DHARAMSALA
Assembly seat no. 48 in Himachal Pradesh · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 10 times since 1967.
Winner, 1985
MOOL RAJ PADHA
INC
Elections held
10
1967–2007
Most successful party
BJP
won 5 of 10
Margin, 1985
1,083
4.97% of valid votes
Result, 1985
Runner-up
BJPKISHAN CHAND
- Votes
- 9,580
- Vote share
- 43.97%
- Behind by
- 1,083
Electors
30,347
Total votes polled
21,787
Valid votes
21,787
NOTA votes
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Turnout
71.8%
Full result, 1985
5 candidates · 21,787 valid votes
MOOL RAJ PADHAINCwon
10,663
48.9%
KISHAN CHANDBJP
9,580
44.0%
DIL VIKRAM SINGHIND
914
4.2%
RAKESH NARAYANCPI
567
2.6%
SWAMI SHANTA NANDIND
63
0.3%
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
