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, 2017
PAWAN KUMAR KAJAL
INC
Elections held
13
1967–2022
Most successful party
BJP
won 5 of 13
Margin, 2017
6,208
10.62% of valid votes
Result, 2017
Runner-up
BJPSANJAY CHAUDHARY
- Votes
- 19,341
- Vote share
- 33.08%
- Behind by
- 6,208
Electors
75,899
Total votes polled
58,466
Valid votes
58,466
NOTA votes
656
1.12% of votes polled
Turnout
77.0%
Full result, 2017
6 candidates · 58,466 valid votes
PAWAN KUMAR KAJALINCwon
25,549
43.7%
SANJAY CHAUDHARYBJP
19,341
33.1%
DR. RAJESH SHARMAIND
11,805
20.2%
COL.(RET.) KULDIP SINGHLOGAP
482
0.8%
RAVI CHANDNCP
408
0.7%
VIJAY KUMARBSP
225
0.4%
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