Kangra Assembly constituency

Kangra Assembly constituency is 16th of the 68 assembly constituencies of Himachal Pradesh an Indian state. Kangra is also part of Kangra Lok Sabha constituency.^[2][3][4]

Kangra
Constituency No. 16 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	83,547[1]
Reservation	None
Member of Legislative Assembly
14th Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Incumbent Pawan Kumar Kajal
Party	Bhartiya Janata Party
Elected year	2022

Members of Legislative Assembly

Year	Member	Picture	Party
1967	Hari Ram			Indian National Congress
1972
1977	Pratap Chaudhary			Janata Party
1982	Vidya Sagar Chaudhary			Bharatiya Janata Party
1985
1990
1993	Daulat Ram
1998	Vidya Sagar Chaudhary
2003	Surinder Kumar			Indian National Congress
2007	Sanjay Chaudhary			Bahujan Samaj Party
2012	Pawan Kumar Kajal[5]			Independent
2017				Indian National Congress
2022				Bharatiya Janata Party

Election results

Assembly Election 2022

2022 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Kangra

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Pawan Kumar Kajal	35,239	55.64%	23.00
	INC	Choudhary Surinder Kaku	15,405	24.32%	18.79
	Independent	Kulbhash Chand	7,994	12.62%	New
	Independent	Amit Verma	3,033	4.79%	New
	AAP	Raj Kumar	866	1.37%	New
	NOTA	Nota	464	0.73%	0.37
	BSP	Vijay Kumar	338	0.53%	New
Margin of victory			19,834	31.31%	20.84
Turnout			63,339	75.81%	2.28
Registered electors			83,547		10.08
	BJP gain from INC		Swing	12.53

Assembly Election 2017

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Pawan Kumar Kajal	25,549	43.11%	15.27
	BJP	Sanjay Chaudhary	19,341	32.63%	9.48
	Independent	Dr. Rajesh Sharma	11,805	19.92%	New
	NOTA	None of the Above	656	1.11%	New
	Lok Gathbandhan Party	Col. Kuldip Singh	482	0.81%	New
	NCP	Ravi Chand	408	0.69%	New
Margin of victory			6,208	10.47%	9.36
Turnout			59,269	78.09%	4.03
Registered electors			75,899		11.22
	INC gain from Independent		Swing	14.15

Assembly Election 2012

2012 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Kangra

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Pawan Kumar Kajal	14,632	28.95%	New
	INC	Choudhary Surender Kumar	14,069	27.84%	4.91
	BJP	Sanjay Chaudhary	11,700	23.15%	3.98
	Independent	Dr. Rajesh Sharma	7,966	15.76%	New
	CPI	Aman Guleria	636	1.26%	0.26
	Himachal Swabhiman Party	Ram Swaroop Verma	521	1.03%	New
	BSP	Vijay Kumar Bhari	517	1.02%	34.14
	SP	Ram Niwash Yadav	416	0.82%	New
Margin of victory			563	1.11%	1.31
Turnout			50,539	74.06%	3.34
Registered electors			68,243		10.76
	Independent gain from BSP		Swing	6.21

Assembly Election 2007

2007 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Kangra

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BSP	Sanjay Chaudhary	19,017	35.16%	New
	INC	Chaudhary Surender Kaku	17,708	32.74%	6.16
	BJP	Chaudhary Vidya Sagar	14,673	27.13%	1.38
	CPI	Aman Guleria	819	1.51%	1.62
	LJP	Chaudhary Devi Lal	742	1.37%	0.38
	Independent	Chaudhary Banarsi Dass	558	1.03%	New
	ABHM	Amar Singh	505	0.93%	0.07
Margin of victory			1,309	2.42%	7.97
Turnout			54,080	70.72%	1.12
Registered electors			76,470		13.47
	BSP gain from INC		Swing	3.74

Assembly Election 2003

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Surinder Kumar	18,836	38.90%	3.55
	BJP	Rattan Lal Jagtamba	13,803	28.51%	24.45
	Independent	Chaudhary Vidya Sagar	9,882	20.41%	New
	HVC	Daulat Ram	3,118	6.44%	3.01
	CPI	Himal Chand	1,517	3.13%	1.64
	ABHM	Deepak Kumar	488	1.01%	New
	LJP	Dharmender Kumar	478	0.99%	New
	NCP	Pushpa Devi	297	0.61%	New
Margin of victory			5,033	10.39%	7.21
Turnout			48,419	71.87%	1.69
Registered electors			67,394		15.41
	INC gain from BJP		Swing	14.05

Assembly Election 1998

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Vidya Sagar Chaudhary	21,695	52.96%	15.02
	INC	Daulat Chaudhary	14,484	35.35%	19.29
	HVC	Hari Krishan Chand	3,870	9.45%	New
	CPI	Saroj Kumari	612	1.49%	New
Margin of victory			7,211	17.60%	0.89
Turnout			40,968	71.43%	2.11
Registered electors			58,397		11.63
	BJP gain from INC		Swing	1.69

Assembly Election 1993

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Daulat Ram	20,658	54.65%	31.04
	BJP	Vidya Sagar Chaudhary	14,342	37.94%	35.96
	Independent	Pushpa Choudhary	1,503	3.98%	New
	BSP	Girdhari Lal	356	0.94%	0.22
	JD	Partap Choudhary	348	0.92%	New
		Choudhary Ram	291	0.77%	New
	Independent	Parkash Chand	217	0.57%	New
Margin of victory			6,316	16.71%	33.59
Turnout			37,803	72.90%	2.72
Registered electors			52,314		8.72
	INC gain from BJP		Swing	19.26

Assembly Election 1990

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Vidya Sagar Chaudhary	24,729	73.90%	21.49
	INC	Hari Krishan Chand	7,899	23.61%	18.50
	BSP	Virender Kumar	241	0.72%	New
	Independent	Madan Lal	235	0.70%	New
	Doordarshi Party	Diwan Chand	195	0.58%	New
Margin of victory			16,830	50.30%	39.99
Turnout			33,462	70.01%	0.81
Registered electors			48,119		31.98
	BJP hold		Swing	21.49

Assembly Election 1985

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Vidya Sagar Chaudhary	13,443	52.41%	8.65
	INC	Pushpa Chaudhary	10,800	42.11%	12.22
	CPI	Himal Chand	1,004	3.91%	1.29
	Independent	Swami Shanta Nand	214	0.83%	New
Margin of victory			2,643	10.30%	20.87
Turnout			25,650	70.96%	2.77
Registered electors			36,460		7.82
	BJP hold		Swing	8.65

Assembly Election 1982

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Vidya Sagar Chaudhary	15,097	61.06%	New
	INC	Surendar Paul	7,388	29.88%	6.68
	CPI	Himal Chand	1,287	5.21%	New
	Independent	Th. Bhim Sain	285	1.15%	New
	Independent	Jamna Dass	200	0.81%	New
	Independent	Ram Saran	181	0.73%	New
	JP	Mohinder Chand Choudhary	145	0.59%	46.13
Margin of victory			7,709	31.18%	21.02
Turnout			24,725	74.44%	12.10
Registered electors			33,816		10.31
	BJP gain from JP		Swing	14.34

Assembly Election 1977

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JP	Partap Choudhary	8,739	46.72%	New
	INC	Surinder Paul	6,839	36.56%	12.90
	Independent	Jagdish Chand Patarwal	1,797	9.61%	New
	Independent	Jaishi Ram	674	3.60%	New
	Independent	Chander Mani	360	1.92%	New
	Independent	Bhim Sen	199	1.06%	New
	Independent	Sita Ram	97	0.52%	New
Margin of victory			1,900	10.16%	1.30
Turnout			18,705	62.21%	17.37
Registered electors			30,655		21.87
	JP gain from INC		Swing	2.74

Assembly Election 1972

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Hari Ram	5,430	49.46%	15.19
	Independent	Jagdish Chand	4,457	40.60%	New
	ABJS	Chandu Lal	1,092	9.95%	6.38
Margin of victory			973	8.86%	39.46
Turnout			10,979	45.17%	11.26
Registered electors			25,153		17.44
	INC hold		Swing	15.19

Assembly Election 1967

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Hari Ram	7,603	64.65%	New
	ABJS	J. Nath	1,920	16.33%	New
	CPI	T. Ram	1,824	15.51%	New
	Independent	S. Chand	413	3.51%	New
Margin of victory			5,683	48.32%
Turnout			11,760	58.77%
Registered electors			21,417
	INC win (new seat)

See also

• List of constituencies of the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
• Kangra, Himachal Pradesh
• Kangra district