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Indian general election in Jammu and Kashmir, 1991

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Jammu and Kashmir

The 1991 Indian general election in Jammu and Kashmir to the 10th Lok Sabha was not held.^[1] Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir which had started in late 1989 had reached a peak in 1990 and 1991 in the region resulting in a collapse of law and order in the state. A state of emergency was followed in Jammu and Kashmir during the time and the Armed Forces (Jammu and Kashmir) Special Powers Act, 1990 was enacted in July, 1990.^[2] No general elections to the Lok Sabha (Lower House of Parliament) of India were held in Jammu and Kashmir until May 1996. From 19 January 1990 to 9 October 1996, Governor's rule was enacted in the state which means the suspension of state government and imposition of direct Central Government rule in the state.

See also

• Elections in Jammu and Kashmir
• Results of the 2004 Indian general election by state
• List of chief ministers of Jammu and Kashmir

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