Anantnag (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Anantnag (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is one of the 87 constituencies in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir a north state of India. Anantnag is also part of Anantnag Lok Sabha constituency.^[1]^[2]^[3]

In 2008 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election, Mufti Mohammad Sayeed of Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party won the seat and retained it in 2014 and became Chief Ministers of Jammu and Kashmir.In 1974 Mirza Afzal Beg won the seat and became the first Deputy Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir. His son Mirza Mehboob Beg won this seat twice in 1983 and 2002 . Mirza Mehboob Beg also served as the Health Minister .

Member of Legislative Assembly[]

Bye-election, 2016: Anantnag
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	JKPKP	Mehbooba Mufti	17,701	63.01
	INC	Hilal Ahmad Shah	5,616	19.99
Margin of victory			12,085	42.47
Turnout			28,458	33.83
	JKPKP hold		Swing

2014 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election: Anantnag
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	JKPKP	Mufti Mohammad Sayeed	16,983	51.30
	INC	Hilal Ahmad Shah	10,955	33.03
Margin of victory			6,088	18.34
Turnout			33,200	39.71
	JKPKP hold		Swing

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