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Winner — 2002
Mohd. Yousf Tarigami
CPM· CPI(M)
CPM 51.7%JKN 21.4%4 others 26.8%
Votes
8,346
51.7% share
Winning margin
4,885
30.3% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
24.4%
of 66,159
Kulgam is a safe seat — Mohd. Yousf Tarigami won by 30.3%.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mohd. Yousf Tarigami | CPI(M) | 8,346 | 51.7% |
| 2 | Gh. Nabi Dar | 3,461 | 21.4% | |
| 3 | Mohd. Yousf Lone | PDP | 3,011 | 18.7% |
| 4 | Ab. Rashid Lone | RJD | 503 | 3.1% |
| 5 | MANZOOR AHMED | NDA | 493 | 3.0% |
| 6 | Ramesh Kumar Bhat | IND | 324 | 2.0% |
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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safe30.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 21.8% · min 0.3% · max 51.6%
How contested is turnout?
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69%
lowerhigher
48th of 90How crowded is the field?
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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 51.7%JKN 21.4%PDP 18.7%OTH 8.2%
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.