Anantnag (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

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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 1974 Mirza 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 Health Minister .

Member of Legislative Assembly[edit]

Election results[edit]

Bye-election, 2016: Anantnag
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
style="background-color: Template:Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party/meta/color; width: 5px;" | [[Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party|Template:Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party/meta/shortname]] 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
style="background-color: Template:Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party/meta/color" | [[Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party|Template:Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party/meta/shortname]] hold Swing
2014 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election: Anantnag
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
style="background-color: Template:Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party/meta/color; width: 5px;" | [[Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party|Template:Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party/meta/shortname]] 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
style="background-color: Template:Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party/meta/color" | [[Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party|Template:Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party/meta/shortname]] hold Swing

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Coordinates: 33°43′55″N 75°08′56″E / 33.732°N 75.149°E / 33.732; 75.149