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BANIKHET

Assembly seat no. 51 in Himachal Pradesh · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 10 times since 1967.

Every election in this seat

YearWinnerRunner-upMarginMargin %CandidatesTurnout
2007BJPRENU CHADHAINCASHA KUMARI2,0653.57%374.1%
2003INCASHA KUMARIBJPRENU CHADHA8601.67%773.5%
1998INCASHA KUMARIBJPRENU CHADHA4210.92%470.1%
1993INCASHA KUMARIBJPGANDHARV SINGH5,40613.74%368.2%
1990BJPGANDHARV SINGHINCASHA KUMARI1,4984.82%756.1%
1985INCASHA KUMARICPIDAULAT RAM NIRDOSHI7,65529.90%460.2%
1982INCDES RAJ MAHAJANCPIDAULAT RAM6,50925.65%762.3%
1977JNPGIAN CHANDINCDES RAJ7,55438.13%455.0%
19721966 boundariesINCDES RAJINDJAGDISH MITTER7,45158.02%345.5%
19671966 boundariesINCD.RAJBJSG.CHAND1,19311.44%342.7%

Rows are matched by assembly constituency name within the state, so a seat that survived a delimitation keeps one continuous page. Where a year’s boundaries differ from the present ones the row says so — the name is the same, the territory is not.

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.

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