KANGAN
Assembly seat no. 17 in Jammu and Kashmir · reserved for Scheduled Tribes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 10 times since 1962.
Every election in this seat
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Margin % | Candidates | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | JKNMian Mehar Ali | JKPDPSyed Jamat Ali Shah | 3,819 | 6.60% | 6 | 73.3% |
| 20142008 boundaries | JKNALTAF AHMAD | JKPDPBASHIR AHMAD MIR | 1,432 | 2.61% | 10 | 78.7% |
| 20082008 boundaries | JKNALTAF AHMAD | JKPDPBASHIR AHMAD MIR | 7,715 | 22.08% | 10 | 59.5% |
| 20021973 boundaries | JKNAltaf Ahmad | PDPGhulam Mohd. Dar | 11,039 | 42.05% | 7 | 52.0% |
| 19961973 boundaries | JKNMIAN ALTAF AHMED | INCQAZI MOHD. AFZAL | 20,599 | 86.24% | 4 | 61.5% |
| 19871973 boundaries | INCMIAN ALTAF | INDGUL MOHD. WAR | 4,692 | 14.75% | 9 | 78.0% |
| 19771973 boundaries | JKNBASHIR AHMAD | JNPMOHD. AFZI | 17,718 | 74.14% | 2 | 73.3% |
| 19721966 boundaries | INCBASHIR AHMED MIAN | JMIAHAD BHAT | 12,619 | 60.58% | 3 | 74.7% |
| 19671966 boundaries | INCM. B. AHMAD | IND— | 0 | — | 1 | 0.0% |
| 19621961 boundaries | NCMAIN NIZAM UD-DIN | IND— | 0 | — | 1 | 0.0% |
Rows are matched by assembly constituency name within the state, so a seat that survived a delimitation keeps one continuous page. Where a year’s boundaries differ from the present ones the row says so — the name is the same, the territory is not.
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.
