Banikhet Assembly constituency
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| Banikhet | |
|---|---|
| Former constituency for the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | North India |
| State | Himachal Pradesh |
| District | Chamba |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Kangra |
| Established | 1967 |
| Abolished | 2012 |
| Reservation | None |
Banikhet was one of the 68 assembly constituencies of Himachal Pradesh a northern Indian state. Banikhet was also part of Kangra Lok Sabha constituency.[1]
Member of Legislative Assembly
[edit | edit source]| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Des Raj | Indian National Congress | |
| 1972 | |||
| 1977 | Gian Chand | Janata Party | |
| 1982 | Des Raj | Indian National Congress | |
| 1985 | Asha Kumari | ||
| 1990 | Gandharv Singh | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 1993 | Asha Kumari | Indian National Congress | |
| 1998 | |||
| 2003 | |||
| 2007 | Renu Chadha | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
Election results
[edit | edit source]Assembly Election 2007
[edit | edit source]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Renu Chadha | 28,310 | 48.87% | Error creating thumbnail: 3.31 | |
| INC | Asha Kumari | 26,245 | 45.31% | Decrease1.93 | |
| BSP | Loki Nand Sharma | 3,339 | 5.76% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 2,065 | 3.56% | Error creating thumbnail: 1.90 | ||
| Turnout | 57,925 | 74.13% | Error creating thumbnail: 0.62 | ||
| Registered electors | 78,136 | Error creating thumbnail: 11.43 | |||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
Assembly Election 2003
[edit | edit source]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Asha Kumari | 24,348 | 47.24% | Decrease1.86 | |
| BJP | Renu Chadha | 23,488 | 45.57% | Decrease2.61 | |
| CPI | Rajender Kumar | 1,266 | 2.46% | Error creating thumbnail: 0.36 | |
| Independent | Bias Dev | 1,021 | 1.98% | New | |
| HVC | Shaukat Ali | 644 | 1.25% | Error creating thumbnail: 0.61 | |
| SP | Hem Raj | 475 | 0.92% | New | |
| Independent | Bodh Raj Rana | 304 | 0.59% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 860 | 1.67% | Error creating thumbnail: 0.75 | ||
| Turnout | 51,546 | 73.59% | Error creating thumbnail: 3.41 | ||
| Registered electors | 70,122 | Error creating thumbnail: 7.20 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | Decrease1.86 | |||
Assembly Election 1998
[edit | edit source]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Asha Kumari | 22,509 | 49.09% | Error creating thumbnail: 0.59 | |
| BJP | Renu Chadha | 22,088 | 48.17% | Error creating thumbnail: 13.41 | |
| CPI | Daulat Ram Nirdoshi | 963 | 2.10% | Decrease14.64 | |
| HVC | Hem Raj | 291 | 0.63% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 421 | 0.92% | Decrease12.82 | ||
| Turnout | 45,851 | 70.85% | Error creating thumbnail: 1.95 | ||
| Registered electors | 65,412 | Error creating thumbnail: 13.33 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | Error creating thumbnail: 0.59 | |||
Assembly Election 1993
[edit | edit source]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Asha Kumari | 19,079 | 48.50% | Error creating thumbnail: 14.82 | |
| BJP | Gandharv Singh | 13,673 | 34.76% | Decrease3.75 | |
| CPI | Daulat Ram Nirdoshi | 6,584 | 16.74% | Decrease9.53 | |
| Margin of victory | 5,406 | 13.74% | Error creating thumbnail: 8.92 | ||
| Turnout | 39,336 | 68.66% | Error creating thumbnail: 12.09 | ||
| Registered electors | 57,720 | Error creating thumbnail: 4.17 | |||
| INC gain from BJP | Swing | ||||
Assembly Election 1990
[edit | edit source]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Gandharv Singh | 11,962 | 38.51% | Error creating thumbnail: 24.18 | |
| INC | Asha Kumari | 10,464 | 33.69% | Decrease16.66 | |
| CPI | Daulat Ram Nirdoshi | 8,158 | 26.26% | Error creating thumbnail: 5.81 | |
| Independent | Janki Nath | 165 | 0.53% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 1,498 | 4.82% | Decrease25.07 | ||
| Turnout | 31,062 | 56.34% | Decrease4.10 | ||
| Registered electors | 55,412 | Error creating thumbnail: 30.19 | |||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | Decrease11.84 | |||
Assembly Election 1985
[edit | edit source]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Asha Kumari | 12,891 | 50.35% | Error creating thumbnail: 0.44 | |
| CPI | Daulat Ram Nirdoshi | 5,236 | 20.45% | Decrease3.80 | |
| Independent | Bimla Mahajan | 3,808 | 14.87% | New | |
| BJP | Gandharv Singh | 3,670 | 14.33% | Decrease6.09 | |
| Margin of victory | 7,655 | 29.90% | Error creating thumbnail: 4.25 | ||
| Turnout | 25,605 | 60.56% | Decrease2.17 | ||
| Registered electors | 42,561 | Error creating thumbnail: 4.54 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | Error creating thumbnail: 0.44 | |||
Assembly Election 1982
[edit | edit source]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Des Raj | 12,663 | 49.90% | Error creating thumbnail: 21.23 | |
| CPI | Daulat Ram Nirdoshi | 6,154 | 24.25% | New | |
| BJP | Gian Chand | 5,183 | 20.42% | New | |
| JP | Gandharv Singh | 683 | 2.69% | Decrease64.11 | |
| Independent | Bhagat Ram | 387 | 1.53% | New | |
| LKD | Pritam Singh | 240 | 0.95% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 6,509 | 25.65% | Decrease12.48 | ||
| Turnout | 25,376 | 63.02% | Error creating thumbnail: 7.37 | ||
| Registered electors | 40,711 | Error creating thumbnail: 12.94 | |||
| INC gain from JP | Swing | Decrease16.90 | |||
Assembly Election 1977
[edit | edit source]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JP | Gian Chand | 13,235 | 66.80% | New | |
| INC | Des Raj | 5,681 | 28.67% | Decrease46.72 | |
| Independent | Prithvi Raj | 532 | 2.69% | New | |
| Independent | Mohan Singh | 365 | 1.84% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 7,554 | 38.13% | Decrease19.89 | ||
| Turnout | 19,813 | 55.58% | Error creating thumbnail: 9.43 | ||
| Registered electors | 36,048 | Error creating thumbnail: 27.81 | |||
| JP gain from INC | Swing | Decrease8.59 | |||
Assembly Election 1972
[edit | edit source]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Des Raj | 9,682 | 75.39% | Error creating thumbnail: 22.05 | |
| Independent | Jagdish Mitter | 2,231 | 17.37% | New | |
| ABJS | Daulat Ram Nirdoshi | 929 | 7.23% | Decrease34.67 | |
| Margin of victory | 7,451 | 58.02% | Error creating thumbnail: 46.58 | ||
| Turnout | 12,842 | 46.59% | Error creating thumbnail: 2.82 | ||
| Registered electors | 28,205 | Error creating thumbnail: 15.50 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
Assembly Election 1967
[edit | edit source]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Des Raj | 5,564 | 53.34% | New | |
| ABJS | Gian Chand | 4,371 | 41.90% | New | |
| CPI(M) | M. Singh | 496 | 4.76% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 1,193 | 11.44% | |||
| Turnout | 10,431 | 44.19% | |||
| Registered electors | 24,420 | ||||
| INC win (new seat) | |||||
See also
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