# Kangra Lok Sabha constituency

Kangra Lok Sabha constituency is one of the four Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Himachal Pradesh state in northern India.

## Assembly segments

Kangra Lok Sabha constituency presently comprised the following 17 Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments:
| No | Name | District | Member | Party |
| 1 | Churah (SC) | Chamba | Hans Raj | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 3 | Chamba | Chamba | Niraj Nayyar | Indian National Congress |
| 4 | Dalhousie | Chamba | Dhavinder Singh | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 5 | Bhattiyat | Chamba | Kuldeep Singh Pathania | Indian National Congress |
| 6 | Nurpur | Kangra | Ranbir Singh | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 7 | Indora (SC) | Kangra | Malender Rajan | Indian National Congress |
| 8 | Fatehpur | Kangra | Bhawani Singh Pathania | Indian National Congress |
| 9 | Jawali | Kangra | Chander Kumar | Indian National Congress |
| 12 | Jawalamukhi | Kangra | Sanjay Rattan | Indian National Congress |
| 13 | Jaisinghpur (SC) | Kangra | Yadvinder Goma | Indian National Congress |
| 14 | Sullah | Kangra | Vipin Singh Parmar | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 15 | Nagrota | Kangra | Raghubir Singh Bali | Indian National Congress |
| 16 | Kangra | Kangra | Pawan Kumar Kajal | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 17 | Shahpur | Kangra | Kewal Singh Pathania | Indian National Congress |
| 18 | Dharamshala | Kangra | Sudhir Sharma | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 19 | Palampur | Kangra | Ashish Butail | Indian National Congress |
| 20 | Baijnath (SC) | Kangra | Kishori Lal | Indian National Congress |

## Members of Parliament

| Year | Name | Party |
| 1952 | Hem Raj | Indian National Congress |
| 1957 | Hem Raj | Indian National Congress |
| 1957 | Daljit Singh | Indian National Congress |
| 1962 | Hem Raj | Indian National Congress |
| 1967 | Hem Raj | Indian National Congress |
| 1971 | Vikram Chand Mahajan | Indian National Congress |
| 1977 | Kanwar Durga Chand | Janata Party |
| 1980 | Vikram Chand Mahajan | Indian National Congress |
| 1984 | Chandresh Kumari Katoch | 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 | Rajan Sushant | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2014 | Shanta Kumar | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2019 | Kishan Kapoor | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2024 | Rajeev Bhardwaj | Bharatiya Janata Party |

## Election results
### 2024

2024 Indian general elections: Kangra :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Rajeev Bhardwaj | 632,793 | 61.03 | 10.09 |
| | INC | Anand Sharma | 3,80,898 | 36.74 | 12.15 |
| | BSP | Rekha Chaudhary | 7,753 | 0.75 | 0.13 |
| | IND | Adv Sanjay Sharma | 2,319 | 0.22 | New |
| | IND | Dr Kehkar Singh | 2,178 | 0.21 | New |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 6,372 | 0.61 | 0.51 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,51,895 | 24.29 | 23.14 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,38,678 | 68.15 | |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | 10.99 | |

### 2019

2019 Indian general elections: Kangra :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Kishan Kapoor | 725,218 | 72.02 | 14.96 |
| | INC | Pawan Kajal | 2,47,595 | 24.59 | 11.20 |
| | BSP | Dr. Kehar Singh | 8,866 | 0.88 | 0.14 |
| | IND | Dr. Sanjiv Guleria | 4,573 | 0.45 | New |
| | IND | Prem Chand Vishwakarma | 2,371 | 0.24 | New |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 11,327 | 1.12 | 0.03 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,77,623 | 47.43 | 26.16 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,06,989 | 70.55 | 7.03 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | 14.96 | |

### 2014

2014 Indian general elections: Kangra :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Shanta Kumar | 456,163 | 57.06 | 8.37 |
| | INC | Chander Kumar | 2,86,091 | 35.79 | 9.76 |
| | AAP | Dr. Rajan Sushant | 24,430 | 3.06 | New |
| | BSP | Lal Hussain | 5,949 | 0.74 | 1.19 |
| | IND. | Bhupinder Mehra | 5,585 | 0.70 | 0.70 |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 8,704 | 1.09 | 1.09 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,70,072 | 21.27 | 18.13 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,99,445 | 63.52 | 8.37 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | 8.37 | |

### 2009

2009 Indian general elections: Kangra :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | BJP | Dr. Rajan Sushant | 322,254 | 48.69 |
| | INC | Chander Kumar | 3,01,475 | 45.55 |
| | BSP | Col. Narinder Singh Pathania | 12,745 | 1.93 |
| | IND. | Roshan Lal | 8,283 | 1.25 |
| | LJP | Keshab | 7,720 | 1.17 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 20,779 | 3.14 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,61,847 | 55.15 |
| | BJP gain from INC | BJP gain from INC | Swing | |

### 2004

| Party | Party | Candidate Name | Votes | Votes % |
| | INC | Chander Kumar | 314,555 | 49.1% |
| | BJP | Shanta Kumar | 296,764 | 46.3% |
| | BSP | Lt. Col. Shakti Chand Chaudhary (Retd.) | 10,860 | 1.7% |
| | IND | Fakir Chand | 10,594 | 1.7% |
| | SP | Roshan Rana | 7,092 | 1.1% |
| | IND | Dhani Ram | 3,312 | 0.5% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 17,791 | 2.8% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,40,345 | 62.0% |

### General elections 1999

1999 Indian general elections: Kangra :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | BJP | Shanta Kumar | 325,066 | 58.80% |
| | INC | Sat Mahajan | 2,24,324 | 40.58% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,00,742 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,52,860 | 59.57% |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | |

### General elections 1998

1998 Indian general election: Kangra :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | BJP | Shanta Kumar | 334,684 | 52.65% |
| | INC | Sat Mahajan | 2,75,449 | 43.33% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 59,235 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,35,730 | 71.71% |
| | BJP gain from INC | BJP gain from INC | Swing | |

### General elections 1996

1996 Indian general election: Kangra :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | INC | Sat Mahajan | 263,817 | 49.64% |
| | BJP | Shanta Kumar | 2,26,293 | 42.58% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 37,524 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,31,429 | 61.23% |
| | INC gain from BJP | INC gain from BJP | Swing | |

### General elections 1991

1991 Indian general election: Kangra :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | BJP | D. D. Khanoria | 174,457 | 41.01% |
| | INC | Chandresh Kumari | 1,63,641 | 38.46% |
| | JD | Suresh Chaudhary | 75,905 | 17.84% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,816 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,25,434 | 55.83% |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | |

### General elections 1989

1989 Indian general election: Kangra :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | BJP | Shanta Kumar | 235,147 | 46.33% |
| | INC | Chandresh Kumari | 1,75,943 | 34.66% |
| | JD | Vijai Singh Mankotia | 74,983 | 14.77% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 59,204 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,07,577 | 69.58% |
| | BJP gain from INC | BJP gain from INC | Swing | |

### General elections 1984

1984 Indian general election: Kangra :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | INC | Chandresh Kumari | 232,287 | 62.45% |
| | BJP | Sarvan Kumar | 1,14,854 | 30.88% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 37,524 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,71,954 | 67.09% |
| | INC gain from INC(I) | INC gain from INC(I) | Swing | |

### General elections 1980

1980 Indian general election: Kangra :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | INC(I) | Vikram Chand Mahajan | 148,946 | 45.25% |
| | JP | Sarvan Kumar Chaudhari | 1,14,854 | 30.88% |
| | JP(S) | Kanwar Durga Chand | 25,727 | 7.82% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 30,930 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,29,129 | 63.99% |
| | INC(I) gain from JP | INC(I) gain from JP | Swing | |

### General elections 1977

1977 Indian general election: Kangra :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | JP | Kanwar Durga Chand | 157,832 | 53.17% |
| | INC | Vikram Chand Mahajan | 1,18,828 | 40.03% |
| | CPI | Bansi Ram | 15,709 | 5.29% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 39,004 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,96,836 | 63.96% |
| | JP gain from INC | JP gain from INC | Swing | |

### General elections 1971

1971 Indian general election: Kangra :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | INC | Vikram Chand Mahajan | 111,276 | 65.97% |
| | ABJS | Sarvan Kumar Chaudhari | 40,388 | 23.94% |
| | CPI | Paras Ram | 11,249 | 6.67% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 30,930 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,68,680 | 42.57% |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | |

### General elections 1967

1967 Indian general election: Kangra :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | INC | Hem Raj | 44,262 | 33.03% |
| | ABJS | Sarvan Kumar Chaudhari | 38,860 | 29.00% |
| | Independent | M. Ram | 21,073 | 15.73% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,402 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,34,001 | 54.22% |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | |