About Langate Assembly (Vidhan Sabha) Constituency
One of the 87 assembly constituencies of Jammu and Kashmir, Langate is a part of Kupwara district. The assembly constituency of Langate belongs to Baramulla Lok Sabha constituency. Sharief-ud-Din Shariq of the NC won the 2002 assembly elections by defeating Sultan Panditpuri of PDP.The seat was again occupied by NC candidate Ab Rashid Sheikh in 2008 assembly elections. He defeated Mohd Sultan Pandithpori of PDP. Sheikh bagged 7964 votes as against Pandithpori's 7754 votes. There were 60,227 registered voters in Langate for 2008 elections.
Sitting and previous MLAs from Langate Assembly Constituency
Below is the list of winners and runners-up in the Langate assembly elections conducted so far.
| Year | A C No. | Constituency Name | Category | Winner | Gender | Party | Votes | Runner Up | Gender | Party | Votes |
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| 2014 | 5 | Langate | GEN | Abdul Rashid Sheikh | M | IND | 18172 | Ghulam Nabi Ganai | M | PDP | 15667 |
| 2008 | 5 | Langate | GEN | Ab Rashid Sheikh | M | IND | 7964 | Mohd Sultan Pandithpori | M | JKPDP | 7754 |
| 2002 | 5 | Langate | GEN | Sharief-Ud-Din Shariq | M | JKN | 8058 | M. Sultan Pandithpori | M | PDP | 5658 |
| 1999 | By Polls | Langate | GEN | Mohd. Sultan Pandit | M | AGP | 4537 | Bashir Ahmad Wani | M | JKN | 4465 |
| 1996 | 5 | Langate | GEN | Ab. Ahad Wanie | M | JKN | 9734 | Gulam Mohi-Ud-Din War | M | INC | 2886 |
| 1987 | 3 | Langate | GEN | Abdul Ahad Wani | M | JKN | 10676 | Ghulam Quadir Lone | M | IND | 9371 |
| 1983 | 3 | Langate | GEN | Abdul Ahad Wani | M | JKN | 10954 | Ghulam Nabi | M | JKP | 4637 |
| 1977 | 3 | Langate | GEN | Mohammad Sultan Ganai | M | JKN | 11976 | Abdul Gani Mir | M | IND | 3657 |
Last Updated on Aug 15, 2021