Anantnag is a constituency in Jammu and Kashmir and will go for polls in the third phase of the Lok Sabha elections 2019 on Tuesday, April 23. The elections in the constituency is taking place across three phases. In the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, Mehbooba Mufti is representing the PDP, while BJP has fielded Sofi Youssaf. Congress has put Ghulam Ahmad Mir, while the Jammu Kashmir National Conference has fielded Hasnain Masoodi.
In 2014, Mehbooba Muft iof the PDP had defeated JKN candidate Mirza Mehboob Beg by more than 65 thousand votes getting 53.41% vote share to JKN’ 35.98%.
Anantnag Lok Sabha constituency comprises of following Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments: Tral, Pampore, Pulwama, Rajpora, Wachi, Shopian, Noorabad, Kulgam, Homshalibug, Anantnag, Devsar, Doru, Kokarnag, Shangas, Bijbehara, Pahalgam
In Phase III of the voting for the 17th Lok Sabha, elections will take place in 115 Lok Sabha constituencies across 14 states. Voting for this phase will take place on April 23. While, like all the other phases, counting will take place on May 23.
2014 Lok Sabha elections winner, Party: Mehbooba Mufti PDP
Runner up name, party: Mirza Mehboob Beg JKN
Key candidates for 2019 Lok Sabha elections
Mehbooba Mufti PDP
Hasnain Masoodi JKN
Ghulam Ahmad Mir INC
Sofi Youssaf BJP
Important dates to remember for Phase III
| Notification to be issued on | March 28 |
| Last date for filing nomination | April 4 |
| Scrutiny of nomination | April 5 |
| Last date for withdrawal of nomination | April 8 |
| Date of elections for Phase III | April 23 |
| Date of Result | May 23 |
| Constituencies | Phase | Polling Date |
| Anantnag | III | April 23 |
| Anantnag (Kulgam district) | IV | April 29 |
| Anantnag (Shopian and Pulwama district), Ladakh | V | May 6 |
Along with Lok Sabha Elections, voting will also take place for the third phase of Odisha Assembly Elections 2019. The turnout in the last general election in 2014 was more than 66%, up from 45% in 1951 when the first election was held.
