DHARAMSALA
Assembly seat no. 48 in Himachal Pradesh · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 10 times since 1967.
Winner, 1998
KISHAN CHAND KAPOOR
BJP
Elections held
10
1967–2007
Most successful party
BJP
won 5 of 10
Margin, 1998
3,355
9.94% of valid votes
Result, 1998
Runner-up
INCRAM SWAROOP
- Votes
- 13,167
- Vote share
- 39.00%
- Behind by
- 3,355
Electors
48,849
Total votes polled
33,760
Valid votes
33,760
NOTA votes
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Turnout
69.1%
Full result, 1998
9 candidates · 33,760 valid votes
KISHAN CHAND KAPOORBJPwon
16,522
48.9%
RAM SWAROOPINC
13,167
39.0%
KAPOOR SINGH SAPAHYACPM
1,550
4.6%
AMIN CHAND CHAUDHARYBSP
846
2.5%
RAKESH NARAYANHVC
657
1.9%
NANAK BARSAIN (JUBILEE)IND
566
1.7%
BIDHI CHAND CHOUDHARYJD
316
0.9%
CHOUDHARY PREM PRAKASH BALIHARISP
94
0.3%
LAXMI NARAINAIRJP
42
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
