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Baijnath Assembly constituency

{{short description|Legislative Assembly constituency in Himachal Pradesh State, India}}

{{Use Indian English|date=February 2023}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}

{{Infobox Indian constituency

| name = Baijnath

| type = SLA

| constituency_no = 20

| map_image = 20-Baijnath constituency.svg

| state = Himachal Pradesh

| district = Kangra

| loksabha_cons = Kangra

| established = 1967

| reservation = SC

| mla = Kishori Lal

| party = Indian National Congress

| latest_election_year = 2022

| electors = {{formatnum:91352}}{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/14751-himachal-pradesh-general-legislative-election-2022/ |title=Himachal Pradesh General Legislative Election 2012 |publisher=Election Commission of India |access-date=22 April 2023}}{{update after|2028|1}}

}}

Baijnath is one of the 68 constituencies in the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly. Himachal Pradesh, a northern state of India, is known for its beauty and serene and Religious persona. Baijnath, which is named after Jyotirlinga of Vaidyanath, is also part of the Kangra Lok Sabha constituency.{{cite news |title=Sitting and previous MLAs from Baijnath Assembly constituency |url=http://www.elections.in/himachal-pradesh/assembly-constituencies/baijnath.html |work=Elections.in |access-date= November 1, 2017 }}{{cite news |title=Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008 |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/CurrentElections/CONSOLIDATED_ORDER%20_ECI%20.pdf |work=Election commission of India |access-date= November 1, 2017 }}{{Cite web |url=https://www.hp.nic.in/ |title=NICEMAIL ver 5.0 |access-date=2019-06-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060113030954/http://hp.nic.in/ |archive-date=2006-01-13 |url-status=dead }}

Members of Legislative Assembly

class="wikitable sortable"
Year

!Member

!Picture

!colspan="2"|Party

1967

| Bansi Ram

|

|{{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India}}

1972

|rowspan=4| Sant Ram

|rowspan=4|

|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=4}}

1977
1982
1985
1990

| Dulo Ram

|

|{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}

1993

| Sant Ram

|

|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}

1998{{efn|By-election}}

| Dulo Ram

|

|{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}

1998

| Sant Ram

|

|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=4}}

2003

|rowspan=2| Sudhir Sharma

|rowspan=2|

2007
2012

| Kishori Lal

|

2017

| Mulkh Raj

|{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
2022

| Kishori Lal

|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}

{{noteslist}}

Election results

=Assembly Election 2022 =

{{Election box begin|title= 2022 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Baijnath}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Kishori Lal |party=Indian National Congress |votes=29,338 |percentage=50.32% |change={{increase}}14.25 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Mulkh Raj Premi |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=25,892 |percentage=44.41% |change={{decrease}}15.18 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Parmodh Chand |party=Aam Aadmi Party |votes=1,109 |percentage=1.90% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Nota |party=None of the above |votes=669 |percentage=1.15% |change={{increase}}0.08 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Ajay Kumar |party=Bahujan Samaj Party |votes=536 |percentage=0.92% |change={{decrease}}0.03 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Gurdas Ram |party=Independent politician |votes=531 |percentage=0.91% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Vishesh Verma |party=Swabhiman Party |votes=226 |percentage=0.39% |change= New}}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=3,446 |percentage=5.91% |change= {{decrease}}17.61 }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=58,301 |percentage=63.82% |change= {{decrease}}3.38 }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 91,352 |ref = |change= {{increase}}13.96 }}

{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Bharatiya Janata Party |swing= {{decrease}}9.27 }}

{{Election box end}}

=Assembly Election 2017 =

{{Election box begin|title= 2017 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Baijnath{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3815-himachal-pradesh-general-legislative-election-2017/ |title=Himachal Pradesh General Legislative Election 2017 |author=Election Commission of India |access-date=8 July 2021}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Mulkh Raj |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=32,102 |percentage=59.59% |change={{increase}}27.66 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Kishori Lal |party=Indian National Congress |votes=19,433 |percentage=36.07% |change={{decrease}}9.81 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=None of the Above |party=None of the above |votes=577 |percentage=1.07% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Ramesh Chand |party=Bahujan Samaj Party |votes=510 |percentage=0.95% |change={{increase}}0.19 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Bir Singh |party=Independent politician |votes=331 |percentage=0.61% |change= New}}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=12,669 |percentage=23.52% |change= {{increase}}9.57 }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=53,869 |percentage=67.20% |change= {{increase}}3.90 }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 80,160 |ref = |change= {{increase}}6.42 }}

{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Bharatiya Janata Party |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= {{increase}}13.71 }}

{{Election box end}}

=Assembly Election 2012 =

{{Election box begin|title= 2012 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Baijnath}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Kishori Lal |party=Indian National Congress |votes=21,878 |percentage=45.88% |change={{increase}}1.49 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Mulkh Raj |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=15,226 |percentage=31.93% |change={{decrease}}5.21 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Udho Ram |party=Himachal Lokhit Party |votes=7,049 |percentage=14.78% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Tilak Raj |party=Independent politician |votes=1,862 |percentage=3.91% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Om Prakash |party=Himachal Swabhiman Party |votes=676 |percentage=1.42% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Shashi Pal |party=Bahujan Samaj Party |votes=359 |percentage=0.75% |change={{decrease}}8.45 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Ashok Kumar |party=Lok Jan Shakti Party |votes=295 |percentage=0.62% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Vijay Kumar |party=Nationalist Congress Party |votes=274 |percentage=0.57% |change= New}}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=6,652 |percentage=13.95% |change= {{increase}}6.70 }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=47,681 |percentage=63.30% |change= {{decrease}}6.18 }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 75,322 |ref = |change= {{increase}}16.63 }}

{{Election box hold with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= {{increase}}1.49 }}

{{Election box end}}

=Assembly Election 2007 =

{{Election box begin|title= 2007 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Baijnath}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Sudhir Sharma |party=Indian National Congress |votes=19,921 |percentage=44.40% |change={{decrease}}9.50 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Dulo Ram |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=16,666 |percentage=37.14% |change={{decrease}}1.72 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Suresh Kumar |party=Bahujan Samaj Party |votes=4,131 |percentage=9.21% |change={{increase}}7.48 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Dhani Ram Thakur |party=Independent politician |votes=2,870 |percentage=6.40% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Akshay Jasrotia |party=Independent politician |votes=612 |percentage=1.36% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Vyas Dev Mehra |party=Independent politician |votes=443 |percentage=0.99% |change= New}}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=3,255 |percentage=7.25% |change= {{decrease}}7.78 }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=44,871 |percentage=69.48% |change= {{decrease}}2.55 }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 64,582 |ref = |change= {{increase}}12.08 }}

{{Election box hold with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= {{decrease}}9.50 }}

{{Election box end}}

=Assembly Election 2003 =

{{Election box begin|title= 2003 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Baijnath{{cite web|publisher=Election Commission of India|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1998 to the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1998/StatisticalReport-HP98.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120111191922/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1998/StatisticalReport-HP98.pdf|archive-date=11 January 2012|format=pdf}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Sudhir Sharma |party=Indian National Congress |votes=22,371 |percentage=53.90% |change={{increase}}14.99 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Dulo Ram |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=16,132 |percentage=38.87% |change={{decrease}}18.94 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Kashmir Singh |party=Bahujan Samaj Party |votes=715 |percentage=1.72% |change={{increase}}0.03 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Baba Dhuni Nath Ji |party=Lok Jan Shakti Party |votes=557 |percentage=1.34% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Rajesh Kumar |party=Himachal Vikas Congress |votes=508 |percentage=1.22% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Meda Ram |party=Loktantrik Morcha Himachal Pradesh |votes=421 |percentage=1.01% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Milap Chand |party=Independent politician |votes=421 |percentage=1.01% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Jagdish Chand |party=Communist Party of India |votes=221 |percentage=0.53% |change={{decrease}}0.36 }}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=6,239 |percentage=15.03% |change= {{decrease}}3.87 }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=41,507 |percentage=72.09% |change= {{increase}}6.07 }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 57,622 |ref = |change= {{increase}}4.17 }}

{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Bharatiya Janata Party |swing= {{decrease}}3.91 }}

{{Election box end}}

=Assembly By-election 1998 =

{{Election box begin|title= 1998 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly by-election: Baijnath}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Dulo Ram |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=21,092 |percentage=57.80% |change={{increase}}16.48 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Sudhir Sharma |party=Indian National Congress |votes=14,195 |percentage=38.90% |change={{decrease}}4.94 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Udho Ram |party=Bahujan Samaj Party |votes=619 |percentage=1.70% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Jagdish Chand |party=Communist Party of India |votes=327 |percentage=0.90% |change= New}}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=6,897 |percentage=18.90% |change= {{increase}}16.38 }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=36,489 |percentage=66.37% |change= {{decrease}}0.30 }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 55,318 |ref = |change= {{increase}}2.46 }}

{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Bharatiya Janata Party |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= {{increase}}13.96 }}

{{Election box end}}

=Assembly Election 1998 =

{{Election box begin|title= 1998 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Baijnath{{cite web|publisher=Election Commission of India|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1998 to the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1998/StatisticalReport-HP98.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120111191922/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1998/StatisticalReport-HP98.pdf|archive-date=11 January 2012|format=pdf}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Sant Ram |party=Indian National Congress |votes=15,684 |percentage=43.84% |change={{decrease}}11.30 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Dulo Ram |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=14,782 |percentage=41.32% |change={{increase}}0.66 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Kishori Lal |party=Himachal Vikas Congress |votes=4,911 |percentage=13.73% |change= New}}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=902 |percentage=2.52% |change= {{decrease}}11.96 }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=35,774 |percentage=67.09% |change= {{increase}}6.50 }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 53,992 |ref = |change= {{decrease}}2.64 }}

{{Election box hold with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= }}

{{Election box end}}

=Assembly Election 1993 =

{{Election box begin|title= 1993 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Baijnath{{cite web|publisher=Election Commission of India|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1993 to the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1993/Statistical%20Report%201993%20Himachal%20Pradesh.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120111133700/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1993/Statistical%20Report%201993%20Himachal%20Pradesh.pdf|archive-date=11 January 2012|format=pdf}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Sant Ram |party=Indian National Congress |votes=18,276 |percentage=55.14% |change={{increase}}12.69 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Dulo Ram |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=13,477 |percentage=40.66% |change={{decrease}}14.60 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Anand Bhanwal |party=Janata Dal |votes=660 |percentage=1.99% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Udho Ram |party=Bahujan Samaj Party |votes=348 |percentage=1.05% |change={{increase}}0.52 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Subhash Thakur |party=Independent politician |votes=202 |percentage=0.61% |change= New}}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=4,799 |percentage=14.48% |change= {{increase}}1.67 }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=33,143 |percentage=60.20% |change= {{decrease}}6.58 }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 55,458 |ref = |change= {{increase}}24.19 }}

{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Bharatiya Janata Party |swing= {{decrease}}0.12 }}

{{Election box end}}

=Assembly Election 1990 =

{{Election box begin|title= 1990 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Baijnath{{cite web|publisher=Election Commission of India|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1990 to the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1990/Statisticall%20Report%20Himachal%20Pradesh%201990.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120114181905/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1990/Statisticall%20Report%20Himachal%20Pradesh%201990.pdf|archive-date=14 January 2012|format=pdf}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Dulo Ram |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=16,371 |percentage=55.26% |change={{increase}}14.85 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Sant Ram |party=Indian National Congress |votes=12,576 |percentage=42.45% |change={{decrease}}16.34 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Diwan Chand |party=Doordarshi Party |votes=173 |percentage=0.58% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Man Chand |party=Bahujan Samaj Party |votes=158 |percentage=0.53% |change= New}}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=3,795 |percentage=12.81% |change= {{decrease}}5.57 }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=29,625 |percentage=66.85% |change= {{increase}}0.90 }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 44,657 |ref = |change= {{increase}}24.81 }}

{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Bharatiya Janata Party |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= {{decrease}}3.53 }}

{{Election box end}}

=Assembly Election 1985 =

{{Election box begin|title= 1985 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Baijnath{{cite web|publisher=Election Commission of India|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1985 to the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1985/StatisticalReport%201985%20Himachal%20Pradesh.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120114090530/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1985/StatisticalReport%201985%20Himachal%20Pradesh.pdf|archive-date=14 January 2012|format=pdf}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Sant Ram |party=Indian National Congress |votes=13,767 |percentage=58.79% |change={{increase}}12.88 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Dulo Ram |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=9,462 |percentage=40.41% |change={{increase}}22.37 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Kuldip Chand Katoch |party=Independent politician |votes=187 |percentage=0.80% |change= New}}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=4,305 |percentage=18.38% |change= {{decrease}}8.88 }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=23,416 |percentage=66.31% |change= {{decrease}}7.46 }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 35,781 |ref = |change= {{increase}}15.77 }}

{{Election box hold with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= {{increase}}12.88 }}

{{Election box end}}

=Assembly Election 1982 =

{{Election box begin|title= 1982 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Baijnath{{cite web|publisher=Election Commission of India|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1982 to the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/statisticalreports/SE_1982/Statistical%20Report%201982%20Himachal%20Pradesh.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120117041754/eci.nic.in/eci_main/statisticalreports/SE_1982/Statistical%20Report%201982%20Himachal%20Pradesh.pdf|archive-date=17 January 2012|format=pdf}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Sant Ram |party=Indian National Congress |votes=10,346 |percentage=45.91% |change={{decrease}}7.65 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Milkhi Ram |party=Independent politician |votes=4,202 |percentage=18.65% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=D. D. Khanoria |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=4,065 |percentage=18.04% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Gurmukh Singh |party=Independent politician |votes=1,397 |percentage=6.20% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Vinod Kumar Purohit |party=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |votes=1,223 |percentage=5.43% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Tarlok Nath |party=Communist Party of India |votes=879 |percentage=3.90% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Narain Singh |party=Independent politician |votes=204 |percentage=0.91% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Partap Singh |party=Janata Party |votes=147 |percentage=0.65% |change={{decrease}}41.13 }}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=6,144 |percentage=27.27% |change= {{increase}}15.48 }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=22,533 |percentage=74.06% |change= {{increase}}15.18 }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 30,908 |ref = |change= {{increase}}3.89 }}

{{Election box hold with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= {{decrease}}7.65 }}

{{Election box end}}

=Assembly Election 1977 =

{{Election box begin|title= 1977 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Baijnath{{cite web|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1977 to the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/statisticalreports/SE_1977/Statistical%20Report%201977%20Himachal%20Pradesh.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160319174923/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/statisticalreports/SE_1977/Statistical%20Report%201977%20Himachal%20Pradesh.pdf|archive-date=19 March 2016|format=pdf}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Sant Ram |party=Indian National Congress |votes=9,200 |percentage=53.57% |change={{decrease}}22.97 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Om Prakash Kauda |party=Janata Party |votes=7,175 |percentage=41.78% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Bhim Sain |party=Independent politician |votes=455 |percentage=2.65% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Ram Ruth |party=Independent politician |votes=344 |percentage=2.00% |change= New}}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=2,025 |percentage=11.79% |change= {{decrease}}49.00 }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=17,174 |percentage=58.45% |change= {{increase}}14.54 }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 29,752 |ref = |change= {{increase}}15.87 }}

{{Election box hold with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= {{decrease}}22.97 }}

{{Election box end}}

=Assembly Election 1972 =

{{Election box begin|title= 1972 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Baijnath{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3802-himachal-pradesh-1972/ |title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1972 to the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh |publisher=Election Commission of India |access-date=10 February 2022}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Sant Ram |party=Indian National Congress |votes=8,487 |percentage=76.54% |change={{increase}}51.74 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Bidhi Chand |party=Communist Party of India |votes=1,747 |percentage=15.76% |change={{decrease}}10.45 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Mona |party=Independent politician |votes=680 |percentage=6.13% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Karm Chand |party=Independent politician |votes=174 |percentage=1.57% |change= New}}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=6,740 |percentage=60.79% |change= {{increase}}59.38 }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=11,088 |percentage=44.12% |change= {{decrease}}3.44 }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 25,678 |ref = |change= {{decrease}}8.14 }}

{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Communist Party of India |swing= {{increase}}50.34 }}

{{Election box end}}

=Assembly Election 1967 =

{{Election box begin|title= 1967 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Baijnath{{cite web|publisher=Election Commission of India|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1967 to the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1967/Statistical%20Report%20Himachal%20Pradesh%201967.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120117081612/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1967/Statistical%20Report%20Himachal%20Pradesh%201967.pdf|archive-date=17 January 2012|format=pdf}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Bansi Ram |party=Communist Party of India |votes=3,415 |percentage=26.20% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=K. Devi |party=Indian National Congress |votes=3,232 |percentage=24.80% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=S. Ram |party=Independent politician |votes=2,734 |percentage=20.98% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=B. Ram |party=Independent politician |votes=1,294 |percentage=9.93% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=A. Chand |party=Bharatiya Jana Sangh |votes=1,233 |percentage=9.46% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=R. Parkash |party=Independent politician |votes=648 |percentage=4.97% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Bidhia |party=Independent politician |votes=254 |percentage=1.95% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Lala |party=Independent politician |votes=222 |percentage=1.70% |change= New}}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=183 |percentage=1.40% |change= }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=13,032 |percentage=49.70% |change= }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 27,954 |ref = |change= }}

{{Election box new seat win |winner=Communist Party of India |loser= |swing= }}

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See also

References

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External links

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