Vinod Kumar (politician)
Indian politician
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Vinod Kumar[2] is an Indian politician, social worker and incumbent Member of Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly for Nachan Assembly constituency as a member of Bharatiya Janata Party.He is serving his third term as MLA in the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly, winning continuously since 2012 in the Bharatiya Janata Party Government of Himachal Pradesh.In 2022 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly elections, Vinod Kumar defeated Naresh Kumar of Indian National Congress party by the margin of 8,956 votes.[3][4]
PresidentDraupadi Murmu
Prime MinisterNarendra Modi
Preceded byDile Ram
ConstituencyNachan Assembly constituency
Vinod Kumar | |
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| विनोद कुमार | |
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| MLA Nachan Constituency Himachal Pradesh | |
| Assumed office 2012 | |
| President | Draupadi Murmu |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | Dile Ram |
| Constituency | Nachan Assembly constituency |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Vinod Kumar [1] 18 April 1980 |
| Citizenship |  India |
| Party | Bhartiya Janata Party |
| Spouse | Harsha Kumari |
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| Parent | Kanhaiya Lal (father) |
| Occupation | Politician |
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Political career
- 2002 - 2005, Secretary of Bharatiya Janata Party Yuva Mocha
- 2012 - 2017, Member of Legislative Assembly for Nachan Assembly constituency
- 2013 - 2017, Member of Welfare, Rules and Ethics Committees
- 2017 - 2022, 2nd term MLA for Nachan Assembly constituency
- 2018 - 2021, Member of Estimates Committee
- 2019 - 2022, Member of Privileges Committee
- 2021 - 2022, Chairman of Human Development Committee
- 2022 - Ongoing, 3rd term MLA for Nachan Assembly constituency
- 2023 - Ongoing, State Secretary of Bhartiya Janata Party Himachal Pradesh
Electoral performance
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| BJP | Vinod Kumar | 33,200 | 46.40% |  14.27 | |
| INC | Naresh Kumar | 24,244 | 33.88% | 1.51 | |
| Independent | Gian Chand | 10,133 | 14.16% | New | |
| Independent | Jasveer Singh | 2,691 | 3.76% | New | |
| NOTA | Nota | 456 | 0.64% | 0.11 | |
| Margin of victory | 8,956 | 12.52% | 12.76 | ||
| Turnout | 71,559 | 80.87% |  0.02 | ||
| Registered electors | 88,483 | 13.76 | |||
| BJP hold | Swing | 14.27 |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| BJP | Vinod Kumar | 38,154 | 60.66% | 19.31 | |
| INC | Lal Singh Kaushal | 22,258 | 35.39% | 0.50 | |
| Independent | Satya Prakash | 804 | 1.28% | New | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 471 | 0.75% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 15,896 | 25.27% | 19.81 | ||
| Turnout | 62,893 | 80.86% | 2.33 | ||
| Registered electors | 77,783 | 10.20 | |||
| BJP hold | Swing | 19.31 |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| BJP | Vinod Kumar | 22,924 | 41.36% | 13.50 | |
| INC | Tek Chand Dogra | 19,893 | 35.89% | 4.73 | |
| Independent | Damodar Singh | 10,861 | 19.60% | New | |
| HLC | Khem Raj | 749 | 1.35% | New | |
| BSP | Roshan Lal Thakural | 527 | 0.95% | 2.63 | |
| Independent | Bimla Devi | 463 | 0.84% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 3,031 | 5.47% | 8.77 | ||
| Turnout | 55,427 | 78.53% | 0.09 | ||
| Registered electors | 70,584 | 3.91 | |||
| BJP hold | Swing | 13.50 |
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