KANGRA
Constituency no. 1 in Himachal Pradesh · Lok Sabha seat contested 15 times since 1967.
Himachal Pradesh also has an assembly constituency called KANGRA. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 13 results.
Winner, 2024
DR RAJEEV BHARDWAJ
BJP
Elections held
15
1967–2024
Most successful party
BJP
won 8 of 15
Margin, 2024
2,51,895
24.29% of valid votes
Result, 2024
Runner-up
INCANAND SHARMA
- Votes
- 3,80,898
- Vote share
- 36.74%
- Behind by
- 2,51,895
Electors
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Total votes polled
10,36,868
Valid votes
10,36,868
NOTA votes
6,372
0.61% of votes polled
Turnout
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Full result, 2024
10 candidates · 10,36,868 valid votes
DR RAJEEV BHARDWAJBJPwon
6,32,793
61.0%
ANAND SHARMAINC
3,80,898
36.7%
REKHA CHAUDHARYBSP
7,753
0.7%
ADVOCATE SANJAY SHARMAIND
2,319
0.2%
DR KEHAR SINGHIND
2,178
0.2%
JEEVAN KUMARABPP
1,476
0.1%
NARAIN SINGH DOGRAHJPA
1,171
0.1%
BHUVNESH KUMARRDP
756
0.1%
DEV RAJ BHARDWAJRSDR
607
0.1%
ACHAL SINGHIND
545
0.1%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 15 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | DR RAJEEV BHARDWAJ | BJP | 6,32,793 | 61.03% | ANAND SHARMA | 2,51,895 |
| 2019 | Kishan Kapoor | BJP | 7,25,218 | 72.02% | Pawan Kajal | 4,77,623 |
| 2014 | SHANTA KUMAR | BJP | 4,56,163 | 57.06% | CHANDER KUMAR | 1,70,072 |
| 2009 | DR. RAJAN SUSHANT | BJP | 3,22,254 | 48.69% | CHANDER KUMAR | 20,779 |
| 2004 | CHANDER KUMAR | INC | 3,14,555 | 48.91% | SHANTA KUMAR | 17,791 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above