Doon Assembly constituency

Doon Assembly constituency is one of the 68 assembly constituencies of Himachal Pradesh a northern Indian state. Doon is also part of Shimla Lok Sabha constituency.^[2][3][4]

Doon
Constituency No. 52 for the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	North India
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Solan
Lok Sabha constituency	Shimla
Established	1967
Total electors	71,948[1]
Reservation	None
Member of Legislative Assembly
14th Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Incumbent Ram Kumar
Party	Indian National Congress
Elected year	2022

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Year	Member	Picture	Party
1967	Lekh Ram			Independent
1972				Indian National Congress
1977	Ram Partap Chandel			Independent
1982				Indian National Congress
1985
1990	Chaudhary Lajja Ram			Janata Dal
1993				Indian National Congress
1998
2003
2007	Vinod Chandel			Bharatiya Janata Party
2012	Ram Kumar			Indian National Congress
2017	Paramjeet Singh[5]			Bharatiya Janata Party
2022	Ram Kumar			Indian National Congress

Election results

Assembly Election 2022

2022 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Doon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Ram Kumar Chaudhary	32,038	51.89%	6.77
	BJP	Paramjeet Singh	25,227	40.86%	11.94
	Independent	Des Raj Chauhan	1,895	3.07%	New
	Rashtriya Devbhumi Party	Balwant Singh	1,425	2.31%	New
	AAP	Swarn Singh Saini	659	1.07%	New
	BSP	Nagender Chand	276	0.45%	New
	NOTA	Nota	224	0.36%	0.25
Margin of victory			6,811	11.03%	3.35
Turnout			61,744	85.82%	4.08
Registered electors			71,948		14.98
	INC gain from BJP		Swing	0.91

Assembly Election 2017

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Paramjeet Singh	29,701	52.80%	34.60
	INC	Ram Kumar Chaudhary	25,382	45.12%	12.22
	Independent	Inder Singh Thakur	436	0.78%	New
	NOTA	None of the Above	345	0.61%	New
Margin of victory			4,319	7.68%	0.44
Turnout			56,256	89.90%	0.88
Registered electors			62,577		18.08
	BJP gain from INC		Swing	19.90

Assembly Election 2012

2012 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Doon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Ram Kumar Chaudhary	15,520	32.90%	4.35
	Independent	Darshan Singh	11,690	24.78%	New
	Independent	Paramjeet Singh	10,429	22.11%	New
	BJP	Vinod Kumari	8,584	18.20%	25.91
	Independent	Amar Singh Thakur	354	0.75%	New
	HLC	Daljeet Singh	335	0.71%	New
	BSP	Roop Singh	238	0.50%	16.62
Margin of victory			3,830	8.12%	1.26
Turnout			47,174	89.01%	7.08
Registered electors			52,996		14.77
	INC gain from BJP		Swing	11.21

Assembly Election 2007

2007 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Doon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Vinod Kumari	22,470	44.11%	26.74
	INC	Ch. Lajja Ram	18,974	37.25%	0.95
	BSP	Darshan Singh	8,726	17.13%	New
	SP	Prem Sagar-Fauji	744	1.46%	New
Margin of victory			3,496	6.86%	1.78
Turnout			50,943	81.93%	0.09
Registered electors			62,178		6.78
	BJP gain from INC		Swing	7.81

Assembly Election 2003

2003 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Doon^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Lajja Ram	17,297	36.29%	2.02
	LHMP	Vinod Kumari	14,877	31.22%	New
	BJP	Dhian Singh	8,278	17.37%	7.31
	HVC	Amar Nath Kaushal	5,659	11.87%	6.57
	CPI	Ramjan Mohammad	786	1.65%	New
	Independent	Hari Ram Kaushal	761	1.60%	New
Margin of victory			2,420	5.08%	2.46
Turnout			47,658	81.93%	5.05
Registered electors			58,230		7.07
	INC hold		Swing	2.02

Assembly Election 1998

1998 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Doon^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Lajja Ram	16,002	38.32%	0.05
	Independent	Vinod Kumari	12,854	30.78%	New
	Independent	Bhagwan Dass	6,028	14.43%	New
	BJP	Shri Kant	4,201	10.06%	2.42
	HVC	Amar Nath Kaushal	2,217	5.31%	New
	Independent	Brijendra Sharma	460	1.10%	New
Margin of victory			3,148	7.54%	6.06
Turnout			41,762	78.22%	0.41
Registered electors			54,383		9.88
	INC hold		Swing	0.05

Assembly Election 1993

1993 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Doon^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Lajja Ram	14,622	38.27%	16.84
	Independent	Ram Partap Chandel	14,059	36.79%	New
	BJP	Inder Pal Singh	4,768	12.48%	New
	Independent	Gian Chand Panwar	2,281	5.97%	New
	BSP	Shyam Dhiman	1,379	3.61%	0.43
	CPI	Vishveshwar Parsad	938	2.45%	0.05
Margin of victory			563	1.47%	23.27
Turnout			38,209	77.78%	3.95
Registered electors			49,492		19.77
	INC gain from JD		Swing	7.90

Assembly Election 1990

1990 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Doon^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JD	Lajja Ram	13,974	46.17%	New
	INC	Lekh Ram	6,485	21.42%	25.86
	Independent	Ram Pratap Chandel	6,467	21.37%	New
	BSP	Ram Dass	963	3.18%	New
	CPI	Kaum Sudhar Kaundal	757	2.50%	New
	Independent	Parkash Chand	604	2.00%	New
	Independent	Om Prakash Sharma	428	1.41%	New
	JP	Mahender Kumar	390	1.29%	New
Margin of victory			7,489	24.74%	19.23
Turnout			30,269	74.08%	6.49
Registered electors			41,324		31.17
	JD gain from INC		Swing	1.12

Assembly Election 1985

1985 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Doon^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Ram Pratap Chandel	11,878	47.28%	5.46
	Independent	Lekh Ram	10,494	41.77%	New
	BJP	Brijayendra Sharma	1,137	4.53%	18.06
	Independent	Jaswant Singh	1,020	4.06%	New
	Independent	Mast Ram	592	2.36%	New
Margin of victory			1,384	5.51%	24.65
Turnout			25,121	80.61%	0.09
Registered electors			31,503		8.15
	INC hold		Swing	5.46

Assembly Election 1982

1982 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Doon^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Ram Partap Chandel	12,236	52.74%	27.78
	BJP	Narain Dass	5,239	22.58%	New
	Independent	Lekh Ram	4,415	19.03%	New
	Independent	Ram Rattan	977	4.21%	New
	Independent	Amar Nath	140	0.60%	New
	LKD	Kamal Chand	123	0.53%	New
Margin of victory			6,997	30.16%	18.44
Turnout			23,200	80.75%	5.13
Registered electors			29,128		13.39
	INC gain from Independent		Swing	11.86

Assembly Election 1977

1977 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Doon^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Ram Pratap	7,827	40.88%	New
	JP	Krishna Mohini	5,583	29.16%	New
	INC	Kekh Ram	4,778	24.96%	30.26
	Independent	Bhupinder Singh	891	4.65%	New
Margin of victory			2,244	11.72%	21.34
Turnout			19,144	75.21%	10.64
Registered electors			25,689		1.08
	Independent gain from INC		Swing	14.33

Assembly Election 1972

1972 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Doon^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Lekh Ram	8,965	55.22%	25.16
	Independent	Laxaman Singh	3,597	22.15%	New
	INC(O)	Hari Dass	1,728	10.64%	New
	Independent	Ram Partap Chandel	1,515	9.33%	New
	ABJS	Sarban Singh	431	2.65%	New
Margin of victory			5,368	33.06%	25.09
Turnout			16,236	65.47%	1.94
Registered electors			25,414		10.04
	INC gain from Independent		Swing	17.18

Assembly Election 1967

1967 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Doon^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Lekh Ram	5,782	38.03%	New
	INC	S. Ram	4,570	30.06%	New
	Independent	L. Madhur	4,528	29.78%	New
	Independent	K. Singh	323	2.12%	New
Margin of victory			1,212	7.97%
Turnout			15,203	68.31%
Registered electors			23,096
	Independent win (new seat)

See also

• List of constituencies of the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
• Solan district
• Shimla Lok Sabha constituency