Kulgam Assembly constituency

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
Incumbent Mohammed Yousuf Tarigami
Party	Communist Party of India (Marxist)
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 Parak 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.

2024 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Kulgam^[3]

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

Assembly Election 2014

2014 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Kulgam^[4]

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

Assembly Election 2008

2008 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Kulgam^[5]

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

Assembly Election 2002

2002 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Kulgam^[6]

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

Assembly Election 1996

1996 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Kulgam^[7]

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

Assembly Election 1987

1987 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Kulgam^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Haji Abdul Pazak 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

Assembly Election 1983

1983 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Kulgam^[9]

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 Modh. 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

Assembly Election 1977

1977 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Kulgam^[10]

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 Baht	2,944	14.21%	New
	INC	Habibuyllah Loqay	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

Assembly Election 1972

1972 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Kulgam^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JI	Abdul Razak Mir	8,137	38.66%	New
	Independent	Habibulla Lawi	7,094	33.71%	New
	INC	Mohammed Yazoob 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

1967 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Kulgam^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	M. Y. Bhat	Unopposed
Registered electors			28,729		15.25
	INC gain from JKNC		Swing

Assembly Election 1962

1962 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Kulgam^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JKNC	Mohammed Yaqub Bhat	Unopposed
Registered electors			24,928
	JKNC win (new seat)

See also

• Kulgam
• Kulgam district
• List of constituencies of Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly