BAMSAN
Assembly seat no. 26 in Himachal Pradesh · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 9 times since 1972.
Winner, 2007
PROF. PREM KUMAR DHUMAL
BJP
Elections held
9
1972–2007
Most successful party
BJP
won 5 of 9
Margin, 2007
26,007
56.57% of valid votes
Result, 2007
Runner-up
INCCOL. BIDHI CHAND
- Votes
- 9,047
- Vote share
- 19.68%
- Behind by
- 26,007
Electors
68,894
Total votes polled
45,975
Valid votes
45,975
NOTA votes
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Turnout
66.7%
Full result, 2007
4 candidates · 45,975 valid votes
PROF. PREM KUMAR DHUMALBJPwon
35,054
76.3%
COL. BIDHI CHANDINC
9,047
19.7%
SURINDER KUMARBSP
1,474
3.2%
RAJKUMAR DHALOCHLJP
400
0.9%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 9 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | PROF. PREM KUMAR DHUMAL | BJP | 35,054 | 76.25% | COL. BIDHI CHAND | 26,007 |
| 2003 | PREM KUMAR DHUMAL | BJP | 29,325 | 66.73% | KULDEEP SINGH PATHANIA | 15,698 |
| 1998 | PREM KUMAR DHUMAL | BJP | 20,715 | 60.34% | KULDEEP SINGH PATHANIA | 8,828 |
| 1993 | KULDEEP SINGH PATHANIA | INC | 13,657 | 46.24% | LASHKARI RAM | 215 |
| 1990 | LASHKARI RAM | BJP | 16,450 | 58.05% | KARAM SINGH | 9,319 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above