Gangath Assembly constituency

Gangath was one of the 68 constituencies of the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly, in Himachal Pradesh, a state in North India. It was a part of Kangra Lok Sabha constituency.^[3] It existed from 1972 to 2012 and comprised parts of Nurpur tehsil in Kangra district.^[4] It was last represented (from 2007 to 2012) by Des Raj of the Bharatiya Janata Party.^[2]

Gangath
Former constituency for the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	North India
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Lok Sabha constituency	Kangra
Established	1972
Abolished	2012[1]
Total electors	73,456[2]
Reservation	SC

Member of Legislative Assembly

Year	Member	Party
1967	Dhinoo Ram		Indian National Congress
1972
1977	Durga Dass		Janata Party
1982	Des Raj		Bharatiya Janata Party
1985	Girdhari Lal		Indian National Congress
1990	Des Raj		Bharatiya Janata Party
1993	Durga Dass		Indian National Congress
1998	Des Raj		Bharatiya Janata Party
2003	Bodh Raj		Indian National Congress
2007	Des Raj		Bharatiya Janata Party

Election results

Assembly Election 2007

2007 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Gangath^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Des Raj	24,520	46.26%	2.17
	Independent	Anita Kumari	23,830	44.95%	New
	BSP	Hans Raj Jassal	4,612	8.70%	6.23
Margin of victory			690	1.30%	3.22
Turnout			53,010	72.17%	4.96
Registered electors			73,456		12.41
	BJP gain from INC		Swing	2.35

Assembly Election 2003

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Bodh Raj	24,499	48.61%	1.37
	BJP	Des Raj	22,220	44.09%	3.53
	BSP	Hans Raj Jassal	1,243	2.47%	0.35
	Independent	Ashok Kumar	832	1.65%	New
	HVC	Surinder Kumar	794	1.58%	0.56
	Independent	Shyam Lal Baru	644	1.28%	New
Margin of victory			2,279	4.52%	4.15
Turnout			50,401	77.37%	4.15
Registered electors			65,349		20.97
	INC gain from BJP		Swing	0.99

Assembly Election 1998

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Des Raj	18,771	47.61%	11.56
	INC	Bodh Raj	18,623	47.24%	4.24
	BSP	Karan Dass	1,109	2.81%	0.48
	CPI	Sham Lal	521	1.32%	0.51
	HVC	Piare Lal	399	1.01%	New
Margin of victory			148	0.38%	6.56
Turnout			39,423	73.86%	0.35
Registered electors			54,022		6.20
	BJP gain from INC		Swing	4.62

Assembly Election 1993

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Durga Dass	16,036	43.00%	19.04
	BJP	Des Raj	13,448	36.06%	32.24
	Independent	Pyare Lal	5,315	14.25%	New
	BSP	Yash Paul	1,230	3.30%	0.60
	CPI	Mohindar Singh	682	1.83%	2.04
	Independent	Roshan Lal	405	1.09%	New
Margin of victory			2,588	6.94%	37.41
Turnout			37,296	74.05%	6.73
Registered electors			50,866		10.47
	INC gain from BJP		Swing	25.31

Assembly Election 1990

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Des Raj	20,944	68.30%	33.33
	INC	Girdhari Lal	7,345	23.95%	17.33
	CPI	Sham Lal	1,186	3.87%	0.01
	BSP	Charan Dass Sarotri	828	2.70%	New
	Doordarshi Party	Parkash Chand	297	0.97%	New
Margin of victory			13,599	44.35%	38.04
Turnout			30,664	66.95%	9.52
Registered electors			46,045		35.06
	BJP gain from INC		Swing	27.02

Assembly Election 1985

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Girdhari Lal	10,711	41.28%	3.80
	BJP	Des Raj	9,074	34.97%	13.71
	Independent	Duni Chand	3,239	12.48%	New
	Independent	Durga Dass	1,007	3.88%	New
	CPI	Mohinder Singh	1,001	3.86%	1.20
	Independent	Charan Dass Sarotri	771	2.97%	New
	Independent	Som Raj	144	0.55%	New
Margin of victory			1,637	6.31%	4.89
Turnout			25,947	77.03%	3.22
Registered electors			34,091		12.03
	INC gain from BJP		Swing	7.40

Assembly Election 1982

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Des Raj	11,751	48.68%	New
	INC	Dhinoo Ram	9,048	37.48%	New
	Independent	Duni Chand	2,083	8.63%	New
	CPI	Joginder Singh	642	2.66%	38.25
	LKD	Wadhawa Ram	489	2.03%	New
	Independent	Charan Dass Sarotri	127	0.53%	New
Margin of victory			2,703	11.20%	0.94
Turnout			24,140	80.40%	12.16
Registered electors			30,431		15.16
	BJP gain from JP		Swing	4.37

Assembly Election 1977

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JP	Durga Dass	9,416	53.05%	New
	CPI	Shankar Singh	7,261	40.91%	New
	Independent	Bansi Lal	593	3.34%	New
	Independent	Bihari Lal	232	1.31%	New
	Independent	Sant Ram	136	0.77%	New
	Independent	Charan Dass Sarotri	111	0.63%	New
Margin of victory			2,155	12.14%	16.49
Turnout			17,749	68.17%	11.48
Registered electors			26,426		7.98
	JP gain from INC		Swing	5.67

Assembly Election 1972

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Dhinoo Ram	8,002	58.72%	27.04
	Independent	Om Prakash	4,100	30.09%	New
	ABJS	Durga Dass	1,361	9.99%	New
	Independent	Bansi Lal	109	0.80%	New
Margin of victory			3,902	28.63%	20.32
Turnout			13,627	57.42%	6.50
Registered electors			24,472		0.30
	INC hold		Swing	27.04

Assembly Election 1967

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Dhinoo Ram	3,825	31.68%	New
	SWA	Durga Dass	2,821	23.37%	New
	Independent	O. Parkash	2,162	17.91%	New
	RPI	S. Singh	1,833	15.18%	New
	Independent	Duni Chand	1,058	8.76%	New
	CPI(M)	B. Lal	373	3.09%	New
Margin of victory			1,004	8.32%
Turnout			12,072	53.68%
Registered electors			24,545
	INC win (new seat)