Kandaghat Assembly constituency
| Kandaghat | |
|---|---|
| Former constituency for the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | North India |
| State | Himachal Pradesh |
| Established | 1952 |
| Abolished | 1977 |
Kandaghat Assembly constituency was an assembly constituency in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh.
It was one of the assembly constituencies in the Patiala and East Punjab States Union during its establishment in 1952.
Members of the Legislative Assembly[edit]
Patiala and East Punjab States Union[edit]
| Year | Con. No. |
Res. | Member | Political party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952[a] | 28 | None | Ranjit Singh | Independent | |
| Lekh Ram | |||||
| 1954[a] | 2 | Roshan Lal | Indian National Congress | ||
| Gian Chand | |||||
Himachal Pradesh[edit]
| Year | Con. No. |
Res. | Member | Political party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | 13 | SC | N. Ram | Indian National Congress | |
| 1972 | 14 | Bhagwan Singh | |||
Election results[edit]
1972[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Bhagwan Singh | 5,963 | 61.86 | ||
| CPI | Anokhi Ram Betab | 1,930 | 20.02 | ||
| Independent | Tulsi Ram | 655 | 6.80 | ||
| Independent | Shonk Ram | 585 | 6.07 | ||
| INC(O) | Keshav Ram | 238 | 2.47 | ||
| Independent | Nathu Ram | 188 | 1.95 | ||
| Independent | Charan Singh | 80 | 0.83 | ||
| Margin of victory | 4,033 | 41.84 | |||
| Total valid votes | 9,639 | ||||
| Rejected ballots | 311 | 3.13 | |||
| Turnout | 9,950 | 39.74 | |||
| Registered electors | 25,038 | ||||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
1967[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | N. Ram | 4,699 | 51.76 | ||
| CPI | A. Ram | 2,605 | 28.70 | ||
| Independent | R. Singh | 1,215 | 13.38 | ||
| Independent | N. Ram | 157 | 1.73 | ||
| PSP | R. Dass | 148 | 1.63 | ||
| Independent | B. Singh | 142 | 1.56 | ||
| RPI | Shanhroo | 112 | 1.23 | ||
| Margin of victory | 2,094 | 23.07 | |||
| Total valid votes | 9,078 | ||||
| Rejected ballots | 399 | 4.21 | |||
| Turnout | 9,477 | 39.90 | |||
| Registered electors | 23,754 | ||||
| INC gain from | Swing | ||||
1954[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Gian Chand | 12,706 | 32.55 | ||
| INC | Roshan Lal | 10,950 | 28.05 | ||
| Independent | Ranjit Singh | 6,979 | 17.88 | ||
| Independent | Chhauju Ram | 6,967 | 17.85 | ||
| Independent | Bejay Kumar | 1,429 | 3.66 | ||
| Margin of victory | |||||
| Total valid votes | 39,031 | 79.20 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 0 | ||||
| Turnout | 39,031 | ||||
| Registered electors | 49,283 | ||||
| INC gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
1952[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Ranjit Sing | 0 | 0.00 | ||
| Independent | Lekh Ram | 9,960 | 45.79 | ||
| ABJS | Vijay Kumar | 6,583 | 30.27 | ||
| RSP | Muni Lal | 4,019 | 18.48 | ||
| Independent | Sada Nand | 1,188 | 5.46 | ||
| Margin of victory | |||||
| Total valid votes | 21,750 | ||||
| Rejected ballots | 0 | ||||
| Turnout | 21,750 | 36.01 | |||
| Registered electors | 60,402 | ||||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
Notes[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1972 to the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1967 to the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 17 January 2012.
- ^ "Patiala & East Punjab States Union, 1954". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
- ^ "Patiala & East Punjab States Union, 1951". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
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