Abdul Ghani Malik (politician)

Abdul Ghani Malik is an Indian politician and member of the Jammu & Kashmir National Conference. Malik is a member of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly from the Gulabgarh constituency in Udhampur district. ^{[1] [2] [3]} Malik was elected to the state legislative assembly in 1996 and made hatrick by winning the subsequent elections of 2002 and 2008. He was made a cabinet minister in 2009, in the Omar Abdullah led government, with the portfolios of higher education, labour and employment.

Electoral performance

Election	Constituency	Party		Result	Votes %	Opposition Candidate	Opposition Party		Opposition vote %	Ref
2014	Gulabgarh		JKNC	Lost	28.77%	Haji Mumtaz Ahmad Khan		INC	32.00%	[4]
2008	Gulabgarh		JKNC	Won	31.28%	Haji Mumtaz Ahmad Khan		Independent	24.16%	[5]
2002	Gulabgarh		JKNC	Won	35.15%	Ajaz Ahmad Khan		Independent	26.90%	[6]
1996	Gulabgarh		JD	Won	40.87%	Ajaz Ahmad		JKNC	37.52%	[7]

References

1. Jora unfurls tricolor at Reasi
2. Sitting and previous MLAs from Gulabgarh Assembly Constituency
3. With 13 New Faces, Omar’s Cabinet Goes Lopsided
4. "Jammu & Kashmir 2014 - Jammu & Kashmir - Election Commission of India". eci.gov.in. Archived from the original on 13 June 2019.
5. "Statistical Report on General Election, 2008 to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 25 December 2024. Retrieved 25 December 2024.
6. "Statistical Report on General Election, 2002 to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
7. "Statistical Report on General Election, 1996 to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 17 January 2012. Retrieved 15 February 2024.