Kot-Kehloor Assembly constituency

Kot-Kehloor
Former constituency for the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	North India
State	Himachal Pradesh
Established	1972
Abolished	2007
Total electors	65,765

Kot-Kehloor Assembly constituency was an assembly constituency in the India state of Himachal Pradesh.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Election	Member	Party
1972	Kuldip Singh		Indian National Congress
1977	Daulat Ram Sankhyan		Janata Party
1982			Indian National Congress
1985	Ram Lal Thakur
1990	Krishan Kumar Kaushal		Communist Party of India
1993	Ram Lal Thakur		Indian National Congress
1998
2003
2007	Randhir Sharma		Bharatiya Janata Party

Election results

Assembly Election 2007

2007 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election  : Kot-Kehloor

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Randhir Sharma	26,828	51.38%	16.52
	INC	Ram Lal Thakur	21,874	41.90%	0.69
	BSP	Dr. Sukh Ram Chauhan	2,394	4.59%	2.95
	CPI	Jeet Ram Chaudhary	1,064	2.04%	0.13
Margin of victory			4,954	9.49%	3.15
Turnout			52,211	79.39%	0.43
Registered electors			65,765		10.86
	BJP gain from INC		Swing	10.18

Assembly Election 2003

2003 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election  : Kot-Kehloor ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Ram Lal Thakur	19,509	41.20%	9.59
	BJP	Randheer Kumar	16,507	34.86%	8.30
	HVC	Krishan Kumar Kaushal	8,276	17.48%	15.97
	Independent	Dharmender Singh	1,254	2.65%	New
	CPI	Rattan Lal	1,028	2.17%	1.16
	BSP	Durga Dass	774	1.63%	0.75
Margin of victory			3,002	6.34%	1.29
Turnout			47,348	79.82%	2.10
Registered electors			59,321		14.90
	INC hold		Swing	9.59

Assembly Election 1998

1998 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election  : Kot-Kehloor ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Ram Lal Thakur	20,381	50.79%	1.64
	BJP	Krishan Kumar Kaushal	17,321	43.17%	25.80
	CPI	Hari Lal	1,337	3.33%	24.96
	HVC	Babu Ram Thakur	606	1.51%	New
	BSP	Prabhu Ram	354	0.88%	0.38
Margin of victory			3,060	7.63%	16.51
Turnout			40,126	78.73%	0.22
Registered electors			51,629		11.13
	INC hold		Swing	1.64

Assembly Election 1993

1993 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election  : Kot-Kehloor ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Ram Lal Thakur	18,985	52.43%	13.11
	CPI	Krishan Kumar Kaushal	10,245	28.29%	28.14
	BJP	Sada Ram Thakur	6,289	17.37%	New
	BSP	Prabhu Ram	458	1.26%	New
Margin of victory			8,740	24.14%	7.02
Turnout			36,211	78.47%	2.61
Registered electors			46,460		7.12
	INC gain from CPI		Swing	4.01

Assembly Election 1990

1990 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election  : Kot-Kehloor ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	CPI	Krishan Kumar Kaushal	18,437	56.43%	14.15
	INC	Ram Lal Thakur	12,846	39.32%	4.71
	JD	Daulat Ram Sankhyam	818	2.50%	New
	Independent	Manohar Lal Shandilya	178	0.54%	New
Margin of victory			5,591	17.11%	15.37
Turnout			32,670	76.00%	0.60
Registered electors			43,371		29.67
	CPI gain from INC		Swing	12.40

Assembly Election 1985

1985 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election  : Kot-Kehloor ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Ram Lal Thakur	11,183	44.03%	13.64
	CPI	Krishan Kumar Kaushal	10,739	42.29%	17.26
	BJP	Daulat Ram Sharma	3,474	13.68%	14.15
Margin of victory			444	1.75%	0.81
Turnout			25,396	76.58%	8.88
Registered electors			33,448		6.49
	INC hold		Swing

Assembly Election 1982

1982 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election  : Kot-Kehloor ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Daulat Ram Sankhyan	6,400	30.39%	4.26
	BJP	Daulat Ram Sharma	5,861	27.83%	New
	CPI	Krishan Kumar Kaushal	5,271	25.03%	New
	Independent	Tulsi Ram	1,049	4.98%	New
	LKD	Wattan Singh	1,007	4.78%	New
	JP	Budhi Singh Kaundal	677	3.21%	66.18
	Independent	Paras Ram	586	2.78%	New
	Independent	Paras Ram Durvasha	208	0.99%	New
Margin of victory			539	2.56%	40.71
Turnout			21,059	68.15%	4.31
Registered electors			31,409		13.26
	INC gain from JP		Swing	39.01

Assembly Election 1977

1977 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election  : Kot-Kehloor ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JP	Daulat Ram Sankhyan	12,074	69.40%	New
	INC	Kuldip Singh	4,546	26.13%	21.48
	Independent	Dharam Das	778	4.47%	New
Margin of victory			7,528	43.27%	36.69
Turnout			17,398	63.33%	13.48
Registered electors			27,731		29.32
	JP gain from INC		Swing

Assembly Election 1972

1972 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election  : Kot-Kehloor ^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Kuldip Singh	5,029	47.61%	New
	Independent	Daulat Ram Sankhyan	4,334	41.03%	New
	Independent	Bohra	510	4.83%	New
	Independent	Sant Ram	368	3.48%	New
	LRP	Asha Ram	247	2.34%	New
	ABJS	Hargobind Singh	74	0.70%	New
Margin of victory			695	6.58%
Turnout			10,562	50.93%
Registered electors			21,443
	INC win (new seat)

References

1. "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.
2. "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.
3. "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.
4. "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.
5. "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.
6. "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.
7. "Statistical Report on General Election, 1977 to the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh" (PDF). Archived from the original (pdf) on 19 March 2016.
8. "Statistical Report on General Election, 1972 to the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh". Election Commission of India . Retrieved 10 February 2022.

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