Kumarsain Assembly constituency

Kumarsain Assembly constituency was one of the 68 constituencies until 2008 delimitation in the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh state in India. It was a segment of Simla Lok Sabha constituency.^[2][3] It included areas of Kumarsain tehsil and Sunni tehsil of Shimla district. Post 2008 delimitation, Kumarsain tehsil became part of Theog Assembly constituency and Sunni tehsil became part of Shimla Rural Assembly constituency.

Kumarsain
Former constituency for the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	North India
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Lok Sabha constituency	Simla
Established	1952, 1972
Abolished	2008
Total electors	62,280 (in 2007)[1]
Reservation	None

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Year	Member	Picture	Party
1952	Ram Dayal			Independent
1972	Jai Bihari Lal Khachi
1977	Bhaskera Nand
1982	Jai Bihari Lal Khachi			Indian National Congress
1985
1990	Bhagat Ram Chauhan			Bharatiya Janata Party
1993	Jai Bihari Lal Khachi			Indian National Congress
1998
2003	Vidya Stokes
2007

Election results

Assembly Election 2007

2007 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Kumarsain

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Vidya Stokes	17,375	40.85%	2.21
	Independent	Pramod Kumar Sharma	16,125	37.91%	New
	BJP	Bhagat Ram Chauhan	7,982	18.77%	1.23
	BSP	Bala Nand Mehta	571	1.34%	New
	LJP	Om Prakash Shrama	474	1.11%	New
Margin of victory			1,250	2.94%	7.51
Turnout			42,534	68.29%	3.93
Registered electors			62,280		10.05
	INC hold		Swing	2.21

Assembly Election 2003

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Vidya Stokes	17,600	43.06%	11.87
	Independent	Parmod Kumar Sharma	13,329	32.61%	New
	BJP	Sandeep Kumar	8,173	20.00%	2.87
	HVC	Bhagat Ram Chauhan	1,772	4.34%	New
Margin of victory			4,271	10.45%	16.53
Turnout			40,874	72.25%	1.12
Registered electors			56,594		13.39
	INC hold		Swing	11.87

Assembly Election 1998

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Jai Bihari Lal Khachi	19,492	54.93%	11.37
	Independent	Ghanshyam Dass	9,917	27.94%	New
	BJP	Sandeep Kumar	6,079	17.13%	16.57
Margin of victory			9,575	26.98%	5.61
Turnout			35,488	72.19%	1.17
Registered electors			49,913		10.65
	INC hold		Swing

Assembly Election 1993

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Jai Bihari Lal Khachi	21,612	66.30%	20.35
	BJP	Bhagat Ram Chauhan	10,987	33.70%	19.47
Margin of victory			10,625	32.59%	25.36
Turnout			32,599	72.63%	2.42
Registered electors			45,110		4.20
	INC gain from BJP		Swing

Assembly Election 1990

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Bhagat Ram Chauhan	16,078	53.17%	13.35
	INC	Jai Bihari Lal Khachi	13,892	45.94%	13.09
	Independent	Jagbandhan Lal	213	0.70%	New
Margin of victory			2,186	7.23%	11.98
Turnout			30,238	70.12%	0.29
Registered electors			43,290		27.88
	BJP gain from INC		Swing

Assembly Election 1985

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Jai Bihari Lal Khachi	14,016	59.03%	18.88
	BJP	Bhagat Ram Chauhan	9,456	39.83%	19.41
	Independent	Jagbandhan Lal	162	0.68%	New
Margin of victory			4,560	19.21%	0.53
Turnout			23,743	70.64%	4.87
Registered electors			33,851		5.73
	INC hold		Swing

Assembly Election 1982

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Jai Bihari Lal Khachi	9,641	40.15%	10.71
	BJP	Bhagat Ram Chauhan	4,902	20.41%	New
	Independent	Dharam Singh Thakur	4,623	19.25%	New
	Independent	Bhaskra Nand	2,096	8.73%	New
	Independent	Sunder Lal	1,507	6.28%	New
	JP	Devinder Chauhan	448	1.87%	16.39
	Independent	Jagbandhan Lal	241	1.00%	New
	Independent	Ishwar Dutt Bali	216	0.90%	New
	Independent	Brahama Nand Sharma	211	0.88%	New
	LKD	Dhian Singh	128	0.53%	New
Margin of victory			4,739	19.74%	12.39
Turnout			24,013	75.65%	6.24
Registered electors			32,015		12.48
	INC gain from Independent		Swing	3.37

Assembly Election 1977

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Bhaskera Nand	7,199	36.78%	New
	INC	Jai Bihari Lal Khachi	5,762	29.44%	19.74
	JP	Sunder Lal	3,574	18.26%	New
	Independent	Pratap Singh	2,257	11.53%	New
	Independent	Jiwan Ram	644	3.29%	New
	Independent	Kishori Lal	137	0.70%	New
Margin of victory			1,437	7.34%	6.54
Turnout			19,573	69.42%	3.85
Registered electors			28,464		25.87
	Independent hold		Swing	13.20

Assembly Election 1972

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Jai Bihari Lal Khachi	7,336	49.98%	New
	INC	Beli Ram Bhalaik	7,218	49.18%	33.03
	CPI	Kishori Lal	124	0.84%	New
Margin of victory			118	0.80%	6.03
Turnout			14,678	66.55%	34.61
Registered electors			22,613		40.56
	Independent hold		Swing

Assembly Election 1952

1952 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Kumarsain^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Ram Dayal	1,513	31.04%	New
	SCF	Jianu	1,180	24.21%	New
	INC	Gobind Ram	787	16.14%	New
	ABJS	Hari Datt	753	15.45%	New
	Independent	Jai Bihari Lal Khachi	642	13.17%	New
Margin of victory			333	6.83%
Turnout			4,875	30.30%
Registered electors			16,088
	Independent win (new seat)

See also

• Shimla district
• List of constituencies of Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
• Theog Assembly constituency
• Kumarsain