SOLAN
Assembly seat no. 53 in Himachal Pradesh · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 13 times since 1967.
Winner, 1998
KRISHNA MOHINI
INC
Elections held
13
1967–2022
Most successful party
INC
won 7 of 13
Margin, 1998
26
0.07% of valid votes
Result, 1998
Runner-up
BJPMOHINDER NATH SOFAT
- Votes
- 12,184
- Vote share
- 33.49%
- Behind by
- 26
Electors
55,805
Total votes polled
36,378
Valid votes
36,378
NOTA votes
—
Turnout
65.2%
Full result, 1998
7 candidates · 36,378 valid votes
KRISHNA MOHINIINCwon
12,210
33.6%
MOHINDER NATH SOFATBJP
12,184
33.5%
HAMINDER SINGH THAKURIND
9,739
26.8%
VINOD KUMARHVC
1,063
2.9%
JAGDISH CHANDER BHARDWAJCPI
598
1.6%
RAVINDER NATH PARIHARSP
512
1.4%
SATYA DEVISHS
72
0.2%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 13 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | DHANI RAM SHANDIL | INC | 30,089 | 51.54% | RAJESH KASHYAP | 3,858 |
| 2017 | DR. (COL.) DHANI RAM SHANDIL | INC | 26,200 | 48.16% | RAJESH KASHYAP | 671 |
| 2012 | DHANI RAM SHANDIL | INC | 24,250 | 49.97% | KUMARI SHEELA | 4,472 |
| 2007 | DR. RAJEEV BINDAL | BJP | 23,597 | 52.12% | DR. KAILASH PRASHAR | 3,716 |
| 2003 | DR. RAJEEV BINDAL | BJP | 15,332 | 34.22% | MOHINDER NATH SOFAT | 1,359 |
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 SOLAN assembly constituency in 2022?
DHANI RAM SHANDIL (INC) won SOLAN in 2022, by a margin of 3,858 votes.
Which party has won SOLAN the most times?
INC, with 7 of the 13 wins recorded since 1967.
How many times has SOLAN gone to the polls?
13 times, from 1967 to 2022.
Who has won SOLAN the most times?
DHANI RAM SHANDIL, with 2 wins between 2012 and 2022.
