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, 1998
VIDYA SAGAR CHAUDHARY
BJP
Elections held
13
1967–2022
Most successful party
BJP
won 5 of 13
Margin, 1998
7,211
17.60% of valid votes
Result, 1998
Runner-up
INCDAULAT CHAUDHARY
- Votes
- 14,484
- Vote share
- 35.35%
- Behind by
- 7,211
Electors
58,397
Total votes polled
40,968
Valid votes
40,968
NOTA votes
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Turnout
70.2%
Full result, 1998
6 candidates · 40,968 valid votes
VIDYA SAGAR CHAUDHARYBJPwon
21,695
53.0%
DAULAT CHAUDHARYINC
14,484
35.4%
HARI KRISHAN CHAANDHVC
3,870
9.4%
SAROJ KUMARICPI
612
1.5%
KARTAR CHAND CHAUDHARYSP
193
0.5%
AVTAR SINGH RANAAIRJP
114
0.3%
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
