Dharamshala Assembly constituency

Dharamshala Assembly constituency is one of the 68 constituencies in the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh a northern state of India. Dharamshala is also part of Kangra Lok Sabha constituency.^[3][4]

Dharamshala
Constituency No. 18 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	83,829[1]
Reservation	None
Member of Legislative Assembly
14th Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Incumbent Sudhir Sharma[2]
Party	BJP
Elected year	^2024

Members of Legislative Assembly

Year	Member	Picture	Party
1967	R. K. Chand			Indian National Congress
1972	Chander Verker
1977	Brij Lal			Janata Party
1982				Bharatiya Janata Party
1985	Mool Raj Padhal			Indian National Congress
1990	Kishan Kapoor			Bharatiya Janata Party
1993
1998
2003	Chandresh Kumari			Indian National Congress
2007	Kishan Kapoor			Bharatiya Janata Party
2012	Sudhir Sharma			Indian National Congress
2017	Kishan Kapoor[5]			Bharatiya Janata Party
2019[a]	Vishal Nehria
2022	Sudhir Sharma			Indian National Congress
^2024				Bharatiya Janata Party

1. By-election

Election results

Assembly By-election 2024

2024 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly by-election: Dharamshala^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Sudhir Sharma	28,066	45.06	5.00
	INC	Devinder Singh (Jaggi)	22,540	36.19	9.34
	Independent	Rakesh Chaudhary	10,770	17.29	New
	NOTA	Nota	429	0.82	0.09
Margin of victory			5,526	8.90	7.68
Turnout			62,280	64.23%	13.21
Registered electors			82,137		3.43
	BJP gain from INC		Swing

Assembly Election 2022

2022 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Dharamshala

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Sudhir Sharma	27,323	45.53%	29.88
	BJP	Rakesh Choudhary	24,038	40.06%	4.71
	Independent	Vipan Nehria	7,416	12.36%	New
	AAP	Kulwant Singh Rana	527	0.88%	New
	NOTA	Nota	438	0.73%	0.09
	Independent	Subhash Chand Shukla	170	0.28%	New
	Independent	Dr. Abhay Kumar Ashok	98	0.16%	New
Margin of victory			3,285	5.47%	7.40
Turnout			60,010	71.59%	7.69
Registered electors			83,829		2.06
	INC gain from BJP		Swing	0.76

Assembly By-election 2019

2019 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly by-election: Dharamshala

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Vishal Nehria	23,498	44.77%	0.36
	Independent	Rakesh Kumar	16,740	31.89%	New
	INC	Vijay Inder Karan	8,212	15.65%	24.29
	Independent	Puneesh Sharma	2,345	4.47%	New
	Independent	Dr. Manohar Lal Dhiman	887	1.69%	New
	Independent	Nisha Katoch	435	0.83%	New
	NOTA	Nota	429	0.82%	New
	Independent	Subhash Chand Shukla	368	0.70%	New
Margin of victory			6,758	12.88%	7.68
Turnout			52,485	64.23%	13.21
Registered electors			82,137		9.72
	BJP hold		Swing	0.36

Assembly Election 2017

2017 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Dharamshala^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Kishan Kapoor	26,050	45.13%	11.11
	INC	Sudhir Sharma	23,053	39.94%	4.56
	Independent	Ravinder Rana	2,127	3.68%	New
	Independent	Pankaj Kumar (Panku)	1,726	2.99%	New
	Independent	Kamal Kumar	1,655	2.87%	New
	NOTA	None of the Above	525	0.91%	New
	BSP	Pawan Choudhary	471	0.82%	0.14
	BMP	Ashwani Kajal	307	0.53%	New
Margin of victory			2,997	5.19%	5.28
Turnout			57,725	77.11%	3.21
Registered electors			74,863		15.89
	BJP gain from INC		Swing	0.63

Assembly Election 2012

2012 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Dharamshala

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Sudhir Sharma	21,241	44.49%	16.87
	BJP	Kishan Kapoor	16,241	34.02%	10.11
	Independent	Kamla Patiyal	3,580	7.50%	New
	Independent	Amar Dass (Nikku Purohit)	2,269	4.75%	New
	Independent	Ashwani Kajal Chaudhary	1,452	3.04%	New
	Independent	Subhash Chand Shukla	649	1.36%	New
	BSP	Sudershan Angaria	458	0.96%	23.60
	CPI(M)	Jagdish Chand	402	0.84%	1.53
	AITC	Chinta Har	334	0.70%	New
	NCP	Gulshan Kumar	271	0.57%	New
	LJP	Suraksha Devi	263	0.55%	New
Margin of victory			5,000	10.47%	6.03
Turnout			47,739	73.90%	2.06
Registered electors			64,598		0.59
	INC gain from BJP		Swing	0.36

Assembly Election 2007

2007 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Dharamshala

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Kishan Kapoor	20,362	44.13%	4.10
	INC	Chandresh Kumari Katoch	12,746	27.63%	24.41
	BSP	Major Vijay Singh Mankotia	11,331	24.56%	New
	CPI(M)	Kapoor Singh Sapahya	1,096	2.38%	New
	Adarsh Political Party	Bimal	571	1.24%	New
Margin of victory			7,616	16.51%	4.50
Turnout			46,138	71.84%	3.65
Registered electors			64,219		13.74
	BJP gain from INC		Swing	7.91

Assembly Election 2003

2003 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Dharamshala

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Chandresh Kumari Katoch	22,181	52.04%	13.04
	BJP	Kishan Kapoor	17,063	40.03%	8.91
	HVC	Ram Swaroop	2,473	5.80%	3.86
	Independent	Uttam Kapoor	423	0.99%	New
	SP	Jaswant Singh	246	0.58%	New
	LJP	Sudesh Kumar	237	0.56%	New
Margin of victory			5,118	12.01%	2.07
Turnout			42,623	75.53%	6.38
Registered electors			56,459		15.58
	INC gain from BJP		Swing	3.10

Assembly Election 1998

1998 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Dharamshala

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Kishan Kapoor	16,522	48.94%	11.46
	INC	Ram Swaroop	13,167	39.00%	2.83
	CPI(M)	Kapoor Singh Sapahya	1,550	4.59%	New
	BSP	Amin Chand Chaudhary	846	2.51%	2.03
	HVC	Rakesh Narayan	657	1.95%	New
	Independent	Nanak Barsain (Jubilee)	566	1.68%	New
	JD	Bidhi Chand Choudhary	316	0.94%	1.29
Margin of victory			3,355	9.94%	8.63
Turnout			33,760	69.99%	4.05
Registered electors			48,849		12.10
	BJP hold		Swing	11.46

Assembly Election 1993

1993 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Dharamshala

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Kishan Kapoor	11,950	37.48%	31.97
	INC	Chandresh Kumari Katoch	11,533	36.18%	17.56
	Independent	Mool Raj Padha	4,457	13.98%	New
	Independent	Arun Kumar	1,569	4.92%	New
	BSP	Amin Chand	1,447	4.54%	2.46
	JD	Ranjit Singh	711	2.23%	New
Margin of victory			417	1.31%	49.53
Turnout			31,881	73.73%	8.65
Registered electors			43,576		4.60
	BJP hold		Swing	31.97

Assembly Election 1990

1990 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Dharamshala

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Kishan Kapoor	18,666	69.45%	25.48
	INC	Mool Raj Padha	5,003	18.62%	30.33
	Independent	Kamlesh Kumar	1,264	4.70%	New
	CPI(M)	Kapoor Singh Saphaya	971	3.61%	New
	BSP	Bashir	558	2.08%	New
Margin of victory			13,663	50.84%	45.87
Turnout			26,876	64.99%	7.28
Registered electors			41,660		37.28
	BJP gain from INC		Swing	20.51

Assembly Election 1985

1985 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Dharamshala

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Mool Raj Padha	10,663	48.94%	15.02
	BJP	Kishan Kapoor	9,580	43.97%	2.32
	Independent	Dil Vikram Singh	914	4.20%	New
	CPI	Rakesh Narayan	567	2.60%	1.45
Margin of victory			1,083	4.97%	7.40
Turnout			21,787	72.74%	2.99
Registered electors			30,347		10.45
	INC gain from BJP		Swing	2.65

Assembly Election 1982

1982 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Dharamshala

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Brij Lal	9,513	46.29%	New
	INC	Mool Raj Sharma	6,971	33.92%	4.40
	Independent	Chander Verkar	2,511	12.22%	New
	CPI	Sita Ram	832	4.05%	New
	JP	Sital Ram	250	1.22%	56.97
	LKD	Shiv Shankar	151	0.73%	New
	Independent	Swami Shanta Nand	105	0.51%	New
	Independent	Onkar Singh Kaistha	102	0.50%	New
Margin of victory			2,542	12.37%	7.49
Turnout			20,549	76.33%	15.64
Registered electors			27,477		10.26
	BJP gain from JP		Swing	11.89

Assembly Election 1977

1977 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Dharamshala

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JP	Brij Lal	8,576	58.18%	New
	INC	Chander Verkar	5,649	38.32%	8.67
	Independent	Sital Ram	346	2.35%	New
	Independent	Madan Lal	117	0.79%	New
Margin of victory			2,927	19.86%	18.00
Turnout			14,740	59.94%	10.33
Registered electors			24,920		18.97
	JP gain from INC		Swing	28.53

Assembly Election 1972

1972 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Dharamshala

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Chander Verkar	3,032	29.65%	7.69
	Independent	Brij Lal	2,842	27.79%	New
	Independent	Bhagat Ram	1,539	15.05%	New
	Independent	Sital Ram	949	9.28%	New
	ABJS	Onkar Singh	856	8.37%	27.35
	Independent	Roshan Lal	502	4.91%	New
	Independent	Bipan Chand	358	3.50%	New
	Independent	Karm Chand	147	1.44%	New
Margin of victory			190	1.86%	0.24
Turnout			10,225	49.97%	2.03
Registered electors			20,946		15.89
	INC hold		Swing	7.69

Assembly Election 1967

1967 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Dharamshala

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	R. K. Chand	4,351	37.34%	New
	ABJS	N. Singh	4,162	35.72%	New
	Independent	P. Nabh	1,129	9.69%	New
	Independent	J. Karan	1,077	9.24%	New
	Independent	B. Dass	639	5.48%	New
	Independent	K. Singh	293	2.51%	New
Margin of victory			189	1.62%
Turnout			11,651	50.67%
Registered electors			24,904
	INC win (new seat)

See also

• Dharamshala
• Kangra district
• List of constituencies of Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly