KANGAN
Assembly seat no. 17 in Jammu and Kashmir · reserved for Scheduled Tribes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 10 times since 1962.
Winner, 2002
Altaf Ahmad
JKN
Elections held
10
1962–2024
Most successful party
JKN
won 6 of 10
Margin, 2002
11,039
42.05% of valid votes
Result, 2002
Runner-up
PDPGhulam Mohd. Dar
- Votes
- 5,948
- Vote share
- 22.66%
- Behind by
- 11,039
Electors
50,452
Total votes polled
26,249
Valid votes
26,249
NOTA votes
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Turnout
52.0%
Full result, 2002
7 candidates · 26,249 valid votes
Altaf AhmadJKNwon
16,987
64.7%
Ghulam Mohd. DarPDP
5,948
22.7%
Nazir AhmadJKNPP
1,039
4.0%
Abdul RehmanINC
845
3.2%
AMIN DARIND
576
2.2%
Rashid GanieeJKAL
544
2.1%
Mohd. Khalil WaniIND
310
1.2%
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.
