SOLAN
Assembly seat no. 53 in Himachal Pradesh · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 13 times since 1967.
Winner, 2017
DR. (COL.) DHANI RAM SHANDIL
INC
Elections held
13
1967–2022
Most successful party
INC
won 7 of 13
Margin, 2017
671
1.23% of valid votes
Result, 2017
Runner-up
BJPRAJESH KASHYAP
- Votes
- 25,529
- Vote share
- 46.92%
- Behind by
- 671
Electors
81,255
Total votes polled
54,406
Valid votes
54,406
NOTA votes
656
1.21% of votes polled
Turnout
67.0%
Full result, 2017
4 candidates · 54,406 valid votes
DR. (COL.) DHANI RAM SHANDILINCwon
26,200
48.2%
RAJESH KASHYAPBJP
25,529
46.9%
AJAY BHATTICPM
1,632
3.0%
SHASHI KANT CHAUHANIND
389
0.7%
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.
