# Kumarsain Assembly constituency

Kumarsain Assembly constituency was one of the 68 constituencies until 2008 delimitation in the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh state in India. It was a segment of Simla Lok Sabha constituency. It included areas of Kumarsain tehsil and Sunni tehsil of Shimla district. Post 2008 delimitation, Kumarsain tehsil became part of Theog Assembly constituency and Sunni tehsil became part of Shimla Rural Assembly constituency.

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Year | Member | Party |
| 1952 | Ram Dayal | Independent |
| 1972 | Jai Bihari Lal Khachi | Independent |
| 1977 | Bhaskera Nand | Independent |
| 1982 | Jai Bihari Lal Khachi | Indian National Congress |
| 1985 | Jai Bihari Lal Khachi | Indian National Congress |
| 1990 | Bhagat Ram Chauhan | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 1993 | Jai Bihari Lal Khachi | Indian National Congress |
| 1998 | Jai Bihari Lal Khachi | Indian National Congress |
| 2003 | Vidya Stokes | Indian National Congress |
| 2007 | Vidya Stokes | Indian National Congress |

## Election results
### Assembly Election 2007

2007 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Kumarsain :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Vidya Stokes | 17,375 | 40.85% | 2.21 |
| | Independent | Pramod Kumar Sharma | 16,125 | 37.91% | New |
| | BJP | Bhagat Ram Chauhan | 7,982 | 18.77% | 1.23 |
| | BSP | Bala Nand Mehta | 571 | 1.34% | New |
| | LJP | Om Prakash Shrama | 474 | 1.11% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,250 | 2.94% | 7.51 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 42,534 | 68.29% | 3.93 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 62,280 | | 10.05 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | 2.21 | |

### Assembly Election 2003

2003 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Kumarsain :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Vidya Stokes | 17,600 | 43.06% | 11.87 |
| | Independent | Parmod Kumar Sharma | 13,329 | 32.61% | New |
| | BJP | Sandeep Kumar | 8,173 | 20.00% | 2.87 |
| | HVC | Bhagat Ram Chauhan | 1,772 | 4.34% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 4,271 | 10.45% | 16.53 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 40,874 | 72.25% | 1.12 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 56,594 | | 13.39 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | 11.87 | |

### Assembly Election 1998

1998 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Kumarsain :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Jai Bihari Lal Khachi | 19,492 | 54.93% | 11.37 |
| | Independent | Ghanshyam Dass | 9,917 | 27.94% | New |
| | BJP | Sandeep Kumar | 6,079 | 17.13% | 16.57 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 9,575 | 26.98% | 5.61 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 35,488 | 72.19% | 1.17 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 49,913 | | 10.65 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | | |

### Assembly Election 1993

1993 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Kumarsain :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Jai Bihari Lal Khachi | 21,612 | 66.30% | 20.35 |
| | BJP | Bhagat Ram Chauhan | 10,987 | 33.70% | 19.47 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 10,625 | 32.59% | 25.36 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 32,599 | 72.63% | 2.42 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 45,110 | | 4.20 |
| | INC gain from BJP | INC gain from BJP | Swing | | |

### Assembly Election 1990

1990 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Kumarsain :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Bhagat Ram Chauhan | 16,078 | 53.17% | 13.35 |
| | INC | Jai Bihari Lal Khachi | 13,892 | 45.94% | 13.09 |
| | Independent | Jagbandhan Lal | 213 | 0.70% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 2,186 | 7.23% | 11.98 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30,238 | 70.12% | 0.29 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 43,290 | | 27.88 |
| | BJP gain from INC | BJP gain from INC | Swing | | |

### Assembly Election 1985

1985 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Kumarsain :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Jai Bihari Lal Khachi | 14,016 | 59.03% | 18.88 |
| | BJP | Bhagat Ram Chauhan | 9,456 | 39.83% | 19.41 |
| | Independent | Jagbandhan Lal | 162 | 0.68% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 4,560 | 19.21% | 0.53 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,743 | 70.64% | 4.87 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 33,851 | | 5.73 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | | |

### Assembly Election 1982

1982 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Kumarsain :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Jai Bihari Lal Khachi | 9,641 | 40.15% | 10.71 |
| | BJP | Bhagat Ram Chauhan | 4,902 | 20.41% | New |
| | Independent | Dharam Singh Thakur | 4,623 | 19.25% | New |
| | Independent | Bhaskra Nand | 2,096 | 8.73% | New |
| | Independent | Sunder Lal | 1,507 | 6.28% | New |
| | JP | Devinder Chauhan | 448 | 1.87% | 16.39 |
| | Independent | Jagbandhan Lal | 241 | 1.00% | New |
| | Independent | Ishwar Dutt Bali | 216 | 0.90% | New |
| | Independent | Brahama Nand Sharma | 211 | 0.88% | New |
| | LKD | Dhian Singh | 128 | 0.53% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 4,739 | 19.74% | 12.39 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,013 | 75.65% | 6.24 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 32,015 | | 12.48 |
| | INC gain from Independent | INC gain from Independent | Swing | 3.37 | |

### Assembly Election 1977

1977 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Kumarsain :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Bhaskera Nand | 7,199 | 36.78% | New |
| | INC | Jai Bihari Lal Khachi | 5,762 | 29.44% | 19.74 |
| | JP | Sunder Lal | 3,574 | 18.26% | New |
| | Independent | Pratap Singh | 2,257 | 11.53% | New |
| | Independent | Jiwan Ram | 644 | 3.29% | New |
| | Independent | Kishori Lal | 137 | 0.70% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,437 | 7.34% | 6.54 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,573 | 69.42% | 3.85 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 28,464 | | 25.87 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | 13.20 | |

### Assembly Election 1972

1972 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Kumarsain :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Jai Bihari Lal Khachi | 7,336 | 49.98% | New |
| | INC | Beli Ram Bhalaik | 7,218 | 49.18% | 33.03 |
| | CPI | Kishori Lal | 124 | 0.84% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 118 | 0.80% | 6.03 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 14,678 | 66.55% | 34.61 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 22,613 | | 40.56 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Assembly Election 1952

1952 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Kumarsain :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Ram Dayal | 1,513 | 31.04% | New |
| | SCF | Jianu | 1,180 | 24.21% | New |
| | INC | Gobind Ram | 787 | 16.14% | New |
| | ABJS | Hari Datt | 753 | 15.45% | New |
| | Independent | Jai Bihari Lal Khachi | 642 | 13.17% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 333 | 6.83% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,875 | 30.30% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 16,088 | | |
| | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) |