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Kangan(St) Vidhan Sabha — MLA & election results

Who is the MLA of Kangan(St)? — Mian Mehar Ali (JKNC), who won the Jammu & Kashmir Assembly Election 2024 by 3,819 votes. Below: every candidate's votes.

MLA · 2024

Mian Mehar Ali

JKNC
Margin: 3,819Comfortable win

Jammu & Kashmir Assembly Election 2024 — results

Winner

Mian Mehar Ali

JKNCComfortable win

votes

28,907

Margin

3,819(6.6%)

Winner vs Runner-up

Mian Mehar Ali · JKNCSyed Jamat Ali Shah · PDP
28,90725,088
Candidate (7)votes
  1. 1Mian Mehar Ali✓ WinnerJKNC28,90749.97%
  2. 2Syed Jamat Ali ShahPDP25,08843.37%
  3. 3NOTA1,5642.7%
  4. 4Atta Mohammad KhatanaJammu And Kashmir Apni PartyDeposit lost7181.24%
  5. 5Mohd Ayoub ChohanAll Jammu & Kashmir Liberal Democratic PartyDeposit lost6211.07%
  6. 6Abdul Majeed BaniyeaRepublican Party Of India (a)Deposit lost5951.03%
See all candidates (+1)
  1. 7Gulam Rubani TadwaAnarakshit Samaj PartyDeposit lost3540.61%
Total votes57,847

Deposit lost: 4 of 6 candidates — those not elected who polled no more than one-sixth of the valid votes of all candidates, NOTA excluded (Representation of the People Act 1951, s.158).

Electors & turnout — Assembly election 2024

From the Election Commission of India's statistical report

Electors
78,960

incl. service voters

Votes cast
57,885

incl. 934 postal

Turnout
73.31%
Polling stations
110

Turnout of men and women

Women71.8%

27,919 of 38,905 voted on EVMs

Men72.5%

29,032 of 40,055 voted on EVMs

  • Candidates6
  • Lost deposit4
  • NOTA1,564
  • Valid votes56,283

Frequently asked questions

Who is the MLA of Kangan(St)?

Mian Mehar Ali (JKNC) won Kangan(St) in the Jammu & Kashmir Assembly Election 2024 with 28,907 votes.

What was the winning margin in Kangan(St)?

Mian Mehar Ali defeated Syed Jamat Ali Shah (PDP) by 3,819 votes.

What was the turnout in Kangan(St) in 2024?

73.31% — 57,885 of 78,960 electors voted (postal votes included). Women's turnout was 71.8%, men's 72.5%.

How many voters does Kangan(St) have?

78,960 electors at the 2024 election — 40,055 men, 38,905 women (service voters included), and 110 polling stations.

When is the next assembly election in Kangan(St)?

The last general election was completed in October 2024. An assembly's term is five years, so the next general election is due in 2029; the Election Commission of India announces the dates.

Source: eci.gov.in · verify with the original source for official use · Disclaimer