KANGAN
Assembly seat no. 17 in Jammu and Kashmir · reserved for Scheduled Tribes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 10 times since 1962.
Winner, 2014
ALTAF AHMAD
JKN
Elections held
10
1962–2024
Most successful party
JKN
won 6 of 10
Margin, 2014
1,432
2.61% of valid votes
Result, 2014
Runner-up
JKPDPBASHIR AHMAD MIR
- Votes
- 24,380
- Vote share
- 44.50%
- Behind by
- 1,432
Electors
69,590
Total votes polled
54,784
Valid votes
54,784
NOTA votes
731
1.33% of votes polled
Turnout
78.7%
Full result, 2014
10 candidates · 54,784 valid votes
ALTAF AHMADJKNwon
25,812
47.1%
BASHIR AHMAD MIRJKPDP
24,380
44.5%
AJAZ AHMAD SHEIKHINC
889
1.6%
SHOWKAT HUSSAIN KHANIND
691
1.3%
GHULAM HASSAN RATHERIND
608
1.1%
NAZIR AHMAD RAINABJP
583
1.1%
ABDUL RASHID GANAIEJKNPP
481
0.9%
MUSHTAQ AHMAD SHAHJPC
373
0.7%
SHABIR AHMAD MIRAJKMP
139
0.3%
MOHD SULTAN LONEBSP
97
0.2%
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.
