SOLAN
Assembly seat no. 53 in Himachal Pradesh · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 13 times since 1967.
Winner, 2003
DR. RAJEEV BINDAL
BJP
Elections held
13
1967–2022
Most successful party
INC
won 7 of 13
Margin, 2003
1,359
3.03% of valid votes
Result, 2003
Runner-up
INDMOHINDER NATH SOFAT
- Votes
- 13,973
- Vote share
- 31.19%
- Behind by
- 1,359
Electors
65,204
Total votes polled
44,800
Valid votes
44,800
NOTA votes
—
Turnout
68.7%
Full result, 2003
8 candidates · 44,800 valid votes
DR. RAJEEV BINDALBJPwon
15,332
34.2%
MOHINDER NATH SOFATIND
13,973
31.2%
MAJOR KRISHNA MOHINIINC
10,665
23.8%
MOHINDER SHARMAHVC
2,742
6.1%
HAMINDER SINGH THAKURLMHP
1,576
3.5%
C.R.THAKURNCP
254
0.6%
DHARMINDER KUMARIND
170
0.4%
JITENDER KUMARIND
88
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.
