ANANTNAG
Assembly seat no. 44 in Jammu and Kashmir · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 11 times since 1962.
Jammu and Kashmir also has a Lok Sabha constituency called ANANTNAG. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 13 results.
Winner, 1996
SAFDAR ALI BEG
JKN
Elections held
11
1962–2024
Most successful party
JKN
won 4 of 11
Margin, 1996
618
3.21% of valid votes
Result, 1996
Runner-up
JKALBASHIR AHMAD DADA
- Votes
- 5,448
- Vote share
- 28.29%
- Behind by
- 618
Electors
58,235
Total votes polled
19,257
Valid votes
19,257
NOTA votes
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Turnout
33.1%
Full result, 1996
6 candidates · 19,257 valid votes
SAFDAR ALI BEGJKNwon
6,066
31.5%
BASHIR AHMAD DADAJKAL
5,448
28.3%
MEHBOOB BEGINC
4,412
22.9%
NAZIR AHMADJD
2,369
12.3%
SHOWKAT HUSSAIN WANIBJP
584
3.0%
MOHD. IQBALJPP
378
2.0%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 11 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Peerzada Mohammad Syed | INC | 6,679 | 23.77% | Mehboob Beg | 1,686 |
| 2014 | MUFTI MOHD SAYEED | JKPDP | 16,983 | 51.20% | HILAL AHMAD SHAH | 6,028 |
| 2008 | MUFTI MOHAMMAD SAYEED | JKPDP | 12,439 | 39.49% | MIRZA MEHBOOB BEIGH | 4,891 |
| 2002 | Dr. Mehboob Beigh | JKN | 3,513 | 70.23% | Liyakat Ali Khan | 2,861 |
| 1996 | SAFDAR ALI BEG | JKN | 6,066 | 31.50% | BASHIR AHMAD DADA | 618 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the ANANTNAG assembly constituency in 2024?
Peerzada Mohammad Syed (INC) won ANANTNAG in 2024, by a margin of 1,686 votes.
Which party has won ANANTNAG the most times?
JKN, with 4 of the 11 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has ANANTNAG gone to the polls?
11 times, from 1962 to 2024.
Who has won ANANTNAG the most times?
Peerzada Mohammad Syed, with 1 win between 2024 and 2024.
