Mushtaq Ahmad Shah

Mushtaq Ahmad Shah (born 1955) is an Indian politician from Jammu and Kashmir.^[1] He is an MLA from Tral Assembly constituency in Pulwama district. He won the 2014 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election representing the Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party.^[2]

Early life and education

Shah is from Tral, Pulwama district, Jammu and Kashmir. He is the son of Abdul Majeed Shah. His wife is a teacher. He completed his M.A. in Urdu at Kashmir University.^[3]

Electoral performance

Election	Constituency	Party		Result	Votes %	Opposition Candidate	Opposition Party		Opposition vote %	Ref
2014	Tral		JKPDP	Won	38.56%	Mohammed Ashraf Bhat		JKNC	25.80%	[4]
2008	Tral		JKPDP	Won	28.47%	Mohammed Ashraf Bhat		JKNC	18.04%	[5]

Career

Shah won from Tral Assembly constituency representing Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party in the 2014 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election. He polled 12,415 votes and defeated his nearest rival, Mohd Ashraf Bhat of the Jammu and Kashmir National Conference, by a margin of 4,110 votes.^[6][7]