Kulgam District
| Kulgam district | |
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| Coordinates: 33°38′24″N 75°01′12″E / 33.64000°N 75.02000°ECoordinates: 33°38′24″N 75°01′12″E / 33.64000°N 75.02000°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | Jammu and Kashmir |
| Headquarters | Kulgam |
| Government | |
| • Body | Mohammed Yousuf Tarigami |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Urdu, Kashmiri |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| Vehicle registration | JK18 |
| Website | http://kulgam.gov.in |
Location in Jammu and Kashmir, India
Kulgam District (Urdu: ضلع کُلگام) is a district of the state of Jammu and Kashmir of India.
Kulgam district consists of 7 blocks: Quimoh, Pahloo, Damhal Hanji Pora , Devsar, Jammu and Kashmir, Kulgam, and Frisal and Behibagh. Each block consists of a number of panchayats.
The district has 7 administrative units (Tehsils): Kulgam, Damhal Hanji Pora, Devsar, Frisal, Pahloo, Yaripora, and Qaimoh. Kulgam district has seven important towns: Frisal, Yaripora, Kulgam, Devsar, Qaimoh and Damhal Hanji Pora. Five so far have recieved municipality status, but Damhal Hanji Pora has yet to be recognized as a municipality.
There are police stations at Kulgam, Yaripora, Qazigund and Damhal Hanji Pora, and police posts at Mirbazar, Frisal, Qaimoh, Behibagh and Devsar.
Kulgam is divided into two sub-divisions: Kulgam and Damhal Hanji Pora.
Kulgam district has 4 assembly constituencies: Noorabad, Kulgam, Homshailibugh, and Devsar. Homshallibugh j&K 39th assembly segment has three municipal towns: Frisal, Yaripora and Qaimoh.Yaripora is an education and health block, while Qaimoh is agriculture as well as education and health blocks. Frisal is a CD block. Qaimoh, Yaripora and Frisal are tehsil headquarters as well. There are various political parties. The most significant political parties are the Indian National Congress (INC), Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Jammu & Kashmir National Conference (NC), and the Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPM). The MLA's of Devsar is from INC & Homshailibugh constituency are from NC, MLA of Noorabad is from PDP & MLA of Kulgam Constituency is from CPM.
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