Kandaghat Assembly constituency

Kandaghat
Former constituency for the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionNorth India
StateHimachal Pradesh
Established1952
Abolished1977

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

Patiala and East Punjab States Union

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

Year Con.
No. 		Res. Member Political party
1967 13 SC N. Ram Indian National Congress
1972 14 Bhagwan Singh

Election results

1972

1972 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Kandaghat[1]
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

1967 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Kandaghat[2]
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

1954 Patiala and East Punjab States Union Legislative Assembly election : Kandaghat[3]
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

1952 Patiala and East Punjab States Union Legislative Assembly election : Kandaghat[4]
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

  1. ^ a b It was double member constituency in 1952 and 1954 elections.

References

  1. ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1972 to the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "Patiala & East Punjab States Union, 1954". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
  4. ^ "Patiala & East Punjab States Union, 1951". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 April 2024.

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