# Bamsan Assembly constituency

Bamsan was one of the 68 constituencies in the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh a northern state of India. It was also part of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh Lok Sabha constituency.

## Members of Legislative Assembly

| Year | Member | Party |
| 1972 | Chandresh Kumari | Indian National Congress |
| 1977 | Ranjit Singh Verma | Janata Party |
| 1982 | Lashkari Ram | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 1985 | Karam Singh | Indian National Congress |
| 1990 | Lashkari Ram | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 1993 | Kuldeep Singh Pathania | Indian National Congress |
| 1998 | Prem Kumar Dhumal | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2003 | Prem Kumar Dhumal | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2007 | Prem Kumar Dhumal | Bharatiya Janata Party |

## Election results
### Assembly Election 2007

2007 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Bamsan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Prem Kumar Dhumal | 35,054 | 76.14% | 9.41 |
| | INC | Col. Bidhi Chand | 9,047 | 19.65% | 11.36 |
| | BSP | Surinder Kumar | 1,474 | 3.20% | 2.17 |
| | LJP | Rajkumar Dhaloch | 400 | 0.87% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 26,007 | 56.49% | 20.77 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 46,038 | 66.82% | 7.63 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 68,894 | | 16.73 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | 9.41 | |

### Assembly Election 2003

2003 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Bamsan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Prem Kumar Dhumal | 29,325 | 66.73% | 6.39 |
| | INC | Kuldeep Singh Pathania | 13,627 | 31.01% | 3.62 |
| | Independent | Piar Chand Jasrotia | 537 | 1.22% | New |
| | BSP | Gopi Chand Attari | 455 | 1.04% | 0.14 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 15,698 | 35.72% | 10.01 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,944 | 74.48% | 3.53 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 59,018 | | 21.94 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | 6.39 | |

### Assembly Election 1998

1998 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Bamsan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Prem Kumar Dhumal | 20,715 | 60.34% | 14.83 |
| | INC | Kuldeep Singh Pathania | 11,887 | 34.63% | 11.61 |
| | HVC | Ranjit Singh Verma | 1,329 | 3.87% | New |
| | BSP | Lachho Ram | 309 | 0.90% | 0.27 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 8,828 | 25.72% | 24.99 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34,329 | 71.63% | 8.34 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 48,398 | | 2.56 |
| | BJP gain from INC | BJP gain from INC | Swing | 14.10 | |

### Assembly Election 1993

1993 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Bamsan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Kuldeep Singh Pathania | 13,657 | 46.24% | 21.08 |
| | BJP | Lashkari Ram | 13,442 | 45.51% | 12.53 |
| | Independent | Nambardar Balbir Singh | 796 | 2.70% | New |
| | Independent | Bhagat Ram | 681 | 2.31% | New |
| | BSP | Lachho Ram | 345 | 1.17% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 215 | 0.73% | 32.15 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 29,534 | 63.05% | 1.01 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 47,188 | | 5.89 |
| | INC gain from BJP | INC gain from BJP | Swing | 11.80 | |

### Assembly Election 1990

1990 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Bamsan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Lashkari Ram | 16,450 | 58.05% | 14.79 |
| | INC | Karam Singh | 7,131 | 25.16% | 29.85 |
| | INS(SCS) | Ranjit Singh Verma | 4,295 | 15.16% | New |
| | Independent | Roshan Lal | 156 | 0.55% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 9,319 | 32.88% | 21.12 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 28,340 | 64.34% | 2.50 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 44,563 | | 29.49 |
| | BJP gain from INC | BJP gain from INC | Swing | 3.03 | |

### Assembly Election 1985

1985 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Bamsan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Karam Singh | 12,513 | 55.02% | 12.66 |
| | BJP | Pirthi Singh | 9,837 | 43.25% | 12.41 |
| | CPI(M) | Bhandari Ram Golohda | 199 | 0.87% | New |
| | Independent | Lachho Ram | 124 | 0.55% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 2,676 | 11.77% | 1.54 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,744 | 66.44% | 5.72 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 34,413 | | 6.95 |
| | INC gain from BJP | INC gain from BJP | Swing | 0.65 | |

### Assembly Election 1982

1982 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Bamsan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Lashkari Ram | 12,862 | 55.66% | New |
| | INC | Ranjit Singh | 9,788 | 42.36% | 13.09 |
| | Independent | Salig Ram | 238 | 1.03% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 3,074 | 13.30% | 2.03 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,107 | 72.94% | 14.95 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 32,177 | | 7.07 |
| | BJP gain from JP | BJP gain from JP | Swing | | |

### Assembly Election 1977

1977 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Bamsan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | JP | Ranjit Singh Verma | 7,623 | 44.61% | New |
| | INC | Bhumi Dev | 5,002 | 29.27% | 17.09 |
| | Independent | Karam Singh | 4,105 | 24.02% | New |
| | Independent | Som Nath Sharma | 161 | 0.94% | New |
| | Independent | Gian Chand | 101 | 0.59% | New |
| | Independent | Sita Ram | 98 | 0.57% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 2,621 | 15.34% | 3.17 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,090 | 57.84% | 0.04 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 30,053 | | 32.90 |
| | JP gain from INC | JP gain from INC | Swing | 1.75 | |

### Assembly Election 1972

1972 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Bamsan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Chandresh Kumari Katoch | 5,965 | 46.36% | New |
| | Independent | Bhumi Dev | 4,399 | 34.19% | New |
| | Independent | Karam Singh | 2,335 | 18.15% | New |
| | Independent | Sita Ram | 169 | 1.31% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,566 | 12.17% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,868 | 58.91% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 22,614 | | |
| | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) |