Langate Assembly constituency

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]

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

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Election	Member	Party
1977	Mohammad Sultan Ganai		Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
1983	Abdul Ahad Wani
1987
1996
1999 By-election	Mohammed Sultan Pandit		Independent politician
2002	Sharifuddin Shariq		Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
2008	Sheikh Abdul Rashid		Independent politician
2014
2024	Khursheed Ahmad Shiekh

Election results

Assembly Election 2024

2024 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Langate^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Khursheed Ahmad Shiekh	25,984	33.29%	New
	JKPC	Irfan Sultan Pandithpuri	24,382	31.23%	11.67
	Independent	Junaid Jawaid Mir	9,125	11.69%	New
	INC	Irshad Hussain Ganaie	7,823	10.02%	8.10
	Independent	Kalimullah Lone	3,535	4.53%	New
	JKAP	Mohammad Munawar Khawaja	1,154	1.48%	New
	Independent	Mohammad Sultan Magray	876	1.12%	New
	NOTA	None of the Above	1,104	1.41%	0.38
Margin of victory			1,602	2.05%	2.84
Turnout			78,062	64.94%	7.57
Registered electors			1,20,211		70.25
	Independent hold		Swing	2.21

Assembly Election 2014

2014 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Langate^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Sheikh Abdul Rashid	18,172	35.49%	New
	JKPDP	Ghulam Nabi Ganai	15,667	30.60%	9.32
	JKPC	Mohammed Abdullah Mir	10,015	19.56%	New
	Independent	Irshad Hussain Ganaie	1,819	3.55%	New
	JKNC	Wali Mohammed Bhat	1,645	3.21%	11.24
	INC	Bashir Ahmad Wani	983	1.92%	7.68
	Independent	Mohammed Akbar Ganie	632	1.23%	New
	NOTA	None of the Above	532	1.04%	New
Margin of victory			2,505	4.89%	4.32
Turnout			51,196	72.51%	11.18
Registered electors			70,608		18.86
	Independent hold		Swing	13.63

Assembly Election 2008

2008 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Langate^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Sheikh Abdul Rashid	7,964	21.86%	New
	JKPDP	Mohammed Sultan Pandithpori	7,754	21.29%	0.11
	JKNC	Sharifuddin Shariq	5,266	14.46%	15.71
	Independent	Mohammed Abdullah	4,188	11.50%	New
	INC	Mohammed Amin Khan	3,497	9.60%	10.29
	Independent	Abdul Ahad Wani	1,513	4.15%	New
	JKPDF	Bashir Ahmad Wani	1,408	3.87%	New
Margin of victory			210	0.58%	8.41
Turnout			36,429	61.33%	7.35
Registered electors			59,403		20.00
	Independent gain from JKNC		Swing	8.30

Assembly Election 2002

2002 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Langate^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JKNC	Sharifuddin Shariq	8,058	30.16%	4.25
	JKPDP	M. Sultan Pandithpori	5,658	21.18%	New
	INC	Mohammed Amin Khan	5,313	19.89%	1.92
	Independent	Nazir Ahmad Lone	2,590	9.69%	New
	Independent	Mohammed Assadullah Dar	1,368	5.12%	New
	Independent	Mohammed Farooq Chichi	1,188	4.45%	New
	Independent	Abdul Ahad Sheikh	1,018	3.81%	New
Margin of victory			2,400	8.98%	8.57
Turnout			26,717	53.97%	13.36
Registered electors			49,501		16.68
	JKNC gain from Independent		Swing	3.83

Assembly By-election 1999

1999 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly by-election : Langate^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Mohammed Sultan Pandit	4,537	26.33%	New
	JKNC	Bashir Ahmad Wani	4,465	25.91%	35.70
	INC	Mohammed Amin	3,757	21.80%	3.54
	Independent	Nazir Ahmad Lone	3,449	20.02%	New
	BJP	Mohammed Maqbool Mir	769	4.46%	New
	Independent	Mohammed Yousif Quereshi	255	1.48%	New
Margin of victory			72	0.42%	42.92
Turnout			17,232	40.62%	2.50
Registered electors			42,426		2.35
	Independent gain from JKNC		Swing	35.28

Assembly Election 1996

1996 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Langate^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JKNC	Abdul Ahad Wani	9,734	61.61%	22.04
	INC	Ghulam Mohi-Ud-Din War	2,886	18.27%	New
	JD	K. M. Ganaie	1,197	7.58%	New
	JKNPP	Syed Mohammed Rafiq Shah	870	5.51%	4.17
	Independent	Abdul Subhan Lone	796	5.04%	New
	Independent	Manzoor Ahmad Shah	317	2.01%	New
Margin of victory			6,848	43.34%	38.51
Turnout			15,800	42.67%	39.20
Registered electors			41,451		18.78
	JKNC hold		Swing	22.04

Assembly Election 1987

1987 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Langate^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JKNC	Abdul Ahad Wani	10,676	39.57%	4.73
	Independent	Ghulam Quadir Lone	9,371	34.73%	New
	JKNC	Abdul Hamid	4,241	15.72%	28.58
	Independent	Mohammed Sultan	2,010	7.45%	New
	JKNPP	Syed Mohammed Sharief	361	1.34%	New
	Independent	Ghulam Rasool Mochi	324	1.20%	New
Margin of victory			1,305	4.84%	20.71
Turnout			26,983	80.15%	4.47
Registered electors			34,897		2.80
	JKNC hold		Swing	4.73

Assembly Election 1983

1983 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Langate^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JKNC	Abdul Ahad Wani	10,954	44.29%	5.75
	JKNC	Ghulam Nabi	4,637	18.75%	31.29
	JI	Ghulam Qadir Lone	3,971	16.06%	3.61
	INC	Ghulam Rasool Wani	3,591	14.52%	5.34
	Independent	Shamus-Ud-Din	806	3.26%	New
	Independent	Ghulam Mohammed Dar	404	1.63%	New
	Independent	Ghulam Mohammed Dar	233	0.94%	New
Margin of victory			6,317	25.54%	9.22
Turnout			24,731	76.77%	1.71
Registered electors			33,947		0.90
	JKNC hold		Swing	5.75

Assembly Election 1977

1977 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Langate^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JKNC	Mohammad Sultan Ganai	11,976	50.04%	New
	Independent	Abdul Gani Mir	3,657	15.28%	New
	JI	Ghulam Rasool	2,978	12.44%	New
	JP	Ghulam Nabi	2,448	10.23%	New
	INC	Ghulam Rasool Wani	2,198	9.18%	New
	Independent	Shamus-Ud-Din	677	2.83%	New
Margin of victory			8,319	34.76%
Turnout			23,934	74.63%
Registered electors			33,645
	JKNC win (new seat)

See also

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