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Assembly constituency 43 · Jammu and Kashmir

Anantnag West is assembly constituency number 43 in Jammu and Kashmir, and one of the segments of the Anantnag-Rajouri Lok Sabha seat. In the 2024 election Abdul Majeed Bhat of the Jammu & Kashmir National Conference won with 40.6% of the vote, 10,435 votes ahead of Abdul Gaffar Sofi (JKPDP).

Anantnag West · 2024AC 43
  1. 01
    Abdul Majeed Bhat
    JKNC
    25,135
    40.58%
  2. 02
    Abdul Gaffar Sofi
    JKPDP
    14,700
    23.74%
  3. 03
    Mohd Rafiq Wani
    BJP
    6,574
    10.61%
  4. 04
    Bilal Ahmad Deva
    DPAP
    6,530
    10.54%
  5. 05
    Aaqib Mushtaq Ganie
    Independent
    2,877
    4.65%
  6. 4 other candidates · 4,735 votesNOTA · 1,382 (2.23%)

Margin 10,435 votes · 16.85% of valid votes

1,26,483
Registered electors
2024 election
49.0%
Turnout
18 Sept 2024
10,435
Victory margin
16.8% of valid votes
Sep 2024 · candidate-wise result

All 9 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 61,933 valid votes, NOTA included.

Anantnag West 2024 assembly election result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Abdul Majeed BhatMale · 63 yrsJKNC25,135
40.58%
2Abdul Gaffar SofiMale · 71 yrsJKPDP14,700
23.74%
3Mohd Rafiq WaniMale · 54 yrsBJP6,574
10.61%
4Bilal Ahmad DevaMale · 45 yrsDPAP6,530
10.54%
5Aaqib Mushtaq GanieMale · 33 yrsIndependent2,877
4.65%
6Fayaz Ahmad KhandayMale · 47 yrsIndependent1,862
3.01%
7Gull Mohd BhatMale · 49 yrsJD(U)1,546
2.50%
—NOTANOTA1,382
2.23%
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8Gulshan AkhterFemale · 60 yrsIndependent899
1.45%
9Mohammad Rafiq WaniMale · 58 yrsJKNPPB428
0.69%
Map

Anantnag West outlined in orange among the other Jammu and Kashmir seats, coloured by the party that won each in 2024. Click any seat to open its page.

Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.

Boundaries for Jammu and Kashmir were redrawn in the latest delimitation and an up-to-date open map is not available yet. The seat list on the state page covers every constituency.
Lok Sabha 2024 in this segment

Anantnag West is one of the assembly segments of Anantnag-Rajouri. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Anantnag-Rajouri candidates.

  • Mehbooba MuftiJKPDP17,935 39.4%
  • Mian Altaf AhmadJKNC17,097 37.6%
  • Zafar Iqbal Khan ManhasJAKAP3,036 6.7%
  • Mohamad Saleem ParayDPAP2,886 6.3%
  • Sushil Kumar SharmaIndependent430 0.9%

In the assembly election JKN won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, JKPDP led here by 838 EVM votes.

Open Anantnag-Rajouri Lok Sabha result
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FAQ

Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Anantnag West.

Who won the Anantnag West assembly seat in 2024?

Abdul Majeed Bhat of the Jammu & Kashmir National Conference (JKN) won Anantnag West in the 2024 Jammu and Kashmir assembly election with 25,135 votes, which was 40.58% of the valid votes polled.

What was the victory margin in Anantnag West?

The margin was 10,435 votes (16.85% of valid votes). The runner-up was Abdul Gaffar Sofi of the Jammu & Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party with 14,700 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Anantnag West in 2024?

Turnout was 49.03%: 62,015 of 1,26,483 registered electors voted, across 146 polling stations.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Anantnag West part of?

Anantnag West is an assembly segment of the Anantnag-Rajouri Lok Sabha constituency in Jammu and Kashmir. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Mehbooba Mufti got the most EVM votes in this segment.

Is Anantnag West a reserved constituency?

No. Anantnag West is a general (unreserved) seat, so any eligible candidate can contest.

When is the next assembly election in Anantnag West?

The Jammu and Kashmir assembly elected in 2024 completes its five-year term in 2029, so the next general election is due by then unless the assembly is dissolved early. The Election Commission of India announces the exact schedule.

Source: Election Commission of India, statistical reports for the Jammu and Kashmir assembly elections of 2024 (2024 report) — detailed results and constituency data summary. Lok Sabha figures: ECI 2024 report 34, assembly segment details. Vote share is of valid votes including NOTA. Party names as listed by ECI. Candidate names are shown as filed; spelling follows ECI.