# Sujan Singh Pathania

Sujan Singh Pathania (1943 – 2021) was an Indian politician. He served as minister and sitting legislator, from Jawali and Fatehpur Assembly constituency.

## Electoral performance

2017 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Fatehpur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Sujan Singh Pathania | 18,962 | 31.92% | 4.66 |
| | BJP | Kripal Singh Parmar | 17,678 | 29.76% | 7.33 |
| | Independent | Baldev Thakur | 13,090 | 22.04% | New |
| | Independent | Dr. Rajan Sushant | 6,205 | 10.45% | New |
| | BSP | Om Parkash | 830 | 1.40% | 8.37 |
| | Independent | Bidhi Chand Sharma | 580 | 0.98% | New |
| | Lok Gathbandhan Party | Rasal Singh | 392 | 0.66% | New |
| | Independent | Dr. Ashok Kumar Somal | 375 | 0.63% | New |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 329 | 0.55% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,284 | 2.16% | 11.98 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 59,401 | 73.52% | 3.32 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 80,793 | | 11.17 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | 4.66 | |
2007 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Jawali :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Dr. Rajan Sushant | 26,729 | 48.02% | 7.17 |
| | INC | Sujan Singh Pathania | 21,548 | 38.71% | 13.31 |
| | BSP | Vicky (Rajan Mankotia) | 3,229 | 5.80% | 5.02 |
| | Independent | Dilaber Singh Chhotu | 2,665 | 4.79% | New |
| | Independent | Ashok Kumar Somal | 1,433 | 2.57% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 5,181 | 9.31% | 1.87 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 55,667 | 72.53% | 4.85 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 76,749 | | 13.80 |
| | BJP gain from INC | BJP gain from INC | Swing | 4.00 | |
2003 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Jawali :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Sujan Singh Pathania | 27,147 | 52.02% | 11.22 |
| | BJP | Dr. Rajan Sushant | 21,314 | 40.84% | 16.81 |
| | HVC | Krishan Kumar | 2,452 | 4.70% | 4.06 |
| | LJP | Rajesh Kumar | 526 | 1.01% | New |
| | BSP | Rattan Chand | 409 | 0.78% | New |
| | SP | Vinod Kumar | 337 | 0.65% | 0.05 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 5,833 | 11.18% | 5.67 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 52,185 | 77.47% | 3.21 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 67,440 | | 19.96 |
| | INC gain from BJP | INC gain from BJP | Swing | 5.63 | |
1998 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Jawali :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Dr. Rajan Sushant | 24,041 | 57.65% | 12.33 |
| | INC | Sujan Singh Pathania | 17,014 | 40.80% | 8.69 |
| | SP | Ramesh Chand | 292 | 0.70% | New |
| | HVC | Surjeet Kumar | 266 | 0.64% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 7,027 | 16.85% | 12.68 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,699 | 74.84% | 1.15 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 56,220 | | 7.99 |
| | BJP gain from INC | BJP gain from INC | Swing | 8.16 | |
1993 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Jawali :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Sujan Singh Pathania | 19,409 | 49.49% | 1.07 |
| | BJP | Dr. Rajan Sushant | 17,773 | 45.32% | 0.78 |
| | Independent | Fouza Singh Sombal | 994 | 2.53% | New |
| | BSP | Nanak Chand | 474 | 1.21% | 0.70 |
| | Independent | Govind Singh Gulfria | 434 | 1.11% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,636 | 4.17% | 0.29 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 39,216 | 75.88% | 1.96 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 52,062 | | 4.29 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | 1.07 | |
1990 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Jawali :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Sujan Singh Pathania | 19,508 | 50.57% | 2.07 |
| | BJP | Dr. Rajan Sushant | 17,787 | 46.10% | 3.65 |
| | CPI | Balbir Singh | 675 | 1.75% | New |
| | Doordarshi Party | Milap Chand | 295 | 0.76% | New |
| | BSP | Mast Ram | 196 | 0.51% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,721 | 4.46% | 3.20 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 38,580 | 77.92% | 1.45 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 49,919 | | 39.28 |
| | INC gain from BJP | INC gain from BJP | Swing | 0.81 | |
1985 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Jawali :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Dr. Rajan Sushant | 14,040 | 49.76% | 2.50 |
| | INC | Sujan Singh Pathania | 13,684 | 48.49% | 3.38 |
| | Independent | Mast Ram | 494 | 1.75% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 356 | 1.26% | 0.88 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 28,218 | 79.48% | 2.17 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 35,841 | | 11.12 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | 2.50 | |
1982 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Jawali :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Dr. Rajan Sushant | 11,669 | 47.26% | New |
| | INC | Sujan Singh Pathania | 11,141 | 45.12% | 20.39 |
| | Independent | Shiv Raj | 620 | 2.51% | New |
| | Independent | Badhawa Sijngh | 379 | 1.53% | New |
| | Independent | Jaswant Singh | 314 | 1.27% | New |
| | Independent | Krishan Chander Dhiman | 276 | 1.12% | New |
| | LKD | Fakar Deen | 149 | 0.60% | New |
| | Independent | Tilak Raj | 145 | 0.59% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 528 | 2.14% | 21.69 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,693 | 77.94% | 7.34 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 32,253 | | 8.78 |
| | BJP gain from JP | BJP gain from JP | Swing | 1.30 | |