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, 2004
CHANDER KUMAR
INC
Elections held
15
1967–2024
Most successful party
BJP
won 8 of 15
Margin, 2004
17,791
2.77% of valid votes
Result, 2004
Runner-up
BJPSHANTA KUMAR
- Votes
- 2,96,764
- Vote share
- 46.14%
- Behind by
- 17,791
Electors
10,33,686
Total votes polled
6,43,177
Valid votes
6,43,177
NOTA votes
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Turnout
62.2%
Full result, 2004
6 candidates · 6,43,177 valid votes
CHANDER KUMARINCwon
3,14,555
48.9%
SHANTA KUMARBJP
2,96,764
46.1%
LT. COL. SHAKTI CHAND CHAUDHARY ( RETD.)BSP
10,860
1.7%
FAKIR CHANDIND
10,594
1.6%
ROSHAN RANASP
7,092
1.1%
DHANI RAMIND
3,312
0.5%
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