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Jammu & Kashmir Assembly Election, 1983
76 seats · 25 changed party since 1977
Party standings
Jammu & Kashmir Assembly Election, 1983 · 4 parties won seats
- JKN46
- INC25
- IND4
- JKP1
Ring and figures are seats won.
| Party | Seats | Votes | Vote share | Contested |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JKNJKN | 4661% | 10,31,394 | 47.0% | 76 |
| INCIndian National Congress | 2533% | 6,58,004 | 30.0% | 71 |
| INDIndependent | 45% | 2,35,860 | 10.7% | 255 |
| JKPJan Kalyan Party | 11% | 99,685 | 4.5% | 37 |
| JMIJMI | 00% | 85,187 | 3.9% | 26 |
| BJPBharatiya Janata Party | 00% | 69,202 | 3.2% | 27 |
+ 4 smaller parties / independents with under 1% of the vote.
Constituency map
Jammu & Kashmir Assembly Election, 1983 · winner by seat
76 constituencies · tap for the winner, again for the full result
House composition
Majority line at 39
1983 · selected
Majority 39
JKN46INC25IND4JKP1
1977 · previous
Majority 39
Vote share by party
Share of valid votes · 1977 → 1983
1977 1983· by party
50%38%25%13%0%
46.2
47.0
16.9
30.0
9.5
10.7
0.0
4.5
3.6
3.9
0.0
3.2
23.7
0.3
JKNINCINDJKPJMIBJPJNP
Seat change
1983 seats minus 1977 seats
seats lostseats gained
JKN
47 → 46
−1
INC
11 → 25
+14
IND
4 → 4
0
JKP
0 → 1
+1
JMI
1 → 0
−1
JNP
13 → 0
−13
Vote-share movement
Statewide, 1977 → 1983
share lostshare gained
INC
16.9% → 30.0%
+13.1%
JKP
0.0% → 4.5%
+4.5%
BJP
0.0% → 3.2%
+3.2%
IND
9.5% → 10.7%
+1.3%
JKN
46.2% → 47.0%
+0.8%
JNP
23.7% → 0.3%
−23.4%
Biggest JKN–INC swings
Seats where the JKN-vs-INC vote gap moved most, 1977 → 1983. Bold = the seat changed hands.
Swing = (JKN share − INC share) this year, minus the same gap last time. A bar to the right means the seat moved toward JKN; to the left, toward INC.
toward INCtoward JKN
Shawngas
−56.2%
Pattan
−54.5%
Anantnag
−43.5%
Idgah
+43.4%
Marh
−43.2%
Darhal
−41.0%
Baramulla
−38.2%
Pahalgam
−37.0%
Zainakadal
+35.1%
Khan Sahib
−35.1%
Zadibal
+34.0%
Pulwama
−33.7%
Closest races · 1983
Ranked by margin as a share of valid votes · tap a seat for full results
All constituencies · 1983
76 seats · alphabetical · tap for full results · ⇄ = changed party since 1977
- AkhnoorINC12.4%
- AmirakadalJKN59.0%
- AnantnagJKN19.6%
- BadgamJKN28.2%
- BandiporaJKN31.8%
- BanihalJKN34.8%
- BaramullaJKN13.3%
- Bari BrahminanINC18.8%
- BasohliINC19.4%
- BeerwahJKN48.3%
- BhadarwahINC2.1%
- BhillawarINC27.0%
- BijbeheraJKN9.6%
- BishnaINC41.2%
- ChaduraJKN31.1%
- Chari SharifJKN43.9%
- Chehani GhordiIND1.2%
- ChhambaINC40.1%
- DarhalINC7.0%
- DevsarJKN20.0%
- DodaIND0.0%
- DoruJKN17.6%
- GanderbalJKN92.1%
- Gulab GarhJKN26.8%
- GulmargJKN42.8%
- HabakadalJKN40.8%
- HandwaraJKN0.0%
- HaveliJKN4.6%
- HazaratbalJKN52.4%
- HiranagarINC10.4%
- HomshalibugJKN20.3%
- IdgahJKN90.6%
- InderwalJKN9.4%
- Jammu CantonmentIND16.1%
- Jammu EastINC26.1%
- Jammu WestINC49.1%
- Jandrah GharotaINC28.9%
- KangariJKN46.1%
- KargilJKN0.7%
- KarnahJKP9.4%
- KathuaINC31.3%
- Khan SahibJKN38.8%
- KistwarINC13.6%
- KokernagJKN21.2%
- KulgamJKN11.3%
- KupwaraJKN26.0%
- LangetJKN25.5%
- LehINC29.7%
- MarhINC44.9%
- MendharJKN11.0%
- NaginJKN37.7%
- NoorabadJKN21.6%
- NowsheraINC9.2%
- PahalgamJKN20.5%
- PamporeJKN54.9%
- PattanINC2.9%
- PulwamaJKN34.3%
- RafibadJKN34.5%
- RajouriJKN6.2%
- RambanINC5.3%
- RamnagarINC34.1%
- Ranbir Singh PuraINC14.3%
- ReasiJKN5.0%
- SambaINC23.5%
- SangramaJKN39.7%
- ShawngasINC4.8%
- ShopianJKN19.2%
- SonawariJKN37.7%
- SoporeJKN11.0%
- SuranINC6.4%
- TralIND22.1%
- UdhampurINC23.4%
- UriJKN33.5%
- WachiJKN34.0%
- ZadibalJKN81.4%
- ZainakadalJKN95.5%