Kasauli Assembly constituency

Kasauli
Constituency No. 54 for the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	North India
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Solan
LS constituency	Shimla
Established	1967
Total electors	68,932 [1]
Reservation	SC
Member of Legislative Assembly
14th Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Incumbent Vinod Kumar Sultanpuri
Party	Indian National Congress
Elected year	2022

Kasauli Assembly constituency is one of the 68 assembly constituencies of Himachal Pradesh a northern Indian state. Kasauli is also part of Shimla Lok Sabha constituency. ^[2]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Year	Member	Party
1977	Chaman Lal		Janata Party
1982	Raghu Raj		Indian National Congress
1985
1990	Satya Pal Kamboj		Bharatiya Janata Party
1993	Raghu Raj		Indian National Congress
1998
2003
2007	Dr. Rajiv Saizal		Bharatiya Janata Party
2012	Dr. Rajiv Saizal
2017
2022	Vinod Sultanpuri		Indian National Congress

Election results

Assembly Election 2022

2022 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election  : Kasauli

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Vinod Sultanpuri	28,200	52.10%	4.75
	BJP	Dr. Rajiv Saizal	21,432	39.60%	8.66
	AAP	Harmel Singh	1,809	3.34%	New
	Rashtriya Devbhumi Party	Rajeev Kumar Kaundel	1,677	3.10%	New
	NOTA	Nota	348	0.64%	0.38
	Independent	Om Prakash	331	0.61%	New
	Himachal Jan Kranti Party	Rajinder	211	0.39%	New
	BSP	Ram Rattan	117	0.22%	New
Margin of victory			6,768	12.50%	11.60
Turnout			54,125	78.52%	2.21
Registered electors			68,932		7.30
	INC gain from BJP		Swing	3.85

Assembly Election 2017

2017 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election  : Kasauli ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Dr. Rajiv Saizal	23,656	48.25%	1.17
	INC	Vinod Sultanpuri	23,214	47.35%	0.33
	CPI	Virender Kumar Kashyap	652	1.33%	New
	NOTA	None of the Above	503	1.03%	New
	Independent	Rajeev Kumar Kaundal	329	0.67%	New
	Swabhiman Party	Keshav Kumar	321	0.65%	New
Margin of victory			442	0.90%	0.84
Turnout			49,025	76.31%	2.38
Registered electors			64,245		12.04
	BJP hold		Swing	1.17

Assembly Election 2012

2012 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election  : Kasauli

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Dr. Rajiv Saizal	19,960	47.08%	7.12
	INC	Vinod Sultanpuri	19,936	47.03%	8.97
	CPI(M)	Karam Dass	837	1.97%	New
	AITC	Ram Swaroop	791	1.87%	New
	SP	Shakun Chauhan	408	0.96%	New
	BSP	Raja Ram	354	0.84%	2.35
Margin of victory			24	0.06%	16.09
Turnout			42,394	73.93%	6.86
Registered electors			57,343		2.57
	BJP hold		Swing	7.12

Assembly Election 2007

2007 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election  : Kasauli

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Dr. Rajiv Saizal	21,396	54.20%	17.56
	INC	Raghu Raj	15,022	38.05%	8.34
	CPI	Kamlesh Kumari	1,782	4.51%	New
	BSP	Som Dutt	1,256	3.18%	1.19
Margin of victory			6,374	16.15%	6.40
Turnout			39,477	67.07%	1.43
Registered electors			58,856		4.57
	BJP gain from INC		Swing	7.81

Assembly Election 2003

2003 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election  : Kasauli ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Raghu Raj	17,886	46.39%	1.73
	BJP	Virender Kashyap	14,127	36.64%	10.00
	HVC	Vinod Kumar	3,491	9.05%	17.97
	Independent	Jai Ram	1,545	4.01%	New
	BSP	Kiran Bala	766	1.99%	New
	Independent	Bachan Singh	390	1.01%	New
	SP	Shakun Chouhan	352	0.91%	0.16
Margin of victory			3,759	9.75%	7.88
Turnout			38,557	68.57%	5.03
Registered electors			56,284		13.07
	INC hold		Swing	1.73

Assembly Election 1998

1998 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election  : Kasauli ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Raghu Raj	14,113	44.66%	13.44
	HVC	Chaman Lall	8,541	27.03%	New
	BJP	Satya Pal Kamboj	8,418	26.64%	11.36
	Independent	Som Dutt	290	0.92%	New
	SP	Shakun	238	0.75%	New
Margin of victory			5,572	17.63%	2.46
Turnout			31,600	64.89%	2.22
Registered electors			49,780		13.44
	INC hold		Swing	13.44

Assembly Election 1993

1993 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election  : Kasauli ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Raghu Raj	16,750	58.10%	21.61
	BJP	Virender Kashyap	10,956	38.00%	18.65
	JD	Kirpal Dharampuri	775	2.69%	New
	BSP	Sardar Bachan Singh	348	1.21%	New
Margin of victory			5,794	20.10%	0.06
Turnout			28,829	66.34%	15.50
Registered electors			43,881		10.11
	INC gain from BJP		Swing	1.45

Assembly Election 1990

1990 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election  : Kasauli ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Satya Pal Kamboj	11,333	56.65%	New
	INC	Raghu Raj	7,301	36.50%	14.94
	JP	Chhitroo Ram Chandel	836	4.18%	5.99
	Independent	Bhagwan Dass	142	0.71%	New
	Independent	Uma Dutt	140	0.70%	New
	Independent	Chaman Lal	129	0.64%	New
Margin of victory			4,032	20.15%	4.36
Turnout			20,005	50.48%	11.34
Registered electors			39,853		32.60
	BJP gain from INC		Swing	5.21

Assembly Election 1985

1985 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election  : Kasauli ^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Raghu Raj	9,514	51.44%	2.29
	Independent	Chaman Lal	6,593	35.65%	New
	JP	Kripal Dharampuri	1,880	10.16%	7.99
	CPI(M)	Naurata Ram	335	1.81%	New
	Independent	Beli Ram	112	0.61%	New
Margin of victory			2,921	15.79%	19.78
Turnout			18,496	62.13%	2.17
Registered electors			30,055		6.37
	INC hold		Swing	2.29

Assembly Election 1982

1982 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election  : Kasauli ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Raghu Raj	9,672	53.73%	19.86
	JP	Kirpal Singh	3,268	18.15%	19.15
	BJP	Sat Pal	3,064	17.02%	New
	LKD	Virender	1,805	10.03%	New
	Independent	Telu Ram Baidwan	106	0.59%	New
Margin of victory			6,404	35.58%	32.14
Turnout			18,001	64.51%	7.05
Registered electors			28,255		14.91
	INC gain from JP		Swing	16.43

Assembly Election 1977

1977 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election  : Kasauli ^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JP	Chaman Lal	5,197	37.31%	New
	INC	Krishan Datt	4,718	33.87%	New
	Independent	Pat Ram Gulhari	1,477	10.60%	New
	Independent	Raghu Raj	1,265	9.08%	New
	Independent	Prem Singh	1,130	8.11%	New
	Independent	Nathu Ram	82	0.59%	New
Margin of victory			479	3.44%
Turnout			13,931	57.29%
Registered electors			24,588
	JP win (new seat)

See also

• List of constituencies of the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
• Solan district
• Kasauli

References

1. "Himachal Pradesh General Legislative Election 2022". Election Commission of India . Retrieved 22 April 2023.
2. Sitting and previous MLAs from Kasauli Assembly constituency
3. Election Commission of India. "Himachal Pradesh General Legislative Election 2017" . Retrieved 8 July 2021.
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, 1998 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, 1993 to the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 11 January 2012.
7. "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.
8. "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.
9. "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.
10. "Statistical Report on General Election, 1977 to the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh" (PDF). Archived from the original (pdf) on 19 March 2016.

External links

• "Results of Himachal Pradesh Assembly Elections". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 March 2022.

30°54′N76°58′E / 30.9°N 76.97°E / 30.9; 76.97