Anantnag Lok Sabha Constituency of Jammu and Kashmir: Full list of candidates, polling dates

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Anantnag is one of 6 Lok Sabha constituencies in the northern state of Jammu and Kashmir and cast its vote in the 2019 election in three phases (April 23, 29 and May 6) due to security reasons. Counting of the seats will be held on May 23.

In the fifth phase, Anantnag registered 2.88 per cent voter turnout in 2019, a loss of 9.55 per cent. The total number of electors in the constituency is 521999 while the total voter turnout is 15026. While in 2014, the constituency registered 12.43 per cent voter turnout. The total number of electors in the constituency was 485112 while the total voter's turnout was 60301.

Hasnain Masoodi of Jammu & Kashmir National Conference, Ghulam Ahmad Mir of Indian National Congress, Mehbooba Mufti of Jammu & Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party, Nisar Ahmad Wani of Jammu & Kashmir National Panthers Party and Sofi Yousuf of Bharatiya Janata Party are some of the prominent names that will contest the Lok Sabha election 2019 from Anantnag Lok Sabha constituency in Jammu & Kashmir.

Due to security reasons, Anantnag voted on three days in separate districts -- Anantnag voted on April 23, Kulgam voted on April 29 and Shopian alongside Pulwama voted on May 6. 

Here is the full list of candidates contesting the Lok Sabha election in 2019 from Anantnag Lok Sabha Constituency of Jammu and Kashmir.

SL. NO.	Candidate Name	Party Name
1	HASNAIN MASOODI	Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
2	GHULAM AHMAD MIR	Indian National Congress
3	MEHBOOBA MUFTI	Jammu & Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party
4	NISAR AHMAD WANI	Jammu & Kashmir National Panthers Party
5	SOFI YOUSUF	Bharatiya Janata Party
6	SURINDER SINGH	Pragatishil Samajwadi Party (Lohia)
7	SANJAY KUMAR DHAR	Manvadhikar National Party
8	CH. ZAFFAR ALI	Jammu & Kashmir People Conference
9	IMTIYAZ AHMAD RATHER	Independent
10	RIDWANA SANAM	Independent
11	RIYAZ AHMAD BHAT	Independent
12	ZUBAIR MASOODI	Independent
13	MIRZA SAJAD HUSSAIN BEIGH	Independent
14	SHAMS KHWAJA	Independent
15	ALI MOHAMMAD WANI	Independent
16	GH. MOHD. WANI	Independent
17	KYASIR AHMAD SHEIKH	Independent
18	MANZOOR AHMAD KHAN	Independent

Anantnag Lok Sabha constituency covers 16 assembly segments –  Tral, Pampore, Pulwama, Rajpora, Wachi, Shopian, Noorabad, Kulgam, Homshalibug, Anantnag, Devsar, Doru, Kokarnag, Shangas, Bijbehara and Pahalgam. 

In the 2014 Lok Sabha election, Mehbooba Mufti of the Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party - won by a margin of over 1.86 lakh votes. She had defeated Mirza Mehboob Beg of the Jammu & Kashmir National Conference. Mufti had secured 200429 votes while Beg got 135012 votes.