1987 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election
Election held in Indian-administered Kashmir / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Election for the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir were held on 23 March 1987. Farooq Abdullah was reappointed as the Chief Minister.[1]
Quick Facts all 76 seats in Legislative Assembly 39 seats needed for a majority, Turnout ...
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The election is widely perceived to have been rigged.[2][3][4] The rigging of the election is believed to have led to the insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir.[5] After the following elections to the Parliament in 1989, which saw low turn-out,[6] Governor's Rule was declared in Jammu and Kashmir in 1990, which lasted till 1996.[7]
The 1987 election was a watershed in the politics of the Jammu and Kashmir state.[8][9][10][11]