Kulgam Assembly constituency
Constituency of the Jammu and Kashmir legislative assembly in India
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Kulgam Assembly constituency is one of the 90 constituencies in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir a north state of India. Kulgam is also part of Anantnag-Rajouri Lok Sabha constituency.[1]
| Kulgam | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 39 for the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| State | Jammu and Kashmir |
| District | Kulgam |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Anantnag-Rajouri |
| Established | 1962 |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
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| Incumbent | |
| Party | CPI(M) |
| Elected year | 2024 |
Members of Legislative Assembly
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Mohammed Yaqub Bhat | Jammu & Kashmir National Conference | |
| 1967 | Indian National Congress | ||
| 1972 | Abdul Razak Mir | Jamaat-e-Islami | |
| 1977 | Ghulam Nabi Dar | Jammu & Kashmir National Conference | |
| 1983 | |||
| 1987 | Haji Abdul Razak Mir | Independent | |
| 1996 | Mohammed Yousuf Tarigami[2] | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | |
| 2002 | |||
| 2008 | |||
| 2014 | |||
| 2024 | |||
Election results
Assembly Election 2024
Major boundary change occurred between 2024 and 2014, comparisons may be not accurate.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | Mohamad Yousuf Tarigami | 33,634 | 44.86% |  6.17 | |
| Independent | Sayar Ahmad Reshi | 25,796 | 34.40% | New | |
| JKPDP | Mohammed Amin Dar | 7,561 | 10.08% |  27.98 | |
| JKAP | Mohammad Aaqib Dar | 2,726 | 3.64% | New | |
| Independent | Zaman Irshad Parry | 993 | 1.32% | New | |
| Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party (Bhim) | Sudarshan Singh | 778 | 1.04% | New | |
| Aman Aur Shanti Tehreek-E-Jammu and Kashmir | Abdul Ahad Mir | 646 | 0.86% | New | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 1,358 | 1.81% | 0.54 | |
| Margin of victory | 7,838 | 10.45% | 9.83 | ||
| Turnout | 74,978 | 63.91% | 7.55 | ||
| Registered electors | 1,17,322 | 24.33 | |||
| CPI(M) hold | Swing | 6.17 |
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Assembly Election 2014
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | Mohamad Yousuf Tarigami | 20,574 | 38.69% | 4.45 | |
| JKPDP | Nazir Ahmad Laway | 20,240 | 38.06% | 4.29 | |
| JKNC | Imran Nabi Dar | 8,273 | 15.56% | 4.01 | |
| BJP | Ghulam Hassan Zargar | 1,944 | 3.66% | New | |
| INC | Peer Nazim-Ud-Din | 519 | 0.98% | New | |
| Independent | Towseef Ahmad Shah | 483 | 0.91% | New | |
| Independent | Rashida Mir | 350 | 0.66% | New | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 674 | 1.27% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 334 | 0.63% | 0.16 | ||
| Turnout | 53,178 | 56.36% | 5.26 | ||
| Registered electors | 94,362 | 15.90 | |||
| CPI(M) hold | Swing | 4.45 |
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Assembly Election 2008
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | Mohamad Yousuf Tarigami | 17,175 | 34.24% | 17.48 | |
| JKPDP | Nazir Ahmad Laway | 16,939 | 33.77% | 15.11 | |
| JKNC | Safder Ali Khan | 5,792 | 11.55% | 9.90 | |
| Independent | Mohmad Ayoub Dar | 2,116 | 4.22% | New | |
| Independent | Peer Nizam Ud Din | 1,344 | 2.68% | New | |
| Independent | Mohmad Yousuf Lone | 975 | 1.94% | New | |
| Independent | Rashida Akbar | 829 | 1.65% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 236 | 0.47% | 29.80 | ||
| Turnout | 50,163 | 61.61% | 37.22 | ||
| Registered electors | 81,414 | 23.06 | |||
| CPI(M) hold | Swing | 17.48 |
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Assembly Election 2002
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | Mohamad Yousuf Tarigami | 8,346 | 51.72% | 17.94 | |
| JKNC | Ghulam Nabi Dar | 3,461 | 21.45% | New | |
| JKPDP | Mohammed Yousf Lone | 3,011 | 18.66% | New | |
| RJD | Abdul Rashid Lone | 503 | 3.12% | New | |
| BJP | Manzoor Ahmed | 493 | 3.05% | New | |
| Independent | Ramesh Kumar Bhat | 324 | 2.01% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 4,885 | 30.27% | 21.29 | ||
| Turnout | 16,138 | 24.40% | 32.31 | ||
| Registered electors | 66,159 | 19.65 | |||
| CPI(M) hold | Swing | 17.94 |
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Assembly Election 1996
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | Mohamad Yousuf Tarigami | 21,837 | 69.65% | 59.43 | |
| JD | Habibullah Laway | 5,671 | 18.09% | New | |
| JKAL | Mohammed Ismail Bhat | 2,745 | 8.76% | New | |
| INC | Abdul Aziz Zargar | 1,098 | 3.50% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 16,166 | 51.56% | 40.12 | ||
| Turnout | 31,351 | 59.65% | 20.87 | ||
| Registered electors | 55,292 | 37.26 | |||
| CPI(M) gain from Independent | Swing | 19.71 |
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Assembly Election 1987
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Haji Abdul Razak Mir | 15,607 | 49.95% | New | |
| JKNC | Ghulam Nabi Dar | 12,031 | 38.50% | 0.47 | |
| CPI(M) | Mohamad Yousuf Tarigami | 3,196 | 10.23% | 1.75 | |
| Independent | Mohammed Yousuf Wani | 413 | 1.32% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 3,576 | 11.44% | 0.18 | ||
| Turnout | 31,247 | 79.97% | 1.10 | ||
| Registered electors | 40,282 | 20.49 | |||
| Independent gain from JKNC | Swing | 11.92 |
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Assembly Election 1983
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JKNC | Ghulam Nabi Dar | 9,723 | 38.03% | 4.60 | |
| JI | Sheikh Ghulam Hassan | 6,843 | 26.77% | 4.14 | |
| INC | Habib Ullah Laway | 5,002 | 19.57% | 10.63 | |
| CPI(M) | Mohamad Yousuf Tarigami | 2,168 | 8.48% | New | |
| JKNC | Mohammed Yaqoob | 1,051 | 4.11% | 38.52 | |
| Independent | Abdul Majid Khan | 302 | 1.18% | New | |
| Independent | Ghulam Mohd. Bandey | 190 | 0.74% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 2,880 | 11.26% | 0.46 | ||
| Turnout | 25,566 | 79.98% | 4.14 | ||
| Registered electors | 33,431 | 16.72 | |||
| JKNC hold | Swing | 4.60 |
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Assembly Election 1977
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JKNC | Ghulam Nabi Dar | 8,833 | 42.63% | New | |
| JI | Abdul Razak Mir | 6,403 | 30.91% | 7.76 | |
| JP | Mohammad Yaqub Bhat | 2,944 | 14.21% | New | |
| INC | Habibullah Laway | 1,851 | 8.93% | 18.70 | |
| Independent | Ghulam Mohammad Banday | 442 | 2.13% | New | |
| Independent | Mohan Lal | 245 | 1.18% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 2,430 | 11.73% | 6.77 | ||
| Turnout | 20,718 | 74.92% | 8.46 | ||
| Registered electors | 28,643 | 13.07 | |||
| JKNC gain from JI | Swing | 3.97 |
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Assembly Election 1972
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JI | Abdul Razak Mir | 8,137 | 38.66% | New | |
| Independent | Habibullah Laway | 7,094 | 33.71% | New | |
| INC | Mohammed Yaqub Bhat | 5,815 | 27.63% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 1,043 | 4.96% | |||
| Turnout | 21,046 | 68.63% | 63.87 | ||
| Registered electors | 32,951 | 14.70 | |||
| JI gain from INC | Swing | ||||
Assembly Election 1967
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | M. Y. Bhat | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 28,729 | 15.25 | |||
| INC gain from JKNC | Swing | ||||
Assembly Election 1962
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JKNC | Mohammed Yaqub Bhat | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 24,928 | ||||
| JKNC win (new seat) | |||||