BAMSAN
Assembly seat no. 26 in Himachal Pradesh · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 9 times since 1972.
Winner, 1985
KARAM SINGH
INC
Elections held
9
1972–2007
Most successful party
BJP
won 5 of 9
Margin, 1985
2,676
11.77% of valid votes
Result, 1985
Runner-up
BJPPIRTHI SINGH
- Votes
- 9,837
- Vote share
- 43.25%
- Behind by
- 2,676
Electors
34,413
Total votes polled
22,744
Valid votes
22,744
NOTA votes
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Turnout
66.1%
Full result, 1985
5 candidates · 22,744 valid votes
KARAM SINGHINCwon
12,513
55.0%
PIRTHI SINGHBJP
9,837
43.3%
BHANDARI RAM GOLOHDACPM
199
0.9%
LACHHO RAMIND
124
0.6%
SURINDER SINGHIND
71
0.3%
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
