Langate Assembly constituency

Langate
Constituency No. 6 for the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Kupwara
LS constituency	Baramulla
Established	1977
Total electors	1,20,211[1]
Member of Legislative Assembly
Incumbent Khursheed Ahmad Shiekh
Party	Independent
Elected year	2024

Langate Assembly constituency is one of the 90 constituencies in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir a north state of India. Langate is also part of Baramulla Lok Sabha constituency.[2][3][4]

Member of Legislative Assembly

• 1977: Mohammad Sultan Ganai (Panditpuri), Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
• 1983: Abdul Ahad Wani, Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
• 1987: Abdul Ahad Wani,[5] Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
• 1996: Abdul Ahad Wani,[6] Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
• 1999 (By Polls): Mohammad Sultan Ganai (Panditpuri), Jammu & Kashmir People's Democratic Party
• 2002: Sharifuddin Shariq,[7] Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
• 2008: Engineer Rashid,[8] Independent

Year	Member	Party
2014	Engineer Rashid[9]		Jammu and Kashmir Awami Ittehad Party
2024	Khursheed Ahmed Sheikh		Independent politician

Election results

2024

2024 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election: Langate

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Khursheed Ahmed Sheikh	25,984	33.29	New
	JKPC	Irfan Sultan Pandithpuri	24,382	31.23	11.67
	Independent	Junaid Jawaid Mir	9,125	11.69	N/A
	INC	Irshad Hussain Ganaie	7,823	10.02	8.10
	Independent	Kalimullah Lone	3,535	4.53	N/A
	JKAP	Mohammad Munawar Khawaja	1,154	1.48	New
	NOTA	None of the Above	1,104	1.41	0.37
	Independent	Mohammad Sultan Magray	876	1.12	N/A
	JKPDP	Syed Ghulam Nabi Bukhari	832	1.07	29.53
	Independent	Mohammad Muzaffar Sheikh	742	0.95	N/A
	Independent	Shabir Ahmad Shah	547	0.70	N/A
	Independent	Khurseeda Bagam	499	0.64	N/A
	Independent	Ghulam Qadir Shah	487	0.62	N/A
	Bhim Sena	Mohammad Ashraf Gojri	403	0.52	N/A
	RLD	Irfan Bashir Malik	300	0.38	N/A
Majority			1,602	2.05	2.84
Turnout			78,062	64.94	7.61
	Independent gain from Jammu and Kashmir Awami Ittehad Party		Swing

2014

2014 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election: Langate[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Jammu and Kashmir Awami Ittehad Party	Engineer Rashid	18,172	35.49	New
	JKPDP	Ghulam Nabi Ganai	15,667	30.60	N/A
	JKPC	Mohd Abdullah Mir	10,015	19.56	N/A
	Independent	Irshad Hussain Ganaie	1,819	3.55	N/A
	JKNC	Wali Mohd Bhat	1,645	3.21	N/A
	INC	Bashir Ahmad Wani	983	1.92	N/A
	Independent	Mohd Akbar Ganie	632	1.23	N/A
	Independent	Mohd Ramzan Malla	607	1.18	N/A
	NOTA	None of the above	532	1.04	N/A
	BJP	Mohammad Maqbool War	523	1.02	N/A
	Independent	Mudasir Ahmad Tantry	390	0.76	N/A
	JKNPP	Javid Ahmad Najar	211	0.41	N/A
Majority			2,505	4.89	N/A
Turnout			51,196	72.55	N/A
Registered electors			70,568
	Jammu and Kashmir Awami Ittehad Party gain from Independent		Swing

See also

• Langate
• Kupwara district
• List of constituencies of Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly

References

1. https://ceojk.nic.in/pdf/Assembly_Elections_2024/Final_Publication_Data_2024.pdf
2. Sitting and previous MLAs from Langate Assembly Constituency
3. "Assembly Constituencies - Corresponding Districts and Parliamentary Constituencies of Jammu and Kashmir". Chief Electoral Officer, Jammu and Kashmir. Archived from the original on 31 December 2008. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
4. "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). The Election Commission of India. p. 562.
5. "Jammu & Kashmir 1987". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
6. "Jammu & Kashmir 1996". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
7. "Jammu & Kashmir 2002". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
8. "Jammu & Kashmir 2008". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
9. "Jammu & Kashmir 2014". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 13 November 2021.

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