# Guler Assembly constituency

Guler was one of the 68 assembly constituencies of Himachal Pradesh a northern Indian state. Guler was part of Kangra Lok Sabha constituency. Later, parts of it merged into Jawali.

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Year | Member | Party |
| 1967 | Churamani | Independent |
| 1977 | Harbans Singh Rana | Janata Party |
| 1982 | Chander Kumar | Indian National Congress |
| 1985 | Chander Kumar | Indian National Congress |
| 1990 | Harbans Singh Rana | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 1993 | Chander Kumar | Indian National Congress |
| 1998 | Chander Kumar | Indian National Congress |
| 2003 | Chander Kumar | Indian National Congress |
| 2004^ | Harbans Singh Rana | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2007 | Neeraj Bharti | Indian National Congress |
^By-Poll

## Election results
### Assembly Election 2007

2007 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Guler :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Neeraj Bharti | 21,500 | 49.69% | 4.16 |
| | BJP | Harbans Singh Rana | 17,499 | 40.44% | 7.94 |
| | BSP | Bhikham Singh | 3,616 | 8.36% | 6.80 |
| | Independent | Om Parkash | 599 | 1.38% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 4,001 | 9.25% | 6.40 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,270 | 71.79% | 1.54 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 60,276 | | 13.71 |
| | INC gain from BJP | INC gain from BJP | Swing | 1.31 | |

### Assembly By-election 2004

2004 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly by-election: Guler :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Harbans Singh Rana | 18,806 | 48.38% | 8.63 |
| | INC | Neeraj Bharti | 17,699 | 45.53% | 8.96 |
| | Independent | Bhanu Parkash Choudhary | 958 | 2.46% | New |
| | BSP | Brahami Devi | 604 | 1.55% | 0.94 |
| | Independent | Subhash Chand | 541 | 1.39% | New |
| | HVC | Lakshman Singh | 265 | 0.68% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,107 | 2.85% | 11.89 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 38,873 | 73.33% | 4.10 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 53,010 | | 1.97 |
| | BJP gain from INC | BJP gain from INC | Swing | 6.12 | |

### Assembly Election 2003

2003 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Guler :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Chander Kumar | 21,936 | 54.49% | 2.18 |
| | BJP | Harbans Singh Rana | 16,002 | 39.75% | 2.14 |
| | SP | Joginder Singh Pathania | 903 | 2.24% | New |
| | CPI | Azad Kumar | 495 | 1.23% | 0.64 |
| | NCP | Malook Singh | 350 | 0.87% | New |
| | LJP | Pawan Kumar | 319 | 0.79% | New |
| | BSP | Ram Rattan | 249 | 0.62% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 5,934 | 14.74% | 0.03 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 40,254 | 77.53% | 3.88 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 51,987 | | 16.04 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | 2.18 | |

### Assembly Election 1998

1998 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Guler :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Chander Kumar | 18,674 | 56.67% | 4.58 |
| | BJP | Harbans Singh Rana | 13,806 | 41.90% | 8.75 |
| | CPI | Azad Kumar | 194 | 0.59% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 4,868 | 14.77% | 13.34 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 32,952 | 74.26% | 5.09 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 44,800 | | 13.28 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | | |

### Assembly Election 1993

1993 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Guler :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Chander Kumar | 19,051 | 61.26% | 18.26 |
| | BJP | Harbans Singh Rana | 10,308 | 33.14% | 20.66 |
| | Independent | Gulshan | 941 | 3.03% | New |
| | BSP | Gurcharandass | 595 | 1.91% | 0.14 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 8,743 | 28.11% | 17.30 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 31,101 | 79.16% | 5.20 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 39,548 | | 3.22 |
| | INC gain from BJP | INC gain from BJP | Swing | 7.45 | |

### Assembly Election 1990

1990 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Guler :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Harbans Singh Rana | 15,140 | 53.80% | 12.48 |
| | INC | Chander Kumar | 12,099 | 43.00% | 12.98 |
| | BSP | Gurcharan Dass | 499 | 1.77% | New |
| | Doordarshi Party | Sunil Kumar | 273 | 0.97% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 3,041 | 10.81% | 3.85 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 28,139 | 74.10% | 3.79 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 38,314 | | 35.52 |
| | BJP gain from INC | BJP gain from INC | Swing | 2.18 | |

### Assembly Election 1985

1985 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Guler :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Chander Kumar | 12,223 | 55.98% | 10.60 |
| | BJP | Harbans Singh Rana | 9,022 | 41.32% | 20.67 |
| | Independent | Joginder Singh Pathania | 310 | 1.42% | New |
| | Independent | Tilak Raj | 279 | 1.28% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 3,201 | 14.66% | 1.16 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,834 | 77.95% | 0.90 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 28,271 | | 10.44 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | 10.60 | |

### Assembly Election 1982

1982 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Guler :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Chander Kumar | 8,867 | 45.38% | 33.74 |
| | Independent | Harbans Singh Rana | 5,775 | 29.56% | New |
| | BJP | Raghubir Singh | 4,035 | 20.65% | New |
| | Independent | Parkash Chand | 482 | 2.47% | New |
| | LKD | Rajinder Singh | 159 | 0.81% | New |
| | JP | Rakesh Narayana | 121 | 0.62% | 44.44 |
| | Independent | Gurdial | 99 | 0.51% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 3,092 | 15.83% | 10.78 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,538 | 77.30% | 11.91 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 25,598 | | 11.73 |
| | INC gain from JP | INC gain from JP | Swing | 0.33 | |

### Assembly Election 1977

1977 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Guler :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | JP | Harbans Singh Rana | 6,649 | 45.06% | New |
| | Independent | Chander Kumar | 5,905 | 40.01% | New |
| | INC | Kuldip Singh | 1,718 | 11.64% | 7.79 |
| | Independent | Mani Ram | 238 | 1.61% | New |
| | Independent | Narinder Kumar | 168 | 1.14% | New |
| | Independent | Rajender Singh | 79 | 0.54% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 744 | 5.04% | 26.59 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 14,757 | 65.60% | 4.52 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 22,910 | | 17.29 |
| | JP gain from Independent | JP gain from Independent | Swing | 6.01 | |

### Assembly Election 1967

1967 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Guler :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Churamani | 8,472 | 51.07% | New |
| | INC | R. Lal | 3,224 | 19.43% | New |
| | Independent | K. Vir | 2,920 | 17.60% | New |
| | Independent | P. Chand | 1,024 | 6.17% | New |
| | Independent | P. Ram | 538 | 3.24% | New |
| | Independent | P. Chand | 411 | 2.48% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 5,248 | 31.64% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,589 | 62.89% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 27,700 | | |
| | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) |