PAONTA DOON
Assembly seat no. 18 in Himachal Pradesh · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 9 times since 1972.
Winner, 1985
KUSH PARMAR
INC
Elections held
9
1972–2007
Most successful party
INC
won 5 of 9
Margin, 1985
4,774
17.23% of valid votes
Result, 1985
Runner-up
BJPKARAM CHAND
- Votes
- 10,429
- Vote share
- 37.63%
- Behind by
- 4,774
Electors
34,743
Total votes polled
27,712
Valid votes
27,712
NOTA votes
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Turnout
79.8%
Full result, 1985
5 candidates · 27,712 valid votes
KUSH PARMARINCwon
15,203
54.9%
KARAM CHANDBJP
10,429
37.6%
MALU RAMIND
1,497
5.4%
BISHARAT ALIIND
346
1.3%
MOHD. ISMAILIND
237
0.9%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 9 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | SUKH RAM | BJP | 29,322 | 46.69% | KIRNESH JUNG | 4,862 |
| 2003 | SUKH RAM | BJP | 22,647 | 39.78% | KIRNESH JUNG | 5,862 |
| 1998 | RATTAN SINGH | INC | 15,569 | 33.51% | SUKH RAM | 2,420 |
| 1993 | RATTAN SINGH | INC | 21,238 | 49.25% | FATEH SINGH | 5,590 |
| 1990 | FATEH SINGH | BJP | 19,750 | 53.14% | KUSH PARMAR | 5,896 |
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 PAONTA DOON assembly constituency in 2007?
SUKH RAM (BJP) won PAONTA DOON in 2007, by a margin of 4,862 votes.
Which party has won PAONTA DOON the most times?
INC, with 5 of the 9 wins recorded since 1972.
How many times has PAONTA DOON gone to the polls?
9 times, from 1972 to 2007.
Who has won PAONTA DOON the most times?
SUKH RAM, with 2 wins between 2003 and 2007.
