CPI(M) veteran Mohamad Yousuf Tarigami has secured his fifth consecutive victory in Kulgam constituency, defeating Jamaat-e-Islami candidate Sayar Reshi.
Tarigami has represented the constituency since 1996, winning the 2002, 2008, 2014 and 2024 elections. He received 33,390 votes, while Reshi, an independent candidate supported by the banned politico-religious organization Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI), got 25,639 votes.
People have defeated Jamaat’s polarisation of voters, Tarigami said, adding: “This is how they were exposed… It’s a loss for their demagogic politics, their double-faced and deceptive politics.”
Tarigami was always supported by all parties, barring BJP.In the past, Tarigami was given space by Congress and National Conference . This time NC did not field any candidate in Kulgam.