Nurpur Assembly constituency

Nurpur Assembly constituency is one of the 68 constituencies in the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly. Nurpur is part of Kangra Lok Sabha constituency.^[2][3]

Nurpur
Constituency No. 6 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	91,269[1]
Reservation	None
Member of Legislative Assembly
14th Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Incumbent Ranbir Singh Nikka
Party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Elected year	2022

Members of Legislative Assembly

Year	Member	Picture	Party
1967	K. Singh			Indian National Congress
1972	Kewal Singh			Independent
1977	Sat Mahajan			Indian National Congress
1982
1985
1990	Kewal Singh			Janata Dal
1993	Sat Mahajan			Indian National Congress
1996 By-Election	Ranjit Singh Bakshashi			Indian National Congress
1998	Rakesh Pathania			Bharatiya Janata Party
2003	Sat Mahajan			Indian National Congress
2007	Rakesh Pathania			Bharatiya Janata Party
2012	Ajay Mahajan			Indian National Congress
2017	Rakesh Pathania[4]			Bharatiya Janata Party
2022	Ranbir Singh Nikka

Election results

Assembly Election 2022

2022 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Nurpur

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Ranbir Singh Nikka	44,132	62.45%	8.63
	INC	Ajay Mahajan	25,380	35.92%	7.65
	BSP	Sali Ram	325	0.46%	0.29
	NOTA	Nota	302	0.43%	0.27
	AAP	Manisha Kumari	286	0.40%	New
	Independent	Subhash Singh Dhadwal	239	0.34%	New
Margin of victory			18,752	26.54%	16.29
Turnout			70,664	75.40%	2.57
Registered electors			93,717		12.78
	BJP hold		Swing	8.63

Assembly Election 2017

2017 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Nurpur^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Rakesh Pathania	34,871	53.82%	41.84
	INC	Ajay Mahajan	28,229	43.57%	2.74
	BSP	Harnam Singh	484	0.75%	0.14
	NOTA	None of the Above	454	0.70%	New
Margin of victory			6,642	10.25%	4.38
Turnout			64,790	77.97%	1.21
Registered electors			83,099		11.27
	BJP gain from INC		Swing	7.51

Assembly Election 2012

2012 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Nurpur

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Ajay Mahajan	26,546	46.31%	8.25
	Independent	Rakesh Pathania	23,179	40.44%	New
	BJP	Ranbir Singh Nikka	6,868	11.98%	5.88
	BSP	Sali Ram	346	0.60%	9.41
	Himachal Swabhiman Party	N.S Pathania	338	0.59%	New
Margin of victory			3,367	5.87%	0.48
Turnout			57,318	76.75%	2.37
Registered electors			74,679		15.30
	INC gain from Independent		Swing	1.90

Assembly Election 2007

2007 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Nurpur

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Rakesh Pathania	29,128	44.41%	New
	INC	Ajay Mahajan	24,963	38.06%	15.13
	BSP	Kewal Singh Pathania	6,570	10.02%	8.38
	BJP	Malvika Pathania	4,003	6.10%	31.16
	Independent	Chhaju Ram	345	0.53%	New
	LJP	Narendar Kumar	335	0.51%	0.61
Margin of victory			4,165	6.35%	9.58
Turnout			65,582	74.38%	4.12
Registered electors			88,170		14.89
	Independent gain from INC		Swing	8.78

Assembly Election 2003

2003 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Nurpur^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Sat Mahajan	32,049	53.20%	7.81
	BJP	Rakesh Pathania	22,450	37.27%	13.07
	Independent	Ranjit Singh Bakshashi	2,852	4.73%	New
	BSP	Amar Singh	984	1.63%	1.72
	LJP	Narender Kumar	676	1.12%	New
	Independent	Harnam Singh	617	1.02%	New
	Independent	Yash Pal Singh	447	0.74%	New
Margin of victory			9,599	15.93%	10.99
Turnout			60,244	78.69%	3.83
Registered electors			76,740		17.64
	INC gain from BJP		Swing	2.87

Assembly Election 1998

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Rakesh Pathania	24,516	50.33%	5.06
	INC	Ranjit Singh Bakshashi	22,110	45.39%	2.42
	BSP	Karan Chand	1,633	3.35%	3.28
Margin of victory			2,406	4.94%	2.40
Turnout			48,710	75.35%	6.77
Registered electors			65,232		3.25
	BJP gain from INC		Swing

Assembly By-election 1996

1996 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly by-election: Nurpur

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Ranjit Singh Bakshashi	20,511	47.81%	15.50
	BJP	Rakesh Pathania	19,422	45.27%	14.95
	BSP	Karan Chand	2,847	6.64%	1.31
Margin of victory			1,089	2.54%	30.45
Turnout			42,900	68.23%	10.16
Registered electors			63,176		7.81
	INC hold		Swing

Assembly Election 1993

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Sat Mahajan	28,961	63.31%	18.97
	BJP	Megh Raj Awasthi	13,870	30.32%	New
	BSP	Karan Chand	2,437	5.33%	4.47
Margin of victory			15,091	32.99%	24.71
Turnout			45,744	78.51%	3.63
Registered electors			58,598		4.91
	INC gain from JD		Swing

Assembly Election 1990

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JD	Kewal Singh	21,879	52.62%	New
	INC	Sat Mahajan	18,436	44.34%	17.68
	Independent	Gobind Ram Hitor	395	0.95%	New
	BSP	Parkash Chand	356	0.86%	New
	INS(SCS)	Inder Choudhary	223	0.54%	New
Margin of victory			3,443	8.28%	17.55
Turnout			41,577	74.88%	3.05
Registered electors			55,855		36.64
	JD gain from INC		Swing	9.40

Assembly Election 1985

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Sat Mahajan	19,643	62.02%	11.47
	BJP	Megh Raj	11,460	36.18%	28.98
	Independent	Kamal Kishore	306	0.97%	New
	Independent	Prita Singh	264	0.83%	New
Margin of victory			8,183	25.84%	15.00
Turnout			31,673	78.28%	4.63
Registered electors			40,877		10.28
	INC hold		Swing	11.47

Assembly Election 1982

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Sat Mahajan	15,384	50.54%	0.54
	JP	Kewal Singh	12,085	39.70%	5.26
	BJP	Megh Raj	2,192	7.20%	New
	Independent	Pyare Lal	177	0.58%	New
Margin of victory			3,299	10.84%	4.72
Turnout			30,437	83.50%	7.78
Registered electors			37,065		11.57
	INC hold		Swing	0.54

Assembly Election 1977

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Sat Mahajan	12,617	51.09%	9.24
	JP	Kewal Singh	11,105	44.96%	New
	Independent	Balwant Singh	383	1.55%	New
	Independent	Tara Singh	210	0.85%	New
	Independent	Harcharan Singh	132	0.53%	New
Margin of victory			1,512	6.12%	1.83
Turnout			24,697	75.56%	13.89
Registered electors			33,221		41.28
	INC gain from Independent		Swing	1.29

Assembly Election 1972

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Kewal Singh	7,079	49.80%	New
	INC	Satya Prakash	5,949	41.85%	5.85
	CPI	Shankar Singh	1,187	8.35%	3.39
Margin of victory			1,130	7.95%	18.72
Turnout			14,215	62.09%	8.09
Registered electors			23,514		0.09
	Independent gain from INC		Swing	2.10

Assembly Election 1967

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	K. Singh	5,878	47.70%	New
	ABJS	R. Rattan	2,591	21.03%	New
	Independent	B. Singh	2,239	18.17%	New
	CPI	D. Chand	611	4.96%	New
	SWA	S. Kumar	556	4.51%	New
	CPI(M)	T. Raj	448	3.64%	New
Margin of victory			3,287	26.67%
Turnout			12,323	55.73%
Registered electors			23,535
	INC win (new seat)

See also

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