Kinnaur Assembly constituency

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

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

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

{{Infobox Indian constituency

| name = Kinnaur

| type = SLA

| constituency_no = 68

| map_image = 68-Kinnaur constituency.svg

| state = Himachal Pradesh

| district = Kinnaur

| loksabha_cons = Mandi

| established = 1967

| reservation = ST

| mla = Jagat Singh Negi

| party = Indian National Congress

| latest_election_year = 2022

| electors = {{formatnum:60289}}{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/14751-himachal-pradesh-general-legislative-election-2022/ |title=Himachal Pradesh General Legislative Election 2022 |publisher=Election Commission of India |access-date=22 April 2023}}{{update after|2028|1}}

}}

Kinnaur is one of the 68 assembly constituencies of Himachal Pradesh a northern Indian state. Kinnaur is also part of Mandi 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/kinnaur.html Sitting and previous MLAs from Kinnaur Assembly constituency]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

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Year

!Member

!Picture

!colspan="2"|Party

1967

| rowspan="4" | Thakur Sen Negi

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

1972

|{{Full party name with color|Lok Raj Party}}

1977

|{{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)|rowspan=2}}

1982
1985

| Dev Raj Negi

| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
1990

| Thakur Sen Negi

| {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
1993

| Dev Raj Negi

| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=2}}
1995{{efn|by-election}}

| Jagat Singh Negi

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1998

| Chet Ram Negi

| {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
2003

| Jagat Singh Negi

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

2007

| Tejwant Singh Negi

| {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
2012

|rowspan="3" | Jagat Singh Negi{{Cite web|title=Active Members HP Vidhan Sabha|url=http://hpvidhansabha.nic.in/ContactDirectory/MenuContactDirec|website=hpvidhansabha.nic.in|access-date=15 September 2018}}

|rowspan="3"|50px

|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=3}}

2017
2022

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Election results

=Assembly Election 2022 =

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

{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Jagat Singh Negi |party=Indian National Congress |votes=20,696 |percentage=46.95% |change={{decrease}}0.42 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Surat Negi |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=13,732 |percentage=31.15% |change={{decrease}}15.94 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Tejwant Singh |party=Independent politician |votes=8,574 |percentage=19.45% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Tersem Singh |party=Aam Aadmi Party |votes=580 |percentage=1.32% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Anil Kapoor |party=Bahujan Samaj Party |votes=280 |percentage=0.64% |change={{decrease}}0.32 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Nota |party=None of the above |votes=223 |percentage=0.51% |change={{decrease}}0.08 }}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=6,964 |percentage=15.80% |change= {{increase}}15.51 }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=44,085 |percentage=73.12% |change= {{decrease}}3.21 }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 60,289 |ref = |change= {{increase}}8.84 }}

{{Election box hold with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= {{decrease}}0.42 }}

{{Election box end}}

=Assembly Election 2017 =

{{Election box begin|title= 2017 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Kinnaur{{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=Jagat Singh Negi |party=Indian National Congress |votes=20,029 |percentage=47.37% |change={{decrease}}6.52 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Tejwant Singh Negi |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=19,909 |percentage=47.09% |change={{increase}}9.55 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Jeevan Singh |party=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |votes=913 |percentage=2.16% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Kailash Chand |party=Bahujan Samaj Party |votes=404 |percentage=0.96% |change={{decrease}}0.34 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Rajeev Kumar Negi |party=Rashtravadi Pratap Sena |votes=321 |percentage=0.76% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=None of the Above |party=None of the above |votes=249 |percentage=0.59% |change= New}}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=120 |percentage=0.28% |change= {{decrease}}16.07 }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=42,282 |percentage=76.34% |change= {{increase}}2.18 }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 55,390 |ref = |change= {{increase}}6.83 }}

{{Election box hold with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= {{decrease}}6.52 }}

{{Election box end}}

=Assembly Election 2012 =

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

{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Jagat Singh Negi |party=Indian National Congress |votes=20,722 |percentage=53.89% |change={{increase}}9.78 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Tejwant Singh Negi |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=14,434 |percentage=37.54% |change={{decrease}}13.71 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Chet Ram Negi |party=Himachal Lokhit Party |votes=2,240 |percentage=5.83% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Kailash Chand |party=Bahujan Samaj Party |votes=499 |percentage=1.30% |change={{decrease}}1.60 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Sunder Dev Negi |party=Nationalist Congress Party |votes=418 |percentage=1.09% |change= New}}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=6,288 |percentage=16.35% |change= {{increase}}9.22 }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=38,450 |percentage=74.16% |change= {{increase}}3.16 }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 51,850 |ref = |change= {{increase}}5.55 }}

{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Bharatiya Janata Party |swing= {{increase}}2.64 }}

{{Election box end}}

=Assembly Election 2007 =

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

{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Tejwant Singh |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=17,873 |percentage=51.25% |change={{increase}}18.04 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Jagat Singh Negi |party=Indian National Congress |votes=15,384 |percentage=44.11% |change={{decrease}}10.22 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Susheel Sagar |party=Bahujan Samaj Party |votes=1,009 |percentage=2.89% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Bhagat Singh |party=Lok Jan Shakti Party |votes=465 |percentage=1.33% |change= New}}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=2,489 |percentage=7.14% |change= {{decrease}}13.98 }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=34,875 |percentage=70.99% |change= {{decrease}}1.29 }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 49,125 |ref = |change= {{increase}}1.26 }}

{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Bharatiya Janata Party |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= {{decrease}}3.09 }}

{{Election box end}}

=Assembly Election 2003 =

{{Election box begin|title= 2003 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Kinnaur{{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=Jagat Singh Negi |party=Indian National Congress |votes=19,052 |percentage=54.33% |change={{increase}}14.63 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Tejwant Singh |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=11,646 |percentage=33.21% |change={{decrease}}16.36 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Sambub Chhosfale Negi |party=Himachal Vikas Congress |votes=2,728 |percentage=7.78% |change={{increase}}0.42 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Sukh Dev |party=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |votes=1,638 |percentage=4.67% |change= New}}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=7,406 |percentage=21.12% |change= {{increase}}11.25 }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=35,064 |percentage=72.38% |change= {{increase}}1.15 }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 48,513 |ref = |change= {{increase}}2.64 }}

{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Bharatiya Janata Party |swing= {{increase}}4.76 }}

{{Election box end}}

=Assembly Election 1998 =

{{Election box begin|title= 1998 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Kinnaur{{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=Chet Ram Negi |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=16,667 |percentage=49.58% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Jagat Singh Negi |party=Indian National Congress |votes=13,347 |percentage=39.70% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Sambub Chhosfale Negi |party=Himachal Vikas Congress |votes=2,473 |percentage=7.36% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Rattan Manjari |party=Independent politician |votes=1,132 |percentage=3.37% |change= New}}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=3,320 |percentage=9.88% |change= }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=33,619 |percentage=72.43% |change= }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 47,263 |ref = |change= }}

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

{{Election box end}}

=Assembly By-election 1995 =

{{Election box begin|title= 1995 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly by-election: Kinnaur}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Jagat Singh Negi |party=Indian National Congress |votes=17,056 |percentage= |change=}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Chet Ram Negi |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=14,563 |percentage= |change=}}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=2,493 |percentage= |change= }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=0 |percentage= |change= }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 0 |ref = |change= {{decrease}}100.00 }}

{{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: Kinnaur{{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=Dev Raj Negi |party=Indian National Congress |votes=13,746 |percentage=51.03% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Thakur Sen Negi |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=12,864 |percentage=47.75% |change={{decrease}}11.66 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Akal Jeet Negi |party=Bahujan Samaj Party |votes=225 |percentage=0.84% |change= New}}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=882 |percentage=3.27% |change= {{decrease}}18.49 }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=26,938 |percentage=66.83% |change= {{decrease}}6.63 }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 40,923 |ref = |change= {{decrease}}0.21 }}

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

{{Election box end}}

=Assembly Election 1990 =

{{Election box begin|title= 1990 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Kinnaur{{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=Thakur Sen Negi |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=17,653 |percentage=59.41% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Gopi Chand |party=Independent politician |votes=11,187 |percentage=37.65% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Harish Chandra Negi |party=Independent politician |votes=633 |percentage=2.13% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Mangal Singh Negi |party=Independent politician |votes=239 |percentage=0.80% |change= New}}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=6,466 |percentage=21.76% |change= {{increase}}13.26 }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=29,712 |percentage=73.58% |change= {{decrease}}1.43 }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 41,008 |ref = |change= {{increase}}27.84 }}

{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Bharatiya Janata Party |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= {{increase}}5.16 }}

{{Election box end}}

=Assembly Election 1985 =

{{Election box begin|title= 1985 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Kinnaur{{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=Dev Raj Negi |party=Indian National Congress |votes=12,859 |percentage=54.25% |change={{increase}}12.02 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Thakur Sen Negi |party=Independent politician |votes=10,843 |percentage=45.75% |change= New}}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=2,016 |percentage=8.51% |change= {{decrease}}7.03 }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=23,702 |percentage=76.49% |change= {{increase}}3.00 }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 32,078 |ref = |change= {{increase}}4.42 }}

{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Independent politician |swing= {{decrease}}3.51 }}

{{Election box end}}

=Assembly Election 1982 =

{{Election box begin|title= 1982 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Kinnaur{{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=Thakur Sen Negi |party=Independent politician |votes=12,580 |percentage=57.77% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Gopi Chand |party=Indian National Congress |votes=9,197 |percentage=42.23% |change= New}}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=3,383 |percentage=15.53% |change= {{decrease}}32.95 }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=21,777 |percentage=72.64% |change= {{increase}}12.11 }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 30,721 |ref = |change= {{increase}}15.11 }}

{{Election box hold with party link |winner=Independent politician |loser=Independent politician |swing= {{decrease}}9.44 }}

{{Election box end}}

=Assembly Election 1977 =

{{Election box begin|title= 1977 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Kinnaur{{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=Thakur Sen Negi |party=Independent politician |votes=10,543 |percentage=67.21% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Gyan Singh |party=Independent politician |votes=2,937 |percentage=18.72% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Balwant Singh |party=Janata Party |votes=2,207 |percentage=14.07% |change= New}}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=7,606 |percentage=48.49% |change= {{increase}}5.65 }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=15,687 |percentage=62.20% |change= {{decrease}}11.77 }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 26,689 |ref = |change= {{increase}}4.27 }}

{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Independent politician |loser=Lok Raj Party Himachal Pradesh |swing= {{decrease}}4.21 }}

{{Election box end}}

=Assembly Election 1972 =

{{Election box begin|title= 1972 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Kinnaur{{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=Thakur Sen Negi |party=Lok Raj Party Himachal Pradesh |votes=12,896 |percentage=71.42% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Gyan Singh |party=Indian National Congress |votes=5,161 |percentage=28.58% |change={{increase}}16.88 }}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=7,735 |percentage=42.84% |change= {{decrease}}33.76 }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=18,057 |percentage=70.61% |change= {{increase}}3.66 }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 25,595 |ref = |change= {{increase}}11.49 }}

{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Lok Raj Party Himachal Pradesh |loser=Independent politician |swing= {{decrease}}16.88 }}

{{Election box end}}

=Assembly Election 1967 =

{{Election box begin|title= 1967 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Kinnaur{{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=Thakur Sen Negi |party=Independent politician |votes=13,559 |percentage=88.30% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Gyan Singh |party=Indian National Congress |votes=1,797 |percentage=11.70% |change= New}}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=11,762 |percentage=76.60% |change= }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=15,356 |percentage=66.91% |change= }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 22,957 |ref = |change= }}

{{Election box new seat win |winner=Independent politician |loser= |swing= }}

{{Election box end}}

See also

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