Kangra Assembly constituency
Legislative Assembly constituency in Himachal Pradesh State, India
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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]
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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 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Kangra |
| Established | 1967 |
| Total electors | 83,547[1] |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 14th Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Bhartiya Janata Party |
| Elected year | 2022 |
Members of Legislative Assembly
| Year | Member | Picture | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
Assembly Election 2022
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Pawan Kumar Kajal | 35,239 | 55.64% |  23.00 | |
| INC | Choudhary Surinder Kaku | 15,405 | 24.32% |  18.79 | |
| 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% | 0.37 | |
| BSP | Vijay Kumar | 338 | 0.53% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 19,834 | 31.31% | 20.84 | ||
| Turnout | 63,339 | 75.81% | 2.28 | ||
| Registered electors | 83,547 | 10.08 | |||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | 12.53 |
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Assembly Election 2017
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Pawan Kumar Kajal | 25,549 | 43.11% | 15.27 | |
| BJP | Sanjay Chaudhary | 19,341 | 32.63% | 9.48 | |
| 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% | 9.36 | ||
| Turnout | 59,269 | 78.09% | 4.03 | ||
| Registered electors | 75,899 | 11.22 | |||
| INC gain from Independent | Swing | 14.15 |
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Assembly Election 2012
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Pawan Kumar Kajal | 14,632 | 28.95% | New | |
| INC | Choudhary Surender Kumar | 14,069 | 27.84% | 4.91 | |
| BJP | Sanjay Chaudhary | 11,700 | 23.15% | 3.98 | |
| Independent | Dr. Rajesh Sharma | 7,966 | 15.76% | New | |
| CPI | Aman Guleria | 636 | 1.26% | 0.26 | |
| Himachal Swabhiman Party | Ram Swaroop Verma | 521 | 1.03% | New | |
| BSP | Vijay Kumar Bhari | 517 | 1.02% | 34.14 | |
| SP | Ram Niwash Yadav | 416 | 0.82% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 563 | 1.11% | 1.31 | ||
| Turnout | 50,539 | 74.06% | 3.34 | ||
| Registered electors | 68,243 | 10.76 | |||
| Independent gain from BSP | Swing | 6.21 |
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Assembly Election 2007
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BSP | Sanjay Chaudhary | 19,017 | 35.16% | New | |
| INC | Chaudhary Surender Kaku | 17,708 | 32.74% | 6.16 | |
| BJP | Chaudhary Vidya Sagar | 14,673 | 27.13% | 1.38 | |
| CPI | Aman Guleria | 819 | 1.51% | 1.62 | |
| LJP | Chaudhary Devi Lal | 742 | 1.37% | 0.38 | |
| Independent | Chaudhary Banarsi Dass | 558 | 1.03% | New | |
| ABHM | Amar Singh | 505 | 0.93% | 0.07 | |
| Margin of victory | 1,309 | 2.42% | 7.97 | ||
| Turnout | 54,080 | 70.72% | 1.12 | ||
| Registered electors | 76,470 | 13.47 | |||
| BSP gain from INC | Swing | 3.74 |
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Assembly Election 2003
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Surinder Kumar | 18,836 | 38.90% | 3.55 | |
| BJP | Rattan Lal Jagtamba | 13,803 | 28.51% | 24.45 | |
| Independent | Chaudhary Vidya Sagar | 9,882 | 20.41% | New | |
| HVC | Daulat Ram | 3,118 | 6.44% | 3.01 | |
| CPI | Himal Chand | 1,517 | 3.13% | 1.64 | |
| 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% | 7.21 | ||
| Turnout | 48,419 | 71.87% | 1.69 | ||
| Registered electors | 67,394 | 15.41 | |||
| INC gain from BJP | Swing | 14.05 |
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Assembly Election 1998
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Vidya Sagar Chaudhary | 21,695 | 52.96% | 15.02 | |
| INC | Daulat Chaudhary | 14,484 | 35.35% | 19.29 | |
| HVC | Hari Krishan Chand | 3,870 | 9.45% | New | |
| CPI | Saroj Kumari | 612 | 1.49% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 7,211 | 17.60% | 0.89 | ||
| Turnout | 40,968 | 71.43% | 2.11 | ||
| Registered electors | 58,397 | 11.63 | |||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | 1.69 |
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Assembly Election 1993
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Daulat Ram | 20,658 | 54.65% | 31.04 | |
| BJP | Vidya Sagar Chaudhary | 14,342 | 37.94% | 35.96 | |
| Independent | Pushpa Choudhary | 1,503 | 3.98% | New | |
| BSP | Girdhari Lal | 356 | 0.94% | 0.22 | |
| 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% | 33.59 | ||
| Turnout | 37,803 | 72.90% | 2.72 | ||
| Registered electors | 52,314 | 8.72 | |||
| INC gain from BJP | Swing | 19.26 |
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Assembly Election 1990
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Vidya Sagar Chaudhary | 24,729 | 73.90% | 21.49 | |
| INC | Hari Krishan Chand | 7,899 | 23.61% | 18.50 | |
| 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% | 39.99 | ||
| Turnout | 33,462 | 70.01% | 0.81 | ||
| Registered electors | 48,119 | 31.98 | |||
| BJP hold | Swing | 21.49 |
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Assembly Election 1985
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Vidya Sagar Chaudhary | 13,443 | 52.41% | 8.65 | |
| INC | Pushpa Chaudhary | 10,800 | 42.11% | 12.22 | |
| CPI | Himal Chand | 1,004 | 3.91% | 1.29 | |
| Independent | Swami Shanta Nand | 214 | 0.83% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 2,643 | 10.30% | 20.87 | ||
| Turnout | 25,650 | 70.96% | 2.77 | ||
| Registered electors | 36,460 | 7.82 | |||
| BJP hold | Swing | 8.65 |
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Assembly Election 1982
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Vidya Sagar Chaudhary | 15,097 | 61.06% | New | |
| INC | Surendar Paul | 7,388 | 29.88% | 6.68 | |
| 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% | 46.13 | |
| Margin of victory | 7,709 | 31.18% | 21.02 | ||
| Turnout | 24,725 | 74.44% | 12.10 | ||
| Registered electors | 33,816 | 10.31 | |||
| BJP gain from JP | Swing | 14.34 |
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Assembly Election 1977
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JP | Partap Choudhary | 8,739 | 46.72% | New | |
| INC | Surinder Paul | 6,839 | 36.56% | 12.90 | |
| 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% | 1.30 | ||
| Turnout | 18,705 | 62.21% | 17.37 | ||
| Registered electors | 30,655 | 21.87 | |||
| JP gain from INC | Swing | 2.74 |
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Assembly Election 1972
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Hari Ram | 5,430 | 49.46% | 15.19 | |
| Independent | Jagdish Chand | 4,457 | 40.60% | New | |
| ABJS | Chandu Lal | 1,092 | 9.95% | 6.38 | |
| Margin of victory | 973 | 8.86% | 39.46 | ||
| Turnout | 10,979 | 45.17% | 11.26 | ||
| Registered electors | 25,153 | 17.44 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | 15.19 |
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Assembly Election 1967
| 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) | |||||