Pragpur Assembly constituency
| Pragpur | |
|---|---|
| Former constituency for the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | North India |
| State | Himachal Pradesh |
| District | Kangra |
| LS constituency | Kangra |
| Established | 1972 |
| Abolished | 2008[1] |
| Reservation | SC |
Pragpur was one of the 68 constituencies in the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh a northern state of India.[2] It was in Kangra district and was a part of Kangra Lok Sabha constituency.
Members of the Legislative Assembly[edit]
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Yog Raj | Janata Party | |
| 1982 | Virender Kumar | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 1985 | Yog Raj | Indian National Congress | |
| 1990 | Virender Kumar | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 1993 | |||
| 1998 | |||
| 2003 | Naveen Dhiman | Independent politician | |
| 2007 | Yog Raj | Indian National Congress | |
Election results[edit]
Assembly Election 2007[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Yog Raj | 21,253 | 49.09% |  35.14
| |
| BJP | Naveen Dhiman | 20,911 | 48.30% | 41.79
| |
| BSP | Rajinder Kumar | 1,091 | 2.52% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 342 | 0.79% |  9.46
| ||
| Turnout | 43,291 | 68.22% | 4.16
| ||
| Registered electors | 63,459 | 11.44
| |||
| INC gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
Assembly Election 2003[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Naveen Dhiman | 16,585 | 40.24% | New | |
| Independent | Yog Raj | 12,359 | 29.99% | New | |
| INC | Pardeep Kumar | 5,749 | 13.95% | 32.51
| |
| BJP | Anita Kumari Sandal | 2,683 | 6.51% | 43.59
| |
| HVC | Pritam Chand Sheria | 2,656 | 6.44% | 3.63
| |
| LJP | Surinder Pal Singh | 720 | 1.75% | New | |
| Independent | Baldev Raj | 463 | 1.12% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 4,226 | 10.25% | 6.61
| ||
| Turnout | 41,215 | 72.38% | 0.31
| ||
| Registered electors | 56,945 | 17.40
| |||
| Independent gain from BJP | Swing | 9.86
|
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Assembly Election 1998[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Virender Kumar | 17,513 | 50.10% | 7.53
| |
| INC | Yog Raj | 16,241 | 46.46% | 29.29
| |
| HVC | Gurdas Ram | 983 | 2.81% | New | |
| BSP | Harnam Singh | 218 | 0.62% | 1.56
| |
| Margin of victory | 1,272 | 3.64% | 1.70
| ||
| Turnout | 34,955 | 72.81% | 0.13
| ||
| Registered electors | 48,506 | 8.54
| |||
| BJP hold | Swing | 7.53
|
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Assembly Election 1993[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Virender Kumar | 13,685 | 42.57% | 20.47
| |
| Independent | Yog Raj | 11,968 | 37.23% | New | |
| INC | Pritam Chand Sheria | 5,520 | 17.17% | 18.28
| |
| BSP | Dalip Kumar | 702 | 2.18% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 1,717 | 5.34% | 22.25
| ||
| Turnout | 32,148 | 72.44% | 1.64
| ||
| Registered electors | 44,691 | 2.62
| |||
| BJP hold | Swing | 20.47
|
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Assembly Election 1990[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Virender Kumar | 20,197 | 63.04% | 16.65
| |
| INC | Yog Raj | 11,359 | 35.45% | 14.00
| |
| Margin of victory | 8,838 | 27.59% | 24.52
| ||
| Turnout | 32,038 | 74.30% | 0.03
| ||
| Registered electors | 43,548 | 29.17
| |||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
Assembly Election 1985[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Yog Raj | 12,272 | 49.46% | 25.94
| |
| BJP | Varinder Kumar | 11,512 | 46.40% | 5.36
| |
| Independent | Dalip Singh | 1,029 | 4.15% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 760 | 3.06% | 4.66
| ||
| Turnout | 24,813 | 74.34% | 0.58
| ||
| Registered electors | 33,713 | 9.33
| |||
| INC gain from BJP | Swing | ||||
Assembly Election 1982[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Virender Kumar | 9,241 | 41.04% | New | |
| Independent | Yog Raj | 7,503 | 33.32% | New | |
| INC | Dalip Singh | 5,296 | 23.52% | 10.24
| |
| JP | Ramesh Chand | 167 | 0.74% | 65.50
| |
| Independent | Chand Kumar | 152 | 0.68% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 1,738 | 7.72% | 24.76
| ||
| Turnout | 22,518 | 74.05% | 24.47
| ||
| Registered electors | 30,836 | 0.37
| |||
| BJP gain from JP | Swing | 25.20
|
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Assembly Election 1977[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JP | Yog Raj | 9,881 | 66.24% | New | |
| INC | Dalip Singh | 5,036 | 33.76% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 4,845 | 32.48% | |||
| Turnout | 14,917 | 49.48% | |||
| Registered electors | 30,721 | ||||
| JP win (new seat) | |||||
References[edit]
- ^ "Delimitation of Parliamentary & Assembly Constituencies Order - 2008". Election commission of India. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
- ^ "The Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 1976". Election Commission of India. 1 December 1976. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1998 to the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 11 January 2012.
- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1998 to the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 11 January 2012.
- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1993 to the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 11 January 2012.
- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1990 to the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 14 January 2012.
- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1985 to the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 14 January 2012.
- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1982 to the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 17 January 2012.
- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1977 to the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh" (PDF). Archived from the original (pdf) on 19 March 2016.
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