Gulzar Ahmad Wani

Gulzar Ahmad Wani (born 1962) is an Indian politician from Jammu and Kashmir. He was an MLA from Shangus Assembly constituency in Anantnag district. He won the 2014 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election representing the Indian National Congress.{{Cite web |date=2014-12-23 |title=Jammu and Kashmir Assembly election winners list |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/assembly-elections-2015/jammu-and-kashmir/story/jammu-kashmir-election-winners-list-assembly-polls-results-bjp-congress-pdp-nc-232557-2014-12-23 |access-date=2024-09-13 |website=India Today |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Jammu and Kashmir Assembly Election Results 2014: Complete list of winning candidates {{!}} India.com |url=https://www.india.com/news/india/jammu-and-kashmir-assembly-election-results-2014-complete-list-of-winning-candidates-230461/ |access-date=2024-09-13 |website=www.india.com |language=en}}

Early life and education

Wani is from Shangus, Anantnag district, Jammu and Kashmir. He is the son of Abdul Samd Wani. He completed his B.A. in 1977 at a college which is affiliated with University of Kashmir.{{Cite web |title=Gulzar Ahmad Wani(Indian National Congress(INC)):Constituency- SHANGUS(ANANTNAG) - Affidavit Information of Candidate |url=https://www.myneta.info/jk2014/candidate.php?candidate_id=519 |access-date=2024-09-13 |website=www.myneta.info}}

Career

Wani won from Shangus Assembly constituency representing the Indian National Congress in the 2014 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election. He polled 21,085 votes and defeated his nearest rival, Peerzada Mansoor Hussain of the Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party, by a margin of 2,189 votes.{{Cite web |date=2014-12-23 |title=List of candidates declared winner by ECI : J&K Assembly Elections 2014 Result |url=https://statetimes.in/list-candidates-declared-winner-eci-jk-assembly-elections-2014-result/ |access-date=2024-09-13 |website=Statetimes |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=Shangus Election 2014, Results, Candidate List and winner of Shangus Assembly (Vidhan Sabha) Constituency, Jammu And Kashmir |url=https://www.elections.in/jammu-and-kashmir/assembly-constituencies/shangus.html |access-date=2024-09-13 |website=Elections in India}}

Electoral performance

class="wikitable sortable" ! Election !! Constituency !! colspan="2"\|Party !! Result !! Votes % !! Opposition Candidate !! colspan="2"\|Opposition Party !! Opposition vote %	Ref
2014	Shangus–Anantnag East	{{party name with color\|Indian National Congress}}	{{Won}}	37.08%	Peerzada Mansoor Hussain	{{party name with color\|Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party}}	33.23%	{{Cite web \|date= \|title=Jammu & Kashmir 2014 - Jammu & Kashmir - Election Commission of India \|url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3797-jammu-kashmir-2014/ \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190613150235/https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3797-jammu-kashmir-2014/ \|archive-date=2019-06-13 \|access-date= \|website=eci.gov.in}}
2008	Shangus–Anantnag East	{{party name with color\|Indian National Congress}}	{{Lost}}	25.10%	Peerzada Mansoor Hussain	{{party name with color\|Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party}}	27.99%	{{cite web\|publisher=Election Commission of India\|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 2008 to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir \|url=https://ceojk.nic.in/pdf/10-Detailed%20Results.pdf\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241225073739/https://ceojk.nic.in/pdf/10-Detailed%20Results.pdf\|archive-date=25 December 2024\|access-date=25 December 2024}}
2002	Shangus–Anantnag East	{{party name with color\|Indian National Congress}}	{{Lost}}	34.60%	Peer Mohammed Hussain	{{party name with color\|Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party}}	37.07%	{{cite web\|publisher=Election Commission of India\|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 2002 to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir \|url=http://eci.gov.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2002/StatRep_JK_02.pdf\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130127192246/http://eci.gov.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2002/StatRep_JK_02.pdf\|archive-date=27 January 2013\|access-date=15 February 2024}}
1996	Shangus–Anantnag East	{{party name with color\|Indian National Congress}}	{{Lost}}	11.52%	Abdul Majeed	{{party name with color\|Jammu & Kashmir National Conference}}	44.55%	{{cite web\|publisher=Election Commission of India\|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1996 to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir \|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1996/StatisticalReport-JK96.pdf\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120117084805/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1996/StatisticalReport-JK96.pdf \|archive-date=17 January 2012\|access-date=15 February 2024}}

References

Category:1962 births

Category:Living people

Category:Indian National Congress politicians from Jammu and Kashmir

Category:Jammu and Kashmir MLAs 2014–2018

Category:People from Anantnag district

Category:University of Kashmir alumni