1967 Indian general election in Jammu and Kashmir

Indian general election in Jammu and Kashmir, 1967

15 February

Jammu and Kashmir

The 1967 Indian general election in Jammu and Kashmir to the 4th Lok Sabha were held for 6 seats. Indian National Congress won 5 seats and Jammu & Kashmir National Conference won Srinagar constituency. ^[1] It was the first direct election when the MPs from J&K were sent to Lok Sabha. The polling percentage was 53.42%.^[2]

Constituency Details

Constituency	Electors	Voters	Polling %
Baramulla	367400	188657	51.35
Srinagar	354364	131997	37.25
Udhampur	418795	253797	60.60
Jammu	440581	297653	67.56

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Results

Party-wise Results

Party	Elected MPs
INC	5
JKNC	1
Total	6

List of Elected MPs

No.	Constituency	Name of elected M.P.	Party affiliation	Win Margin %
1	Baramulla	Syed Ahmad Aga	Indian National Congress	11.21
2	Srinagar	Bakshi Ghulam Mohammad	Jammu & Kashmir National Conference	7.27
3	Anantnag	Mohd. Shafi Qureshi	Indian National Congress	Uncontested
4	Ladakh	Kushok Bakula	Indian National Congress	Uncontested
5	Udhampur	G.S. Brigadier	Indian National Congress	23.18
6	Jammu	Inder Jit Malhotra	Indian National Congress	20.26

See also

• Elections in Jammu and Kashmir

References

1. "1967 India General (4th Lok Sabha) Elections Results". www.elections.in. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
2. "Nehru's Biggest Political Scam: Why didn't he allow LOK SABHA ELECTION in J&K during his PMship? Before 1967 Lok Sabha MPs were nominated". www.jammukashmirnow.com. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
3. "General Election, 1967". The Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 15 May 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2020.