Dharamshala Assembly constituency
| Dharamshala | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 18 for the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | North India |
| State | Himachal Pradesh |
| District | Kangra |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Kangra |
| Established | 1967 |
| Total electors | 83,829[2] |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 14th Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent Sudhir Sharma[1] | |
| Party | BJP |
| Elected year | ^2024 |
Dharamshala Assembly constituency is one of the 68 constituencies in the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh a northern state of India. Dharamshala is also part of Kangra Lok Sabha constituency.[3][4]
Members of Legislative Assembly
| Year | Member | Picture | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | R. K. Chand | Indian National Congress | ||
| 1972 | Chander Verker | |||
| 1977 | Brij Lal | Janata Party | ||
| 1982 | Bharatiya Janata Party | |||
| 1985 | Mool Raj Padhal | Indian National Congress | ||
| 1990 | Kishan Kapoor | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||
| 1993 | ||||
| 1998 | ||||
| 2003 | Chandresh Kumari | Indian National Congress | ||
| 2007 | Kishan Kapoor | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||
| 2012 | Sudhir Sharma | Indian National Congress | ||
| 2017 | Kishan Kapoor[5] | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||
| 2019[a] | Vishal Nehria | |||
| 2022 | Sudhir Sharma | Indian National Congress | ||
| ^2024 | Bharatiya Janata Party | |||
- ^ By-election
Election results
Assembly By-election 2024
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Sudhir Sharma | 28,066 | 45.06 |  5.00
| |
| INC | Devinder Singh (Jaggi) | 22,540 | 36.19 |  9.34
| |
| Independent | Rakesh Chaudhary | 10,770 | 17.29 | New | |
| NOTA | Nota | 429 | 0.82 | 0.09
| |
| Margin of victory | 5,526 | 8.90 | 7.68
| ||
| Turnout | 62,280 | 64.23% | 13.21
| ||
| Registered electors | 82,137 | 3.43
| |||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
Assembly Election 2022
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Sudhir Sharma | 27,323 | 45.53% | 29.88
| |
| BJP | Rakesh Choudhary | 24,038 | 40.06% | 4.71
| |
| Independent | Vipan Nehria | 7,416 | 12.36% | New | |
| AAP | Kulwant Singh Rana | 527 | 0.88% | New | |
| NOTA | Nota | 438 | 0.73% | 0.09
| |
| Independent | Subhash Chand Shukla | 170 | 0.28% | New | |
| Independent | Dr. Abhay Kumar Ashok | 98 | 0.16% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 3,285 | 5.47% | 7.40
| ||
| Turnout | 60,010 | 71.59% | 7.69
| ||
| Registered electors | 83,829 | 2.06
| |||
| INC gain from BJP | Swing | 0.76
|
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Assembly By-election 2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Vishal Nehria | 23,498 | 44.77% | 0.36
| |
| Independent | Rakesh Kumar | 16,740 | 31.89% | New | |
| INC | Vijay Inder Karan | 8,212 | 15.65% | 24.29
| |
| Independent | Puneesh Sharma | 2,345 | 4.47% | New | |
| Independent | Dr. Manohar Lal Dhiman | 887 | 1.69% | New | |
| Independent | Nisha Katoch | 435 | 0.83% | New | |
| NOTA | Nota | 429 | 0.82% | New | |
| Independent | Subhash Chand Shukla | 368 | 0.70% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 6,758 | 12.88% | 7.68
| ||
| Turnout | 52,485 | 64.23% | 13.21
| ||
| Registered electors | 82,137 | 9.72
| |||
| BJP hold | Swing | 0.36
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Assembly Election 2017
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Kishan Kapoor | 26,050 | 45.13% | 11.11
| |
| INC | Sudhir Sharma | 23,053 | 39.94% | 4.56
| |
| Independent | Ravinder Rana | 2,127 | 3.68% | New | |
| Independent | Pankaj Kumar (Panku) | 1,726 | 2.99% | New | |
| Independent | Kamal Kumar | 1,655 | 2.87% | New | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 525 | 0.91% | New | |
| BSP | Pawan Choudhary | 471 | 0.82% | 0.14
| |
| BMP | Ashwani Kajal | 307 | 0.53% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 2,997 | 5.19% | 5.28
| ||
| Turnout | 57,725 | 77.11% | 3.21
| ||
| Registered electors | 74,863 | 15.89
| |||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | 0.63
|
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Assembly Election 2012
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Sudhir Sharma | 21,241 | 44.49% | 16.87
| |
| BJP | Kishan Kapoor | 16,241 | 34.02% | 10.11
| |
| Independent | Kamla Patiyal | 3,580 | 7.50% | New | |
| Independent | Amar Dass (Nikku Purohit) | 2,269 | 4.75% | New | |
| Independent | Ashwani Kajal Chaudhary | 1,452 | 3.04% | New | |
| Independent | Subhash Chand Shukla | 649 | 1.36% | New | |
| BSP | Sudershan Angaria | 458 | 0.96% | 23.60
| |
| CPI(M) | Jagdish Chand | 402 | 0.84% | 1.53
| |
| AITC | Chinta Har | 334 | 0.70% | New | |
| NCP | Gulshan Kumar | 271 | 0.57% | New | |
| LJP | Suraksha Devi | 263 | 0.55% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 5,000 | 10.47% | 6.03
| ||
| Turnout | 47,739 | 73.90% | 2.06
| ||
| Registered electors | 64,598 | 0.59
| |||
| INC gain from BJP | Swing | 0.36
|
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Assembly Election 2007
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Kishan Kapoor | 20,362 | 44.13% | 4.10
| |
| INC | Chandresh Kumari Katoch | 12,746 | 27.63% | 24.41
| |
| BSP | Major Vijay Singh Mankotia | 11,331 | 24.56% | New | |
| CPI(M) | Kapoor Singh Sapahya | 1,096 | 2.38% | New | |
| Adarsh Political Party | Bimal | 571 | 1.24% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 7,616 | 16.51% | 4.50
| ||
| Turnout | 46,138 | 71.84% | 3.65
| ||
| Registered electors | 64,219 | 13.74
| |||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | 7.91
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Assembly Election 2003
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Chandresh Kumari Katoch | 22,181 | 52.04% | 13.04
| |
| BJP | Kishan Kapoor | 17,063 | 40.03% | 8.91
| |
| HVC | Ram Swaroop | 2,473 | 5.80% | 3.86
| |
| Independent | Uttam Kapoor | 423 | 0.99% | New | |
| SP | Jaswant Singh | 246 | 0.58% | New | |
| LJP | Sudesh Kumar | 237 | 0.56% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 5,118 | 12.01% | 2.07
| ||
| Turnout | 42,623 | 75.53% | 6.38
| ||
| Registered electors | 56,459 | 15.58
| |||
| INC gain from BJP | Swing | 3.10
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Assembly Election 1998
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Kishan Kapoor | 16,522 | 48.94% | 11.46
| |
| INC | Ram Swaroop | 13,167 | 39.00% | 2.83
| |
| CPI(M) | Kapoor Singh Sapahya | 1,550 | 4.59% | New | |
| BSP | Amin Chand Chaudhary | 846 | 2.51% | 2.03
| |
| HVC | Rakesh Narayan | 657 | 1.95% | New | |
| Independent | Nanak Barsain (Jubilee) | 566 | 1.68% | New | |
| JD | Bidhi Chand Choudhary | 316 | 0.94% | 1.29
| |
| Margin of victory | 3,355 | 9.94% | 8.63
| ||
| Turnout | 33,760 | 69.99% | 4.05
| ||
| Registered electors | 48,849 | 12.10
| |||
| BJP hold | Swing | 11.46
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Assembly Election 1993
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Kishan Kapoor | 11,950 | 37.48% | 31.97
| |
| INC | Chandresh Kumari Katoch | 11,533 | 36.18% | 17.56
| |
| Independent | Mool Raj Padha | 4,457 | 13.98% | New | |
| Independent | Arun Kumar | 1,569 | 4.92% | New | |
| BSP | Amin Chand | 1,447 | 4.54% | 2.46
| |
| JD | Ranjit Singh | 711 | 2.23% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 417 | 1.31% | 49.53
| ||
| Turnout | 31,881 | 73.73% | 8.65
| ||
| Registered electors | 43,576 | 4.60
| |||
| BJP hold | Swing | 31.97
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Assembly Election 1990
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Kishan Kapoor | 18,666 | 69.45% | 25.48
| |
| INC | Mool Raj Padha | 5,003 | 18.62% | 30.33
| |
| Independent | Kamlesh Kumar | 1,264 | 4.70% | New | |
| CPI(M) | Kapoor Singh Saphaya | 971 | 3.61% | New | |
| BSP | Bashir | 558 | 2.08% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 13,663 | 50.84% | 45.87
| ||
| Turnout | 26,876 | 64.99% | 7.28
| ||
| Registered electors | 41,660 | 37.28
| |||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | 20.51
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Assembly Election 1985
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Mool Raj Padha | 10,663 | 48.94% | 15.02
| |
| BJP | Kishan Kapoor | 9,580 | 43.97% | 2.32
| |
| Independent | Dil Vikram Singh | 914 | 4.20% | New | |
| CPI | Rakesh Narayan | 567 | 2.60% | 1.45
| |
| Margin of victory | 1,083 | 4.97% | 7.40
| ||
| Turnout | 21,787 | 72.74% | 2.99
| ||
| Registered electors | 30,347 | 10.45
| |||
| INC gain from BJP | Swing | 2.65
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Assembly Election 1982
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Brij Lal | 9,513 | 46.29% | New | |
| INC | Mool Raj Sharma | 6,971 | 33.92% | 4.40
| |
| Independent | Chander Verkar | 2,511 | 12.22% | New | |
| CPI | Sita Ram | 832 | 4.05% | New | |
| JP | Sital Ram | 250 | 1.22% | 56.97
| |
| LKD | Shiv Shankar | 151 | 0.73% | New | |
| Independent | Swami Shanta Nand | 105 | 0.51% | New | |
| Independent | Onkar Singh Kaistha | 102 | 0.50% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 2,542 | 12.37% | 7.49
| ||
| Turnout | 20,549 | 76.33% | 15.64
| ||
| Registered electors | 27,477 | 10.26
| |||
| BJP gain from JP | Swing | 11.89
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Assembly Election 1977
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JP | Brij Lal | 8,576 | 58.18% | New | |
| INC | Chander Verkar | 5,649 | 38.32% | 8.67
| |
| Independent | Sital Ram | 346 | 2.35% | New | |
| Independent | Madan Lal | 117 | 0.79% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 2,927 | 19.86% | 18.00
| ||
| Turnout | 14,740 | 59.94% | 10.33
| ||
| Registered electors | 24,920 | 18.97
| |||
| JP gain from INC | Swing | 28.53
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Assembly Election 1972
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Chander Verkar | 3,032 | 29.65% | 7.69
| |
| Independent | Brij Lal | 2,842 | 27.79% | New | |
| Independent | Bhagat Ram | 1,539 | 15.05% | New | |
| Independent | Sital Ram | 949 | 9.28% | New | |
| ABJS | Onkar Singh | 856 | 8.37% | 27.35
| |
| Independent | Roshan Lal | 502 | 4.91% | New | |
| Independent | Bipan Chand | 358 | 3.50% | New | |
| Independent | Karm Chand | 147 | 1.44% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 190 | 1.86% | 0.24
| ||
| Turnout | 10,225 | 49.97% | 2.03
| ||
| Registered electors | 20,946 | 15.89
| |||
| INC hold | Swing | 7.69
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Assembly Election 1967
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | R. K. Chand | 4,351 | 37.34% | New | |
| ABJS | N. Singh | 4,162 | 35.72% | New | |
| Independent | P. Nabh | 1,129 | 9.69% | New | |
| Independent | J. Karan | 1,077 | 9.24% | New | |
| Independent | B. Dass | 639 | 5.48% | New | |
| Independent | K. Singh | 293 | 2.51% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 189 | 1.62% | |||
| Turnout | 11,651 | 50.67% | |||
| Registered electors | 24,904 | ||||
| INC win (new seat) | |||||
See also
References
- ^ "6 Himachal Congress MLAs, Who Cross-Voted In Rajya Sabha Polls, Disqualified". NDTV. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
- ^ "Himachal Pradesh General Legislative Election 2012". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
- ^ "Sitting and previous MLAs from Dharamshala Assembly constituency". Elections.in. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
- ^ "DELIMITATION OF PARLIAMENTARY AND ASSEMBLY CONSTITUENCIES ORDER, 2008" (PDF). Election commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 November 2017. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
- ^ a b Election Commission of India. "Himachal Pradesh General Legislative Election 2017". Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ Election Commission of India (5 June 2024). "2024 Bye Election Results - Dharamshala". Archived from the original on 7 August 2024. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
External links
- "Results of Himachal Pradesh Assembly Elections". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 March 2022.