The first election for a legislative assembly called Praja Sabha was held in 1934 in the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir in the British Indian Empire.

The All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference under the leadership of Sheikh Abdullah was the largest elected party with 16 seats won.

The younger members were in rebellion, and many joined a rival 'Azad' Muslim Conference started by Mirwaiz Yusuf Shah.

It is said to have promised that the political prisoners would be released prior to the election, but backtracked on it three hours before the deadline for nominations.

Nevertheless, Abdullah persuaded his followers that they should participate in the elections "if only to show the extent of [the] popular support enjoyed" by the party.

[12] In the final tally, the Muslim Conference had 16 elected seats in the Assembly, and the Liberal Group championed by Dogra Sadar Sabha had 13.

[15] The Muslim Conference in the Assembly was led by Mian Ahmad Yar, with Mirza Afzal Beg as the deputy leader.

[2] Sheikh Abdullah, who had already expressed secular views prior to the election, forged a working relationship with the Liberal Group.

[18] Subsequently, the Maharaja appointed the liberal politician-administrator, Sir N. Gopalaswami Ayyangar as the prime minister for the state.