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1962 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election

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1962 Jammu and Kashmir state assembly elections

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all 75 seats in Legislative Assembly
38 seats needed for a majority
Turnout40.3%
  First party Second party
 
Leader Bakshi Ghulam Mohammad
Party JKNC Praja Parishad
Leader since 1953
Last election 69 5
Seats won 70 3
Seat change Increase 1 Decrease 2

Prime Minister before election

Bakshi Ghulam Mohammad
JKNC

Elected Prime Minister

Bakshi Ghulam Mohammad
JKNC

Elections for the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir were held in the early months of 1962.[1][2] Bakshi Ghulam Mohammad was appointed Prime Minister of Jammu and Kashmir.[3]

Background

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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.[4] However, 20 candidates from the rump Democratic National Conference party contested the election.[2]

The other parties contesting the elections were the Jammu Praja Parishad, Praja Socialist Party and Harijan Mandal.[2]

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.[5]

Results

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Of the 43 constituencies in the Kashmir Valley, 32 were unopposed. Overall, the National Conference won 41 of the 43 seats in the Valley.[6]

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.[7][8]

In the Ladakh Division, all two seats were won by the National Conference. The Ladakh seat was won by the Head Llama Kushak Bakula.[9][10]

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".[7]

PartyVotes%Seats
Jammu & Kashmir National Conference486,06066.9670
Jammu Praja Parishad126,83617.473
Others59,0788.140
Independents53,8927.422
Total725,866100.0075
Valid votes725,86697.59
Invalid/blank votes17,9402.41
Total votes743,806100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,843,93040.34
Source: ECI[11]

Elected members

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Constituency Reserved for
(SC/None)
Member Party
Akhnur SC Shiv Ram Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
Chhamb None Chhaju Ram Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
Ranbirsinghpura SC Bhagat Chhaju Ram Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
Miran Sahib None Kulbir Singh Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
Marh SC Guranditta Mal Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
Jandrah Gharota None Rounaq Singh Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
Bisnah None Trilochan Datt Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
Ramgarh SC Parmanad Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
Basohli None Mahant Ram Sharma Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
Bilawar None Ram Chander Khajuria Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
Kathua None Randhir Singh Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
Jasmergarh None Girdhari Lal Dogra Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
Samba None K. Sagar Singh Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
Jammu City Northern None Prem Nath Jammu Praja Parishad
Jammu City Southern None Ram Chand Mahajan Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
Nowshera None Beli Ram Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
Rajouri None Abdul Aziz Shawal Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
Darhal None Mohammad Iqbal Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
Mendhar None Pir Jamat Ali Shah Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
Poonch None Gulam Ahmed Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
Ramnagar None Hem Raj Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
Udhampur None Amar Nath Sharma Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
Landar Tikri None Shiv Charan Jammu Praja Parishad
Reasi None Rishi Kumar Kaushal Jammu Praja Parishad
Arnas None Mohammad Ayub Khan Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
Ramban None Mir Assadullah Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
Doda None Lassa Wani Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
Kishtwar None Syed Mir Badshah Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
Bhaderwah None Chuni Lal Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
Bhalesa Bunjwah None Abdul Gani Goni Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
Anantnag None Shamas - Ud- Din Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
Kothar None Manohar Nath Kaul Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
Naubug Brang Vally None Nizam - Ud- Din Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
Doru Shahbad None Mir Qasim Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
Khowarpara None Noor - Ud - Din - Dar Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
Dachhinpora None Mohammad Syed Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
Devasar None Abdul Aziz Zargar Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
Kulgam None Mohd. Yaqub Bhat Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
Nandi None Abdul Kabir Wani Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
Norbad (narwaw) None Ghulam Hussain Khan Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
Shopian None Abdul Majid Bandey Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
Pampur None Peerzada Ghulam Jeelani Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
Pulwama None Master Sanaullah Sheikh Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
Tral None A.g. Trali Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
Rajpora None Ghulam Mohammad Rajpori Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
Amira Kadal None Sham Lal Saraf Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
Habba Kadal Durga Prashad Dhar None M Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
Tankipura None G.m. Sadiq Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
Khanyar None Gazi Abdul Rehman Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
Safa Kadal None Bakhshi Ghulam Mohammad Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
Zadibal None Shaik Mohammad Abdullah Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
Kangan None Main Nizam Ud-din Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
Ganderbal None Abdul Salam Aitu Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
Hazaratbal None Mohd. Yahya Sidiqi Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
Birwa None Syed Abdul Qudus Azad Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
Badgam None Agha Syed Ali Safvi Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
Darhgam None Ghulam Nabi Wani Independent
Khan Sahib None Ghulam Mohi-ud-din Khan Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
Char I Shariff None Bakshi Abdul Rashid Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
Baramulla None Harbans Singh Azad Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
Tangamarg None Mohammad Akbar Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
Magam None Syed Abbas Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
Pattan None Ghulam Mohammad Bhat Zalib Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
Sopore None Abdul Ghani Malik Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
Rafiabad None (hamal) Ghulam Rasul Kar Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
Bandipur Gurez None Abdul Kabir Khan Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
Sonawari None Abdul Khaliq Bhat Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
Handwara None Abdul Gani Mir Independent
Drugmulla None Mohd. Sultan Tantery Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
Lolab None Ghulam Nabi Wani Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
Ramhal None Ghulam Mohammad Wani Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
Karnah None Mohd. Yunis Khan Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
Uri None Mohd. Afzal Khan Raja Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
Leh None Kushak Bakula Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
Kargil None Agha Sayad Ibrahim Shah Jammu & Kashmir National Conference

Aftermath

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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.[7]

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.[12]

References

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  1. ^ 1962 J&K elections
  2. ^ a b c Statistical Report on General Election, 1962, Election Commission of India.
  3. ^ Prime Ministers and Chief Ministers of Jammu and Kashmir since 1947. General Administration Department, Government of Jammu and Kashmir. Retrieved 29 April 2014.
  4. ^ Bose, Kashmir: Roots of Conflict, Paths to Peace 2003, p. 77.
  5. ^ Ahuja, M. L. (1998), Electoral Politics and General Elections in India, 1952-1998, Mittal Publications, p. 101, ISBN 978-81-7099-711-5
  6. ^ Bose, Kashmir: Roots of Conflict, Paths to Peace 2003, pp. 77–78.
  7. ^ a b c Bose, Kashmir: Roots of Conflict, Paths to Peace 2003, p. 78.
  8. ^ Das Gupta, Jammu and Kashmir 2012, pp. 269–270.
  9. ^ Das Gupta, Jammu and Kashmir 2012, p. 270.
  10. ^ "In Focus: Elections 2008", Epilogue, vol. 2, no. 11, pp. 19–25, November 2008
  11. ^ "Jammu & Kashmir 1962". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
  12. ^ Bose, Kashmir: Roots of Conflict, Paths to Peace 2003, pp. 78–80.

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