1983 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election
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all 75 seats in Legislative Assembly 38 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Turnout | 73.2% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Elections for the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir were held over October 1983. The Jammu & Kashmir National Conference leader Farooq Abdullah was appointed Chief Minister.