# Anantnag Assembly constituency

Anantnag Assembly constituency is one of the 90 constituencies in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir a north state of India.
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 1977 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

* 1951 : Mirza Afzal Beg, Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
* 1962: Shamasuddin, Indian National Congress
* 1967: Shamasuddin, Indian National Congress
* 1972: Shamasuddin, Indian National Congress
* 1974: Mirza Afzal Beg, Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
* 1977: Mirza Afzal Beg, Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
* 1983: Mirza Mehboob Beg, Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
* 1987: Mohammad Syeed Shah, Independent
* 1996: Safdar Ali Beg, Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
| Year | Member | Party |
| 2002 | Mirza Mehboob Beg | Jammu and Kashmir National Conference |
| 2008 | Mufti Mohammad Sayeed | Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party |
| 2014 | Mufti Mohammad Sayeed | Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party |
| 2016 | Mehbooba Mufti | Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party |
| 2024 | Peerzada Mohammad Syed | Indian National Congress |
* ↑ by-election

## Election results
### 2024

2024 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election: Anantnag :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Peerzada Mohammad Syed | 6,679 | 23.77 | 3.78 |
| | JKPDP | Mirza Mehboob Beg | 4,993 | 17.77 | 45.24 |
| | JKAP | Hilal Ahmad Shah | 4,245 | 15.11 | N/A |
| | Independent | Mansoor Hussain Soharvardi | 4,047 | 14.40 | N/A |
| | DPAP | Mir Altaf Hussain | 2,331 | 8.30 | New |
| | Independent | Mohd Asif Bhat | 1,930 | 6.87 | N/A |
| | BJP | Syed Wajahat Hussain | 1,508 | 5.37 | N/A |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 640 | 2.28 | N/A |
| | Independent | Tawseef Nisar | 560 | 1.99 | N/A |
| | Independent | Javaid Ahmad Rather | 236 | 0.84 | N/A |
| | Independent | Bilal Ahmad Mir | 209 | 0.74 | N/A |
| | RLJP | Sanjay Saraf | 161 | 0.57 | N/A |
| | JKANC | Rafiq Ahmed Kunroo | 155 | 0.55 | N/A |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,686 | 6.00 | 36.47 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 28,096 | 46.01 | 12.18 |
| | INC gain from JKPDP | INC gain from JKPDP | Swing | | |

### 2016 bye-election

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

### 2014

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