Kangra Assembly constituency

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

{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2017}}

{{Use Indian English|date=July 2017}}

{{Infobox Indian constituency

|name = Kangra

|type= SLA

| map_image = 16-Kangra constituency.svg

| map_caption =

| map_alt =

|mla = Pawan Kumar Kajal

|party = Bhartiya Janata Party

|alliance =

| latest_election_year = 2022

|region =

|state = Himachal Pradesh

|district = Kangra

|division =

| loksabha_cons = Kangra

|constituency_no = 16

|established = 1967

|electors = {{formatnum:83547}}{{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}}

|reservation = None

|abolished =

}}

Kangra Assembly constituency is 16th of the 68 assembly constituencies of Himachal Pradesh an Indian state. Kangra is also part of Kangra Lok Sabha constituency.{{cite web|url=http://ceohimachal.nic.in/Bkground/rpt_PCWISEELECTORS.pdf |title=Assembly Constituency wise Electors as on 15-09-2010 |publisher=Chief Electoral Officer, Himachal Pradesh website |accessdate=25 April 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120314170045/http://ceohimachal.nic.in/Bkground/rpt_PCWISEELECTORS.pdf |archivedate=14 March 2012 }}{{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/CurrentElections/CONSOLIDATED_ORDER%20_ECI%20.pdf|title=Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008|publisher=The Election Commission of India|pages=6, 158–164}}[http://www.elections.in/himachal-pradesh/assembly-constituencies/kangra.html Sitting and previous MLAs from Kangra Assembly constituency]

Members of Legislative Assembly

class="wikitable sortable"
Year

!Member

!Picture

!colspan="2"|Party

1967

|rowspan=2| Hari Ram

|rowspan=2|

|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=2}}

1972
1977

|Pratap Chaudhary

|{{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}
1982

|rowspan=3| Vidya Sagar Chaudhary

|rowspan=3|

|{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party|rowspan=5}}

1985
1990
1993

| Daulat Ram

1998

| Vidya Sagar Chaudhary

2003

| Surinder Kumar

|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
2007

| Sanjay Chaudhary

|{{Full party name with color|Bahujan Samaj Party}}
2012

|rowspan=3| Pawan Kumar Kajal

|rowspan=3|

|{{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}

2017

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

2022

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

Election results

=Assembly Election 2022 =

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

{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Pawan Kumar Kajal |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=35,239 |percentage=55.64% |change={{increase}}23.00 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Choudhary Surinder Kaku |party=Indian National Congress |votes=15,405 |percentage=24.32% |change={{decrease}}18.79 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Kulbhash Chand |party=Independent politician |votes=7,994 |percentage=12.62% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Amit Verma |party=Independent politician |votes=3,033 |percentage=4.79% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Raj Kumar |party=Aam Aadmi Party |votes=866 |percentage=1.37% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Nota |party=None of the above |votes=464 |percentage=0.73% |change={{decrease}}0.37 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Vijay Kumar |party=Bahujan Samaj Party |votes=338 |percentage=0.53% |change= New}}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=19,834 |percentage=31.31% |change= {{increase}}20.84 }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=63,339 |percentage=75.81% |change= {{decrease}}2.28 }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 83,547 |ref = |change= {{increase}}10.08 }}

{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Bharatiya Janata Party |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= {{increase}}12.53 }}

{{Election box end}}

=Assembly Election 2017 =

{{Election box begin|title= 2017 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Kangra{{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=Pawan Kumar Kajal |party=Indian National Congress |votes=25,549 |percentage=43.11% |change={{increase}}15.27 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Sanjay Chaudhary |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=19,341 |percentage=32.63% |change={{increase}}9.48 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Dr. Rajesh Sharma |party=Independent politician |votes=11,805 |percentage=19.92% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=None of the Above |party=None of the above |votes=656 |percentage=1.11% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Col. Kuldip Singh |party=Lok Gathbandhan Party |votes=482 |percentage=0.81% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Ravi Chand |party=Nationalist Congress Party |votes=408 |percentage=0.69% |change= New}}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=6,208 |percentage=10.47% |change= {{increase}}9.36 }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=59,269 |percentage=78.09% |change= {{increase}}4.03 }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 75,899 |ref = |change= {{increase}}11.22 }}

{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Independent politician |swing= {{increase}}14.15 }}

{{Election box end}}

=Assembly Election 2012 =

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

{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Pawan Kumar Kajal |party=Independent politician |votes=14,632 |percentage=28.95% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Choudhary Surender Kumar |party=Indian National Congress |votes=14,069 |percentage=27.84% |change={{decrease}}4.91 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Sanjay Chaudhary |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=11,700 |percentage=23.15% |change={{decrease}}3.98 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Dr. Rajesh Sharma |party=Independent politician |votes=7,966 |percentage=15.76% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Aman Guleria |party=Communist Party of India |votes=636 |percentage=1.26% |change={{decrease}}0.26 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Ram Swaroop Verma |party=Himachal Swabhiman Party |votes=521 |percentage=1.03% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Vijay Kumar Bhari |party=Bahujan Samaj Party |votes=517 |percentage=1.02% |change={{decrease}}34.14 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Ram Niwash Yadav |party=Samajwadi Party |votes=416 |percentage=0.82% |change= New}}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=563 |percentage=1.11% |change= {{decrease}}1.31 }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=50,539 |percentage=74.06% |change= {{increase}}3.34 }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 68,243 |ref = |change= {{decrease}}10.76 }}

{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Independent politician |loser=Bahujan Samaj Party |swing= {{decrease}}6.21 }}

{{Election box end}}

=Assembly Election 2007 =

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

{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Sanjay Chaudhary |party=Bahujan Samaj Party |votes=19,017 |percentage=35.16% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Chaudhary Surender Kaku |party=Indian National Congress |votes=17,708 |percentage=32.74% |change={{decrease}}6.16 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Chaudhary Vidya Sagar |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=14,673 |percentage=27.13% |change={{decrease}}1.38 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Aman Guleria |party=Communist Party of India |votes=819 |percentage=1.51% |change={{decrease}}1.62 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Chaudhary Devi Lal |party=Lok Jan Shakti Party |votes=742 |percentage=1.37% |change={{increase}}0.38 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Chaudhary Banarsi Dass |party=Independent politician |votes=558 |percentage=1.03% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Amar Singh |party=Akhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha |votes=505 |percentage=0.93% |change={{decrease}}0.07 }}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=1,309 |percentage=2.42% |change= {{decrease}}7.97 }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=54,080 |percentage=70.72% |change= {{decrease}}1.12 }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 76,470 |ref = |change= {{increase}}13.47 }}

{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Bahujan Samaj Party |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= {{decrease}}3.74 }}

{{Election box end}}

=Assembly Election 2003 =

{{Election box begin|title= 2003 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Kangra{{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=Surinder Kumar |party=Indian National Congress |votes=18,836 |percentage=38.90% |change={{increase}}3.55 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Rattan Lal Jagtamba |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=13,803 |percentage=28.51% |change={{decrease}}24.45 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Chaudhary Vidya Sagar |party=Independent politician |votes=9,882 |percentage=20.41% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Daulat Ram |party=Himachal Vikas Congress |votes=3,118 |percentage=6.44% |change={{decrease}}3.01 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Himal Chand |party=Communist Party of India |votes=1,517 |percentage=3.13% |change={{increase}}1.64 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Deepak Kumar |party=Akhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha |votes=488 |percentage=1.01% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Dharmender Kumar |party=Lok Jan Shakti Party |votes=478 |percentage=0.99% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Pushpa Devi |party=Nationalist Congress Party |votes=297 |percentage=0.61% |change= New}}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=5,033 |percentage=10.39% |change= {{decrease}}7.21 }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=48,419 |percentage=71.87% |change= {{increase}}1.69 }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 67,394 |ref = |change= {{increase}}15.41 }}

{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Bharatiya Janata Party |swing= {{decrease}}14.05 }}

{{Election box end}}

=Assembly Election 1998 =

{{Election box begin|title= 1998 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Kangra{{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=Vidya Sagar Chaudhary |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=21,695 |percentage=52.96% |change={{increase}}15.02 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Daulat Chaudhary |party=Indian National Congress |votes=14,484 |percentage=35.35% |change={{decrease}}19.29 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Hari Krishan Chand |party=Himachal Vikas Congress |votes=3,870 |percentage=9.45% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Saroj Kumari |party=Communist Party of India |votes=612 |percentage=1.49% |change= New}}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=7,211 |percentage=17.60% |change= {{increase}}0.89 }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=40,968 |percentage=71.43% |change= {{decrease}}2.11 }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 58,397 |ref = |change= {{increase}}11.63 }}

{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Bharatiya Janata Party |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= {{decrease}}1.69 }}

{{Election box end}}

=Assembly Election 1993 =

{{Election box begin|title= 1993 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Kangra{{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=Daulat Ram |party=Indian National Congress |votes=20,658 |percentage=54.65% |change={{increase}}31.04 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Vidya Sagar Chaudhary |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=14,342 |percentage=37.94% |change={{decrease}}35.96 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Pushpa Choudhary |party=Independent politician |votes=1,503 |percentage=3.98% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Girdhari Lal |party=Bahujan Samaj Party |votes=356 |percentage=0.94% |change={{increase}}0.22 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Partap Choudhary |party=Janata Dal |votes=348 |percentage=0.92% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Choudhary Ram |party= |votes=291 |percentage=0.77% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Parkash Chand |party=Independent politician |votes=217 |percentage=0.57% |change= New}}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=6,316 |percentage=16.71% |change= {{decrease}}33.59 }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=37,803 |percentage=72.90% |change= {{increase}}2.72 }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 52,314 |ref = |change= {{increase}}8.72 }}

{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Bharatiya Janata Party |swing= {{decrease}}19.26 }}

{{Election box end}}

=Assembly Election 1990 =

{{Election box begin|title= 1990 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Kangra{{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=Vidya Sagar Chaudhary |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=24,729 |percentage=73.90% |change={{increase}}21.49 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Hari Krishan Chand |party=Indian National Congress |votes=7,899 |percentage=23.61% |change={{decrease}}18.50 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Virender Kumar |party=Bahujan Samaj Party |votes=241 |percentage=0.72% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Madan Lal |party=Independent politician |votes=235 |percentage=0.70% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Diwan Chand |party=Doordarshi Party |votes=195 |percentage=0.58% |change= New}}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=16,830 |percentage=50.30% |change= {{increase}}39.99 }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=33,462 |percentage=70.01% |change= {{decrease}}0.81 }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 48,119 |ref = |change= {{increase}}31.98 }}

{{Election box hold with party link |winner=Bharatiya Janata Party |loser=Bharatiya Janata Party |swing= {{increase}}21.49 }}

{{Election box end}}

=Assembly Election 1985 =

{{Election box begin|title= 1985 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Kangra{{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=Vidya Sagar Chaudhary |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=13,443 |percentage=52.41% |change={{decrease}}8.65 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Pushpa Chaudhary |party=Indian National Congress |votes=10,800 |percentage=42.11% |change={{increase}}12.22 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Himal Chand |party=Communist Party of India |votes=1,004 |percentage=3.91% |change={{decrease}}1.29 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Swami Shanta Nand |party=Independent politician |votes=214 |percentage=0.83% |change= New}}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=2,643 |percentage=10.30% |change= {{decrease}}20.87 }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=25,650 |percentage=70.96% |change= {{decrease}}2.77 }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 36,460 |ref = |change= {{increase}}7.82 }}

{{Election box hold with party link |winner=Bharatiya Janata Party |loser=Bharatiya Janata Party |swing= {{decrease}}8.65 }}

{{Election box end}}

=Assembly Election 1982 =

{{Election box begin|title= 1982 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Kangra{{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=Vidya Sagar Chaudhary |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=15,097 |percentage=61.06% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Surendar Paul |party=Indian National Congress |votes=7,388 |percentage=29.88% |change={{decrease}}6.68 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Himal Chand |party=Communist Party of India |votes=1,287 |percentage=5.21% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Th. Bhim Sain |party=Independent politician |votes=285 |percentage=1.15% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Jamna Dass |party=Independent politician |votes=200 |percentage=0.81% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Ram Saran |party=Independent politician |votes=181 |percentage=0.73% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Mohinder Chand Choudhary |party=Janata Party |votes=145 |percentage=0.59% |change={{decrease}}46.13 }}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=7,709 |percentage=31.18% |change= {{increase}}21.02 }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=24,725 |percentage=74.44% |change= {{increase}}12.10 }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 33,816 |ref = |change= {{increase}}10.31 }}

{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Bharatiya Janata Party |loser=Janata Party |swing= {{increase}}14.34 }}

{{Election box end}}

=Assembly Election 1977 =

{{Election box begin|title= 1977 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Kangra{{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=Partap Choudhary |party=Janata Party |votes=8,739 |percentage=46.72% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Surinder Paul |party=Indian National Congress |votes=6,839 |percentage=36.56% |change={{decrease}}12.90 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Jagdish Chand Patarwal |party=Independent politician |votes=1,797 |percentage=9.61% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Jaishi Ram |party=Independent politician |votes=674 |percentage=3.60% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Chander Mani |party=Independent politician |votes=360 |percentage=1.92% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Bhim Sen |party=Independent politician |votes=199 |percentage=1.06% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Sita Ram |party=Independent politician |votes=97 |percentage=0.52% |change= New}}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=1,900 |percentage=10.16% |change= {{increase}}1.30 }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=18,705 |percentage=62.21% |change= {{increase}}17.37 }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 30,655 |ref = |change= {{increase}}21.87 }}

{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Janata Party |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= {{decrease}}2.74 }}

{{Election box end}}

=Assembly Election 1972 =

{{Election box begin|title= 1972 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Kangra{{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=Hari Ram |party=Indian National Congress |votes=5,430 |percentage=49.46% |change={{decrease}}15.19 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Jagdish Chand |party=Independent politician |votes=4,457 |percentage=40.60% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Chandu Lal |party=Bharatiya Jana Sangh |votes=1,092 |percentage=9.95% |change={{decrease}}6.38 }}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=973 |percentage=8.86% |change= {{decrease}}39.46 }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=10,979 |percentage=45.17% |change= {{decrease}}11.26 }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 25,153 |ref = |change= {{increase}}17.44 }}

{{Election box hold with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= {{decrease}}15.19 }}

{{Election box end}}

=Assembly Election 1967 =

{{Election box begin|title= 1967 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Kangra{{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=Hari Ram |party=Indian National Congress |votes=7,603 |percentage=64.65% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=J. Nath |party=Bharatiya Jana Sangh |votes=1,920 |percentage=16.33% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=T. Ram |party=Communist Party of India |votes=1,824 |percentage=15.51% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=S. Chand |party=Independent politician |votes=413 |percentage=3.51% |change= New}}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=5,683 |percentage=48.32% |change= }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=11,760 |percentage=58.77% |change= }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 21,417 |ref = |change= }}

{{Election box new seat win |winner=Indian National Congress |loser= |swing= }}

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