Anantnag, Jammu & Kashmir — Lok Sabha Election Results
Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30
Anantnag (Jammu & Kashmir) was won by Hasnain Masoodi (JKNC) at the 2019 Lok Sabha general election, with a margin of 6,676 votes over Ghulam Ahmad Mir. This page covers every Lok Sabha general election in Anantnag, Jammu & Kashmir, from 1967 to 2019.
Full Election History, 1967–2019
Election
Winner
Party
Votes
Vote Share
Runner-up
Margin
1967
M.S. Qureshi
Indian National Congress
0
None%
None (None)
None (None pts)
1971
Mohmad Shaffi Qureshi
Indian National Congress
150,827
60.3%
Peep Gulam Nabi Shah (Independent)
60,393 (24.1 pts)
1977
Mohd. Shafi Qureshi
Indian National Congress
79,742
32.1%
Ab. Razak Mir (Independent)
8,331 (3.4 pts)
1980
Gh. Rasool Kochak
Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
179,020
60.5%
Ali Mohd. Naik (Independent)
83,970 (28.4 pts)
1984
Akbar Jahan Begum
Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
240,973
58.5%
Peer Hussan-Ud-Din (Indian National Congress)
82,010 (19.9 pts)
1989
P.L.Handoo
Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
36,055
97.7%
Abdul Rashid Khan (Independent)
35,869 (97.2 pts)
1996
Mohamad Maqbool
Janata Dal
117,221
32.8%
Taj Mohi-Ud-Din (Indian National Congress)
58,084 (16.2 pts)
1998
Mufti Mohmad Sayeed
Indian National Congress
120,444
55.9%
Mohd. Yusuf Teng (Jammu & Kashmir National Conference)
52,000 (24.1 pts)
1999
Ali Mohd Naik
Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
38,745
37.7%
Mufti Mohmad Syeed (Independent)
13,492 (13.1 pts)
2004
Mehbooba Mufti
JKPDP
74,436
49.6%
Dr. Mehboob Beg (Jammu & Kashmir National Conference)
38,938 (25.9 pts)
2009
Mirza Mehboob Beg
Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
148,317
46.5%
Peer Mohd Hussain (JKPDP)
5,224 (1.6 pts)
2014
Mehbooba Mufti
JKPDP
200,429
53.4%
Mirza Mehboob Beg (JKNC)
65,417 (17.4 pts)
2019
Hasnain Masoodi
JKNC
40,180
32.4%
Ghulam Ahmad Mir (Indian National Congress)
6,676 (5.4 pts)
Full Result Breakdown by Election
1967
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
M.S. Qureshi
Indian National Congress
0
None%
1971
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Mohmad Shaffi Qureshi
Indian National Congress
150,827
60.3%
Peep Gulam Nabi Shah
Independent
90,434
36.2%
Shamim Ahamed Shamim
Independent
8,887
3.6%
1977
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Mohd. Shafi Qureshi
Indian National Congress
79,742
32.1%
Ab. Razak Mir
Independent
71,411
28.7%
Piyaray Lal Handoo
Independent
41,191
16.6%
Ghulam Qadir Mir
Independent
33,891
13.6%
Ghulam Hassan Inqalabi
Independent
22,415
9.0%
1980
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Gh. Rasool Kochak
Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
179,020
60.5%
Ali Mohd. Naik
Independent
95,050
32.1%
Mohd. Shafi Qureshi
Congress (U)
17,381
5.9%
Mohd. Yosuf Mir
Independent
4,596
1.6%
1984
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Akbar Jahan Begum
Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
240,973
58.5%
Peer Hussan-Ud-Din
Indian National Congress
158,963
38.6%
Bashir Ahmad Mir
Independent
4,679
1.1%
Mhd. Yousuf Wani
Independent
4,287
1.0%
Vijay Kumar
Independent
2,924
0.7%
1989
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
P.L.Handoo
Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
36,055
97.7%
Abdul Rashid Khan
Independent
186
0.5%
Abdul Gaini Bhat
Independent
164
0.4%
Abdul Rashid Thoker
Independent
147
0.4%
Mahinder Singh
Independent
118
0.3%
Ghulam Haider
Independent
80
0.2%
Mohamad Ahasan
Independent
62
0.2%
Mohamad Amin Itoo
Independent
61
0.2%
Mohamad Iqbal
Independent
34
0.1%
1996
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Mohamad Maqbool
Janata Dal
117,221
32.8%
Taj Mohi-Ud-Din
Indian National Congress
59,137
16.5%
Sarla Taploo
Bharatiya Janata Party
39,960
11.2%
A.R. Misgar
Independent
29,070
8.1%
Mohmad Rafiq
Independent
19,590
5.5%
Mohamad Yousf Ganai
JPP
15,445
4.3%
Ghulam Nabi Wani
Independent
15,352
4.3%
Ghulam Nabi Shah
Independent
13,726
3.8%
S.K. Tickoo
Independent
12,590
3.5%
Ramzan Bangi
Independent
8,133
2.3%
Ali Mohamad Dar
Independent
5,959
1.7%
Mohamad Akbar
AIIC(T)
5,865
1.6%
Bashir Ahamad
Independent
5,740
1.6%
D.N. Raina
Independent
5,676
1.6%
Abdul Ahad Wani
Independent
3,151
0.9%
Abdul Qayum Khan
Independent
1,243
0.3%
1998
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Mufti Mohmad Sayeed
Indian National Congress
120,444
55.9%
Mohd. Yusuf Teng
Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
68,444
31.8%
Mohd. Maqbool Dar
Janata Dal
10,818
5.0%
Showkat Hussain Wani
Bharatiya Janata Party
6,861
3.2%
Ghulam Nabi Khan
Rashtriya Janata Dal
1,787
0.8%
Dilawar
Independent
1,711
0.8%
Mohd. Akbar
AIIC(S)
1,365
0.6%
Mohd. Yussaf Ganie
NPAP
1,194
0.6%
Gh. Mohd. Lone
Independent
761
0.4%
Bashir Ahmed Ahanger
Independent
635
0.3%
Rakesh Pardesi
Independent
607
0.3%
Altaf Ahmed
Independent
413
0.2%
Abdul Rashid Lone
Independent
377
0.2%
1999
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Ali Mohd Naik
Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
38,745
37.7%
Mufti Mohmad Syeed
Independent
25,253
24.5%
Mohmad Yousuf
CPI (Marxist)
15,649
15.2%
Peerzada Mohammad Syeed
Indian National Congress
9,321
9.1%
Altaf Mohammad Padder
JKAL
2,882
2.8%
Mohd Maqbool Dar
Janata Dal (United)
2,193
2.1%
Ajay Sharma
Janata Party
1,772
1.7%
Ghulam Nabi Mir (Azad)
AJKPPF
1,500
1.5%
Showkat Hussain Yani
Bharatiya Janata Party
1,053
1.0%
Yussaf
JKNPP
866
0.8%
Bashir Ahmad
SJP(R)
725
0.7%
Mushtaq Ahmad Khanday
SPSP
697
0.7%
Peerzada Abdul Hamid
Janata Dal (Secular)
674
0.7%
Hafeeza Begum
Independent
450
0.4%
Bashir Ahmad
Independent
413
0.4%
Abdul Aziz
Independent
288
0.3%
Aisha
Rashtriya Lok Dal
263
0.3%
Rashid Bhat
LS
133
0.1%
2004
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Mehbooba Mufti
JKPDP
74,436
49.6%
Dr. Mehboob Beg
Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
35,498
23.6%
Mohamad Yusuf Tarigami
CPI (Marxist)
18,466
12.3%
Sofi Mohd. Yousuf
Bharatiya Janata Party
4,836
3.2%
Imtiyaz Ahmad Rather
Independent
2,827
1.9%
Ab. Majeed Naikoo
Independent
2,760
1.8%
Mohd. Maqbool Dar
Independent
2,691
1.8%
Sanjay Saraf
LJP
1,595
1.1%
Gh. Rasool
Independent
1,586
1.1%
Hamidullah Wani
AIFB
1,504
1.0%
Gh. Mohi-Ud-Din Dar
Independent
1,278
0.9%
Mohd. Yousuf Qurashi
Rashtriya Lok Dal
1,115
0.7%
Gh. Mohd. Tantary
SAP
864
0.6%
Ramesh Kumar Bhat
Independent
763
0.5%
2009
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Mirza Mehboob Beg
Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
148,317
46.5%
Peer Mohd Hussain
JKPDP
143,093
44.9%
Nazir Ahmad Bhat
Independent
5,981
1.9%
Mohd Sidiq Khan
Bharatiya Janata Party
3,918
1.2%
Bashir Ahmad Malik
JKANC
3,027
0.9%
Nisar Ahmad Khan
Bahujan Samaj Party
2,676
0.8%
Mohd Rafiq Wani
LJP
2,266
0.7%
Bashir Ahmad Khan
RNSP
2,041
0.6%
Fayaz Ahmad Bhat
Samajwadi Party
2,036
0.6%
Rajiv Mahajan
Independent
1,773
0.6%
Gh Mohi-Ud-Din Shah
Independent
1,720
0.5%
Asif Jeelani
AIFB
1,000
0.3%
Mushtaq Ahmad Ganie
IJP
878
0.3%
2014
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Mehbooba Mufti
JKPDP
200,429
53.4%
Mirza Mehboob Beg
JKNC
135,012
36.0%
Tanveer Hussain Khan
Independent
7,340
2.0%
None Of The Above
Independent
5,936
1.6%
Mushtaq Ahmad Malik
Bharatiya Janata Party
4,720
1.3%
Syed Abid Ahmad Shah
JKNPP
4,345
1.2%
Abdul Ahad Mir
Independent
3,439
0.9%
Mohammad Sharif
Bahujan Samaj Party
3,312
0.9%
Mohd Yousif Ganie
ASP
3,286
0.9%
Dr. Tanvir Maqbool Dar
Aam Aadmi Party
3,252
0.9%
Gh. Nabi Shah
Samajwadi Party
1,837
0.5%
Mohammad Yaqoob Rather
AJKRP
1,568
0.4%
Asif Jeelani
AIFB
803
0.2%
2019
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Hasnain Masoodi
JKNC
40,180
32.4%
Ghulam Ahmad Mir
Indian National Congress
33,504
27.0%
Mehbooba Mufti
JKPDP
30,524
24.6%
Sofi Yousuf
Bharatiya Janata Party
10,225
8.2%
Ch. Zaffar Ali
JKPC
1,646
1.3%
Gh. Mohd. Wani
Independent
1,369
1.1%
Kyasir Ahmad Sheikh
Independent
847
0.7%
Ali Mohammad Wani
Independent
814
0.7%
Shams Khwaja
Independent
760
0.6%
Sanjay Kumar Dhar
MNP
677
0.5%
Manzoor Ahmad Khan
Independent
604
0.5%
Nisar Ahmad Wani
JKNPP
589
0.5%
Zubair Masoodi
Independent
547
0.4%
Ridwana Sanam
Independent
455
0.4%
Mirza Sajad Hussain Beigh
Independent
425
0.3%
Imtiyaz Ahmad Rather
Independent
382
0.3%
Surinder Singh
PSP(L)
217
0.2%
Riyaz Ahmad Bhat
Independent
194
0.2%
Margin Over Time
Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party's broad bloc (Congress / BJP / Left / other).
Trend
Anantnag has been contested at 13 Lok Sabha general elections on record since 1967. Parties that have won this seat over that span: Indian National Congress, Jammu & Kashmir National Conference, Janata Dal, JKPDP, JKNC.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who won Anantnag in the 2019 Lok Sabha election?
Hasnain Masoodi (JKNC) won Anantnag, Jammu & Kashmir, in 2019 with 40,180 votes (32.4%), a margin of 6,676 votes over Ghulam Ahmad Mir.
Which parties have won Anantnag since 1967?
Since 1967, Anantnag has been won by: Indian National Congress, JKNC, JKPDP, Jammu & Kashmir National Conference, Janata Dal.
What was the closest result in Anantnag?
The closest result on record for Anantnag was 2009, when Jammu & Kashmir National Conference beat JKPDP by just 5,224 votes (1.6 percentage points).