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.
Every election in this seat
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Margin % | Candidates | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | BJPPawan Kumar Kajal | INCSurinder Kumar | 19,834 | 31.31% | 6 | 75.8% |
| 2017 | INCPAWAN KUMAR KAJAL | BJPSANJAY CHAUDHARY | 6,208 | 10.62% | 6 | 77.0% |
| 2012 | INDPAWAN KAJAL | INCCHOUDHARY SURENDER KUMAR | 563 | 1.12% | 8 | 73.9% |
| 20071973 boundaries | BSPSANJAY CHAUDHARY | INCCHAUDHARY SURENDER KAKU | 1,309 | 2.42% | 7 | 70.6% |
| 20031973 boundaries | INCSURINDER KUMAR | BJPRATTAN LAL JAGTAMBA | 5,033 | 10.39% | 8 | 71.8% |
| 19981973 boundaries | BJPVIDYA SAGAR CHAUDHARY | INCDAULAT CHAUDHARY | 7,211 | 17.60% | 6 | 70.2% |
| 19931973 boundaries | INCDAULAT RAM | BJPVIDYA SAGAR | 6,316 | 16.71% | 8 | 72.3% |
| 19901973 boundaries | BJPVIDYA SAGAR | INCHARI KRISHAN CHAND | 16,830 | 50.30% | 7 | 69.5% |
| 19851973 boundaries | BJPVIDYA SAGAR | INCPUSHPA CHAUDHARY | 2,643 | 10.30% | 6 | 70.3% |
| 19821973 boundaries | BJPVIDYA SAGAR | INCSURENDAR PAUL | 7,709 | 31.18% | 9 | 73.1% |
| 19771973 boundaries | JNPPRATAP CHAUDHARY | INCSURINDER PAUL | 1,900 | 10.16% | 7 | 61.0% |
| 19721966 boundaries | INCHARI RAM | INDJAGDISH CHAND | 973 | 8.86% | 3 | 43.6% |
| 19671966 boundaries | INCH.RAM | BJSJ.NATH | 5,683 | 48.32% | 4 | 54.9% |
Rows are matched by assembly constituency name within the state, so a seat that survived a delimitation keeps one continuous page. Where a year’s boundaries differ from the present ones the row says so — the name is the same, the territory is not.
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the KANGRA assembly constituency in 2022?
Pawan Kumar Kajal (BJP) won KANGRA in 2022, by a margin of 19,834 votes.
Which party has won KANGRA the most times?
BJP, with 5 of the 13 wins recorded since 1967.
How many times has KANGRA gone to the polls?
13 times, from 1967 to 2022.
Who has won KANGRA the most times?
VIDYA SAGAR, with 3 wins between 1982 and 1990.
