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Jammu and
Kashmir is and shall be an integral part of the Union of India'. In 1956 the Constituent Assembly finalised its constitution, which declared the whole of the former Princely State of Jammu and Kashmir to be 'an integral part of the Union of India'. Elections were held the next year for a Legislative Assembly.
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In 1952 the elected and overwhelmingly Muslim
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In 1956 the
Constituent Assembly finalised its constitution, which declared the whole of the former Princely State of Jammu and Kashmir to be 'an integral part of the Union of India'. Elections were held the next year for a Legislative Assembly. Detailed constitutional changes were made in
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On 15 February 1954 the assembly members who were present cast a unanimous vote ratifying the state's accession to India. The constituent assembly was later dissolved. Constitution was drafted which came into force on 26 January 1957. Part II, section (3) of the constitution states 'The State of
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issued a proclamation directing the formation of this assembly. The assembly was to be constituted of elected representatives of the people of the state. For purposes of this election the state was divided into constituencies containing population of 40,000 or as near thereto as possible and each
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However, the 1951 elections were said to be totally rigged. Polls were conducted in Indian administered
Kashmir in August–September 1951. There were no women registered as voters in 1951 Jammu and Kashmir elections. But there was one woman who contested who lost her deposit.
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Constituent Assembly adopted and ratified Mir Qasim resolution to dissolve itself on 17 November 1956. According to this resolution, the Constituent Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir ceased to exist on 26 January 1957.
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which was the largest political party in the state recommended convening the constituent assembly in a resolution passed on 27 October 1950. On 1 May 1951
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dated 30 March 1951 that it would not consider these elections to be a substitute for a free and impartial plebiscite to the people of Jammu and
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which it had occupied in 1947 immediately and conditions be created for a free and impartial plebiscite to decide the future of the state.
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