1967 Indian general election in Jammu and Kashmir

Indian general election in Jammu and Kashmir, 1967
15 February 1971 →
	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	Electors	Voters	Polling %
Baramulla	367400	188657	51.35
Srinagar	354364	131997	37.25
Udhampur	418795	253797	60.60
Jammu	440581	297653	67.56

Constituency		Winner					Runner-up					Margin
Constituency		Candidate	Party		Votes	%	Candidate	Party		Votes	%	Votes	%
1	Baramulla	Shaikh Mohammed Akbar		INC	101,769	55.60	Abdul Ghani Malik		JKNC	81,254	44.40	20,515	11.20
2	Srinagar	Bakshi Ghulam Mohammad		JKNC	59,415	46.76	A. M. Tariq		INC	50,179	39.49	9,236	7.27
3	Anantnag	Mohammad Shafi Qureshi		INC	Seat Won Uncontested
4	Ladakh	Kushok Bakula		INC	Seat Won Uncontested
5	Udhampur	G. S. Brigadier		INC	134,684	54.88	B. Singh		BJS	77,806	31.70	56,878	23.18
6	Jammu	Inder Jit Malhotra		INC	139,036	48.42	A. Rehman		BJS	80,868	28.17	58,168	20.25

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