BANIKHET
Assembly seat no. 51 in Himachal Pradesh · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 10 times since 1967.
Winner, 1990
GANDHARV SINGH
BJP
Elections held
10
1967–2007
Most successful party
INC
won 7 of 10
Margin, 1990
1,498
4.82% of valid votes
Result, 1990
Runner-up
INCASHA KUMARI
- Votes
- 10,464
- Vote share
- 33.69%
- Behind by
- 1,498
Electors
55,412
Total votes polled
31,062
Valid votes
31,062
NOTA votes
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Turnout
56.1%
Full result, 1990
7 candidates · 31,062 valid votes
GANDHARV SINGHBJPwon
11,962
38.5%
ASHA KUMARIINC
10,464
33.7%
DAULAT RAM NIRDOSHICPI
8,158
26.3%
JANKI NATHIND
165
0.5%
SURINDER SINGHDDP
120
0.4%
A. W. CHOWAGANIIND
102
0.3%
PREM SINGHIND
91
0.3%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 10 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | RENU CHADHA | BJP | 28,310 | 48.90% | ASHA KUMARI | 2,065 |
| 2003 | ASHA KUMARI | INC | 24,348 | 47.24% | RENU CHADHA | 860 |
| 1998 | ASHA KUMARI | INC | 22,509 | 49.09% | RENU CHADHA | 421 |
| 1993 | ASHA KUMARI | INC | 19,079 | 48.50% | GANDHARV SINGH | 5,406 |
| 1990 | GANDHARV SINGH | BJP | 11,962 | 38.51% | ASHA KUMARI | 1,498 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
