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Kulgam Assembly (Vidhan Sabha) Constituency
The small town of Kulgam is situated in the district under the same name in Jammu & Kashmir. The word Kulgam is formed by combining 2 words, “kul” which means clan and “gram” which means village. The town of Kulgam is famous after the religious saint, Sayed Simnan Sahib. The region is famous for the rice production. The Kulgam assembly constituency belongs to parliamentary constituency of Anantnag. The seat of MLA has been occupied by CPI(M) since 1996. Mohmad Yousuf Rather, candidate of CPI(M) won the assembly elections of 2008 and is the current MLA. He was victrious over Nazir Ahmad Laway of PDP. Rather received 17175 votes over Laway’s 16939 votes.
List of Sitting and Previous MLAs of Kulgam assembly constituency
Below Here year-wise list of MLAs of Kulgam Assembly Constituency with their party name :
| Year | A C No. | Constituency Name | Category | Winner | Sex | Party | Votes | Runner Up | Sex | Party | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 38 | Kulgam | GEN | Mohmad Yousuf Rather | M | JKN | 17175 | Nazir Ahmad Laway | M | JKPDP | 16939 |
| 2002 | 38 | Kulgam | GEN | Mohd. Yousf Tarigami | M | CPM | 8346 | Gh. Nabi Dar | M | JKN | 3461 |
| 1996 | 38 | Kulgam | GEN | Mohd. Yousuf | M | CPM | 21837 | Habibullah Laway | M | JD | 5671 |
| 1987 | 35 | Kulgam | GEN | Haji Abdul Pazak Mir | M | IND | 15607 | Ghulam Nabi Dar | M | JKN | 12031 |
| 1983 | 35 | Kulgam | GEN | Gh. Nabi Dar | M | JKN | 9723 | Sheikh Ghulam Hassan | M | JMI | 6843 |
| 1977 | 35 | Kulgam | GEN | Ghulam Nabi Dar | M | JKN | 8833 | Abdul Razak Mir | M | JMI | 6403 |
| 1972 | 35 | Kulgam | GEN | Ab. Razak Mir | M | JMI | 8137 | Habibulla Lawi | M | IND | 7094 |
| 1967 | 35 | Kulgam | GEN | M. Y. Bhat | M | INC | Uncontested | ||||
| 1962 | 38 | Kulgam | GEN | Mohd. Yaqub Bhat | M | NC | Uncontested |
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