BANIKHET
Assembly seat no. 51 in Himachal Pradesh · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 10 times since 1967.
Winner, 2003
ASHA KUMARI
INC
Elections held
10
1967–2007
Most successful party
INC
won 7 of 10
Margin, 2003
860
1.67% of valid votes
Result, 2003
Runner-up
BJPRENU CHADHA
- Votes
- 23,488
- Vote share
- 45.57%
- Behind by
- 860
Electors
70,122
Total votes polled
51,546
Valid votes
51,546
NOTA votes
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Turnout
73.5%
Full result, 2003
7 candidates · 51,546 valid votes
ASHA KUMARIINCwon
24,348
47.2%
RENU CHADHABJP
23,488
45.6%
RAJENDER KUMARCPI
1,266
2.5%
BIAS DEVIND
1,021
2.0%
SHAUKAT ALIHVC
644
1.3%
HEM RAJSP
475
0.9%
BODH RAJ RANAIND
304
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
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the BANIKHET assembly constituency in 2007?
RENU CHADHA (BJP) won BANIKHET in 2007, by a margin of 2,065 votes.
Which party has won BANIKHET the most times?
INC, with 7 of the 10 wins recorded since 1967.
How many times has BANIKHET gone to the polls?
10 times, from 1967 to 2007.
Who has won BANIKHET the most times?
ASHA KUMARI, with 4 wins between 1985 and 2003.
