Elections Archive

GEN · Himachal Pradesh

KANGRA

Shanta Kumar (BJP) won by 59,235 votes (9.3%).

Electors
8,96,183
Votes polled
6,42,612
Valid votes
Turnout
71.7%
NOTA
0

Margin vs 1998 national median: 9.3% (median 7.6%). Back to Himachal Pradesh · 1998 national · Target seats

Seat health

Margin band, turnout swing, NOTA, and history for campaign defence / attack reads.

Safe (20%+)Party held vs 2019
Margin · 2024
24.4%(-23.5%)
Turnout
69.0%(-11.0%)
NOTA
0.6%
Top-2 squeeze
98.4%

Winning margin over time · KANGRA

19671971197719801984198919911996199819992004200920142019202448%

Candidates

Candidates · KANGRA 1998
RankCandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Shanta KumarWinnerBJP3,34,68452.6%
2Sat MahajanINC2,75,44943.3%
3Harnaik SinghHVC15,7742.5%
4Pratap Chand ChaudharyJD3,9140.6%
5Shakti Chand ChaudharySP3,8890.6%
6Rachhpal Singh MankotiaAIRJP2,0200.3%

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