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, 2019
Kishan Kapoor
BJP
Elections held
15
1967–2024
Most successful party
BJP
won 8 of 15
Margin, 2019
4,77,623
47.43% of valid votes
Result, 2019
Runner-up
INCPawan Kajal
- Votes
- 2,47,595
- Vote share
- 24.59%
- Behind by
- 4,77,623
Electors
14,27,338
Total votes polled
10,06,989
Valid votes
10,06,989
NOTA votes
11,327
1.12% of votes polled
Turnout
70.5%
Full result, 2019
11 candidates · 10,06,989 valid votes
Kishan KapoorBJPwon
7,25,218
72.0%
Pawan KajalINC
2,47,595
24.6%
Dr. Kehar SinghBSP
8,866
0.9%
Dr. Sanjiv GuleriaIND
4,573
0.5%
Prem Chand VishvakarmaNED
2,371
0.2%
Bachan Singh RanaIND
2,240
0.2%
Nisha KatochIND
1,398
0.1%
Subhash ChandHIMJKP
970
0.1%
Dr. Swaroop Singh RanaSWAP
959
0.1%
Col. Narinder PathaniaIND
908
0.1%
Chander Bhan (Baabla)IND
564
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