About Shangus Assembly (Vidhan Sabha) Constituency
Shangus is a town in Anantnag district of Jammu & Kashmir. The assembly constituency of Shangus belongs to Anantnag parliamentary constituency. Peerzada Mansoor Hussain won the 2008 assembly elections and is the present MLA. He defeated Gulzar Ahmad Wani of INC. Hussain bagged 13853 votes as against Wani's 12423 votes. In a recent statement, Hussain said that the constituency is neglected by the government. The government is not taking into consideration the issue related to expansion of administrative units.
Sitting and previous MLAs from Shangus Assembly Constituency
Below is the list of winners and runners-up in the Shangus assembly elections conducted so far.
| Year | A. C. No. | Assembly Constituency Name | Category | Winner Candidates Name | Gender | Party | Votes | Runner UP | Gender | Party | Votes |
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| 2014 | 44 | Shangus | GEN | Gulzar Ahmad Wani | M | INC | 21085 | Peerzada Mansoor Hussain | M | PDP | 18896 |
| 2008 | 44 | Shangus | GEN | Peerzada Mansoor Hussain | M | JKPDP | 13853 | Gulzar Ahmad Wani | M | INC | 12423 |
| 2002 | 44 | Shangus | GEN | Peer Mohd. Hussain | M | PDP | 5115 | Gulzar Ahamad | M | INC | 4774 |
| 1996 | 44 | Shangus | GEN | Abdul Majeed | M | JKN | 10703 | Gowhar Maqbool | M | JD | 9710 |
| 1987 | 40 | Shawngas | GEN | Abdul Rashid Dar | M | JKN | 14283 | Jamseed Ghulam Mohd | M | IND | 8237 |
| 1983 | 40 | Shawngas | GEN | Mohd. Maqbool | M | INC | 14403 | Mohd, Ashraf Khan | M | JKN | 13042 |
| 1977 | 40 | Shawngas | GEN | Mohd. Ashraf Khan | M | JKN | 15568 | Mohamad Maqbool | M | INC | 4162 |
Last Updated on Aug 15, 2021