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, 1999
Shanta Kumar
BJP
Elections held
15
1967–2024
Most successful party
BJP
won 8 of 15
Margin, 1999
1,00,742
18.22% of valid votes
Result, 1999
Runner-up
INCSat Mahajan
- Votes
- 2,24,324
- Vote share
- 40.58%
- Behind by
- 1,00,742
Electors
9,35,090
Total votes polled
5,52,860
Valid votes
5,52,860
NOTA votes
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Turnout
59.1%
Full result, 1999
5 candidates · 5,52,860 valid votes
Shanta KumarBJPwon
3,25,066
58.8%
Sat MahajanINC
2,24,324
40.6%
Chaudhary HardyalSP
1,991
0.4%
Captain Pratap ChaudharyJD(S)
1,007
0.2%
Shakti Chand ChaudharyIND
472
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