 126836 3 Others 59078 0 Independents 53892 2 17940 1843930 ECIhttps://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3788-jammu-kashmir-1962/ Jammu & Kashmir 1962 Election Commission of India 22 June 2022 Elected members Winner, runner-up, voter turnout, and victory margin in every constituencyElection Commission of India Statistical Report on General Election, 1962 to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1962/StatRep_JK_1962.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20101006183842/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1962/StatRep_JK_1962.pdf 6 October 2010 15 February 2024 pdfAssembly ConstituencyTurnout WinnerRunner UpMargin #k Names% Candidate Party Votes% Candidate Party Votes%1Akhnoor65.32%Shiv RamJammu & Kashmir National Conference10,15660.83%Sat DevJammu Praja Parishad5,20431.17%4,9522Chhamb74.41%Chhaju Ram LambaJammu & Kashmir National Conference10,14252.85%Sahdev SinghJammu Praja Parishad6,40133.36%3,7413Ranbir Singh Pora–Jammu South79.4%Bhagat Chhaju RamJammu & Kashmir National Conference8,19955.52%Shiv RamDemocratic National Conference5,02734.04%3,1724Miran Sahib76.03%Kulbir SinghJammu & Kashmir National Conference6,31749.92%Sant SinghIndependent politician2,24417.73%4,0735Marh75.58%Guranditta MalJammu & Kashmir National Conference5,20041.49%Ram Rakha MalJammu Praja Parishad3,73429.79%1,4666Jandrah Gharota65.61%Rounaq SinghJammu & Kashmir National Conference8,86750.7%Rajinder SinghJammu Praja Parishad5,67732.46%3,1907Bishnah85.04%Trilochan DattJammu & Kashmir National Conference8,78346.99%Ram Piara SarafDemocratic National Conference5,76830.86%3,0158Ramgarh71.2%ParmanadJammu & Kashmir National Conference5,67434.67%ShivdassJammu Praja Parishad3,90323.85%1,7719Basohli51.27%Mangat Ram SharmaJammu & Kashmir National Conference7,39459.11%Uttam ChandJammu Praja Parishad4,45935.65%2,93510Billawar62.89%Ram Chander KhajuriaJammu & Kashmir National Conference7,81949.78%Dhian SinghJammu Praja Parishad7,30746.52%51211Kathua75.86%Randhir SinghJammu & Kashmir National Conference9,82655.33%Chagar SinghJammu Praja Parishad4,64226.14%5,18412Jasmergarh80.26%Girdhari Lal DograJammu & Kashmir National Conference13,95858.48%Baldev SinghJammu Praja Parishad7,78932.63%6,16913Samba73.36%K. Sagar SinghJammu & Kashmir National Conference7,49543.71%Dhyan SinghJammu Praja Parishad6,72739.23%76814Jammu North70.19%Prem NathJammu Praja Parishad14,72866.64%Hardatt BakshiJammu & Kashmir National Conference6,96631.52%7,76215Jammu South71.01%Ram Chand MahajanJammu & Kashmir National Conference9,32951.28%Ram NathJammu Praja Parishad5,83532.07%3,49416Nowshera62.44%Beli RamJammu & Kashmir National Conference11,60854.3%Krishan Dev SethiDemocratic National Conference4,93923.1%6,66917Rajouri81.6%Abdul Aziz ShawalJammu & Kashmir National Conference14,19276.76%Dev RajDemocratic National Conference4,29723.24%9,89518Darhal84.32%Mohammed Iqbal MalikJammu & Kashmir National Conference13,60171.02%Adbul RehmanPraja Socialist Party5,55028.98%8,05119Mendhar-Pir Jamat Ali ShahJammu & Kashmir National Conference Elected Unopposed20Poonch Haveli71.34%Ghulam Mohammad MirJammu & Kashmir National Conference15,14871.14%Ghulam Qadir BandeyIndependent politician5,81927.33%9,32921Ramnagar69.24%Hem RajJammu & Kashmir National Conference11,68062.71%Hans RajJammu Praja Parishad6,07732.63%5,60322Udhampur61.94%Amar Nath SharmaJammu & Kashmir National Conference8,00349.6%Paras RamJammu Praja Parishad7,81548.44%18823Landar Tikri60.1%Shiv CharanJammu Praja Parishad7,59547.53%Faqir ChandJammu & Kashmir National Conference6,92943.36%66624Reasi72.01%Rishi Kumar KaushalJammu Praja Parishad8,84245.46%Rikhi KeshJammu & Kashmir National Conference8,59544.19%24725Arnas80.84%Mohammad Ayub KhanJammu & Kashmir National Conference21,37895.74%Lakhmi ChandJammu Praja Parishad9514.26%20,42726Ramban79.58%Mir AssadullahJammu & Kashmir National Conference18,33283.39%Devi DassPraja Socialist Party2,98113.56%15,35127Doda70.78%Lassa WaniJammu & Kashmir National Conference16,14689.37%Abdul RehmanIndependent politician1,92110.63%14,22528Kishtwar74.94%Syed Mir BadshahJammu & Kashmir National Conference14,98875.93%Sewa RamJammu Praja Parishad4,75224.07%10,23629Bhaderwah58.56%Chuni LalJammu & Kashmir National Conference11,15071.83%Abdul RehmanJammu Praja Parishad4,37228.17%6,77830Bhalessa–Bunjwah70.08%Abdul Gani GoniJammu & Kashmir National Conference13,71789.1%Rup ChandJammu Praja Parishad1,67810.9%12,03931Anantnag-Shamas - Ud- DinJammu & Kashmir National Conference Elected Unopposed32Kothar-Manohar Nath KaulJammu & Kashmir National Conference33Naubug-Nizam-Ud-DinJammu & Kashmir National Conference34Doru Shahbad-Mir QasimJammu & Kashmir National Conference35Khowarpara-Noor-Ud-Din DarJammu & Kashmir National Conference36Dachhinpora-Mohammad SyedJammu & Kashmir National Conference37Devsar-Abdul Aziz ZargarJammu & Kashmir National Conference38Kulgam-Mohammed Yaqub BhatJammu & Kashmir National Conference39Nandi-Abdul Kabir WaniJammu & Kashmir National Conference40Noorabad-Ghulam Hussain KhanJammu & Kashmir National Conference41Shopian-Abdul Majid BandeyJammu & Kashmir National Conference42Pampore-Peerzada Ghulam JeelaniJammu & Kashmir National Conference43Pulwama-Sanaullah SheikhJammu & Kashmir National Conference44Tral-A. G. TraliJammu & Kashmir National Conference45Rajpora86.51%Ghulam Mohammad RajporiJammu & Kashmir National Conference22,19698.65%Abdul Sattar RanjoorDemocratic National Conference181.8%22,01546Amira Kadal64.23%Sham Lal SarafJammu & Kashmir National Conference10,31385.47%Om PrakashPraja Socialist Party1,75314.53%8,56047Habba Kadal76.46%Durga Prasad DharJammu & Kashmir National Conference14,49595.16%Ghulam Mohammed MalikDemocratic National Conference5163.39%13,97948Tankipora-Ghulam Mohammed SadiqJammu & Kashmir National Conference Elected Unopposed49Khanyar72.61%Gazi Abdul RehmanJammu & Kashmir National Conference12,76295.99%Baha - Ud - DinDemocratic National Conference5334.01%12,22950Safa Kadal-Bakshi Ghulam MohammadJammu & Kashmir National Conference Elected Unopposed51Zadibal72.24%Shaik Mohammad AbdullahJammu & Kashmir National Conference14,09383.76%Syed Abdullah ShahIndependent politician2,73216.24%11,36152Kangan-Main Nizam Ud-DinJammu & Kashmir National Conference Elected Unopposed53Ganderbal-Abdul Salam AituJammu & Kashmir National Conference Elected Unopposed54Hazratbal-Mohammed Yahya SidiqiJammu & Kashmir National Conference Elected Unopposed55Birwa-Syed Abdul Qudus AzadJammu & Kashmir National Conference Elected Unopposed56Budgam80.18%Aga Syed Ali SafviJammu & Kashmir National Conference18,71995.07%Ghulam Nabi Wani GoharIndependent politician9704.93%17,74957Darhgam62.3%Ghulam Nabi WaniIndependent politician7,57353.71%Ghulam Mohammed MirJammu & Kashmir National Conference6,52746.29%1,04658Khan Sahib61.6%Ghulam Mohi-Ud-Din KhanJammu & Kashmir National Conference9,68776.31%Ghulam Mohammed BakshiIndependent politician3,00723.69%6,68059Charari Sharief-Bakshi Abdul RashidJammu & Kashmir National Conference Elected Unopposed60Baramulla80.03%Harbans Singh AzadJammu & Kashmir National Conference17,02188.45%Sant SinghIndependent politician2,22311.55%14,79861Tangamarg-Mohammad AkbarJammu & Kashmir National Conference Elected Unopposed62Magam-Syed AbbasJammu & Kashmir National Conference Elected Unopposed63Pattan-Ghulam Mohammad Bhat ZalibJammu & Kashmir National Conference Elected Unopposed64Sopore-Abdul Ghani MalikJammu & Kashmir National Conference Elected Unopposed65Rafiabad-Ghulam Rasool KarJammu & Kashmir National Conference Elected Unopposed66Bandipora90.55%Abdul Kabir KhanJammu & Kashmir National Conference21,13898.25%Ghulam Mohammad LoneDemocratic National Conference3761.75%20,76267Sonawari-Abdul Khaliq BhatJammu & Kashmir National Conference Elected Unopposed68Handwara79.77%Abdul Gani MirIndependent politician11,42960.63%Ghulam Qadir MassalaJammu & Kashmir National Conference7,42239.37%4,00769Drugmulla-Mohammad Sultan TantrayJammu & Kashmir National Conference Elected Unopposed70Lolab-Ghulam Nabi WaniJammu & Kashmir National Conference Elected Unopposed71Ramhal-Ghulam Mohammad WaniJammu & Kashmir National Conference Elected Unopposed72Karnah-Mohammed Yunis KhanJammu & Kashmir National Conference Elected Unopposed73Uri-Mohammed Afzal Khan RajaJammu & Kashmir National Conference Elected Unopposed74Leh90.22%Kushak BakulaJammu & Kashmir National Conference20,09597.3%Chering PunchokIndependent politician5582.7%19,53775Kargil-Agha Sayad Ibrahim ShahJammu & Kashmir National Conference Elected Unopposed Aftermath Bakshi Ghulam Mohammad was increasingly seen in New Delhi as an embarrassment as he arranged most seats to be elected unopposed. In 1963, he was forced to step down, and Khwaja Shamsuddin was elected as the Chief Minister. Bakshi ensured that his rival G. M. Sadiq could not be appointed. The Shamsuddin government again excluded Sadiq his colleagues from Cabinet appointments.Bose, Kashmir: Roots of Conflict, Paths to Peace 2003 78 In December 1963, the pent-up anger of the populace erupted over a stolen religious relic from the Srinagar's Hazratbal Mosque. Even though the relic was subsequently recovered, the people did not trust the government and continued the agitation. In the fall-out, Shamsuddin lost his post, and G. M. Sadiq was appointed as the Chief Minister in February 1965.Bose, Kashmir: Roots of Conflict, Paths to Peace 2003 78-80 References 30em Bibliography Sumantra Bose Sumantra Bose Kashmir: Roots of Conflict, Paths to Peace Harvard University Press 2003 0-674-01173-2 https://books.google.com/books?id=3ACMe9WBdNAC Bose, Kashmir: Roots of Conflict, Paths to Peace 2003 Das Gupta Jyoti Bhusan Jammu and Kashmir https://books.google.com/books?id=dpTpCAAAQBAJ 2012 first published 1968 Springer 978-94-011-9231-6 Das Gupta, Jammu and Kashmir 2012 Jammu and Kashmir 1962 1962