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Constituency No. 16 for the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
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Constituency details | |
Country | India |
Region | North India |
State | Himachal Pradesh |
District | Kangra |
LS constituency | Kangra |
Established | 1967 |
Total electors | 83,547[1] |
Reservation | None |
Member of Legislative Assembly | |
14th Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
Incumbent | |
Party | Indian National Congress |
Elected year | 2022 |
Kangra Assembly constituency is 16th of the 68 assembly constituencies of Himachal Pradesh an Indian state. Kangra is also part of Kangra Lok Sabha constituency.[2][3][4]
Members of Legislative Assembly
[edit]Year | Member | Picture | Party | |
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1967 | Hari Ram | Indian National Congress | ||
1972 | ||||
1977 | Pratap Chaudhary | Janata Party | ||
1982 | Vidya Sagar Chaudhary | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||
1985 | ||||
1990 | ||||
1993 | Daulat Ram | |||
1998 | Vidya Sagar Chaudhary | |||
2003 | Surinder Kumar | Indian National Congress | ||
2007 | Sanjay Chaudhary | Bahujan Samaj Party | ||
2012 | Pawan Kumar Kajal[5] | Independent | ||
2017 | Indian National Congress | |||
2022 | Bharatiya Janata Party |
Election results
[edit]Assembly Election 2022
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
BJP | Pawan Kumar Kajal | 35,239 | 55.64% | ![]() | |
INC | Choudhary Surinder Kaku | 15,405 | 24.32% | ![]() | |
Independent | Kulbhash Chand | 7,994 | 12.62% | New | |
Independent | Amit Verma | 3,033 | 4.79% | New | |
AAP | Raj Kumar | 866 | 1.37% | New | |
NOTA | Nota | 464 | 0.73% | ![]() | |
BSP | Vijay Kumar | 338 | 0.53% | New | |
Margin of victory | 19,834 | 31.31% | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 63,339 | 75.81% | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 83,547 | ![]() | |||
BJP gain from INC | Swing | ![]() |
Assembly Election 2017
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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INC | Pawan Kumar Kajal | 25,549 | 43.11% | ![]() | |
BJP | Sanjay Chaudhary | 19,341 | 32.63% | ![]() | |
Independent | Dr. Rajesh Sharma | 11,805 | 19.92% | New | |
NOTA | None of the Above | 656 | 1.11% | New | |
Lok Gathbandhan Party | Col. Kuldip Singh | 482 | 0.81% | New | |
NCP | Ravi Chand | 408 | 0.69% | New | |
Margin of victory | 6,208 | 10.47% | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 59,269 | 78.09% | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 75,899 | ![]() | |||
INC gain from Independent | Swing | ![]() |
Assembly Election 2012
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Pawan Kumar Kajal | 14,632 | 28.95% | New | |
INC | Choudhary Surender Kumar | 14,069 | 27.84% | ![]() | |
BJP | Sanjay Chaudhary | 11,700 | 23.15% | ![]() | |
Independent | Dr. Rajesh Sharma | 7,966 | 15.76% | New | |
CPI | Aman Guleria | 636 | 1.26% | ![]() | |
Himachal Swabhiman Party | Ram Swaroop Verma | 521 | 1.03% | New | |
BSP | Vijay Kumar Bhari | 517 | 1.02% | ![]() | |
SP | Ram Niwash Yadav | 416 | 0.82% | New | |
Margin of victory | 563 | 1.11% | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 50,539 | 74.06% | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 68,243 | ![]() | |||
Independent gain from BSP | Swing | ![]() |
Assembly Election 2007
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
BSP | Sanjay Chaudhary | 19,017 | 35.16% | New | |
INC | Chaudhary Surender Kaku | 17,708 | 32.74% | ![]() | |
BJP | Chaudhary Vidya Sagar | 14,673 | 27.13% | ![]() | |
CPI | Aman Guleria | 819 | 1.51% | ![]() | |
LJP | Chaudhary Devi Lal | 742 | 1.37% | ![]() | |
Independent | Chaudhary Banarsi Dass | 558 | 1.03% | New | |
ABHM | Amar Singh | 505 | 0.93% | ![]() | |
Margin of victory | 1,309 | 2.42% | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 54,080 | 70.72% | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 76,470 | ![]() | |||
BSP gain from INC | Swing | ![]() |
Assembly Election 2003
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
INC | Surinder Kumar | 18,836 | 38.90% | ![]() | |
BJP | Rattan Lal Jagtamba | 13,803 | 28.51% | ![]() | |
Independent | Chaudhary Vidya Sagar | 9,882 | 20.41% | New | |
HVC | Daulat Ram | 3,118 | 6.44% | ![]() | |
CPI | Himal Chand | 1,517 | 3.13% | ![]() | |
ABHM | Deepak Kumar | 488 | 1.01% | New | |
LJP | Dharmender Kumar | 478 | 0.99% | New | |
NCP | Pushpa Devi | 297 | 0.61% | New | |
Margin of victory | 5,033 | 10.39% | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 48,419 | 71.87% | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 67,394 | ![]() | |||
INC gain from BJP | Swing | ![]() |
Assembly Election 1998
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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BJP | Vidya Sagar Chaudhary | 21,695 | 52.96% | ![]() | |
INC | Daulat Chaudhary | 14,484 | 35.35% | ![]() | |
HVC | Hari Krishan Chand | 3,870 | 9.45% | New | |
CPI | Saroj Kumari | 612 | 1.49% | New | |
Margin of victory | 7,211 | 17.60% | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 40,968 | 71.43% | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 58,397 | ![]() | |||
BJP gain from INC | Swing | ![]() |
Assembly Election 1993
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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INC | Daulat Ram | 20,658 | 54.65% | ![]() | |
BJP | Vidya Sagar Chaudhary | 14,342 | 37.94% | ![]() | |
Independent | Pushpa Choudhary | 1,503 | 3.98% | New | |
BSP | Girdhari Lal | 356 | 0.94% | ![]() | |
JD | Partap Choudhary | 348 | 0.92% | New | |
Choudhary Ram | 291 | 0.77% | New | ||
Independent | Parkash Chand | 217 | 0.57% | New | |
Margin of victory | 6,316 | 16.71% | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 37,803 | 72.90% | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 52,314 | ![]() | |||
INC gain from BJP | Swing | ![]() |
Assembly Election 1990
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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BJP | Vidya Sagar Chaudhary | 24,729 | 73.90% | ![]() | |
INC | Hari Krishan Chand | 7,899 | 23.61% | ![]() | |
BSP | Virender Kumar | 241 | 0.72% | New | |
Independent | Madan Lal | 235 | 0.70% | New | |
Doordarshi Party | Diwan Chand | 195 | 0.58% | New | |
Margin of victory | 16,830 | 50.30% | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 33,462 | 70.01% | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 48,119 | ![]() | |||
BJP hold | Swing | ![]() |
Assembly Election 1985
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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BJP | Vidya Sagar Chaudhary | 13,443 | 52.41% | ![]() | |
INC | Pushpa Chaudhary | 10,800 | 42.11% | ![]() | |
CPI | Himal Chand | 1,004 | 3.91% | ![]() | |
Independent | Swami Shanta Nand | 214 | 0.83% | New | |
Margin of victory | 2,643 | 10.30% | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 25,650 | 70.96% | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 36,460 | ![]() | |||
BJP hold | Swing | ![]() |
Assembly Election 1982
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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BJP | Vidya Sagar Chaudhary | 15,097 | 61.06% | New | |
INC | Surendar Paul | 7,388 | 29.88% | ![]() | |
CPI | Himal Chand | 1,287 | 5.21% | New | |
Independent | Th. Bhim Sain | 285 | 1.15% | New | |
Independent | Jamna Dass | 200 | 0.81% | New | |
Independent | Ram Saran | 181 | 0.73% | New | |
JP | Mohinder Chand Choudhary | 145 | 0.59% | ![]() | |
Margin of victory | 7,709 | 31.18% | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 24,725 | 74.44% | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 33,816 | ![]() | |||
BJP gain from JP | Swing | ![]() |
Assembly Election 1977
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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JP | Partap Choudhary | 8,739 | 46.72% | New | |
INC | Surinder Paul | 6,839 | 36.56% | ![]() | |
Independent | Jagdish Chand Patarwal | 1,797 | 9.61% | New | |
Independent | Jaishi Ram | 674 | 3.60% | New | |
Independent | Chander Mani | 360 | 1.92% | New | |
Independent | Bhim Sen | 199 | 1.06% | New | |
Independent | Sita Ram | 97 | 0.52% | New | |
Margin of victory | 1,900 | 10.16% | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 18,705 | 62.21% | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 30,655 | ![]() | |||
JP gain from INC | Swing | ![]() |
Assembly Election 1972
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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INC | Hari Ram | 5,430 | 49.46% | ![]() | |
Independent | Jagdish Chand | 4,457 | 40.60% | New | |
ABJS | Chandu Lal | 1,092 | 9.95% | ![]() | |
Margin of victory | 973 | 8.86% | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 10,979 | 45.17% | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 25,153 | ![]() | |||
INC hold | Swing | ![]() |
Assembly Election 1967
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
INC | Hari Ram | 7,603 | 64.65% | New | |
ABJS | J. Nath | 1,920 | 16.33% | New | |
CPI | T. Ram | 1,824 | 15.51% | New | |
Independent | S. Chand | 413 | 3.51% | New | |
Margin of victory | 5,683 | 48.32% | |||
Turnout | 11,760 | 58.77% | |||
Registered electors | 21,417 | ||||
INC win (new seat) |
See also
[edit]- List of constituencies of the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
- Kangra, Himachal Pradesh
- Kangra district
References
[edit]- ^ "Himachal Pradesh General Legislative Election 2012". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
- ^ "Assembly Constituency wise Electors as on 15-09-2010" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Himachal Pradesh website. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 March 2012. Retrieved 25 April 2011.
- ^ "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). The Election Commission of India. pp. 6, 158–164.
- ^ Sitting and previous MLAs from Kangra Assembly constituency
- ^ a b Election Commission of India. "Himachal Pradesh General Legislative Election 2017". Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1998 to the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 11 January 2012.
- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1998 to the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 11 January 2012.
- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1993 to the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 11 January 2012.
- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1990 to the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 14 January 2012.
- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1985 to the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 14 January 2012.
- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1982 to the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 17 January 2012.
- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1977 to the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh" (PDF). Archived from the original (pdf) on 19 March 2016.
- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1972 to the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1967 to the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 17 January 2012.
External links
[edit]- "Results of Himachal Pradesh Assembly Elections". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 March 2022.