DHARAMSALA
Assembly seat no. 48 in Himachal Pradesh · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 10 times since 1967.
Winner, 1993
KISHAN KAPOOR
BJP
Elections held
10
1967–2007
Most successful party
BJP
won 5 of 10
Margin, 1993
417
1.31% of valid votes
Result, 1993
Runner-up
INCCHANDRESH KUMARI
- Votes
- 11,533
- Vote share
- 36.18%
- Behind by
- 417
Electors
43,576
Total votes polled
31,881
Valid votes
31,881
NOTA votes
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Turnout
73.2%
Full result, 1993
12 candidates · 31,881 valid votes
KISHAN KAPOORBJPwon
11,950
37.5%
CHANDRESH KUMARIINC
11,533
36.2%
MOOL RAJ PADHAIND
4,457
14.0%
ARUN KUMARIND
1,569
4.9%
AMIN CHANDBSP
1,447
4.5%
RANJIT SINGHJD
711
2.2%
SURESH KUMAR SONIIND
89
0.3%
SURINDER SINGHIND
30
0.1%
AMAR SINGHIND
28
0.1%
JAGDISH CHANDHKP
27
0.1%
PARVEEN PADIAIND
21
0.1%
BISHESHAR LALIND
19
0.1%
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
