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{{Infobox Indian constituency<br />
| name = Kulgam<br />
| type = SLA<br />
| constituency_no = 39<br />
| map_image = <br />
| map_caption = <br />
| map_alt = <br />
| mla = [[Mohammed Yousuf Tarigami]]<br />
| party = [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]]<br />
| latest_election_year = [[2024 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|2024]]<br />
| state = [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]]<br />
| district = [[Kulgam district|Kulgam]]<br />
| loksabha_cons = [[Anantnag-Rajouri (Lok Sabha constituency)|Anantnag-Rajouri]]<br />
| established = 1962<br />
| electors = <!-- number of electors at last election. Add a ref --><br />
| reservation = <br />
| incumbent_image = Tarigami269.jpg<br />
}}<br />
'''Kulgam Assembly constituency''' is one of the 90 constituencies in the [[Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly]] of [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]] a north state of [[India]]. [[Kulgam]] is also part of [[Anantnag–Rajouri Lok Sabha constituency|Anantnag-Rajouri Lok Sabha constituency]].<ref>[http://www.elections.in/jammu-and-kashmir/assembly-constituencies/uri.html Sitting and previous MLAs from Kulgam Assembly Constituency]</ref><br />
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==Members of Legislative Assembly==<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable"<br />
|-<br />
!Year<br />
!Member<br />
! colspan="2" |Party<br />
|-<br />
|1962<br />
| rowspan="2" |Mohammed Yaqub Bhat<br />
|{{Party color cell|Jammu & Kashmir National Conference}}<br />
|[[Jammu & Kashmir National Conference]]<br />
|-<br />
|1967<br />
|{{Party color cell|Indian National Congress}}<br />
|[[Indian National Congress]]<br />
|-<br />
|1972<br />
|Abdul Razak Mir<br />
|{{Party color cell|Jamaat-e-Islami}}<br />
|[[Jamaat-e-Islami]]<br />
|-<br />
|1977<br />
| rowspan="2" |Ghulam Nabi Dar<br />
|rowspan="2" {{Party color cell|Jammu & Kashmir National Conference}}<br />
| rowspan="2" |[[Jammu & Kashmir National Conference]]<br />
|-<br />
|1983<br />
|-<br />
|1987<br />
|Haji Abdul Parak Mir<br />
|{{Party color cell|Independent politician}}<br />
|Independent<br />
|-<br />
|1996<br />
| rowspan="5" |[[Mohammed Yousuf Tarigami]]<ref name="election2014">{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3797-jammu-kashmir-2014/ |title=Jammu & Kashmir 2014 |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] |access-date=13 November 2021}}</ref><br />
|rowspan="5" {{Party color cell|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}<br />
| rowspan="5" |[[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]]<br />
|-<br />
|2002<br />
|-<br />
|2008<br />
|-<br />
|[[2014 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|2014]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[2024 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|2024]]<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
<br />
== Election results ==<br />
===Assembly Election 2024 ===<br />
Major boundary change occurred between 2024 and 2014, comparisons may be not accurate.<br />
{{Election box begin|title= [[2024 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election]] : Kulgam<ref>{{cite news|last1=Election Commission of India|title=J&K Assembly Election Results 2024 - Bandipora|url=https://results.eci.gov.in/AcResultGenOct2024/candidateswise-U0815.htm|access-date=10 October 2024|date=8 October 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241010072117/https://results.eci.gov.in/AcResultGenOct2024/candidateswise-U0815.htm|archive-date=10 October 2024}}</ref>}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Mohamad Yousuf Tarigami]] |party=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |votes=33,634 |percentage=44.86% |change={{increase}}6.17 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Sayar Ahmad Reshi |party=Independent politician |votes=25,796 |percentage=34.40% |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Mohammed Amin Dar |party=Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party |votes=7,561 |percentage=10.08% |change={{decrease}}27.98 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Mohammad Aaqib Dar |party=Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party |votes=2,726 |percentage=3.64% |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Zaman Irshad Parry |party=Independent politician |votes=993 |percentage=1.32% |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Sudarshan Singh |party=Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party (Bhim) |votes=778 |percentage=1.04% |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Abdul Ahad Mir |party=Aman Aur Shanti Tehreek-E-Jammu and Kashmir |votes=646 |percentage=0.86% |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=None of the Above |party=None of the above |votes=1,358 |percentage=1.81% |change={{increase}}0.54 }}<br />
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=7,838 |percentage=10.45% |change= {{increase}}9.83 }}<br />
{{Election box turnout |votes=74,978 |percentage=63.91% |change= {{increase}}7.55 }}<br />
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 1,17,322 |ref = |change= {{increase}}24.33 }}<br />
{{Election box hold with party link |winner=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |loser=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |swing= {{increase}}6.17 }}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
===Assembly Election 2014 ===<br />
{{Election box begin|title= [[2014 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election]] : Kulgam<ref>{{Cite web |date= |title=Jammu & Kashmir 2014 - Jammu & Kashmir - Election Commission of India |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3797-jammu-kashmir-2014/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190613150235/https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3797-jammu-kashmir-2014/ |archive-date=2019-06-13 |access-date= |website=eci.gov.in}}</ref>}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Mohamad Yousuf Tarigami]] |party=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |votes=20,574 |percentage=38.69% |change={{increase}}4.45 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Nazir Ahmad Laway |party=Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party |votes=20,240 |percentage=38.06% |change={{increase}}4.29 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Imran Nabi Dar |party=Jammu & Kashmir National Conference |votes=8,273 |percentage=15.56% |change={{increase}}4.01 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Ghulam Hassan Zargar |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=1,944 |percentage=3.66% |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Peer Nazim-Ud-Din |party=Indian National Congress |votes=519 |percentage=0.98% |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Towseef Ahmad Shah |party=Independent politician |votes=483 |percentage=0.91% |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Rashida Mir |party=Independent politician |votes=350 |percentage=0.66% |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=None of the Above |party=None of the above |votes=674 |percentage=1.27% |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=334 |percentage=0.63% |change= {{increase}}0.16 }}<br />
{{Election box turnout |votes=53,178 |percentage=56.36% |change= {{decrease}}5.26 }}<br />
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 94,362 |ref = |change= {{increase}}15.90 }}<br />
{{Election box hold with party link |winner=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |loser=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |swing= {{increase}}4.45 }}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
===Assembly Election 2008 ===<br />
{{Election box begin|title= [[2008 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election]] : Kulgam<ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 2008 to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir |url=https://ceojk.nic.in/pdf/10-Detailed%20Results.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241225073739/https://ceojk.nic.in/pdf/10-Detailed%20Results.pdf|archive-date=25 December 2024|access-date=25 December 2024|format=pdf}}</ref>}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Mohamad Yousuf Tarigami]] |party=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |votes=17,175 |percentage=34.24% |change={{decrease}}17.48 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Nazir Ahmad Laway |party=Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party |votes=16,939 |percentage=33.77% |change={{increase}}15.11 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Safder Ali Khan |party=Jammu & Kashmir National Conference |votes=5,792 |percentage=11.55% |change={{decrease}}9.90 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Mohmad Ayoub Dar |party=Independent politician |votes=2,116 |percentage=4.22% |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Peer Nizam Ud Din |party=Independent politician |votes=1,344 |percentage=2.68% |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Mohmad Yousuf Lone |party=Independent politician |votes=975 |percentage=1.94% |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Rashida Akbar |party=Independent politician |votes=829 |percentage=1.65% |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=236 |percentage=0.47% |change= {{decrease}}29.80 }}<br />
{{Election box turnout |votes=50,163 |percentage=61.61% |change= {{increase}}37.22 }}<br />
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 81,414 |ref = |change= {{increase}}23.06 }}<br />
{{Election box hold with party link |winner=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |loser=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |swing= {{decrease}}17.48 }}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
===Assembly Election 2002 ===<br />
{{Election box begin|title= [[2002 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election]] : Kulgam<ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 2002 to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir |url=http://eci.gov.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2002/StatRep_JK_02.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130127192246/http://eci.gov.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2002/StatRep_JK_02.pdf|archive-date=27 January 2013|access-date=15 February 2024|format=pdf}}</ref>}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Mohamad Yousuf Tarigami]] |party=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |votes=8,346 |percentage=51.72% |change={{decrease}}17.94 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Ghulam Nabi Dar |party=Jammu & Kashmir National Conference |votes=3,461 |percentage=21.45% |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Mohammed Yousf Lone |party=Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party |votes=3,011 |percentage=18.66% |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Abdul Rashid Lone |party=Rashtriya Janata Dal |votes=503 |percentage=3.12% |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Manzoor Ahmed |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=493 |percentage=3.05% |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Ramesh Kumar Bhat |party=Independent politician |votes=324 |percentage=2.01% |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=4,885 |percentage=30.27% |change= {{decrease}}21.29 }}<br />
{{Election box turnout |votes=16,138 |percentage=24.40% |change= {{decrease}}32.31 }}<br />
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 66,159 |ref = |change= {{increase}}19.65 }}<br />
{{Election box hold with party link |winner=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |loser=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |swing= {{decrease}}17.94 }}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
===Assembly Election 1996 ===<br />
{{Election box begin|title= [[1996 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election]] : Kulgam<ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1996 to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1996/StatisticalReport-JK96.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120117084805/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1996/StatisticalReport-JK96.pdf |archive-date=17 January 2012|access-date=15 February 2024|format=pdf}}</ref>}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Mohamad Yousuf Tarigami]] |party=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |votes=21,837 |percentage=69.65% |change={{increase}}59.43 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Habibullah Laway |party=Janata Dal |votes=5,671 |percentage=18.09% |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Mohammed Ismail Bhat |party=Jammu and Kashmir Awami League |votes=2,745 |percentage=8.76% |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Abdul Aziz Zargar |party=Indian National Congress |votes=1,098 |percentage=3.50% |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=16,166 |percentage=51.56% |change= {{increase}}40.12 }}<br />
{{Election box turnout |votes=31,351 |percentage=59.65% |change= {{decrease}}20.87 }}<br />
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 55,292 |ref = |change= {{increase}}37.26 }}<br />
{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |loser=Independent politician |swing= {{increase}}19.71 }}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
===Assembly Election 1987 ===<br />
{{Election box begin|title= [[1987 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election]] : Kulgam<ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1987 to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1987/StatisticalReport_jk_87.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120114084427/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1987/StatisticalReport_jk_87.pdf |archive-date=14 January 2012|access-date=15 February 2024|format=pdf}}</ref>}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Haji Abdul Pazak Mir |party=Independent politician |votes=15,607 |percentage=49.95% |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Ghulam Nabi Dar |party=Jammu & Kashmir National Conference |votes=12,031 |percentage=38.50% |change={{increase}}0.47 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Mohamad Yousuf Tarigami]] |party=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |votes=3,196 |percentage=10.23% |change={{increase}}1.75 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Mohammed Yousuf Wani |party=Independent politician |votes=413 |percentage=1.32% |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=3,576 |percentage=11.44% |change= {{increase}}0.18 }}<br />
{{Election box turnout |votes=31,247 |percentage=79.97% |change= {{increase}}1.10 }}<br />
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 40,282 |ref = |change= {{increase}}20.49 }}<br />
{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Independent politician |loser=Jammu & Kashmir National Conference |swing= {{increase}}11.92 }}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
===Assembly Election 1983 ===<br />
{{Election box begin|title= [[1983 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election]] : Kulgam<ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1983 to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1983/StatisticalReport_JK_1983.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120117082124/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1983/StatisticalReport_JK_1983.pdf |archive-date=17 January 2012|access-date=15 February 2024|format=pdf}}</ref>}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Ghulam Nabi Dar |party=Jammu & Kashmir National Conference |votes=9,723 |percentage=38.03% |change={{decrease}}4.60 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Sheikh Ghulam Hassan |party=Jamaat-e-Islami |votes=6,843 |percentage=26.77% |change={{decrease}}4.14 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Habib Ullah Laway |party=Indian National Congress |votes=5,002 |percentage=19.57% |change={{increase}}10.63 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Mohamad Yousuf Tarigami]] |party=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |votes=2,168 |percentage=8.48% |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Mohammed Yaqoob |party=Jammu & Kashmir National Conference |votes=1,051 |percentage=4.11% |change={{decrease}}38.52 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Abdul Majid Khan |party=Independent politician |votes=302 |percentage=1.18% |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Ghulam Modh. Bandey |party=Independent politician |votes=190 |percentage=0.74% |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=2,880 |percentage=11.26% |change= {{decrease}}0.46 }}<br />
{{Election box turnout |votes=25,566 |percentage=79.98% |change= {{increase}}4.14 }}<br />
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 33,431 |ref = |change= {{increase}}16.72 }}<br />
{{Election box hold with party link |winner=Jammu & Kashmir National Conference |loser=Jammu & Kashmir National Conference |swing= {{decrease}}4.60 }}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
===Assembly Election 1977 ===<br />
{{Election box begin|title= [[1977 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election]] : Kulgam<ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1977 to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1977/StatisticalReport_JK_77.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120117081946/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1977/StatisticalReport_JK_77.pdf |archive-date=17 January 2012|access-date=15 February 2024|format=pdf}}</ref>}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Ghulam Nabi Dar |party=Jammu & Kashmir National Conference |votes=8,833 |percentage=42.63% |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Abdul Razak Mir |party=Jamaat-e-Islami |votes=6,403 |percentage=30.91% |change={{decrease}}7.76 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Mohammad Yaqub Baht |party=Janata Party |votes=2,944 |percentage=14.21% |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Habibuyllah Loqay |party=Indian National Congress |votes=1,851 |percentage=8.93% |change={{decrease}}18.70 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Ghulam Mohammad Banday |party=Independent politician |votes=442 |percentage=2.13% |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Mohan Lal |party=Independent politician |votes=245 |percentage=1.18% |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=2,430 |percentage=11.73% |change= {{increase}}6.77 }}<br />
{{Election box turnout |votes=20,718 |percentage=74.92% |change= {{increase}}8.46 }}<br />
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 28,643 |ref = |change= {{decrease}}13.07 }}<br />
{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Jammu & Kashmir National Conference |loser=Jamaat-e-Islami |swing= {{increase}}3.97 }}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
===Assembly Election 1972 ===<br />
{{Election box begin|title= [[1972 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election]] : Kulgam<ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1972 to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1972/StatisticalRep_JK_72.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120117083027/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1972/StatisticalRep_JK_72.pdf|archive-date=17 January 2012|access-date=15 February 2024|format=pdf}}</ref>}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Abdul Razak Mir |party=Jamaat-e-Islami |votes=8,137 |percentage=38.66% |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Habibulla Lawi |party=Independent politician |votes=7,094 |percentage=33.71% |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Mohammed Yazoob Bhat |party=Indian National Congress |votes=5,815 |percentage=27.63% |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=1,043 |percentage=4.96% |change= }}<br />
{{Election box turnout |votes=21,046 |percentage=68.63% |change= {{increase}}63.87 }}<br />
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 32,951 |ref = |change= {{increase}}14.70 }}<br />
{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Jamaat-e-Islami |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= }}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
===Assembly Election 1967 ===<br />
{{Election box begin|title= [[1967 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election]] : Kulgam<ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1967 to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1967/Statistical%20Report_Jk_1967.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101006052138/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1967/Statistical%20Report_Jk_1967.pdf|archive-date=6 October 2010|access-date=15 February 2024|format=pdf}}</ref>}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link| |candidate=M. Y. Bhat |party=Indian National Congress |votes=28,729 |percentage= |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 28,729 |ref = |change= {{increase}}15.25 }}<br />
{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Jammu & Kashmir National Conference |swing= }}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
===Assembly Election 1962 ===<br />
{{Election box begin|title= [[1962 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election]] : Kulgam<ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1962 to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1962/StatRep_JK_1962.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101006183842/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1962/StatRep_JK_1962.pdf|archive-date=6 October 2010|access-date=15 February 2024|format=pdf}}</ref>}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link| |candidate=Mohammed Yaqub Bhat |party=Jammu & Kashmir National Conference |votes=24,928 |percentage= |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 24,928 |ref = |change= }}<br />
{{Election box new seat win |winner=Jammu & Kashmir National Conference |loser= |swing= }}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Kulgam]]<br />
* [[Kulgam district]]<br />
* [[List of constituencies of Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly]]<br />
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