Banikhet Assembly constituency
| Banikhet | |
|---|---|
| Former constituency for the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | North India |
| State | Himachal Pradesh |
| District | Chamba |
| LS 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]
| 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]
Assembly Election 2007[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Renu Chadha | 28,310 | 48.87% |  3.31
| |
| INC | Asha Kumari | 26,245 | 45.31% |  1.93
| |
| BSP | Loki Nand Sharma | 3,339 | 5.76% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 2,065 | 3.56% | 1.90
| ||
| Turnout | 57,925 | 74.13% | 0.62
| ||
| Registered electors | 78,136 | 11.43
| |||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
Assembly Election 2003[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Asha Kumari | 24,348 | 47.24% | 1.86
| |
| BJP | Renu Chadha | 23,488 | 45.57% | 2.61
| |
| CPI | Rajender Kumar | 1,266 | 2.46% | 0.36
| |
| Independent | Bias Dev | 1,021 | 1.98% | New | |
| HVC | Shaukat Ali | 644 | 1.25% | 0.61
| |
| SP | Hem Raj | 475 | 0.92% | New | |
| Independent | Bodh Raj Rana | 304 | 0.59% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 860 | 1.67% | 0.75
| ||
| Turnout | 51,546 | 73.59% | 3.41
| ||
| Registered electors | 70,122 | 7.20
| |||
| INC hold | Swing | 1.86
|
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Assembly Election 1998[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Asha Kumari | 22,509 | 49.09% | 0.59
| |
| BJP | Renu Chadha | 22,088 | 48.17% | 13.41
| |
| CPI | Daulat Ram Nirdoshi | 963 | 2.10% | 14.64
| |
| HVC | Hem Raj | 291 | 0.63% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 421 | 0.92% | 12.82
| ||
| Turnout | 45,851 | 70.85% | 1.95
| ||
| Registered electors | 65,412 | 13.33
| |||
| INC hold | Swing | 0.59
|
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Assembly Election 1993[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Asha Kumari | 19,079 | 48.50% | 14.82
| |
| BJP | Gandharv Singh | 13,673 | 34.76% | 3.75
| |
| CPI | Daulat Ram Nirdoshi | 6,584 | 16.74% | 9.53
| |
| Margin of victory | 5,406 | 13.74% | 8.92
| ||
| Turnout | 39,336 | 68.66% | 12.09
| ||
| Registered electors | 57,720 | 4.17
| |||
| INC gain from BJP | Swing | ||||
Assembly Election 1990[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Gandharv Singh | 11,962 | 38.51% | 24.18
| |
| INC | Asha Kumari | 10,464 | 33.69% | 16.66
| |
| CPI | Daulat Ram Nirdoshi | 8,158 | 26.26% | 5.81
| |
| Independent | Janki Nath | 165 | 0.53% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 1,498 | 4.82% | 25.07
| ||
| Turnout | 31,062 | 56.34% | 4.10
| ||
| Registered electors | 55,412 | 30.19
| |||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | 11.84
|
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Assembly Election 1985[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Asha Kumari | 12,891 | 50.35% | 0.44
| |
| CPI | Daulat Ram Nirdoshi | 5,236 | 20.45% | 3.80
| |
| Independent | Bimla Mahajan | 3,808 | 14.87% | New | |
| BJP | Gandharv Singh | 3,670 | 14.33% | 6.09
| |
| Margin of victory | 7,655 | 29.90% | 4.25
| ||
| Turnout | 25,605 | 60.56% | 2.17
| ||
| Registered electors | 42,561 | 4.54
| |||
| INC hold | Swing | 0.44
|
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Assembly Election 1982[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Des Raj | 12,663 | 49.90% | 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% | 64.11
| |
| Independent | Bhagat Ram | 387 | 1.53% | New | |
| LKD | Pritam Singh | 240 | 0.95% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 6,509 | 25.65% | 12.48
| ||
| Turnout | 25,376 | 63.02% | 7.37
| ||
| Registered electors | 40,711 | 12.94
| |||
| INC gain from JP | Swing | 16.90
|
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Assembly Election 1977[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JP | Gian Chand | 13,235 | 66.80% | New | |
| INC | Des Raj | 5,681 | 28.67% | 46.72
| |
| Independent | Prithvi Raj | 532 | 2.69% | New | |
| Independent | Mohan Singh | 365 | 1.84% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 7,554 | 38.13% | 19.89
| ||
| Turnout | 19,813 | 55.58% | 9.43
| ||
| Registered electors | 36,048 | 27.81
| |||
| JP gain from INC | Swing | 8.59
|
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Assembly Election 1972[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Des Raj | 9,682 | 75.39% | 22.05
| |
| Independent | Jagdish Mitter | 2,231 | 17.37% | New | |
| ABJS | Daulat Ram Nirdoshi | 929 | 7.23% | 34.67
| |
| Margin of victory | 7,451 | 58.02% | 46.58
| ||
| Turnout | 12,842 | 46.59% | 2.82
| ||
| Registered electors | 28,205 | 15.50
| |||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
Assembly Election 1967[edit]
| 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[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Previous MLAs from Banikhet Assembly Constituency
- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1998 to the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 11 January 2012.
- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1998 to the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 11 January 2012.
- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1993 to the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 11 January 2012.
- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1990 to the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 14 January 2012.
- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1985 to the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 14 January 2012.
- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1982 to the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 17 January 2012.
- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1977 to the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh" (PDF). Archived from the original (pdf) on 19 March 2016.
- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1972 to the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1967 to the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 17 January 2012.