Anantnag (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
Anantnag (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is one of the 87 constituencies in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir a north state of India. Anantnag is also part of Anantnag Lok Sabha constituency.[1][2][3]
In 2008 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election, Mufti Mohammad Sayeed of Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party won the seat and retained it in 2014 and became Chief Ministers of Jammu and Kashmir.In 1977 Mirza Mohammad Afzal Beg won the seat and became the first Deputy Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir. His son Mirza Mehboob Beg won this seat twice in 1983 and 2002 . Mirza Mehboob Beg also served as the Cabinet Minister for Health,Family and Social Welfare .
Member of Legislative Assembly
- 1962: Shamasuddin, Indian National Congress
- 1967: Shamasuddin, Indian National Congress
- 1972: Shamasuddin, Indian National Congress
- 1977: Mirza Mohammad Afzal Beg, Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
- 1983: Mirza Mehboob Beg, Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
- 1987: Mohammad Syeed Shah, Independent
- 1996: Safdar Ali Beg, Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
- 2002: Dr. Mirza Mehboob Beg, Jammu and Kashmir National Conference
- 2008: Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party
- 2014: Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party
- 2016 (by-election): Mehbooba Mufti, Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JKPDP | Mehbooba Mufti | 17,701 | 63.01 | ||
| INC | Hilal Ahmad Shah | 5,616 | 19.99 | ||
| Margin of victory | 12,085 | 42.47 | |||
| Turnout | 28,458 | 33.83 | |||
| JKPDP hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JKPDP | Mufti Mohammad Sayeed | 16,983 | 51.30 | ||
| INC | Hilal Ahmad Shah | 10,955 | 33.03 | ||
| Margin of victory | 6,088 | 18.34 | |||
| Turnout | 33,200 | 39.71 | |||
| JKPDP hold | Swing | ||||
References
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