DHARAMSALA
Assembly seat no. 48 in Himachal Pradesh · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 10 times since 1967.
Winner, 2007
KISHAN KAPOOR
BJP
Elections held
10
1967–2007
Most successful party
BJP
won 5 of 10
Margin, 2007
7,616
16.52% of valid votes
Result, 2007
Runner-up
INCCHANDRESH KUMARI
- Votes
- 12,746
- Vote share
- 27.64%
- Behind by
- 7,616
Electors
64,219
Total votes polled
46,106
Valid votes
46,106
NOTA votes
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Turnout
71.8%
Full result, 2007
5 candidates · 46,106 valid votes
KISHAN KAPOORBJPwon
20,362
44.2%
CHANDRESH KUMARIINC
12,746
27.6%
MAJOR VIJAI SINGH MANKOTIABSP
11,331
24.6%
KAPOOR SINGH SAPAHYACPM
1,096
2.4%
BIMALAPP
571
1.2%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 10 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | KISHAN KAPOOR | BJP | 20,362 | 44.16% | CHANDRESH KUMARI | 7,616 |
| 2003 | CHANDRESH KUMARI | INC | 22,181 | 52.04% | KISHAN KAPOOR | 5,118 |
| 1998 | KISHAN CHAND KAPOOR | BJP | 16,522 | 48.94% | RAM SWAROOP | 3,355 |
| 1993 | KISHAN KAPOOR | BJP | 11,950 | 37.48% | CHANDRESH KUMARI | 417 |
| 1990 | KISHAN CHAND | BJP | 18,666 | 69.45% | MOOL RAJ PADHA | 13,663 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above