Kasumpti Assembly constituency

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

Kasumpti
Constituency No. 62 for the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	North India
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Lok Sabha constituency	Shimla
Established	1951
Total electors	67,017[1]
Reservation	None
Member of Legislative Assembly
14th Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Incumbent Anirudh Singh
Party	Indian National Congress
Elected year	2022

Members of Legislative Assembly

Year	Member	Party
1951	Hitendra Sen		Independent
Himachal Pradesh did not have a Legislative Assembly from 1956 to 1967.
1967	Sita Ramm		Indian National Congress
1972	Shonkia Ram Kashyap		Indian National Congress
1977	Roop Dass Kashyap		Independent
1982	Balak Ram Kashyap		Bharatiya Janata Party
1985	Shonkia Ram Kashyap		Indian National Congress
1990	Roop Dass Kashyap		Bharatiya Janata Party
1993	Charanjiv Lal Kashyap		Indian National Congress
1998	Roop Dass Kashyap		Bharatiya Janata Party
2003	Sohan Lal		Independent
2007			Indian National Congress
2012	Anirudh Singh		Indian National Congress
2017
2022

Election results

Assembly Election 2022

2022 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Kasumpti

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Anirudh Singh	25,759	55.43%	2.31
	BJP	Suresh Bhardwaj	17,104	36.81%	6.31
	CPI(M)	Kuldip Singh Tanwar	2,670	5.75%	5.57
	NOTA	Nota	335	0.72%	0.25
	AAP	Dr. Rajesh Chanana	307	0.66%	New
	BSP	Kameshwar	159	0.34%	New
	Rashtriya Devbhumi Party	Ram Prakash	136	0.29%	New
Margin of victory			8,655	18.62%	4.00
Turnout			46,470	69.34%	1.47
Registered electors			67,017		9.54
	INC hold		Swing	2.31

Assembly Election 2017

2017 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Kasumpti^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Anirudh Singh	22,061	53.12%	6.43
	BJP	Vijay Jyoti	12,664	30.50%	11.07
	CPI(M)	Kuldip Singh Tanwar	4,698	11.31%	1.99
	Independent	Madan Mohan	954	2.30%	New
	NOTA	None of the Above	404	0.97%	New
	Independent	Inder Singh	212	0.51%	New
Margin of victory			9,397	22.63%	4.64
Turnout			41,527	67.87%	7.39
Registered electors			61,183		2.08
	INC hold		Swing	6.43

Assembly Election 2012

2012 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Kasumpti

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Anirudh Singh	16,929	46.70%	3.52
	BJP	Prem Singh	7,043	19.43%	10.01
	Independent	Vijay Jyoti	6,466	17.84%	New
	CPI(M)	Kuldip Singh Tanwar	4,823	13.30%	New
	HLC	Khushi Ram Balanatah	513	1.42%	New
	Independent	Dineshwar Dutt	231	0.64%	New
Margin of victory			9,886	27.27%	13.53
Turnout			36,252	60.48%	7.39
Registered electors			59,938		40.08
	INC hold		Swing	3.52

Assembly Election 2007

2007 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Kasumpti

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Sohan Lal	22,931	43.18%	22.47
	BJP	Tarsem Bharti	15,632	29.44%	0.50
	Independent	Roop Dass Kashyap	10,250	19.30%	New
	BSP	Uttam Singh Kashyap	1,607	3.03%	New
	Independent	Manoj Kumar	990	1.86%	New
	LJP	Surinder Kumar	809	1.52%	New
	Independent	Roop Ram Chauhan	649	1.22%	New
Margin of victory			7,299	13.74%	6.27
Turnout			53,106	53.09%	2.71
Registered electors			1,00,023		19.76
	INC gain from Independent		Swing	6.76

Assembly Election 2003

2003 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Kasumpti^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Sohan Lal	16,972	36.42%	New
	BJP	Roop Dass Kashyap	13,487	28.94%	21.60
	INC	Chiranjiv Lal	9,652	20.71%	24.92
	HVC	Tarsem Bharti	5,667	12.16%	8.32
	Independent	Papinder Singh	303	0.65%	New
	Independent	Chet Ram Kashyap	301	0.65%	New
Margin of victory			3,485	7.48%	2.57
Turnout			46,606	56.09%	2.10
Registered electors			83,523		15.06
	Independent gain from BJP		Swing	14.12

Assembly Election 1998

1998 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Kasumpti^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Roop Dass Kashyap	19,700	50.54%	9.74
	INC	Shonkia Ram Kashyap	17,786	45.63%	12.76
	HVC	Tarsem Bharti	1,495	3.84%	New
Margin of victory			1,914	4.91%	12.68
Turnout			38,981	54.35%	5.56
Registered electors			72,588		21.39
	BJP gain from INC		Swing

Assembly Election 1993

1993 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Kasumpti^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Charanjiv Lal Kashyap	20,688	58.38%	32.31
	BJP	Roop Dass Kashyap	14,455	40.79%	31.47
	Independent	Chet Ram Kashyap	292	0.82%	New
Margin of victory			6,233	17.59%	28.60
Turnout			35,435	59.67%	2.71
Registered electors			59,799		17.65
	INC gain from BJP		Swing

Assembly Election 1990

1990 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Kasumpti^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Roop Dass Kashyap	20,770	72.26%	31.87
	INC	Shonkia Ram Kashyap	7,493	26.07%	32.56
	Doordarshi Party	Bimla Rani	399	1.39%	New
Margin of victory			13,277	46.19%	27.95
Turnout			28,743	56.87%	2.54
Registered electors			50,828		37.56
	BJP gain from INC		Swing

Assembly Election 1985

1985 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Kasumpti^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Shonkia Ram Kashyap	12,801	58.63%	26.53
	BJP	Balak Ram Kashyap	8,819	40.39%	2.27
	Independent	Parma Nand	213	0.98%	New
Margin of victory			3,982	18.24%	12.21
Turnout			21,833	59.55%	5.64
Registered electors			36,949		6.11
	INC gain from BJP		Swing

Assembly Election 1982

1982 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Kasumpti^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Balak Ram Kashyap	8,594	38.13%	New
	INC	Roop Dass Kashyap	7,236	32.10%	3.81
	Independent	Shonkia Ram Kashyap	6,578	29.18%	New
	JP	Surinder Singh	132	0.59%	21.23
Margin of victory			1,358	6.02%	11.16
Turnout			22,540	65.54%	14.79
Registered electors			34,822		21.16
	BJP gain from Independent		Swing	7.34

Assembly Election 1977

1977 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Kasumpti^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Roop Dass Kashyap	6,526	45.47%	New
	INC	Shonkia Ram Kashyap	4,060	28.29%	50.14
	JP	Surender Singh Banolta	3,131	21.82%	New
	Independent	Jiwanu Ram	501	3.49%	New
	Independent	Telu Ram Baidwan	134	0.93%	New
Margin of victory			2,466	17.18%	46.17
Turnout			14,352	50.55%	11.70
Registered electors			28,740		15.89
	Independent gain from INC		Swing	32.96

Assembly Election 1972

1972 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Kasumpti^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Shonkia Ram Kashyap	7,437	78.43%	43.42
	ABJS	Phulma Devi	1,430	15.08%	New
	Independent	Heru Ram	466	4.91%	New
	INC(O)	Puran Chand	149	1.57%	New
Margin of victory			6,007	63.35%	62.49
Turnout			9,482	39.03%	7.35
Registered electors			24,800		13.40
	INC hold		Swing	43.42

Assembly Election 1967

1967 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Kasumpti^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	S. Ram	4,571	35.02%	New
	Independent	H. Singh	4,459	34.16%	New
	Independent	B. Nand	4,024	30.83%	New
Margin of victory			112	0.86%	11.56
Turnout			13,054	48.20%	2.91
Registered electors			28,637		83.49
	INC gain from Independent		Swing	4.58

Assembly Election 1952

1952 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Kasumpti^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Hitendra Sen	2,637	39.59%	New
	Independent	Tara Singh	1,810	27.18%	New
	Independent	Bhaskra Nand	1,184	17.78%	New
	Independent	Amin Chand	418	6.28%	New
	SCF	Nirma	369	5.54%	New
	Socialist	Bharat Singh	136	2.04%	New
	Independent	Hira Nand	106	1.59%	New
Margin of victory			827	12.42%
Turnout			6,660	42.67%
Registered electors			15,607
	Independent win (new seat)

See also

• List of constituencies of the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
• Shimla district
• Kasumpati