Bamsan Assembly constituency

Bamsan
Former constituency for the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	North India
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Hamirpur
LS constituency	Hamirpur
Established	1972
Abolished	2012
Reservation	None

Bamsan was one of the 68 constituencies in the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh a northern state of India. It was also part of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh Lok Sabha constituency. ^{[1] [2]}

Members of Legislative Assembly

Year	Member	Picture	Party
1972	Chandresh Kumari			Indian National Congress
1977	Ranjit Singh Verma			Janata Party
1982	Lashkari Ram			Bharatiya Janata Party
1985	Karam Singh			Indian National Congress
1990	Lashkari Ram			Bharatiya Janata Party
1993	Kuldeep Singh Pathania			Indian National Congress
1998	Prem Kumar Dhumal			Bharatiya Janata Party
2003
2007

Election results

Assembly Election 2007

2007 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election  : Bamsan

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Prem Kumar Dhumal	35,054	76.14%	9.41
	INC	Col. Bidhi Chand	9,047	19.65%	11.36
	BSP	Surinder Kumar	1,474	3.20%	2.17
	LJP	Rajkumar Dhaloch	400	0.87%	New
Margin of victory			26,007	56.49%	20.77
Turnout			46,038	66.82%	7.63
Registered electors			68,894		16.73
	BJP hold		Swing	9.41

Assembly Election 2003

2003 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election  : Bamsan ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Prem Kumar Dhumal	29,325	66.73%	6.39
	INC	Kuldeep Singh Pathania	13,627	31.01%	3.62
	Independent	Piar Chand Jasrotia	537	1.22%	New
	BSP	Gopi Chand Attari	455	1.04%	0.14
Margin of victory			15,698	35.72%	10.01
Turnout			43,944	74.48%	3.53
Registered electors			59,018		21.94
	BJP hold		Swing	6.39

Assembly Election 1998

1998 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election  : Bamsan ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Prem Kumar Dhumal	20,715	60.34%	14.83
	INC	Kuldeep Singh Pathania	11,887	34.63%	11.61
	HVC	Ranjit Singh Verma	1,329	3.87%	New
	BSP	Lachho Ram	309	0.90%	0.27
Margin of victory			8,828	25.72%	24.99
Turnout			34,329	71.63%	8.34
Registered electors			48,398		2.56
	BJP gain from INC		Swing	14.10

Assembly Election 1993

1993 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election  : Bamsan ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Kuldeep Singh Pathania	13,657	46.24%	21.08
	BJP	Lashkari Ram	13,442	45.51%	12.53
	Independent	Nambardar Balbir Singh	796	2.70%	New
	Independent	Bhagat Ram	681	2.31%	New
	BSP	Lachho Ram	345	1.17%	New
Margin of victory			215	0.73%	32.15
Turnout			29,534	63.05%	1.01
Registered electors			47,188		5.89
	INC gain from BJP		Swing	11.80

Assembly Election 1990

1990 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election  : Bamsan ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Lashkari Ram	16,450	58.05%	14.79
	INC	Karam Singh	7,131	25.16%	29.85
	INS(SCS)	Ranjit Singh Verma	4,295	15.16%	New
	Independent	Roshan Lal	156	0.55%	New
Margin of victory			9,319	32.88%	21.12
Turnout			28,340	64.34%	2.50
Registered electors			44,563		29.49
	BJP gain from INC		Swing	3.03

Assembly Election 1985

1985 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election  : Bamsan ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Karam Singh	12,513	55.02%	12.66
	BJP	Pirthi Singh	9,837	43.25%	12.41
	CPI(M)	Bhandari Ram Golohda	199	0.87%	New
	Independent	Lachho Ram	124	0.55%	New
Margin of victory			2,676	11.77%	1.54
Turnout			22,744	66.44%	5.72
Registered electors			34,413		6.95
	INC gain from BJP		Swing	0.65

Assembly Election 1982

1982 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election  : Bamsan ^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Lashkari Ram	12,862	55.66%	New
	INC	Ranjit Singh	9,788	42.36%	13.09
	Independent	Salig Ram	238	1.03%	New
Margin of victory			3,074	13.30%	2.03
Turnout			23,107	72.94%	14.95
Registered electors			32,177		7.07
	BJP gain from JP		Swing

Assembly Election 1977

1977 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election  : Bamsan ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JP	Ranjit Singh Verma	7,623	44.61%	New
	INC	Bhumi Dev	5,002	29.27%	17.09
	Independent	Karam Singh	4,105	24.02%	New
	Independent	Som Nath Sharma	161	0.94%	New
	Independent	Gian Chand	101	0.59%	New
	Independent	Sita Ram	98	0.57%	New
Margin of victory			2,621	15.34%	3.17
Turnout			17,090	57.84%	0.04
Registered electors			30,053		32.90
	JP gain from INC		Swing	1.75

Assembly Election 1972

1972 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election  : Bamsan ^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Chandresh Kumari Katoch	5,965	46.36%	New
	Independent	Bhumi Dev	4,399	34.19%	New
	Independent	Karam Singh	2,335	18.15%	New
	Independent	Sita Ram	169	1.31%	New
Margin of victory			1,566	12.17%
Turnout			12,868	58.91%
Registered electors			22,614
	INC win (new seat)

See also

• Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh
• List of constituencies of Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly

References

1. "Sitting and previous MLAs from Bamsan Assembly Constituency". Elections.in. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
2. "DELIMITATION OF PARLIAMENTARY AND ASSEMBLY CONSTITUENCIES ORDER, 2008" (PDF). Election commission of India. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
3. "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.
4. "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.
5. "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.
6. "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.
7. "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.
8. "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.
9. "Statistical Report on General Election, 1977 to the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh" (PDF). Archived from the original (pdf) on 19 March 2016.
10. "Statistical Report on General Election, 1972 to the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh". Election Commission of India . Retrieved 10 February 2022.

External links

• HP official website of the Chief Electoral Officer

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