KANGAN
Assembly seat no. 17 in Jammu and Kashmir · reserved for Scheduled Tribes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 10 times since 1962.
Winner, 1987
MIAN ALTAF
INC
Elections held
10
1962–2024
Most successful party
JKN
won 6 of 10
Margin, 1987
4,692
14.75% of valid votes
Result, 1987
Runner-up
INDGUL MOHD. WAR
- Votes
- 9,952
- Vote share
- 31.29%
- Behind by
- 4,692
Electors
40,784
Total votes polled
31,810
Valid votes
31,810
NOTA votes
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Turnout
78.0%
Full result, 1987
9 candidates · 31,810 valid votes
MIAN ALTAFINCwon
14,644
46.0%
GUL MOHD. WARIND
9,952
31.3%
RASOOLIND
3,845
12.1%
SYEED MOHD. YOUSUFJKP
1,523
4.8%
GHULAM AHMADIND
609
1.9%
GHULAM MOHD. NAGRAYIND
478
1.5%
PEER ATIQUALLAHIND
335
1.1%
GUL BHATIND
216
0.7%
MOHD. MUZAFFERIND
208
0.7%
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.
