KANGRA
Assembly seat no. 16 in Himachal Pradesh · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 13 times since 1967.
Himachal Pradesh also has a Lok Sabha constituency called KANGRA. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 15 results.
Winner, 2022
Pawan Kumar Kajal
BJP
Elections held
13
1967–2022
Most successful party
BJP
won 5 of 13
Margin, 2022
19,834
31.31% of valid votes
Result, 2022
Runner-up
INCSurinder Kumar
- Votes
- 15,405
- Vote share
- 24.32%
- Behind by
- 19,834
Electors
83,547
Total votes polled
63,339
Valid votes
63,339
NOTA votes
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Turnout
75.8%
Full result, 2022
7 candidates · 63,339 valid votes
Pawan Kumar KajalBJPwon
35,239
55.6%
Surinder KumarINC
15,405
24.3%
Kulbhash ChandIND
7,994
12.6%
Amit VermaIND
3,033
4.8%
Raj KumarAAAP
866
1.4%
NOTANONEOFTHEABOVE
464
0.7%
Vijay KumarBSP
338
0.5%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 13 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Pawan Kumar Kajal | BJP | 35,239 | 55.64% | Surinder Kumar | 19,834 |
| 2017 | PAWAN KUMAR KAJAL | INC | 25,549 | 43.70% | SANJAY CHAUDHARY | 6,208 |
| 2012 | PAWAN KAJAL | IND | 14,632 | 29.00% | CHOUDHARY SURENDER KUMAR | 563 |
| 2007 | SANJAY CHAUDHARY | BSP | 19,017 | 35.20% | CHAUDHARY SURENDER KAKU | 1,309 |
| 2003 | SURINDER KUMAR | INC | 18,836 | 38.90% | RATTAN LAL JAGTAMBA | 5,033 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above