Kullu Assembly constituency

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

Kullu
Constituency No. 23 for the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	North India
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kullu
Lok Sabha constituency	Mandi
Established	1967
Total electors	92,050[1]
Reservation	None
Member of Legislative Assembly
14th Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Incumbent Sunder Singh Thakur
Party	Indian National Congress
Elected year	2022

Members of Legislative Assembly

Year	Member	Picture	Party
1967	Lal Chand Prarthi			Indian National Congress
1972
1977	Kunj Lal Thakur			Janata Party
1982				Bharatiya Janata Party
1985	Raj Krishan Gour			Indian National Congress
1990	Kunj Lal Thakur			Bharatiya Janata Party
1993	Raj Krishan Gour			Indian National Congress
1998	Chander Sain Thakur			Bharatiya Janata Party
2003	Raj Krishan Gour			Indian National Congress
2007	Govind Singh Thakur			Bharatiya Janata Party
2012	Maheshwar Singh			Himachal Lokhit Party
2017	Sunder Singh Thakur[3]			Indian National Congress
2022

Election results

Assembly Election 2022

2022 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Kullu

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Sunder Singh Thakur	30,286	42.56%	7.22
	BJP	Narotam Singh	26,183	36.79%	10.55
	Independent	Ram Singh	11,937	16.77%	New
	AAP	Sher Singh	1,119	1.57%	New
	CPI(M)	Hotam Singh	1,102	1.55%	New
	NOTA	Nota	346	0.49%	0.16
	Independent	Lot Rama Thakur	192	0.27%	New
Margin of victory			4,103	5.77%	3.33
Turnout			71,165	77.31%	0.01
Registered electors			92,050		12.73
	INC hold		Swing	7.22

Assembly Election 2017

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Sunder Singh Thakur	31,423	49.78%	23.84
	BJP	Maheshwar Singh	29,885	47.34%	20.06
	Rashtriya Azad Manch	Renuka Dogra	469	0.74%	New
	NOTA	None of the Above	407	0.64%	New
Margin of victory			1,538	2.44%	2.79
Turnout			63,122	77.31%	0.25
Registered electors			81,653		10.78
	INC gain from HLC		Swing	17.28

Assembly Election 2012

2012 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Kullu

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	HLC	Maheshwar Singh	18,582	32.51%	New
	BJP	Ram Singh	15,597	27.28%	13.43
	INC	Sunder Singh Thakur	14,830	25.94%	0.39
	Independent	Prem Lata Thakur	7,256	12.69%	New
	Shivsena	Lot Rama Thakur	458	0.80%	New
	BSP	Sarita	392	0.69%	32.94
Margin of victory			2,985	5.22%	1.86
Turnout			57,165	77.56%	3.88
Registered electors			73,707		23.57
	HLC gain from BJP		Swing	8.21

Assembly Election 2007

2007 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Kullu

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Govind Singh Thakur	28,925	40.71%	20.33
	BSP	Dharamvir Dhami	23,892	33.63%	31.46
	INC	Raj Krishan Gour	18,156	25.56%	8.14
Margin of victory			5,033	7.08%	4.29
Turnout			71,045	73.67%	2.50
Registered electors			96,433		14.87
	BJP gain from INC		Swing

Assembly Election 2003

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Raj Krishan Gour	21,547	33.70%	14.11
	Independent	Govind Singh Thakur	14,277	22.33%	New
	BJP	Karan Singh	13,033	20.38%	27.49
	Independent	Dharam Vir	12,953	20.26%	New
	BSP	Master Jawahar Lal	1,384	2.16%	New
	SP	Charan Dass	747	1.17%	New
Margin of victory			7,270	11.37%	11.30
Turnout			63,941	76.30%	12.22
Registered electors			83,947		5.05
	INC gain from BJP		Swing	14.18

Assembly Election 1998

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Chander Sain Thakur	24,467	47.88%	8.22
	INC	Raj Krishan Gaur	24,429	47.80%	8.66
	HVC	Gopal Dass	1,519	2.97%	New
	CPI(M)	Sar Chand	688	1.35%	0.18
Margin of victory			38	0.07%	16.73
Turnout			51,103	64.53%	8.78
Registered electors			79,908		12.85
	BJP gain from INC		Swing	8.59

Assembly Election 1993

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Raj Krishan Gour	29,077	56.46%	5.20
	BJP	Kunj Lal	20,423	39.66%	2.27
	CPI(M)	Sar Chand	786	1.53%	New
	BSP	Duglu Ram	649	1.26%	New
	Independent	Dhani Ram	307	0.60%	New
Margin of victory			8,654	16.81%	7.47
Turnout			51,496	73.16%	2.04
Registered electors			70,806		49.23
	INC hold		Swing	5.20

Assembly Election 1985

1985 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Kullu^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Raj Krishan Gour	20,685	61.67%	20.59
	BJP	Chander Sain Thakur	12,542	37.39%	8.41
	Independent	Nawal Thakur	315	0.94%	New
Margin of victory			8,143	24.28%	19.56
Turnout			33,542	71.36%	1.20
Registered electors			47,448		4.39
	INC gain from BJP		Swing

Assembly Election 1982

1982 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Kullu^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Kunj Lal	14,967	45.80%	New
	INC	Raj Krishan Gaor	13,425	41.08%	13.16
	Independent	Lal Chand Prarthi	3,522	10.78%	New
	Independent	Anirudh	500	1.53%	New
	Independent	Nawal Thakur	204	0.62%	New
Margin of victory			1,542	4.72%	10.13
Turnout			32,677	72.93%	13.87
Registered electors			45,451		16.43
	BJP gain from JP		Swing	3.03

Assembly Election 1977

1977 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Kullu^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JP	Kunj Lal	9,688	42.77%	New
	INC	Raj Krishan Gour	6,324	27.92%	23.16
	Independent	Bhagat Ram	3,558	15.71%	New
	Independent	Ani Rudh	2,003	8.84%	New
	Independent	Charan Dass	921	4.07%	New
	Independent	Nawal Thakur	157	0.69%	New
Margin of victory			3,364	14.85%	8.51
Turnout			22,651	58.96%	5.67
Registered electors			39,037		14.51
	JP gain from INC		Swing	8.31

Assembly Election 1972

1972 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Kullu^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Lal Chand Prarthi	9,116	51.08%	5.59
	ABJS	Kunj Lal	4,946	27.71%	15.81
	Independent	Nawal Thakur	1,669	9.35%	New
	LRP	Durga Dass	1,223	6.85%	New
	Independent	Kewal Ram	661	3.70%	New
	Independent	Amar Chand	232	1.30%	New
Margin of victory			4,170	23.37%	2.07
Turnout			17,847	53.81%	9.95
Registered electors			34,090		38.26
	INC hold		Swing	5.59

Assembly Election 1967

1967 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Kullu^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Lal Chand Prarthi	4,756	45.49%	New
	Independent	N. Kishore	2,097	20.06%	New
	ABJS	B. Ram	1,244	11.90%	New
	Independent	J. Ram	805	7.70%	New
	Independent	K. Singh	716	6.85%	New
	Independent	B. Guru	481	4.60%	New
	Independent	J. Nath	250	2.39%	New
	Independent	C. Ram	106	1.01%	New
Margin of victory			2,659	25.43%
Turnout			10,455	45.03%
Registered electors			24,657
	INC win (new seat)

See also

• List of constituencies of the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
• Kullu district
• Kullu