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, 2014
SHANTA KUMAR
BJP
Elections held
15
1967–2024
Most successful party
BJP
won 8 of 15
Margin, 2014
1,70,072
21.27% of valid votes
Result, 2014
Runner-up
INCCHANDER KUMAR
- Votes
- 2,86,091
- Vote share
- 35.79%
- Behind by
- 1,70,072
Electors
12,58,601
Total votes polled
7,99,445
Valid votes
7,99,445
NOTA votes
8,704
1.09% of votes polled
Turnout
63.5%
Full result, 2014
12 candidates · 7,99,445 valid votes
SHANTA KUMARBJPwon
4,56,163
57.1%
CHANDER KUMARINC
2,86,091
35.8%
DR. RAJAN SUSHANTAAAP
24,430
3.1%
LAL HUSSAINBSP
5,949
0.7%
BHUPINDER MEHRAIND
5,585
0.7%
PREM CHAND VISHVAKARMAIND
4,106
0.5%
ARTI SONISHS
3,757
0.5%
DR. ATUL THAKUR BHARMORIIND
1,133
0.1%
DHANI RAMIND
1,085
0.1%
BALDEV RAJHISP
997
0.1%
PARVESH YADAVSP
808
0.1%
RAMAN KUMARBMUP
637
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