BANIKHET
Assembly seat no. 51 in Himachal Pradesh · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 10 times since 1967.
Winner, 1998
ASHA KUMARI
INC
Elections held
10
1967–2007
Most successful party
INC
won 7 of 10
Margin, 1998
421
0.92% of valid votes
Result, 1998
Runner-up
BJPRENU CHADHA
- Votes
- 22,088
- Vote share
- 48.17%
- Behind by
- 421
Electors
65,412
Total votes polled
45,851
Valid votes
45,851
NOTA votes
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Turnout
70.1%
Full result, 1998
4 candidates · 45,851 valid votes
ASHA KUMARIINCwon
22,509
49.1%
RENU CHADHABJP
22,088
48.2%
D.R. NIRDOSHCPI
963
2.1%
HEM RAJHVC
291
0.6%
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
