1957 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election information
1957 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election
← 1951
24 February – 25 March 1957
1962 →
all 75 seats in Legislative Assembly 38 seats needed for a majority
Turnout
60-70%[1]
First party
Second party
Leader
Bakshi Ghulam Mohammad
Party
JKNC
Praja Parishad
Last election
75
0
Seats won
68
5
Seat change
7
5
Third party
Party
Harijan Mandal
Last election
0
Seats won
1
Seat change
1
Prime Minister before election
Bakshi Ghulam Mohammad
JKNC
Elected Prime Minister
Bakshi Ghulam Mohammad
JKNC
The first elections for the Legislative Assembly of the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir under its own Constitution were held in March–June 1957.[2] Bakshi Ghulam Mohammad was appointed Prime Minister of Jammu and Kashmir.
^Das Gupta, Jammu and Kashmir 2012, p. 230.
^Das Gupta, Jammu and Kashmir 2012, p. 229.
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