https://indianpedia.org/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Bamsan_Assembly_constituency Bamsan Assembly constituency - Revision history 2026-07-30T20:28:25Z Revision history for this page on the wiki MediaWiki 1.45.4 https://indianpedia.org/index.php?title=Bamsan_Assembly_constituency&diff=489442&oldid=prev DaisyMahony at 04:32, 16 April 2026 2026-04-16T04:32:50Z <p></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Former Legislative Assembly constituency in Himachal Pradesh, India}}<br /> {{Use Indian English|date=February 2023}}<br /> {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}<br /> {{Infobox Indian constituency<br /> |name = Bamsan<br /> |state = [[Himachal Pradesh]]<br /> |constituency_no = <br /> |type= SLA<br /> | map_image = <br /> | map_caption = <br /> | map_alt = <br /> |district = [[Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh|Hamirpur]]<br /> | loksabha_cons = [[Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh Lok Sabha constituency|Hamirpur]]<br /> |established = 1972<br /> |abolished = 2012<br /> |electors = &lt;!-- number of electors at last election. Add a ref --&gt;<br /> |reservation = None<br /> }}<br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Bamsan&#039;&#039;&#039; 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]].&lt;ref&gt;{{cite news |title=Sitting and previous MLAs from Bamsan Assembly Constituency |url=http://elections.traceall.in/vidhan-sabha-assembly-election-results/Bamsan-in-Himachal-Pradesh |work=Elections.in |access-date= November 2, 2017 }}&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;{{cite news |title=DELIMITATION OF PARLIAMENTARY AND ASSEMBLY CONSTITUENCIES ORDER, 2008 |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/CurrentElections/CONSOLIDATED_ORDER%20_ECI%20.pdf |work=Election commission of India |access-date= November 2, 2017 }}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ==Members of Legislative Assembly==<br /> {| class=&quot;wikitable sortable&quot;<br /> |-<br /> !Year<br /> !Member<br /> !Picture<br /> !colspan=&quot;2&quot;|Party<br /> |-<br /> | 1972<br /> | [[Chandresh Kumari]] ||<br /> | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}<br /> |-<br /> | 1977<br /> | [[Ranjit Singh Verma]] ||<br /> | {{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}<br /> |-<br /> | 1982<br /> | [[Lashkari Ram]] ||<br /> | {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}<br /> |-<br /> | 1985<br /> | [[Karam Singh]] ||<br /> | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}<br /> |-<br /> | 1990<br /> | [[Lashkari Ram]] ||<br /> | {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}<br /> |-<br /> | 1993<br /> | [[Kuldeep Singh Pathania]] ||<br /> | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[1998 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1998]]<br /> | rowspan=&quot;3&quot; | [[Prem Kumar Dhumal]] || rowspan=3 | [[File:Prem Kumar Dhumal.jpg|50px]]<br /> | {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party|rowspan=3}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[2003 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2003]] <br /> |-<br /> | [[2007 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2007]] <br /> |-<br /> |}<br /> <br /> == Election results ==<br /> ===Assembly Election 2007 ===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[2007 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Bamsan}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Prem Kumar Dhumal]] |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=35,054 |percentage=76.14% |change={{increase}}9.41 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Col. Bidhi Chand |party=Indian National Congress |votes=9,047 |percentage=19.65% |change={{decrease}}11.36 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Surinder Kumar |party=Bahujan Samaj Party |votes=1,474 |percentage=3.20% |change={{increase}}2.17 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Rajkumar Dhaloch |party=Lok Jan Shakti Party |votes=400 |percentage=0.87% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=26,007 |percentage=56.49% |change= {{increase}}20.77 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=46,038 |percentage=66.82% |change= {{decrease}}7.63 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 68,894 |ref = |change= {{increase}}16.73 }}<br /> {{Election box hold with party link |winner=Bharatiya Janata Party |loser=Bharatiya Janata Party |swing= {{increase}}9.41 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> ===Assembly Election 2003 ===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[2003 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Bamsan&lt;ref&gt;{{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}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Prem Kumar Dhumal]] |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=29,325 |percentage=66.73% |change={{increase}}6.39 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Kuldeep Singh Pathania]] |party=Indian National Congress |votes=13,627 |percentage=31.01% |change={{decrease}}3.62 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Piar Chand Jasrotia |party=Independent politician |votes=537 |percentage=1.22% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Gopi Chand Attari |party=Bahujan Samaj Party |votes=455 |percentage=1.04% |change={{increase}}0.14 }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=15,698 |percentage=35.72% |change= {{increase}}10.01 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=43,944 |percentage=74.48% |change= {{increase}}3.53 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 59,018 |ref = |change= {{increase}}21.94 }}<br /> {{Election box hold with party link |winner=Bharatiya Janata Party |loser=Bharatiya Janata Party |swing= {{increase}}6.39 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> ===Assembly Election 1998 ===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1998 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Bamsan&lt;ref&gt;{{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}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Prem Kumar Dhumal]] |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=20,715 |percentage=60.34% |change={{increase}}14.83 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Kuldeep Singh Pathania]] |party=Indian National Congress |votes=11,887 |percentage=34.63% |change={{decrease}}11.61 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Ranjit Singh Verma |party=Himachal Vikas Congress |votes=1,329 |percentage=3.87% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Lachho Ram |party=Bahujan Samaj Party |votes=309 |percentage=0.90% |change={{decrease}}0.27 }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=8,828 |percentage=25.72% |change= {{increase}}24.99 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=34,329 |percentage=71.63% |change= {{increase}}8.34 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 48,398 |ref = |change= {{increase}}2.56 }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=Bharatiya Janata Party |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= {{increase}}14.10 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> ===Assembly Election 1993 ===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1993 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Bamsan&lt;ref&gt;{{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}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Kuldeep Singh Pathania]] |party=Indian National Congress |votes=13,657 |percentage=46.24% |change={{increase}}21.08 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Lashkari Ram |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=13,442 |percentage=45.51% |change={{decrease}}12.53 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Nambardar Balbir Singh |party=Independent politician |votes=796 |percentage=2.70% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Bhagat Ram |party=Independent politician |votes=681 |percentage=2.31% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Lachho Ram |party=Bahujan Samaj Party |votes=345 |percentage=1.17% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=215 |percentage=0.73% |change= {{decrease}}32.15 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=29,534 |percentage=63.05% |change= {{decrease}}1.01 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 47,188 |ref = |change= {{increase}}5.89 }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Bharatiya Janata Party |swing= {{decrease}}11.80 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> ===Assembly Election 1990 ===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1990 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Bamsan&lt;ref&gt;{{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}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Lashkari Ram |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=16,450 |percentage=58.05% |change={{increase}}14.79 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Karam Singh]] |party=Indian National Congress |votes=7,131 |percentage=25.16% |change={{decrease}}29.85 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Ranjit Singh Verma |party=Indian Congress (Socialist) – Sarat Chandra Sinha |votes=4,295 |percentage=15.16% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Roshan Lal |party=Independent politician |votes=156 |percentage=0.55% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=9,319 |percentage=32.88% |change= {{increase}}21.12 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=28,340 |percentage=64.34% |change= {{decrease}}2.50 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 44,563 |ref = |change= {{increase}}29.49 }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=Bharatiya Janata Party |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= {{increase}}3.03 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> ===Assembly Election 1985 ===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1985 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Bamsan&lt;ref&gt;{{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}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Karam Singh]] |party=Indian National Congress |votes=12,513 |percentage=55.02% |change={{increase}}12.66 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Pirthi Singh |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=9,837 |percentage=43.25% |change={{decrease}}12.41 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Bhandari Ram Golohda |party=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |votes=199 |percentage=0.87% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Lachho Ram |party=Independent politician |votes=124 |percentage=0.55% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=2,676 |percentage=11.77% |change= {{decrease}}1.54 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=22,744 |percentage=66.44% |change= {{decrease}}5.72 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 34,413 |ref = |change= {{increase}}6.95 }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Bharatiya Janata Party |swing= {{decrease}}0.65 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> ===Assembly Election 1982 ===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1982 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Bamsan&lt;ref&gt;{{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}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Lashkari Ram |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=12,862 |percentage=55.66% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Ranjit Singh |party=Indian National Congress |votes=9,788 |percentage=42.36% |change={{increase}}13.09 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Salig Ram |party=Independent politician |votes=238 |percentage=1.03% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=3,074 |percentage=13.30% |change= {{decrease}}2.03 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=23,107 |percentage=72.94% |change= {{increase}}14.95 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 32,177 |ref = |change= {{increase}}7.07 }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=Bharatiya Janata Party |loser=Janata Party |swing= }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> ===Assembly Election 1977 ===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1977 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Bamsan&lt;ref&gt;{{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}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Ranjit Singh Verma |party=Janata Party |votes=7,623 |percentage=44.61% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Bhumi Dev |party=Indian National Congress |votes=5,002 |percentage=29.27% |change={{decrease}}17.09 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Karam Singh]] |party=Independent politician |votes=4,105 |percentage=24.02% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Som Nath Sharma |party=Independent politician |votes=161 |percentage=0.94% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Gian Chand |party=Independent politician |votes=101 |percentage=0.59% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Sita Ram |party=Independent politician |votes=98 |percentage=0.57% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=2,621 |percentage=15.34% |change= {{increase}}3.17 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=17,090 |percentage=57.84% |change= {{decrease}}0.04 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 30,053 |ref = |change= {{increase}}32.90 }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=Janata Party |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= {{decrease}}1.75 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> ===Assembly Election 1972 ===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1972 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Bamsan&lt;ref&gt;{{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}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Chandresh Kumari Katoch]] |party=Indian National Congress |votes=5,965 |percentage=46.36% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Bhumi Dev |party=Independent politician |votes=4,399 |percentage=34.19% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Karam Singh]] |party=Independent politician |votes=2,335 |percentage=18.15% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Sita Ram |party=Independent politician |votes=169 |percentage=1.31% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=1,566 |percentage=12.17% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=12,868 |percentage=58.91% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 22,614 |ref = |change= }}<br /> {{Election box new seat win |winner=Indian National Congress |loser= |swing= }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ==See also==<br /> * [[Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh]]<br /> * [[List of constituencies of Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly]]<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{reflist}}<br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> *[http://ceohimachal.nic.in/ HP official website of the Chief Electoral Officer]<br /> <br /> {{coord|31.80|76.50|display=title}}<br /> {{Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh}}<br /> {{Assembly constituencies of Himachal Pradesh}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Former assembly constituencies of Himachal Pradesh]]<br /> [[Category:Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh]]<br /> [[Category:Politics of Himachal Pradesh]]<br /> [[Category:Legislative Assembly constituencies of Indian states established in 1972]]<br /> [[Category:1972 establishments in Himachal Pradesh]]<br /> [[Category:Constituencies disestablished in 2012]]<br /> [[Category:2012 disestablishments in India]]</div> DaisyMahony