Jawali Assembly constituency

Jawali Assembly constituency is one of the 68 constituencies in the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh a northern state of India. Jawali is also part of Kangra Lok Sabha constituency.^[2][3]

Jawali
Constituency No. 9 for the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	North India
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
LS constituency	Kangra
Established	1967
Total electors	99,572[1]
Reservation	None
Member of Legislative Assembly
14th Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Incumbent Chander Kumar
Party	Indian National Congress
Elected year	2022

Members of Legislative Assembly

Year	Member	Party
1967	R. Chandra		Indian National Congress
1972	Vikram Singh
1977	Sujan Singh Pathania		Janata Party
1982	Rajan Sushant		Bharatiya Janata Party
1985
1990	Sujan Singh Pathania		Indian National Congress
1993
1998	Rajan Sushant		Bharatiya Janata Party
2003	Sujan Singh Pathania		Indian National Congress
2007	Rajan Sushant		Bharatiya Janata Party
2009[lower-alpha 1]	Sujan Singh Pathania		Indian National Congress
2012	Neeraj Bharti
2017	Arjun Singh[4]		Bharatiya Janata Party
2022	Chander Kumar		Indian National Congress

1. by-election

Election results

Assembly Election 2022

2022 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Jawali

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Chander Kumar	38,243	51.22%	9.25
	BJP	Sanjay Guleria	35,212	47.16%	6.78
	NOTA	Nota	373	0.50%	0.26
	Himachal Jan Kranti Party	Arun Kumar	306	0.41%	New
	AAP	Baldev Raj	277	0.37%	New
	BSP	Bir Singh	258	0.35%	New
Margin of victory			3,031	4.06%	7.91
Turnout			74,669	73.32%	2.65
Registered electors			1,01,845		12.78
	INC gain from BJP		Swing	2.72

Assembly Election 2017

2017 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Jawali^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Arjun Singh	36,999	53.93%	20.22
	INC	Chander Kumar	28,786	41.96%	0.53
	NOTA	None of the Above	518	0.76%	New
Margin of victory			8,213	11.97%	4.25
Turnout			68,600	75.96%	4.94
Registered electors			90,307		11.66
	BJP gain from INC		Swing

Assembly Election 2012

2012 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Jawali

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Neeraj Bharti	23,798	41.43%	9.29
	BJP	Arjun Singh	19,364	33.71%	6.43
	Independent	Sanjay Kumar Guleria	10,924	19.02%	New
	Independent	Sushil Sharma	1,221	2.13%	New
	HLC	Ravinder Singh	693	1.21%	New
	BSP	Ravi Kumar	493	0.86%	New
	NCP	Aman Kumar	315	0.55%	New
Margin of victory			4,434	7.72%	2.86
Turnout			57,443	71.03%	5.34
Registered electors			80,874		7.06
	INC hold		Swing	9.29

Assembly By-election 2009

2009 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly by-election : Jawali

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Sujan Singh Pathania	25,168	50.72%	12.01
	BJP	Baldev Raj	19,919	40.14%	7.87
	Independent	Madan Sharma	3,580	7.21%	New
	Independent	Ashok Kumar Somal	952	1.92%	New
Margin of victory			5,249	10.58%	1.27
Turnout			49,619	65.68%	6.85
Registered electors			75,541		1.57
	INC gain from BJP		Swing	2.71

Assembly Election 2007

2007 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Jawali

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Dr. Rajan Sushant	26,729	48.02%	7.17
	INC	Sujan Singh Pathania	21,548	38.71%	13.31
	BSP	Vicky (Rajan Mankotia)	3,229	5.80%	5.02
	Independent	Dilaber Singh Chhotu	2,665	4.79%	New
	Independent	Ashok Kumar Somal	1,433	2.57%	New
Margin of victory			5,181	9.31%	1.87
Turnout			55,667	72.53%	4.85
Registered electors			76,749		13.80
	BJP gain from INC		Swing	4.00

Assembly Election 2003

2003 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Jawali^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Sujan Singh Pathania	27,147	52.02%	11.22
	BJP	Dr. Rajan Sushant	21,314	40.84%	16.81
	HVC	Krishan Kumar	2,452	4.70%	4.06
	LJP	Rajesh Kumar	526	1.01%	New
	BSP	Rattan Chand	409	0.78%	New
	SP	Vinod Kumar	337	0.65%	0.05
Margin of victory			5,833	11.18%	5.67
Turnout			52,185	77.47%	3.21
Registered electors			67,440		19.96
	INC gain from BJP		Swing	5.63

Assembly Election 1998

1998 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Jawali^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Dr. Rajan Sushant	24,041	57.65%	12.33
	INC	Sujan Singh Pathania	17,014	40.80%	8.69
	SP	Ramesh Chand	292	0.70%	New
	HVC	Surjeet Kumar	266	0.64%	New
Margin of victory			7,027	16.85%	12.68
Turnout			41,699	74.84%	1.15
Registered electors			56,220		7.99
	BJP gain from INC		Swing	8.16

Assembly Election 1993

1993 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Jawali^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Sujan Singh Pathania	19,409	49.49%	1.07
	BJP	Dr. Rajan Sushant	17,773	45.32%	0.78
	Independent	Fouza Singh Sombal	994	2.53%	New
	BSP	Nanak Chand	474	1.21%	0.70
	Independent	Govind Singh Gulfria	434	1.11%	New
Margin of victory			1,636	4.17%	0.29
Turnout			39,216	75.88%	1.96
Registered electors			52,062		4.29
	INC hold		Swing	1.07

Assembly Election 1990

1990 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Jawali^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Sujan Singh Pathania	19,508	50.57%	2.07
	BJP	Dr. Rajan Sushant	17,787	46.10%	3.65
	CPI	Balbir Singh	675	1.75%	New
	Doordarshi Party	Milap Chand	295	0.76%	New
	BSP	Mast Ram	196	0.51%	New
Margin of victory			1,721	4.46%	3.20
Turnout			38,580	77.92%	1.45
Registered electors			49,919		39.28
	INC gain from BJP		Swing	0.81

Assembly Election 1985

1985 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Jawali^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Dr. Rajan Sushant	14,040	49.76%	2.50
	INC	Sujan Singh Pathania	13,684	48.49%	3.38
	Independent	Mast Ram	494	1.75%	New
Margin of victory			356	1.26%	0.88
Turnout			28,218	79.48%	2.17
Registered electors			35,841		11.12
	BJP hold		Swing	2.50

Assembly Election 1982

1982 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Jawali^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Dr. Rajan Sushant	11,669	47.26%	New
	INC	Sujan Singh Pathania	11,141	45.12%	20.39
	Independent	Shiv Raj	620	2.51%	New
	Independent	Badhawa Sijngh	379	1.53%	New
	Independent	Jaswant Singh	314	1.27%	New
	Independent	Krishan Chander Dhiman	276	1.12%	New
	LKD	Fakar Deen	149	0.60%	New
	Independent	Tilak Raj	145	0.59%	New
Margin of victory			528	2.14%	21.69
Turnout			24,693	77.94%	7.34
Registered electors			32,253		8.78
	BJP gain from JP		Swing	1.30

Assembly Election 1977

1977 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Jawali^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JP	Sujan Singh Pathania	9,965	48.56%	New
	INC	Vikram Singh	5,075	24.73%	55.85
	Independent	Shiv Raj Kaundal	3,548	17.29%	New
	Independent	Prakash Chand Sharma	1,107	5.39%	New
	Independent	Gagan Singh	329	1.60%	New
	Independent	Babu Ram	228	1.11%	New
	Independent	Shankar Singh	189	0.92%	New
Margin of victory			4,890	23.83%	42.73
Turnout			20,522	70.58%	13.08
Registered electors			29,649		20.43
	JP gain from INC		Swing	32.02

Assembly Election 1972

1972 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Jawali^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Vikram Singh	11,136	80.58%	32.09
	Independent	Punjab Singh	1,937	14.02%	New
	Independent	Randhir Singh	469	3.39%	New
	Independent	Zulfi Ram	278	2.01%	New
Margin of victory			9,199	66.56%	57.93
Turnout			13,820	57.50%	9.92
Registered electors			24,619		4.19
	INC hold		Swing	32.09

Assembly Election 1967

1967 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Jawali^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	R. Chandra	8,229	48.49%	New
	Independent	V. Singh	6,764	39.85%	New
	CPI(M)	R. Chand	795	4.68%	New
	Independent	Mast Ram	705	4.15%	New
	Independent	T. Singh	479	2.82%	New
Margin of victory			1,465	8.63%
Turnout			16,972	70.20%
Registered electors			25,695
	INC win (new seat)

See also

• Jawali, Himachal Pradesh
• Kangra district
• List of constituencies of Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly

References

1. "Election Department, Himachal Pradesh". himachal.nic.in. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
2. "Sitting and previous MLAs from Jawali Assembly constituency". Elections.in. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
3. "DELIMITATION OF PARLIAMENTARY AND ASSEMBLY CONSTITUENCIES ORDER, 2008" (PDF). Election commission of India. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
4. Election Commission of India. "Himachal Pradesh General Legislative Election 2017". Retrieved 8 July 2021.
5. "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.
6. "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.
7. "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.
8. "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.
9. "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.
10. "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.
11. "Statistical Report on General Election, 1977 to the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh" (PDF). Archived from the original (pdf) on 19 March 2016.
12. "Statistical Report on General Election, 1972 to the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
13. "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

• "Results of Himachal Pradesh Assembly Elections". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 March 2022.

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