DARANG
Assembly seat no. 30 in Himachal Pradesh · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 11 times since 1977.
Winner, 2003
KAUL SINGH
INC
Elections held
11
1977–2022
Most successful party
INC
won 7 of 11
Margin, 2003
6,840
12.75% of valid votes
Result, 2003
Runner-up
BJPRAMESH CHAND
- Votes
- 20,668
- Vote share
- 38.54%
- Behind by
- 6,840
Electors
71,052
Total votes polled
53,631
Valid votes
53,631
NOTA votes
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Turnout
75.5%
Full result, 2003
5 candidates · 53,631 valid votes
KAUL SINGHINCwon
27,508
51.3%
RAMESH CHANDBJP
20,668
38.5%
DINA NATHHVC
3,502
6.5%
DHARAM SINGHLMHP
1,522
2.8%
PARAM DEVNCP
431
0.8%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 11 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Puran Chand | BJP | 36,572 | 49.76% | Kaul Singh | 618 |
| 2017 | JAWAHAR THAKUR | BJP | 31,392 | 48.07% | KAUL SINGH | 6,541 |
| 2012 | KAUL SINGH | INC | 28,325 | 49.70% | JAWAHAR LAL | 2,232 |
| 2007 | KAUL SINGH | INC | 30,098 | 48.73% | JAWAHAR LAL THAKUR | 1,906 |
| 2003 | KAUL SINGH | INC | 27,508 | 51.29% | RAMESH CHAND | 6,840 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
