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Jammu & Kashmir · Assembly Constituency 38 · 2008

Kulgam

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Winner — 2008

MOHMAD YOUSUF RATHER
CPM· CPI(M)
CPM 34.2%JKPDP 33.8%16 others 32.0%
Votes
17,175
34.2% share
Winning margin
236
0.5% of votes
Total candidates
18
Turnout
61.6%
of 81,414

Kulgam was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.5% — fewer than 236 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history
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All Candidates

18 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MOHMAD YOUSUF RATHER
CPM
CPI(M)
17,17534.2%
2
NAZIR AHMAD LAWAY
JKPDP
16,93933.8%
3
SAFDER ALI KHAN
JKN
5,79211.6%
4
MOHMAD AYOUB DAR
IND
2,1164.2%
5
PEER NIZAM UD DIN
IND
1,3442.7%
6
MOHMAD YOUSUF LONE
IND
9751.9%
7
RASHIDA AKBAR
IND
8291.6%
8
MANZOOR AHMAD PARRAY
BJP
NDA
8121.6%
9
ABDUL RASHID LONE
IND
6601.3%
10
RAKESH PARDESI
CPI
6321.3%
11
MOHMAD YOUSUF BHAT
IND
5871.2%
12
BASHIR AHMAD RESHI
RJD
UPA
4320.9%
13
REYAZ AHMAD SHAH
IND
4310.9%
14
RAFIQA AKHTER
JKNPP
3440.7%
15
MOHMAD MAQBOOL TELI
IND
3430.7%
16
MOHMAD AHSAN MIR
BSP
BSP
2810.6%
17
ROSHAN LAL PANDITA
IND
2420.5%
18
HAMIDULLAH MIR
IND
2290.5%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (48th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
0.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 21.8% · min 0.3% · max 51.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
69%
lowerhigher
48th of 90

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.69
fewer partiesmore parties
52nd of 90

How much NOTA?

SEAT
3.5%
lowerhigher
2nd of 90

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
87 seats · 44 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.69EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 34.2%JKPDP 33.8%JKN 11.6%OTH 20.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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.

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