Elections to the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly were held in January 1972 to elect members of 114 constituencies in Jammu and Kashmir, India.

[1] The Indian National Congress won the popular vote and a majority of seats and Syed Mir Qasim was appointed as the Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir.

[2] After this election, women entered the Jammu and Kashmir assembly for the first time.

Ten women had filed their nominations, six of them contested and four won their seats.

[3] This made the percentage of women legislators 5.33% in the Jammu Kashmir assembly.