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Winner — 1996
MOHD. YOUSUF
CPM· United Front
CPM 69.7%JD 18.1%2 others 12.3%
Votes
21,837
69.7% share
Winning margin
16,166
51.6% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
56.7%
of 55,292
Kulgam is a safe seat — MOHD. YOUSUF won by 51.6%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MOHD. YOUSUF | United Front | 21,837 | 69.7% |
| 2 | HABIBULLAH LAWAY | United Front | 5,671 | 18.1% |
| 3 | MOHD. ISMAIL BHAT | JKAL | 2,745 | 8.8% |
| 4 | AB. AZIZ ZARGAR | INC | 1,098 | 3.5% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.
Average turnout (48th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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safe51.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 21.8% · min 0.3% · max 51.6%
How contested is turnout?
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69%
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48th of 90How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.69
fewer partiesmore parties
52nd of 90How much NOTA?
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3.5%
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2nd of 90Where does the house stand?
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87 seats · 44 majority
How did the vote split?
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2.69EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 69.7%JD 18.1%JKAL 8.8%OTH 3.5%
Who ran, on record?
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— NOT YET COMPUTEDThis seat number was reused from 2024. The district and local data on file describe the seat as contested from 2024, so they are not shown for earlier elections.