1972 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election

1972 Jammu and Kashmir state assembly elections

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all 75 seats in Legislative Assembly 38 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	60.5%
First party Second party   Party INC Jamaat-e-Islami Leader since 1971 Last election 61 Seats won 58 5 Seat change 3   Third party   Party BJS Last election 3 Seats won 3 Seat change 0
Chief Minister before election Syed Mir Qasim INC Elected Chief Minister Syed Mir Qasim INC

Elections for the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir were held over January 1972.^[1] Syed Mir Qasim was appointed Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir. For the first time, women entered the Jammu and Kashmir assembly in the 1972 assembly elections. That year, ten women filed their nominations, six of them contested and four won.^[2] This made the percentage of women legislators 5.33% in the Jammu Kashmir assembly.

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