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.
Every election in this seat
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Margin % | Candidates | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | BJPDR RAJEEV BHARDWAJ | INCANAND SHARMA | 2,51,895 | 24.29% | 10 | — |
| 2019 | BJPKishan Kapoor | INCPawan Kajal | 4,77,623 | 47.43% | 11 | 70.5% |
| 2014 | BJPSHANTA KUMAR | INCCHANDER KUMAR | 1,70,072 | 21.27% | 12 | 63.5% |
| 2009 | BJPDR. RAJAN SUSHANT | INCCHANDER KUMAR | 20,779 | 3.14% | 10 | 55.1% |
| 20041973 boundaries | INCCHANDER KUMAR | BJPSHANTA KUMAR | 17,791 | 2.77% | 6 | 62.2% |
| 19991973 boundaries | BJPShanta Kumar | INCSat Mahajan | 1,00,742 | 18.22% | 5 | 59.1% |
| 19981973 boundaries | BJPSHANTA KUMAR | INCSAT MAHAJAN | 59,235 | 9.32% | 6 | 70.9% |
| 19961973 boundaries | INCSAT MAHAJAN | BJPSHANTA KUMAR | 37,524 | 7.06% | 15 | 60.7% |
| 19911973 boundaries | BJPD.D. KHANORIA | INCCHANDRESH KUMARI (W) | 10,816 | 2.54% | 12 | 55.5% |
| 19891973 boundaries | BJPSHANTA KUMAR | INCCHANDRESH KUMARI | 59,204 | 11.66% | 9 | 68.8% |
| 19841973 boundaries | INCCHANDRESH KUMARI | BJPSARVAN KUMAR | 1,17,433 | 31.57% | 9 | 65.5% |
| 19801973 boundaries | INC(I)VIKRAM CHAND MAHAJAN | JNPSARVAN KUMAR CHAUDHARI | 30,930 | 9.40% | 10 | 62.5% |
| 19771973 boundaries | BLDDURGA CHAND | INCVIKRAMCHAND | 39,004 | 13.14% | 4 | 62.2% |
| 19711966 boundaries | INCVIKRAM CHAND | BJSSARWAN KUMAR | 70,888 | 42.03% | 4 | 41.2% |
| 19671966 boundaries | INCH. RAJ | BJSS. KUMAR | 5,402 | 4.03% | 5 | 51.2% |
Rows are matched by constituency name within the state, so a seat that survived a delimitation keeps one continuous page. Where a year’s boundaries differ from the present ones the row says so — the name is the same, the territory is not.
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the KANGRA constituency in 2024?
DR RAJEEV BHARDWAJ (BJP) won KANGRA in 2024, by a margin of 2,51,895 votes.
Which party has won KANGRA the most times?
BJP, with 8 of the 15 wins recorded since 1967.
How many times has KANGRA gone to the polls?
15 times, from 1967 to 2024.
Who has won KANGRA the most times?
SHANTA KUMAR, with 3 wins between 1989 and 2014.
