Karsog Assembly constituency

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

Karsog
Constituency No. 26 for the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	North India
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Mandi
Lok Sabha constituency	Mandi
Established	1951
Total electors	76,609[1]
Reservation	SC
Member of Legislative Assembly
14th Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Incumbent Deep Raj
Party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Elected year	2022

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Year	Member[5]	Picture	Party
1951	Rattan Singh			Indian National Congress
1967	Mansa Ram			Independent
1972				Indian National Congress
1977	Joginder Pal			Janata Party
1982	Mansa Ram			Independent
1985	Joginder Pal			Bharatiya Janata Party
1990
1993	Mast Ram			Indian National Congress
1998	Mansa Ram			Himachal Vikas Congress
2003	Mast Ram			Indian National Congress
2007	Hira Lal			Independent
2012	Mansa Ram			Indian National Congress
2017	Hira Lal[6]			Bharatiya Janata Party
2022	Deep Raj Kapoor

Election results

Assembly Election 2022

2022 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Karsog

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Deep Raj	34,512	57.36%	15.03
	INC	Mahesh Raj	23,978	39.85%	6.77
	CPI(M)	Kishori Lal	480	0.80%	New
	AAP	Bhagwant Singh	471	0.78%	New
	NOTA	Nota	363	0.60%	0.69
	BSP	Chaman Lal	209	0.35%	0.24
	Independent	Ghanshyam Azad	156	0.26%	New
Margin of victory			10,534	17.51%	8.26
Turnout			60,169	78.54%	0.98
Registered electors			76,609		13.78
	BJP hold		Swing	15.03

Assembly Election 2017

2017 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Karsog^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Hira Lal	22,102	42.33%	10.92
	INC	Mansa Ram	17,272	33.08%	7.62
	Independent	Mast Ram	5,675	10.87%	New
	Independent	Bhagat Ram	2,702	5.17%	New
	Independent	Pawan Kumar	990	1.90%	New
	Independent	Bhagwant Singh	842	1.61%	New
	NOTA	None of the Above	674	1.29%	New
	Rashtriya Azad Manch	Mehar Singh Khukhaliya	521	1.00%	New
	Independent	Anita Alias Nitu	362	0.69%	New
	BSP	Chaman Lal	309	0.59%	1.02
Margin of victory			4,830	9.25%	0.04
Turnout			52,218	77.56%	0.74
Registered electors			67,329		10.91
	BJP gain from INC		Swing	1.63

Assembly Election 2012

2012 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Karsog

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Mansa Ram	18,978	40.70%	12.85
	BJP	Hira Lal	14,646	31.41%	3.28
	Independent	Mast Ram	11,000	23.59%	New
	Independent	Chaman Lal Chauhan	1,208	2.59%	New
	BSP	Chet Ram	753	1.61%	0.93
Margin of victory			4,332	9.29%	1.75
Turnout			46,634	76.82%	1.51
Registered electors			60,706		8.70
	INC gain from Independent		Swing	1.53

Assembly Election 2007

2007 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Karsog

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Hira Lal	19,609	39.16%	New
	BJP	Mansa Ram	14,082	28.12%	1.86
	INC	Mast Ram	13,944	27.85%	15.55
	BSP	Bhim Singh	1,275	2.55%	New
	CPI	Raj Kumar	1,107	2.21%	New
Margin of victory			5,527	11.04%	2.38
Turnout			50,071	75.31%	0.70
Registered electors			66,490		12.57
	Independent gain from INC		Swing	4.24

Assembly Election 2003

2003 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Karsog^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Mast Ram	19,124	43.40%	13.34
	BJP	Joginder Pal	13,213	29.98%	0.30
	HVC	Mansa Ram	11,730	26.62%	8.94
Margin of victory			5,911	13.41%	8.13
Turnout			44,067	74.64%	3.56
Registered electors			59,067		14.71
	INC gain from HVC		Swing

Assembly Election 1998

1998 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Karsog^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	HVC	Mansa Ram	13,009	35.56%	New
	BJP	Joginder Pal	11,077	30.28%	1.51
	INC	Mast Ram	10,997	30.06%	37.29
	CPI(M)	Hari Saran	1,498	4.10%	New
Margin of victory			1,932	5.28%	30.28
Turnout			36,581	71.57%	8.76
Registered electors			51,492		11.51
	HVC gain from INC		Swing	31.79

Assembly Election 1993

1993 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Karsog^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Mast Ram	19,371	67.36%	50.45
	BJP	Joginder Pal	9,144	31.80%	35.31
Margin of victory			10,227	35.56%	14.64
Turnout			28,759	62.65%	6.45
Registered electors			46,177		9.12
	INC gain from BJP		Swing

Assembly Election 1990

1990 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Karsog^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Joginder Pal	15,855	67.11%	12.73
	INC	Mansa Ram	3,995	16.91%	22.03
	Independent	Mast Ram	2,220	9.40%	New
	Independent	Prakash Chand Shastri	812	3.44%	New
	CPI	Nand Lal	442	1.87%	New
	Independent	Sangat Ram	303	1.28%	New
Margin of victory			11,860	50.20%	34.76
Turnout			23,627	56.13%	10.88
Registered electors			42,317		28.74
	BJP hold		Swing	12.73

Assembly Election 1985

1985 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Karsog^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Joginder Pal	11,925	54.38%	16.16
	INC	Mansha Ram	8,540	38.94%	23.46
	Independent	Sangat Ram	1,465	6.68%	New
Margin of victory			3,385	15.44%	7.35
Turnout			21,930	67.29%	4.99
Registered electors			32,870		4.47
	BJP gain from Independent		Swing

Assembly Election 1982

1982 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Karsog^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Mansha Ram	8,992	46.30%	New
	BJP	Sunder Singh	7,422	38.22%	New
	INC	Mast Ram	3,007	15.48%	New
Margin of victory			1,570	8.08%	26.57
Turnout			19,421	62.33%	14.70
Registered electors			31,463		17.02
	Independent gain from JP		Swing	13.66

Assembly Election 1977

1977 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Karsog^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JP	Joginder Pal	7,582	59.96%	New
	Independent	Sangat Ram	3,200	25.31%	New
	Independent	Mansha Ram	1,863	14.73%	New
Margin of victory			4,382	34.65%	6.13
Turnout			12,645	47.44%	10.59
Registered electors			26,888		13.07
	JP gain from INC		Swing	1.72

Assembly Election 1972

1972 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Karsog^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Mansha Ram	6,951	61.68%	29.01
	Independent	Joginder Pal	2,355	20.90%	New
	Independent	Katru Ram	1,870	16.59%	New
	ABJS	Ram Dass	94	0.83%	New
Margin of victory			4,596	40.78%	21.21
Turnout			11,270	37.26%	7.42
Registered electors			30,930		11.52
	INC gain from Independent		Swing	9.43

Assembly Election 1967

1967 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Karsog^[15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Mansa Ram	4,204	52.24%	New
	INC	Nakbinhoo	2,629	32.67%	56.15
	Independent	Zalam	794	9.87%	New
	Independent	D. Ram	420	5.22%	New
Margin of victory			1,575	19.57%	58.08
Turnout			8,047	31.88%	13.62
Registered electors			27,735		64.57
	Independent gain from INC		Swing	36.58

Assembly Election 1952

1952 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Karsog^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Rattan Singh	2,305	88.82%	New
	ABJS	Achhari Ram	290	11.18%	New
Margin of victory			2,015	77.65%
Turnout			2,595	15.40%
Registered electors			16,853
	INC win (new seat)

See also

• List of constituencies of the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
• Karsog