KANGAN
Assembly seat no. 17 in Jammu and Kashmir · reserved for Scheduled Tribes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 10 times since 1962.
Winner, 2024
Mian Mehar Ali
JKN
Elections held
10
1962–2024
Most successful party
JKN
won 6 of 10
Margin, 2024
3,819
6.60% of valid votes
Result, 2024
Runner-up
JKPDPSyed Jamat Ali Shah
- Votes
- 25,088
- Vote share
- 43.37%
- Behind by
- 3,819
Electors
78,960
Total votes polled
57,847
Valid votes
57,847
NOTA votes
1,564
2.70% of votes polled
Turnout
73.3%
Full result, 2024
6 candidates · 57,847 valid votes
Mian Mehar AliJKNwon
28,907
50.0%
Syed Jamat Ali ShahJKPDP
25,088
43.4%
Atta Mohammad KhatanaJAKAP
718
1.2%
Mohd Ayoub ChohanAJKLDP
621
1.1%
Abdul Majeed BaniyeaRPIA
595
1.0%
Gulam Rubani TadwaAKSJP
354
0.6%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 10 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Mian Mehar Ali | JKN | 28,907 | 49.97% | Syed Jamat Ali Shah | 3,819 |
| 2014 | ALTAF AHMAD | JKN | 25,812 | 47.12% | BASHIR AHMAD MIR | 1,432 |
| 2008 | ALTAF AHMAD | JKN | 19,210 | 54.98% | BASHIR AHMAD MIR | 7,715 |
| 2002 | Altaf Ahmad | JKN | 16,987 | 64.71% | Ghulam Mohd. Dar | 11,039 |
| 1996 | MIAN ALTAF AHMED | JKN | 21,553 | 90.23% | QAZI MOHD. AFZAL | 20,599 |
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 KANGAN assembly constituency in 2024?
Mian Mehar Ali (JKN) won KANGAN in 2024, by a margin of 3,819 votes.
Which party has won KANGAN the most times?
JKN, with 6 of the 10 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has KANGAN gone to the polls?
10 times, from 1962 to 2024.
Who has won KANGAN the most times?
ALTAF AHMAD, with 2 wins between 2008 and 2014.
