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, 2007
SANJAY CHAUDHARY
BSP
Elections held
13
1967–2022
Most successful party
BJP
won 5 of 13
Margin, 2007
1,309
2.42% of valid votes
Result, 2007
Runner-up
INCCHAUDHARY SURENDER KAKU
- Votes
- 17,708
- Vote share
- 32.78%
- Behind by
- 1,309
Electors
76,470
Total votes polled
54,022
Valid votes
54,022
NOTA votes
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Turnout
70.6%
Full result, 2007
7 candidates · 54,022 valid votes
SANJAY CHAUDHARYBSPwon
19,017
35.2%
CHAUDHARY SURENDER KAKUINC
17,708
32.8%
CHAUDHARY VIDYA SAGARBJP
14,673
27.2%
AMAN GULERIACPI
819
1.5%
CHAUDHARY DEVI LALLJP
742
1.4%
CHAUDHARY BANARSI DASSIND
558
1.0%
AMAR SINGHABHM
505
0.9%
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