KUTLEHAR
Assembly seat no. 45 in Himachal Pradesh · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 13 times since 1967.
Winner, 1998
RAM DASS MALANGAR
BJP
Elections held
13
1967–2022
Most successful party
BJP
won 6 of 13
Margin, 1998
3
0.01% of valid votes
Result, 1998
Runner-up
INCMAHENDRA PAL
- Votes
- 11,657
- Vote share
- 33.57%
- Behind by
- 3
Electors
49,732
Total votes polled
34,722
Valid votes
34,722
NOTA votes
—
Turnout
69.8%
Full result, 1998
8 candidates · 34,722 valid votes
RAM DASS MALANGARBJPwon
11,660
33.6%
MAHENDRA PALINC
11,657
33.6%
RAM NATH SHARMAIND
7,977
23.0%
ROSHAN LAL ARVINDBSP
2,391
6.9%
CAPT. ONKAR CHAND LOHIAJD
507
1.5%
DESH RAJ GAUTAMIND
282
0.8%
SURESH CHANDAIRJP
191
0.6%
NEELAM KUMARIIND
57
0.2%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 13 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Davinder Kumar | INC | 36,636 | 54.84% | VIRENDER KANWAR | 7,579 |
| 2017 | VIRENDER KANWAR | BJP | 31,101 | 52.52% | VIVEK SHARMA | 5,606 |
| 2012 | VIRENDER KANWAR | BJP | 26,028 | 49.36% | RAM DASS | 1,692 |
| 2007 | VIRENDER KANWAR | BJP | 24,677 | 53.94% | RAM NATH SHARMA | 6,943 |
| 2003 | VIRENDER KUMAR | BJP | 12,380 | 28.83% | SAROJ THAKUR | 3,916 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the KUTLEHAR assembly constituency in 2022?
Davinder Kumar (INC) won KUTLEHAR in 2022, by a margin of 7,579 votes.
Which party has won KUTLEHAR the most times?
BJP, with 6 of the 13 wins recorded since 1967.
How many times has KUTLEHAR gone to the polls?
13 times, from 1967 to 2022.
Who has won KUTLEHAR the most times?
VIRENDER KANWAR, with 3 wins between 2007 and 2017.







