Jammu South Assembly constituency
Constituency of the Jammu and Kashmir legislative assembly in India
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Jammu South Assembly constituency was an assembly constituency in the India state of Jammu and Kashmir.
| Jammu South | |
|---|---|
| Former constituency for the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | North India |
| State | Jammu and Kashmir |
| Established | 1967 |
| Abolished | 1972 |
| Total electors | 31,133 |
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Ram Chand Mahajan | Jammu & Kashmir National Conference | |
| 1967 | R. Nath | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | |
| 1972 | Chaman Lal Gupta | ||
Election results
Assembly Election 1972
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABJS | Chaman Lal Gupta | 10,892 | 51.44% |  3.53 | |
| INC | Amrit Kumar Malhotra | 7,873 | 37.18% |  1.72 | |
| Independent | Hussan Ara | 534 | 2.52% | New | |
| Independent | Som Nath | 361 | 1.70% | New | |
| Independent | Dharam Paul | 346 | 1.63% | New | |
| SSP | Dhan Raj Dargotra | 228 | 1.08% | New | |
| Independent | Parakash Masth | 201 | 0.95% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 3,019 | 14.26% | 5.25 | ||
| Turnout | 21,175 | 69.27% | 1.16 | ||
| Registered electors | 31,133 | 8.02 | |||
| ABJS hold | Swing | 3.53 |
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Assembly Election 1967
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABJS | R. Nath | 10,590 | 54.96% | New | |
| INC | R. Nath | 6,832 | 35.46% | New | |
| JKNC | S. R. Sudhir | 1,290 | 6.70% | 44.58 | |
| Independent | V. N. Gupta | 388 | 2.01% | New | |
| Independent | J. Singh | 167 | 0.87% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 3,758 | 19.50% | 0.30 | ||
| Turnout | 19,267 | 70.26% | 3.10 | ||
| Registered electors | 28,821 | 10.80 | |||
| ABJS gain from JKNC | Swing | 3.69 |
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Assembly Election 1962
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JKNC | Ram Chand Mahajan | 9,329 | 51.28% | New | |
| JPP | Ram Nath | 5,835 | 32.07% | New | |
| Independent | Som Nath | 779 | 4.28% | New | |
| PSP | Balraj | 722 | 3.97% | New | |
| Democratic National Conference | Amar Chand | 711 | 3.91% | New | |
| Independent | Parduman Singh | 660 | 3.63% | New | |
| Independent | Ramnik Singh | 158 | 0.87% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 3,494 | 19.20% | |||
| Turnout | 18,194 | 71.01% | |||
| Registered electors | 26,011 | ||||
| JKNC win (new seat) | |||||