Baijnath Assembly constituency

Baijnath
Baijnath
Constituency No. 20 for the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	North India
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Lok Sabha constituency	Kangra
Established	1967
Total electors	91,352
Reservation	SC
Member of Legislative Assembly
	14th Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
	Incumbent Kishori Lal
Party	Indian National Congress
Elected year	2022

Baijnath is one of the 68 constituencies in the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly. Himachal Pradesh, a northern state of India, is known for its beauty and serene and Religious persona. Baijnath, which is named after Jyotirlinga of Vaidyanath, is also part of the Kangra Lok Sabha constituency.^[2]^[3]^[4]

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Kishori Lal	29,338	50.32%	14.25
	BJP	Mulkh Raj Premi	25,892	44.41%	15.18
	AAP	Parmodh Chand	1,109	1.90%	New
	NOTA	Nota	669	1.15%	0.08
	BSP	Ajay Kumar	536	0.92%	0.03
	Independent	Gurdas Ram	531	0.91%	New
	Swabhiman Party	Vishesh Verma	226	0.39%	New
Margin of victory			3,446	5.91%	17.61
Turnout			58,301	63.82%	3.38
Registered electors			91,352		13.96
	INC gain from BJP		Swing	9.27

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Mulkh Raj	32,102	59.59%	27.66
	INC	Kishori Lal	19,433	36.07%	9.81
	NOTA	None of the Above	577	1.07%	New
	BSP	Ramesh Chand	510	0.95%	0.19
	Independent	Bir Singh	331	0.61%	New
Margin of victory			12,669	23.52%	9.57
Turnout			53,869	67.20%	3.90
Registered electors			80,160		6.42
	BJP gain from INC		Swing	13.71

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Kishori Lal	21,878	45.88%	1.49
	BJP	Mulkh Raj	15,226	31.93%	5.21
	HLC	Udho Ram	7,049	14.78%	New
	Independent	Tilak Raj	1,862	3.91%	New
	Himachal Swabhiman Party	Om Prakash	676	1.42%	New
	BSP	Shashi Pal	359	0.75%	8.45
	LJP	Ashok Kumar	295	0.62%	New
	NCP	Vijay Kumar	274	0.57%	New
Margin of victory			6,652	13.95%	6.70
Turnout			47,681	63.30%	6.18
Registered electors			75,322		16.63
	INC hold		Swing	1.49

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Sudhir Sharma	19,921	44.40%	9.50
	BJP	Dulo Ram	16,666	37.14%	1.72
	BSP	Suresh Kumar	4,131	9.21%	7.48
	Independent	Dhani Ram Thakur	2,870	6.40%	New
	Independent	Akshay Jasrotia	612	1.36%	New
	Independent	Vyas Dev Mehra	443	0.99%	New
Margin of victory			3,255	7.25%	7.78
Turnout			44,871	69.48%	2.55
Registered electors			64,582		12.08
	INC hold		Swing	9.50

Members of Legislative Assembly

2003 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Baijnath^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Sudhir Sharma	22,371	53.90%	14.99
	BJP	Dulo Ram	16,132	38.87%	18.94
	BSP	Kashmir Singh	715	1.72%	0.03
	LJP	Baba Dhuni Nath Ji	557	1.34%	New
	HVC	Rajesh Kumar	508	1.22%	New
	LHMP	Meda Ram	421	1.01%	New
	Independent	Milap Chand	421	1.01%	New
	CPI	Jagdish Chand	221	0.53%	0.36
Margin of victory			6,239	15.03%	3.87
Turnout			41,507	72.09%	6.07
Registered electors			57,622		4.17
	INC gain from BJP		Swing	3.91

1998 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Baijnath^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Sant Ram	15,684	43.84%	11.30
	BJP	Dulo Ram	14,782	41.32%	0.66
	HVC	Kishori Lal	4,911	13.73%	New
Margin of victory			902	2.52%	11.96
Turnout			35,774	67.09%	6.50
Registered electors			53,992		2.64
	INC hold		Swing

1993 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Baijnath^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Sant Ram	18,276	55.14%	12.69
	BJP	Dulo Ram	13,477	40.66%	14.60
	JD	Anand Bhanwal	660	1.99%	New
	BSP	Udho Ram	348	1.05%	0.52
	Independent	Subhash Thakur	202	0.61%	New
Margin of victory			4,799	14.48%	1.67
Turnout			33,143	60.20%	6.58
Registered electors			55,458		24.19
	INC gain from BJP		Swing	0.12

1990 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Baijnath^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Dulo Ram	16,371	55.26%	14.85
	INC	Sant Ram	12,576	42.45%	16.34
	Doordarshi Party	Diwan Chand	173	0.58%	New
	BSP	Man Chand	158	0.53%	New
Margin of victory			3,795	12.81%	5.57
Turnout			29,625	66.85%	0.90
Registered electors			44,657		24.81
	BJP gain from INC		Swing	3.53