Mohammad Amin Bhat

Mohammad Amin Bhat (born 1966) is an Indian politician from Jammu and Kashmir. He is an MLA from Devsar Assembly constituency in Kulgam district. He won the 2014 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election representing the Indian National Congress.^[1][2]

Early life and education

Bhat is from Devsar, Kulgam district, Jammu and Kashmir. He is the son of Abdul Rehman Bhat. He passed Class 10 in 1984.^[3]

Career

Bhat won from Devsar Assembly constituency representing Indian National Congress in the 2014 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election. He polled 20,162 votes and defeated his nearest rival, Mohammad Sartaj Madni of the Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party, by a margin of 1,511 votes.^[4] He lost the Devsar seat on Congress ticket in the 2008 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election.^[5][6]

Electoral performance

Election	Constituency	Party		Result	Votes %	Opposition Candidate	Opposition Party		Opposition vote %	Ref
2024	Devsar, Jammu and Kashmir		DPAP	Lost	10.66%	Peerzada Feroze Ahamad		JKNC	27.91%	[7]
2014	Devsar, Jammu and Kashmir		INC	Won	35.08%	Mohammed Sartaj Madni		JKPDP	32.45%	[8]
2008	Devsar, Jammu and Kashmir		INC	Lost	10.30%	Mohammed Sartaj Madni		JKPDP	26.79%	[9]