Kot-Kehloor Assembly constituency
Constituency of the Himachal Pradesh legislative assembly in India
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Kot-Kehloor Assembly constituency was an assembly constituency in the India state of Himachal Pradesh.
| Kot-Kehloor | |
|---|---|
| Former constituency for the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | North India |
| State | Himachal Pradesh |
| Established | 1972 |
| Abolished | 2007 |
| Total electors | 65,765 |
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Kuldip Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| 1977 | Daulat Ram Sankhyan | Janata Party | |
| 1982 | Indian National Congress | ||
| 1985 | Ram Lal Thakur | ||
| 1990 | Krishan Kumar Kaushal | Communist Party of India | |
| 1993 | Ram Lal Thakur | Indian National Congress | |
| 1998 | |||
| 2003 | |||
| 2007 | Randhir Sharma | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
Election results
Assembly Election 2007
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Randhir Sharma | 26,828 | 51.38% |  16.52 | |
| INC | Ram Lal Thakur | 21,874 | 41.90% | 0.69 | |
| BSP | Dr. Sukh Ram Chauhan | 2,394 | 4.59% | 2.95 | |
| CPI | Jeet Ram Chaudhary | 1,064 | 2.04% |  0.13 | |
| Margin of victory | 4,954 | 9.49% | 3.15 | ||
| Turnout | 52,211 | 79.39% | 0.43 | ||
| Registered electors | 65,765 | 10.86 | |||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | 10.18 |
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Assembly Election 2003
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Ram Lal Thakur | 19,509 | 41.20% | 9.59 | |
| BJP | Randheer Kumar | 16,507 | 34.86% | 8.30 | |
| HVC | Krishan Kumar Kaushal | 8,276 | 17.48% | 15.97 | |
| Independent | Dharmender Singh | 1,254 | 2.65% | New | |
| CPI | Rattan Lal | 1,028 | 2.17% | 1.16 | |
| BSP | Durga Dass | 774 | 1.63% | 0.75 | |
| Margin of victory | 3,002 | 6.34% | 1.29 | ||
| Turnout | 47,348 | 79.82% | 2.10 | ||
| Registered electors | 59,321 | 14.90 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | 9.59 |
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Assembly Election 1998
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Ram Lal Thakur | 20,381 | 50.79% | 1.64 | |
| BJP | Krishan Kumar Kaushal | 17,321 | 43.17% | 25.80 | |
| CPI | Hari Lal | 1,337 | 3.33% | 24.96 | |
| HVC | Babu Ram Thakur | 606 | 1.51% | New | |
| BSP | Prabhu Ram | 354 | 0.88% | 0.38 | |
| Margin of victory | 3,060 | 7.63% | 16.51 | ||
| Turnout | 40,126 | 78.73% | 0.22 | ||
| Registered electors | 51,629 | 11.13 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | 1.64 |
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Assembly Election 1993
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Ram Lal Thakur | 18,985 | 52.43% | 13.11 | |
| CPI | Krishan Kumar Kaushal | 10,245 | 28.29% | 28.14 | |
| BJP | Sada Ram Thakur | 6,289 | 17.37% | New | |
| BSP | Prabhu Ram | 458 | 1.26% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 8,740 | 24.14% | 7.02 | ||
| Turnout | 36,211 | 78.47% | 2.61 | ||
| Registered electors | 46,460 | 7.12 | |||
| INC gain from CPI | Swing | 4.01 |
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Assembly Election 1990
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI | Krishan Kumar Kaushal | 18,437 | 56.43% | 14.15 | |
| INC | Ram Lal Thakur | 12,846 | 39.32% | 4.71 | |
| JD | Daulat Ram Sankhyam | 818 | 2.50% | New | |
| Independent | Manohar Lal Shandilya | 178 | 0.54% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 5,591 | 17.11% | 15.37 | ||
| Turnout | 32,670 | 76.00% | 0.60 | ||
| Registered electors | 43,371 | 29.67 | |||
| CPI gain from INC | Swing | 12.40 |
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Assembly Election 1985
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Ram Lal Thakur | 11,183 | 44.03% | 13.64 | |
| CPI | Krishan Kumar Kaushal | 10,739 | 42.29% | 17.26 | |
| BJP | Daulat Ram Sharma | 3,474 | 13.68% | 14.15 | |
| Margin of victory | 444 | 1.75% | 0.81 | ||
| Turnout | 25,396 | 76.58% | 8.88 | ||
| Registered electors | 33,448 | 6.49 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
Assembly Election 1982
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Daulat Ram Sankhyan | 6,400 | 30.39% | 4.26 | |
| BJP | Daulat Ram Sharma | 5,861 | 27.83% | New | |
| CPI | Krishan Kumar Kaushal | 5,271 | 25.03% | New | |
| Independent | Tulsi Ram | 1,049 | 4.98% | New | |
| LKD | Wattan Singh | 1,007 | 4.78% | New | |
| JP | Budhi Singh Kaundal | 677 | 3.21% | 66.18 | |
| Independent | Paras Ram | 586 | 2.78% | New | |
| Independent | Paras Ram Durvasha | 208 | 0.99% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 539 | 2.56% | 40.71 | ||
| Turnout | 21,059 | 68.15% | 4.31 | ||
| Registered electors | 31,409 | 13.26 | |||
| INC gain from JP | Swing | 39.01 |
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Assembly Election 1977
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JP | Daulat Ram Sankhyan | 12,074 | 69.40% | New | |
| INC | Kuldip Singh | 4,546 | 26.13% | 21.48 | |
| Independent | Dharam Das | 778 | 4.47% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 7,528 | 43.27% | 36.69 | ||
| Turnout | 17,398 | 63.33% | 13.48 | ||
| Registered electors | 27,731 | 29.32 | |||
| JP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
Assembly Election 1972
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Kuldip Singh | 5,029 | 47.61% | New | |
| Independent | Daulat Ram Sankhyan | 4,334 | 41.03% | New | |
| Independent | Bohra | 510 | 4.83% | New | |
| Independent | Sant Ram | 368 | 3.48% | New | |
| LRP | Asha Ram | 247 | 2.34% | New | |
| ABJS | Hargobind Singh | 74 | 0.70% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 695 | 6.58% | |||
| Turnout | 10,562 | 50.93% | |||
| Registered electors | 21,443 | ||||
| INC win (new seat) | |||||
