Gulzar Ahmad Wani

Gulzar Ahmad Wani (born 1962) is an Indian politician from Jammu and Kashmir. He was an MLA from Shangus Assembly constituency in Anantnag district. He won the 2014 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election representing the Indian National Congress.^[1][2]

Early life and education

Wani is from Shangus, Anantnag district, Jammu and Kashmir. He is the son of Abdul Samd Wani. He completed his B.A. in 1977 at a college which is affiliated with University of Kashmir.^[3]

Career

Wani won from Shangus Assembly constituency representing the Indian National Congress in the 2014 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election. He polled 21,085 votes and defeated his nearest rival, Peerzada Mansoor Hussain of the Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party, by a margin of 2,189 votes.^[4][5]

Electoral performance

Election	Constituency	Party		Result	Votes %	Opposition Candidate	Opposition Party		Opposition vote %	Ref
2014	Shangus–Anantnag East		INC	Won	37.08%	Peerzada Mansoor Hussain		JKPDP	33.23%	[6]
2008	Shangus–Anantnag East		INC	Lost	25.10%	Peerzada Mansoor Hussain		JKPDP	27.99%	[7]
2002	Shangus–Anantnag East		INC	Lost	34.60%	Peer Mohammed Hussain		JKPDP	37.07%	[8]
1996	Shangus–Anantnag East		INC	Lost	11.52%	Abdul Majeed		JKNC	44.55%	[9]