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Winner — 2014
MOHAMAD YOUSUF TARIGAMI
CPM· CPI(M)
CPM 38.7%JKPDP 38.1%7 others 23.3%
Votes
20,574
38.7% share
Winning margin
334
0.6% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
56.4%
of 94,362
Kulgam was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.6% — fewer than 334 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
1 of 8 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹1.22 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MOHAMAD YOUSUF TARIGAMI | CPI(M) | 20,574 | 38.7% |
| 2 | NAZIR AHMAD LAWAY | 20,240 | 38.1% | |
| 3 | IMRAN NABI DAR | UPA | 8,273 | 15.6% |
| 4 | GHULAM HASSAN ZARGAR | NDA | 1,944 | 3.7% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 674 | 1.3% |
| 6 | PEER NAZIM-UD-DIN | UPA | 519 | 1.0% |
| 7 | TOWSEEF AHMAD SHAH | IND | 483 | 0.9% |
| 8 | RASHIDA MIR | IND | 350 | 0.7% |
| 9 | RIYAZ AHMAD SHAH | BSP | 121 | 0.2% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (48th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe0.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 21.8% · min 0.3% · max 51.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
69%
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48th of 90How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.69
fewer partiesmore parties
52nd of 90How much NOTA?
SEAT
3.5%
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2nd of 90Where does the house stand?
SEAT
87 seats · 44 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.69EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 38.7%JKPDP 38.1%JKN 15.6%OTH 6.4%NOTA 1.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/8
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹1.22 Cr
This 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.