Banjar Assembly constituency

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

Banjar
Constituency No. 24 for the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	North India
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kullu
Lok Sabha constituency	Mandi
Established	1967
Total electors	75,592[1]
Reservation	None
Member of Legislative Assembly
14th Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Incumbent Surender Shourie
Party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Elected year	2022

Members of Legislative Assembly

• 1967 to 1977: Dileram Shabab (Indian National Congress)
• 2017 to 2022: Surender Shourie (Bharatiya Janata party)
• (2022–Present): Surender Shourie (Bharatiya Janata party)

Year	Member	Picture	Party
1977	Maheshwar Singh			Janata Party
1982				Bharatiya Janata Party
1985	Satya Parkash Thakur			Indian National Congress
1990	Karan Singh			Bharatiya Janata Party
1993	Satya Parkash Thakur			Indian National Congress
1998	Karan Singh			Bharatiya Janata Party
2003	Khimi Ram
2007
2012	Karan Singh			Indian National Congress
2017	Surender Shourie			Bharatiya Janata Party
2022	Surender Shourie			Bharatiya Janata Party

Election results

Assembly Election 2022

2022 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Banjar

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Surender Shourie	25,038	40.44%	10.59
	INC	Khimi Ram	20,704	33.44%	11.68
	Independent	Hiteshwar Singh	14,932	24.12%	New
	NOTA	Nota	492	0.79%	0.45
Margin of victory			4,334	7.00%	1.10
Turnout			61,908	81.90%	1.10
Registered electors			75,592		14.32
	BJP hold		Swing	10.59

Assembly Election 2017

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Surender Shourie	28,007	51.03%	11.24
	INC	Aditya Vikram Singh	24,767	45.13%	12.85
	NOTA	None of the Above	684	1.25%	New
	BSP	Jhabe Ram Kaushal	535	0.97%	New
Margin of victory			3,240	5.90%	12.28
Turnout			54,882	83.00%	0.06
Registered electors			66,126		7.35
	BJP gain from INC		Swing	6.95

Assembly Election 2012

2012 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Banjar

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Karan Singh	29,622	57.98%	23.79
	BJP	Khimi Ram	20,330	39.79%	5.29
	CPI(M)	Narayan Singh	474	0.93%	0.91
	Independent	Paras Ram	412	0.81%	New
Margin of victory			9,292	18.19%	17.87
Turnout			51,088	82.94%	5.14
Registered electors			61,599		33.95
	INC gain from BJP		Swing	23.47

Assembly Election 2007

2007 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Banjar

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Khimi Ram	25,037	34.51%	12.43
	INC	Satya Parkash Thakur	24,805	34.19%	5.83
	BSP	Karan Singh	19,635	27.06%	New
	CPI(M)	Narayan Singh	1,334	1.84%	New
	LJP	Dhale Ram	602	0.83%	New
	Independent	Rameshwari Sharma	550	0.76%	New
	Independent	Rakesh Vaidya	518	0.71%	New
Margin of victory			232	0.32%	6.59
Turnout			72,555	77.80%	0.83
Registered electors			93,262		11.59
	BJP hold		Swing	12.43

Assembly Election 2003

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Khimi Ram	30,842	46.93%	0.06
	INC	Satya Parkash Thakur	26,300	40.02%	1.87
	Independent	Achhar Singh	6,364	9.68%	New
	LHMP	Dalip Singh	2,207	3.36%	New
Margin of victory			4,542	6.91%	1.92
Turnout			65,713	78.77%	7.61
Registered electors			83,572		8.28
	BJP hold		Swing	0.06

Assembly Election 1998

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Karan Singh	25,696	46.88%	0.56
	INC	Satya Prakash Thakur	22,961	41.89%	8.59
	HVC	Dalip Singh	5,439	9.92%	New
	BSP	Naresh Kumar	550	1.00%	0.05
Margin of victory			2,735	4.99%	0.83
Turnout			54,813	71.42%	3.86
Registered electors			77,183		18.89
	BJP gain from INC		Swing	3.60

Assembly Election 1993

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Satya Parkash Thakur	24,539	50.48%	11.52
	BJP	Karan Singh	22,518	46.32%	4.45
	JD	Rupender Singh	764	1.57%	New
	BSP	Kurmi Ram	464	0.95%	New
Margin of victory			2,021	4.16%	7.65
Turnout			48,614	75.29%	1.62
Registered electors			64,922		9.33
	INC gain from BJP		Swing	0.29

Assembly Election 1990

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Karan Singh	22,084	50.77%	1.78
	INC	Satya Prakash Thakur	16,948	38.96%	11.67
	INS(SCS)	Dile Ram Shabab	3,990	9.17%	New
Margin of victory			5,136	11.81%	10.16
Turnout			43,501	73.59%	2.30
Registered electors			59,382		30.69
	BJP gain from INC		Swing

Assembly Election 1985

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Satya Parkash Thakur	17,383	50.64%	13.29
	BJP	Maheshwar Singh	16,816	48.98%	11.56
Margin of victory			567	1.65%	21.54
Turnout			34,330	76.04%	2.18
Registered electors			45,437		4.88
	INC gain from BJP		Swing

Assembly Election 1982

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Maheshwar Singh	19,243	60.54%	New
	INC	Dile Ram Shabab	11,872	37.35%	4.67
	Independent	Paras Ram	335	1.05%	New
	JP	Prem Singh	237	0.75%	51.98
Margin of victory			7,371	23.19%	3.15
Turnout			31,786	74.10%	18.69
Registered electors			43,321		19.20
	BJP gain from JP		Swing	7.81

Assembly Election 1977

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JP	Maheshwar Singh	10,478	52.72%	New
	INC	Dile Ram Shabab	6,495	32.68%	New
	Independent	Mohar Singh	1,902	9.57%	New
	Independent	Bhag Chand	614	3.09%	New
	Independent	Om Prakash Bhalla	230	1.16%	New
	Independent	Nawal Thakur	154	0.77%	New
Margin of victory			3,983	20.04%
Turnout			19,873	55.29%
Registered electors			36,344
	JP win (new seat)

See also

• Kullu district
• List of constituencies of Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly