# 1962 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election

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

## Background

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. However, 20 candidates from the rump Democratic National Conference party contested the election.
The other parties contesting the elections were the Jammu Praja Parishad, Praja Socialist Party and Harijan Mandal.
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.

## Results

Of the 43 constituencies in the Kashmir Valley, 32 were unopposed. Overall, the National Conference won 41 of the 43 seats in the Valley.
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.
In the Ladakh Division, all two seats were won by the National Conference. The Ladakh seat was won by the Head Llama Kushak Bakula.
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".
Seats :
| | Jammu & Kashmir National Conference | 486,060 | 66.96 | 70 |
| | Jammu Praja Parishad | 126,836 | 17.47 | 3 |
| | Others | 59,078 | 8.14 | 0 |
| | Independents | 53,892 | 7.42 | 2 |
| Total | Total | 725,866 | 100.00 | 75 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 725,866 | 97.59 | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 17,940 | 2.41 | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 743,806 | 100.00 | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 1,843,930 | 40.34 | |
| Source: ECI |||||

## Elected members

Winner, runner-up, voter turnout, and victory margin in every constituency :
| Assembly Constituency | Assembly Constituency | Turnout | Winner | Winner | Winner | Winner | Winner | Runner Up | Runner Up | Runner Up | Runner Up | Runner Up | Margin |
| #k | Names | % | Candidate | Party | Party | Votes | % | Candidate | Party | Party | Votes | % | Margin |
| 1 | Akhnoor | 65.32% | Shiv Ram | | JKNC | 10,156 | 60.83% | Sat Dev | | JPP | 5,204 | 31.17% | 4,952 |
| 2 | Chhamb | 74.41% | Chhaju Ram Lamba | | JKNC | 10,142 | 52.85% | Sahdev Singh | | JPP | 6,401 | 33.36% | 3,741 |
| 3 | Ranbir Singh Pora–Jammu South | 79.4% | Bhagat Chhaju Ram | | JKNC | 8,199 | 55.52% | Shiv Ram | | Democratic National Conference | 5,027 | 34.04% | 3,172 |
| 4 | Miran Sahib | 76.03% | Kulbir Singh | | JKNC | 6,317 | 49.92% | Sant Singh | | Independent | 2,244 | 17.73% | 4,073 |
| 5 | Marh | 75.58% | Guranditta Mal | | JKNC | 5,200 | 41.49% | Ram Rakha Mal | | JPP | 3,734 | 29.79% | 1,466 |
| 6 | Jandrah Gharota | 65.61% | Rounaq Singh | | JKNC | 8,867 | 50.7% | Rajinder Singh | | JPP | 5,677 | 32.46% | 3,190 |
| 7 | Bishnah | 85.04% | Trilochan Datt | | JKNC | 8,783 | 46.99% | Ram Piara Saraf | | Democratic National Conference | 5,768 | 30.86% | 3,015 |
| 8 | Ramgarh | 71.2% | Parmanad | | JKNC | 5,674 | 34.67% | Shivdass | | JPP | 3,903 | 23.85% | 1,771 |
| 9 | Basohli | 51.27% | Mangat Ram Sharma | | JKNC | 7,394 | 59.11% | Uttam Chand | | JPP | 4,459 | 35.65% | 2,935 |
| 10 | Billawar | 62.89% | Ram Chander Khajuria | | JKNC | 7,819 | 49.78% | Dhian Singh | | JPP | 7,307 | 46.52% | 512 |
| 11 | Kathua | 75.86% | Randhir Singh | | JKNC | 9,826 | 55.33% | Chagar Singh | | JPP | 4,642 | 26.14% | 5,184 |
| 12 | Jasmergarh | 80.26% | Girdhari Lal Dogra | | JKNC | 13,958 | 58.48% | Baldev Singh | | JPP | 7,789 | 32.63% | 6,169 |
| 13 | Samba | 73.36% | K. Sagar Singh | | JKNC | 7,495 | 43.71% | Dhyan Singh | | JPP | 6,727 | 39.23% | 768 |
| 14 | Jammu North | 70.19% | Prem Nath | | JPP | 14,728 | 66.64% | Hardatt Bakshi | | JKNC | 6,966 | 31.52% | 7,762 |
| 15 | Jammu South | 71.01% | Ram Chand Mahajan | | JKNC | 9,329 | 51.28% | Ram Nath | | JPP | 5,835 | 32.07% | 3,494 |
| 16 | Nowshera | 62.44% | Beli Ram | | JKNC | 11,608 | 54.3% | Krishan Dev Sethi | | Democratic National Conference | 4,939 | 23.1% | 6,669 |
| 17 | Rajouri | 81.6% | Abdul Aziz Shawal | | JKNC | 14,192 | 76.76% | Dev Raj | | Democratic National Conference | 4,297 | 23.24% | 9,895 |
| 18 | Darhal | 84.32% | Mohammed Iqbal Malik | | JKNC | 13,601 | 71.02% | Adbul Rehman | | PSP | 5,550 | 28.98% | 8,051 |
| 19 | Mendhar | - | Pir Jamat Ali Shah | | JKNC | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed |
| 20 | Poonch Haveli | 71.34% | Ghulam Mohammad Mir | | JKNC | 15,148 | 71.14% | Ghulam Qadir Bandey | | Independent | 5,819 | 27.33% | 9,329 |
| 21 | Ramnagar | 69.24% | Hem Raj | | JKNC | 11,680 | 62.71% | Hans Raj | | JPP | 6,077 | 32.63% | 5,603 |
| 22 | Udhampur | 61.94% | Amar Nath Sharma | | JKNC | 8,003 | 49.6% | Paras Ram | | JPP | 7,815 | 48.44% | 188 |
| 23 | Landar Tikri | 60.1% | Shiv Charan | | JPP | 7,595 | 47.53% | Faqir Chand | | JKNC | 6,929 | 43.36% | 666 |
| 24 | Reasi | 72.01% | Rishi Kumar Kaushal | | JPP | 8,842 | 45.46% | Rikhi Kesh | | JKNC | 8,595 | 44.19% | 247 |
| 25 | Arnas | 80.84% | Mohammad Ayub Khan | | JKNC | 21,378 | 95.74% | Lakhmi Chand | | JPP | 951 | 4.26% | 20,427 |
| 26 | Ramban | 79.58% | Mir Assadullah | | JKNC | 18,332 | 83.39% | Devi Dass | | PSP | 2,981 | 13.56% | 15,351 |
| 27 | Doda | 70.78% | Lassa Wani | | JKNC | 16,146 | 89.37% | Abdul Rehman | | Independent | 1,921 | 10.63% | 14,225 |
| 28 | Kishtwar | 74.94% | Syed Mir Badshah | | JKNC | 14,988 | 75.93% | Sewa Ram | | JPP | 4,752 | 24.07% | 10,236 |
| 29 | Bhaderwah | 58.56% | Chuni Lal | | JKNC | 11,150 | 71.83% | Abdul Rehman | | JPP | 4,372 | 28.17% | 6,778 |
| 30 | Bhalessa–Bunjwah | 70.08% | Abdul Gani Goni | | JKNC | 13,717 | 89.1% | Rup Chand | | JPP | 1,678 | 10.9% | 12,039 |
| 31 | Anantnag | - | Shamas - Ud- Din | | JKNC | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed |
| 32 | Kothar | - | Manohar Nath Kaul | | JKNC | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed |
| 33 | Naubug | - | Nizam-Ud-Din | | JKNC | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed |
| 34 | Doru Shahbad | - | Mir Qasim | | JKNC | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed |
| 35 | Khowarpara | - | Noor-Ud-Din Dar | | JKNC | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed |
| 36 | Dachhinpora | - | Mohammad Syed | | JKNC | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed |
| 37 | Devsar | - | Abdul Aziz Zargar | | JKNC | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed |
| 38 | Kulgam | - | Mohammed Yaqub Bhat | | JKNC | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed |
| 39 | Nandi | - | Abdul Kabir Wani | | JKNC | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed |
| 40 | Noorabad | - | Ghulam Hussain Khan | | JKNC | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed |
| 41 | Shopian | - | Abdul Majid Bandey | | JKNC | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed |
| 42 | Pampore | - | Peerzada Ghulam Jeelani | | JKNC | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed |
| 43 | Pulwama | - | Sanaullah Sheikh | | JKNC | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed |
| 44 | Tral | - | A. G. Trali | | JKNC | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed |
| 45 | Rajpora | 86.51% | Ghulam Mohammad Rajpori | | JKNC | 22,196 | 98.65% | Abdul Satar Ranjur | | Democratic National Conference | 181 | .8% | 22,015 |
| 46 | Amira Kadal | 64.23% | Sham Lal Saraf | | JKNC | 10,313 | 85.47% | Om Prakash | | PSP | 1,753 | 14.53% | 8,560 |
| 47 | Habba Kadal | 76.46% | Durga Prasad Dhar | | JKNC | 14,495 | 95.16% | Ghulam Mohammed Malik | | Democratic National Conference | 516 | 3.39% | 13,979 |
| 48 | Tankipora | - | G. M. Sadiq | | JKNC | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed |
| 49 | Khanyar | 72.61% | Gazi Abdul Rehman | | JKNC | 12,762 | 95.99% | Baha - Ud - Din | | Democratic National Conference | 533 | 4.01% | 12,229 |
| 50 | Safa Kadal | - | Bakshi Ghulam Mohammad | | JKNC | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed |
| 51 | Zadibal | 72.24% | Shaik Mohammad Abdullah | | JKNC | 14,093 | 83.76% | Syed Abdullah Shah | | Independent | 2,732 | 16.24% | 11,361 |
| 52 | Kangan | - | Main Nizam Ud-Din | | JKNC | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed |
| 53 | Ganderbal | - | Abdul Salam Aitu | | JKNC | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed |
| 54 | Hazratbal | - | Mohammed Yahya Sidiqi | | JKNC | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed |
| 55 | Birwa | - | Syed Abdul Qudus Azad | | JKNC | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed |
| 56 | Budgam | 80.18% | Aga Syed Ali Safvi | | JKNC | 18,719 | 95.07% | Ghulam Nabi Wani Gohar | | Independent | 970 | 4.93% | 17,749 |
| 57 | Darhgam | 62.3% | Ghulam Nabi Wani | | Independent | 7,573 | 53.71% | Ghulam Mohammed Mir | | JKNC | 6,527 | 46.29% | 1,046 |
| 58 | Khan Sahib | 61.6% | Ghulam Mohi-Ud-Din Khan | | JKNC | 9,687 | 76.31% | Ghulam Mohammed Bakshi | | Independent | 3,007 | 23.69% | 6,680 |
| 59 | Charari Sharief | - | Bakshi Abdul Rashid | | JKNC | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed |
| 60 | Baramulla | 80.03% | Harbans Singh Azad | | JKNC | 17,021 | 88.45% | Sant Singh | | Independent | 2,223 | 11.55% | 14,798 |
| 61 | Tangamarg | - | Mohammad Akbar | | JKNC | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed |
| 62 | Magam | - | Syed Abbas | | JKNC | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed |
| 63 | Pattan | - | Ghulam Mohammad Bhat Zalib | | JKNC | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed |
| 64 | Sopore | - | Abdul Ghani Malik | | JKNC | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed |
| 65 | Rafiabad | - | Ghulam Rasool Kar | | JKNC | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed |
| 66 | Bandipora | 90.55% | Abdul Kabir Khan | | JKNC | 21,138 | 98.25% | Ghulam Mohammad Lone | | Democratic National Conference | 376 | 1.75% | 20,762 |
| 67 | Sonawari | - | Abdul Khaliq Bhat | | JKNC | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed |
| 68 | Handwara | 79.77% | Abdul Gani Mir | | Independent | 11,429 | 60.63% | Ghulam Qadir Massala | | JKNC | 7,422 | 39.37% | 4,007 |
| 69 | Drugmulla | - | Mohammed Sultan Tantery | | JKNC | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed |
| 70 | Lolab | - | Ghulam Nabi Wani | | JKNC | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed |
| 71 | Ramhal | - | Ghulam Mohammad Wani | | JKNC | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed |
| 72 | Karnah | - | Mohammed Yunis Khan | | JKNC | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed |
| 73 | Uri | - | Mohammed Afzal Khan Raja | | JKNC | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed |
| 74 | Leh | 90.22% | Kushak Bakula | | JKNC | 20,095 | 97.3% | Chering Punchok | | Independent | 558 | 2.7% | 19,537 |
| 75 | Kargil | - | Agha Sayad Ibrahim Shah | | JKNC | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed | Elected Unopposed |

## Aftermath

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.
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.