# Jaswan Assembly constituency

Jaswan was one of the 68 constituencies in the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh a northern state of India. It was in Kangra district and was a part of Kangra Lok Sabha constituency.

## Member of Legislative Assembly

| Year | Member | Party |
| 1967 | Paras Ram | Communist Party of India |
| 1972 | Dr. Saligram | Indian National Congress |
| 1977 | Agya Ram Thakur | Janata Party |
| 1982 | Agya Ram Thakur | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 1985 | Viplove Thakur | Indian National Congress |
| 1990 | Kashmir Singh Rana | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 1993 | Viplove Thakur | Indian National Congress |
| 1998 | Viplove Thakur | Indian National Congress |
| 2003 | Bikram Singh | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2007 | Nikhil Rajour | Indian National Congress |

## Election results
### Assembly Election 2007

2007 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Jaswan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Nikhil Rajour (Manu Sharma) | 17,692 | 46.31% | 5.03 |
| | BJP | Bikram Singh | 17,574 | 46.00% | 1.30 |
| | BSP | Hari Om | 2,912 | 7.62% | 5.82 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 118 | 0.31% | 5.71 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 38,203 | 67.27% | 4.85 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 56,794 | | 12.76 |
| | INC gain from BJP | INC gain from BJP | Swing | 0.99 | |

### Assembly Election 2003

2003 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Jaswan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Bikram Singh | 17,180 | 47.30% | 16.88 |
| | INC | Viplove Thakur | 14,994 | 41.28% | 8.77 |
| | LJP | Ramel Singh | 2,445 | 6.73% | New |
| | HVC | Gokal | 667 | 1.84% | 15.62 |
| | BSP | Pawan Kumar | 656 | 1.81% | 0.31 |
| | NCP | Kush Raj Singh | 381 | 1.05% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 2,186 | 6.02% | 13.62 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 36,323 | 72.12% | 3.11 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 50,367 | | 16.42 |
| | BJP gain from INC | BJP gain from INC | Swing | 2.76 | |

### Assembly Election 1998

1998 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Jaswan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Viplove Thakur | 14,944 | 50.05% | 8.52 |
| | BJP | Bikram Singh | 9,081 | 30.42% | 0.24 |
| | HVC | Ramel Singh | 5,211 | 17.45% | New |
| | BSP | Ashok Kumar | 448 | 1.50% | 1.18 |
| | JD | Sita Ram | 172 | 0.58% | 0.38 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 5,863 | 19.64% | 8.28 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 29,856 | 69.90% | 0.79 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 43,263 | | 8.63 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | 8.52 | |

### Assembly Election 1993

1993 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Jaswan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Viplove Thakur | 16,283 | 58.57% | 15.87 |
| | BJP | Kashmir Singh Rana | 8,523 | 30.66% | 24.11 |
| | Independent | Dasaundhi Ram | 1,184 | 4.26% | New |
| | BSP | Ram Bhaj | 746 | 2.68% | 1.84 |
| | Independent | Bhagyawati | 607 | 2.18% | New |
| | JD | Kamla Guleria | 265 | 0.95% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 7,760 | 27.91% | 15.85 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 27,800 | 70.32% | 0.38 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 39,825 | | 6.97 |
| | INC gain from BJP | INC gain from BJP | Swing | 3.81 | |

### Assembly Election 1990

1990 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Jaswan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Kashmir Singh Rana | 14,155 | 54.77% | 27.90 |
| | INC | Viplove Thakur | 11,036 | 42.70% | 29.10 |
| | Doordarshi Party | Parkash Chand | 286 | 1.11% | New |
| | BSP | Yash Pal Singh | 219 | 0.85% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 3,119 | 12.07% | 32.86 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 25,846 | 70.09% | 0.96 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 37,230 | | 24.06 |
| | BJP gain from INC | BJP gain from INC | Swing | 17.03 | |

### Assembly Election 1985

1985 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Jaswan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Viplove Thakur | 15,163 | 71.79% | 28.60 |
| | BJP | Gian Singh | 5,674 | 26.87% | 24.11 |
| | Independent | Surinder Singh Bihal | 139 | 0.66% | New |
| | Independent | Tilak Raj Kaunda | 107 | 0.51% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 9,489 | 44.93% | 37.15 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,120 | 71.10% | 0.77 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 30,009 | | 7.27 |
| | INC gain from BJP | INC gain from BJP | Swing | 20.82 | |

### Assembly Election 1982

1982 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Jaswan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Agya Ram Thakur | 10,147 | 50.97% | New |
| | INC | Sarla Sharma | 8,598 | 43.19% | New |
| | CPI | Suram Singh | 711 | 3.57% | 28.72 |
| | JP | Naval Kishore Sharma | 275 | 1.38% | 56.31 |
| | LKD | Jagroop Singh Rana | 175 | 0.88% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,549 | 7.78% | 17.62 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,906 | 72.33% | 23.11 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 27,976 | | 8.83 |
| | BJP gain from JP | BJP gain from JP | Swing | 6.71 | |

### Assembly Election 1977

1977 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Jaswan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | JP | Agya Ram | 8,504 | 57.69% | New |
| | CPI | Paras Ram | 4,760 | 32.29% | 1.84 |
| | Independent | Joginder Singh | 507 | 3.44% | New |
| | Independent | Hem Chand Garg | 460 | 3.12% | New |
| | Independent | Khushi Ram | 290 | 1.97% | New |
| | Independent | Laxmi Prakash Punj | 220 | 1.49% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 3,744 | 25.40% | 5.73 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 14,741 | 49.13% | 8.96 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 30,684 | | 6.03 |
| | JP gain from INC | JP gain from INC | Swing | 7.57 | |

### Assembly Election 1972

1972 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Jaswan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Dr. Saligram | 5,668 | 50.11% | 15.74 |
| | CPI | Paras Ram | 3,444 | 30.45% | 24.14 |
| | Independent | Nikka Ram | 1,139 | 10.07% | New |
| | ABJS | Governor Singh | 431 | 3.81% | 1.20 |
| | Independent | Prakash Chand | 357 | 3.16% | New |
| | INC(O) | Bidhi Chand | 271 | 2.40% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 2,224 | 19.66% | 0.55 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,310 | 40.42% | 13.25 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 28,939 | | 2.11 |
| | INC gain from CPI | INC gain from CPI | Swing | 4.47 | |

### Assembly Election 1967

1967 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Jaswan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI | Paras Ram | 8,446 | 54.59% | New |
| | INC | B. Ram | 5,318 | 34.37% | New |
| | Independent | B. Ram | 932 | 6.02% | New |
| | ABJS | J. Singh | 776 | 5.02% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 3,128 | 20.22% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 15,472 | 54.91% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 29,563 | | |
| | CPI win (new seat) | CPI win (new seat) | CPI win (new seat) | CPI win (new seat) | CPI win (new seat) |