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'''The [[1991 Indian general election]] in [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]]''' to the [[10th Lok Sabha]] was not held.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/politics/once-upon-a-poll-tenth-lok-sabha-elections-1991/|title=ONCE UPON A POLL: Tenth Lok Sabha Elections (1991)|date=2014-03-21|work=The Indian Express|access-date=2018-04-07|language=en-US}}</ref> [[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 (Special Powers) Act|Armed Forces (Jammu and Kashmir) Special Powers Act, 1990]] was enacted in July, 1990.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.satp.org/satporgtp/countries/india/states/jandk/documents/actsandordinances/J&K_Specialpoweract.htm|title=The Armed Forces (Jammu & Kashmir) Special Power Act, 1990|website=www.satp.org|access-date=2018-04-07}}</ref> 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 [[Government of India|Central Government]] rule in the state.<br />
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== See also ==<br />
* [[Elections in Jammu and Kashmir]]<br />
* [[Results of the 2004 Indian general election by party|Results of the 2004 Indian general election by state]]<br />
* [[List of Chief Ministers of Jammu and Kashmir]]<br />
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