# Paonta Doon Assembly constituency

Paonta Doon was one of the 68 constituencies in the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh a northern state of India. It was in Sirmaur district and was a part of Shimla Lok Sabha constituency.

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Year | Member | Party |
| 1951 | Shiva Nand | Indian National Congress |
| Himachal Pradesh did not have a Legislative Assembly from 1956 to 1967. ||||
| 1967 | G.S.Chauhan | Indian National Congress |
| 1972 | Hirendra Singh | Indian National Congress |
| 1977 | Milkh Raj | Independent |
| 1982 | Kush Parmar | Indian National Congress |
| 1985 | Kush Parmar | Indian National Congress |
| 1990 | Fateh Singh | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 1993 | Rattan Singh | Indian National Congress |
| 1998 | Rattan Singh | Indian National Congress |
| 2003 | Sukh Ram Chaudhary | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2007 | Sukh Ram Chaudhary | Bharatiya Janata Party |

## Election results
### Assembly Election 2007

2007 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Paonta Doon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Sukh Ram Chaudhary | 29,322 | 46.68% | 6.91 |
| | INC | Kirnesh Jung | 24,460 | 38.94% | 10.76 |
| | BSP | Manjinder Singh | 7,377 | 11.74% | New |
| | SP | Vandana Rani | 989 | 1.57% | New |
| | LJP | Om Prakash | 649 | 1.03% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 4,862 | 7.74% | 2.56 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 62,812 | 78.79% | 3.83 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 79,721 | | 15.69 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | 6.91 | |

### Assembly Election 2003

2003 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Paonta Doon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Sukh Ram Chaudhary | 22,647 | 39.78% | 11.48 |
| | LHMP | Kirnesh Jung | 16,785 | 29.48% | New |
| | INC | Rattan Singh | 16,044 | 28.18% | 5.33 |
| | HVC | Rajender Mohan | 1,459 | 2.56% | 3.75 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 5,862 | 10.30% | 5.09 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 56,935 | 82.70% | 6.73 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 68,911 | | 12.55 |
| | BJP gain from INC | BJP gain from INC | Swing | 6.27 | |

### Assembly Election 1998

1998 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Paonta Doon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Rattan Singh | 15,569 | 33.51% | 15.74 |
| | BJP | Sukh Ram Chaudhary | 13,149 | 28.30% | 7.99 |
| | Independent | Kirnesh Jung | 12,697 | 27.33% | New |
| | HVC | Fateh Singh | 2,933 | 6.31% | New |
| | Shivsena | Ram Lal Sharma | 980 | 2.11% | New |
| | CPI(M) | Bhagat Ram | 781 | 1.68% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 2,420 | 5.21% | 7.75 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 46,466 | 77.02% | 5.25 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 61,228 | | 15.20 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | 15.74 | |

### Assembly Election 1993

1993 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Paonta Doon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Rattan Singh | 21,238 | 49.25% | 11.97 |
| | BJP | Fateh Singh | 15,648 | 36.29% | 16.86 |
| | JD | Kirnesh Jung | 5,183 | 12.02% | New |
| | BSP | Budh Ram | 968 | 2.24% | 1.52 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 5,590 | 12.96% | 2.90 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,125 | 81.95% | 1.52 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 53,149 | | 13.87 |
| | INC gain from BJP | INC gain from BJP | Swing | 3.90 | |

### Assembly Election 1990

1990 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Paonta Doon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Fateh Singh | 19,750 | 53.14% | 15.51 |
| | INC | Kush Parmar | 13,854 | 37.28% | 17.58 |
| | Independent | Madhu Sobha | 1,054 | 2.84% | New |
| | Independent | Budh Ram | 892 | 2.40% | New |
| | CPI(M) | Amar Singh Tomar | 601 | 1.62% | New |
| | Independent | Bashir Ahmed | 286 | 0.77% | New |
| | BSP | Jaswant Rai | 271 | 0.73% | New |
| | JP | Pawan Kumar Verma | 209 | 0.56% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 5,896 | 15.86% | 1.36 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 37,164 | 80.39% | 0.14 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 46,675 | | 34.34 |
| | BJP gain from INC | BJP gain from INC | Swing | 1.72 | |

### Assembly Election 1985

1985 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Paonta Doon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Kush Parmar | 15,203 | 54.86% | 15.86 |
| | BJP | Karam Chand | 10,429 | 37.63% | 7.71 |
| | Independent | Malu Ram | 1,497 | 5.40% | New |
| | Independent | Bisharat Ali | 346 | 1.25% | New |
| | Independent | Mohd. Ismail | 237 | 0.86% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 4,774 | 17.23% | 8.14 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 27,712 | 80.73% | 1.34 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 34,743 | | 5.22 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | 15.86 | |

### Assembly Election 1982

1982 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Paonta Doon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Kush Parmar | 10,099 | 39.00% | 12.87 |
| | BJP | Milkh Raj | 7,747 | 29.92% | New |
| | Independent | Rattan Singh | 5,942 | 22.95% | New |
| | JP | Jagmohan Bhardwaj | 644 | 2.49% | 18.49 |
| | Independent | Bashir | 633 | 2.44% | New |
| | Independent | Budh Ram | 323 | 1.25% | New |
| | Independent | Swaran Singh | 315 | 1.22% | New |
| | Independent | Sunder Lal | 189 | 0.73% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 2,352 | 9.08% | 4.09 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 25,892 | 79.85% | 7.03 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 33,018 | | 21.22 |
| | INC gain from Independent | INC gain from Independent | Swing | 0.30 | |

### Assembly Election 1977

1977 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Paonta Doon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Milkh Raj | 7,643 | 39.31% | New |
| | INC | Rattan Singh | 5,081 | 26.13% | 32.13 |
| | JP | Chander Mohan | 4,078 | 20.97% | New |
| | Independent | Jagat Singh | 2,196 | 11.29% | New |
| | Independent | Sant Ram | 272 | 1.40% | New |
| | Independent | Sushil Kumar Gupta | 174 | 0.89% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 2,562 | 13.18% | 3.35 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,444 | 72.62% | 12.58 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 27,237 | | 12.39 |
| | Independent gain from INC | Independent gain from INC | Swing | 18.95 | |

### Assembly Election 1972

1972 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Paonta Doon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Hirendra Singh | 8,304 | 58.26% | 15.48 |
| | ABJS | Milkh Raj | 5,949 | 41.74% | 15.48 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 2,355 | 16.52% | 30.96 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 14,253 | 61.39% | 6.32 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 24,235 | | 19.14 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | | |

### Assembly Election 1967

1967 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Paonta Doon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | G. S. Chauhan | 11,601 | 73.74% | 11.44 |
| | ABJS | V. Singh | 4,131 | 26.26% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 7,470 | 47.48% | 22.87 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 15,732 | 55.41% | 14.24 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 29,970 | | 90.88 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | 11.44 | |

### Assembly Election 1952

1952 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Paonta Doon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Shiva Nand | 3,742 | 62.30% | New |
| | KMPP | Sher Jang | 2,264 | 37.70% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,478 | 24.61% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,006 | 38.25% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 15,701 | | |
| | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) |