Kangra (Lok Sabha constituency)
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Kangra Lok Sabha constituency is one of the four Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Himachal Pradesh state in northern India.[1]
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[edit] Assembly segments
Kangra Lok Sabha constituency presently comprises the following 17 Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments[1]:
[edit] Members of Parliament
- 1962: Hem Raj, Indian National Congress
- 1967: Hem Raj, Indian National Congress
- 1971: Vikram Chand, Indian National Congress
- 1977: Durga Chand, Bharatiya Lok Dal
- 1980: Vikram Chand Mahajan, Indian National Congress (I)
- 1984: Chandresh Kumari, Indian National Congress
- 1989: Shanta Kumar, Bharatiya Janata Party
- 1991: D.D. Khanoria, Bharatiya Janata Party
- 1996: Sat Mahajan, Indian National Congress
- 1998: Shanta Kumar, Bharatiya Janata Party
- 1999: Shanta Kumar, Bharatiya Janata Party
- 2004: Chander Kumar, Indian National Congress
- 2009: Dr. Rajan Sushant, Bharatiya Janata Party
[edit] Election results
| General Election, 2004: Kangra | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Congress | Chander Kumar | 314,555 | 48.91 | ||
| BJP | Shanta Kumar | 296,764 | 46.14 | ||
| BSP | Lt. Col. Shakti Chand Chaudhury (Retd.) | 10,860 | 1.69 | ||
| Independent | Fakir Chand | 10,594 | 1.65 | ||
| Samajwadi Party | Roshan Rana | 7,092 | 1.10 | ||
| Independent | Dhani Ram | 3,312 | 0.51 | ||
| Majority | 17,791 | ||||
| Turnout | 643,177 | 62.32 | |||
| Congress gain from BJP | Swing | ||||
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Parliamentary Constituency Wise Result of H.P. of Lok Sabha Elections-2009". Chief Electoral Officer, Himachal Pradesh website. http://ceohimachal.nic.in/BKGROUND/PC%20wise%20Result%20of%20H.P.pdf. Retrieved 5 November 2010.
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