https://indianpedia.org/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Banikhet_Assembly_constituency Banikhet Assembly constituency - Revision history 2026-07-30T07:28:22Z Revision history for this page on the wiki MediaWiki 1.45.4 https://indianpedia.org/index.php?title=Banikhet_Assembly_constituency&diff=489598&oldid=prev Samantahfp at 23:38, 15 April 2026 2026-04-15T23:38:49Z <p></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Former Legislative Assembly constituency in Himachal Pradesh, India}}<br /> {{Use Indian English|date=April 2017}}<br /> {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2017}}<br /> {{Infobox Indian constituency<br /> |name = Banikhet<br /> |state = [[Himachal Pradesh]]<br /> |constituency_no = <br /> |type= SLA<br /> | map_image = <br /> | map_caption = <br /> | map_alt = <br /> |district = [[Chamba district|Chamba]]<br /> | loksabha_cons = [[Kangra (Lok Sabha constituency)|Kangra]]<br /> |established = 1967<br /> |abolished = 2012<br /> |electors = &lt;!-- number of electors at last election. Add a ref --&gt;<br /> |reservation = None<br /> }}<br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Banikhet&#039;&#039;&#039; was one of the 68 assembly constituencies of [[Himachal Pradesh]] a northern Indian state. [[Banikhet]] was also part of [[Kangra (Lok Sabha constituency)|Kangra Lok Sabha constituency]].&lt;ref&gt;[http://elections.traceall.in/vidhan-sabha-assembly-election-results/Banikhet-in-Himachal-Pradesh Previous MLAs from Banikhet Assembly Constituency]&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ==Member of Legislative Assembly==<br /> {| class=&quot;wikitable sortable&quot;<br /> |-<br /> ! Election<br /> ! Member<br /> ! colspan=2|Party<br /> |-<br /> | [[1967 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1967]] || rowspan=2 | Des Raj || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=2}}<br /> |- <br /> | [[1972 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1972]] <br /> |- <br /> | [[1977 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1977]] || Gian Chand || {{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}<br /> |- <br /> | [[1982 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1982]] || Des Raj || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=2}}<br /> |- <br /> | [[1985 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1985]] || [[Asha Kumari (politician)|Asha Kumari]] <br /> |- <br /> | [[1990 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1990]] || [[Gandharv Singh]] || {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}<br /> |- <br /> | [[1993 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1993]] || rowspan=3 | [[Asha Kumari (politician)|Asha Kumari]] || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=3}}<br /> |- <br /> | [[1998 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1998]] <br /> |- <br /> | [[2003 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2003]] <br /> |- <br /> | [[2007 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2007]] || [[Renu Chadha]] || {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}<br /> |}<br /> <br /> == Election results ==<br /> ===Assembly Election 2007 ===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[2007 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Banikhet}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Renu Chadha]] |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=28,310 |percentage=48.87% |change={{increase}}3.31 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Asha Kumari (politician)|Asha Kumari]] |party=Indian National Congress |votes=26,245 |percentage=45.31% |change={{decrease}}1.93 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Loki Nand Sharma |party=Bahujan Samaj Party |votes=3,339 |percentage=5.76% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=2,065 |percentage=3.56% |change= {{increase}}1.90 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=57,925 |percentage=74.13% |change= {{increase}}0.62 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 78,136 |ref = |change= {{increase}}11.43 }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=Bharatiya Janata Party |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> ===Assembly Election 2003 ===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[2003 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Banikhet&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=[[Asha Kumari (politician)|Asha Kumari]] |party=Indian National Congress |votes=24,348 |percentage=47.24% |change={{decrease}}1.86 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Renu Chadha]] |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=23,488 |percentage=45.57% |change={{decrease}}2.61 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Rajender Kumar |party=Communist Party of India |votes=1,266 |percentage=2.46% |change={{increase}}0.36 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Bias Dev |party=Independent politician |votes=1,021 |percentage=1.98% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Shaukat Ali |party=Himachal Vikas Congress |votes=644 |percentage=1.25% |change={{increase}}0.61 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Hem Raj |party=Samajwadi Party |votes=475 |percentage=0.92% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Bodh Raj Rana |party=Independent politician |votes=304 |percentage=0.59% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=860 |percentage=1.67% |change= {{increase}}0.75 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=51,546 |percentage=73.59% |change= {{increase}}3.41 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 70,122 |ref = |change= {{increase}}7.20 }}<br /> {{Election box hold with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= {{decrease}}1.86 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> ===Assembly Election 1998 ===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1998 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Banikhet&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=[[Asha Kumari (politician)|Asha Kumari]] |party=Indian National Congress |votes=22,509 |percentage=49.09% |change={{increase}}0.59 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Renu Chadha]] |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=22,088 |percentage=48.17% |change={{increase}}13.41 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Daulat Ram Nirdoshi |party=Communist Party of India |votes=963 |percentage=2.10% |change={{decrease}}14.64 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Hem Raj |party=Himachal Vikas Congress |votes=291 |percentage=0.63% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=421 |percentage=0.92% |change= {{decrease}}12.82 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=45,851 |percentage=70.85% |change= {{increase}}1.95 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 65,412 |ref = |change= {{increase}}13.33 }}<br /> {{Election box hold with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= {{increase}}0.59 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> ===Assembly Election 1993 ===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1993 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Banikhet&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=[[Asha Kumari (politician)|Asha Kumari]] |party=Indian National Congress |votes=19,079 |percentage=48.50% |change={{increase}}14.82 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Gandharv Singh]] |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=13,673 |percentage=34.76% |change={{decrease}}3.75 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Daulat Ram Nirdoshi |party=Communist Party of India |votes=6,584 |percentage=16.74% |change={{decrease}}9.53 }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=5,406 |percentage=13.74% |change= {{increase}}8.92 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=39,336 |percentage=68.66% |change= {{increase}}12.09 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 57,720 |ref = |change= {{increase}}4.17 }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Bharatiya Janata Party |swing= }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> ===Assembly Election 1990 ===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1990 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Banikhet&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=[[Gandharv Singh]] |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=11,962 |percentage=38.51% |change={{increase}}24.18 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Asha Kumari (politician)|Asha Kumari]] |party=Indian National Congress |votes=10,464 |percentage=33.69% |change={{decrease}}16.66 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Daulat Ram Nirdoshi |party=Communist Party of India |votes=8,158 |percentage=26.26% |change={{increase}}5.81 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Janki Nath |party=Independent politician |votes=165 |percentage=0.53% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=1,498 |percentage=4.82% |change= {{decrease}}25.07 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=31,062 |percentage=56.34% |change= {{decrease}}4.10 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 55,412 |ref = |change= {{increase}}30.19 }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=Bharatiya Janata Party |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= {{decrease}}11.84 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> ===Assembly Election 1985 ===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1985 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Banikhet&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=[[Asha Kumari (politician)|Asha Kumari]] |party=Indian National Congress |votes=12,891 |percentage=50.35% |change={{increase}}0.44 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Daulat Ram Nirdoshi |party=Communist Party of India |votes=5,236 |percentage=20.45% |change={{decrease}}3.80 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Bimla Mahajan |party=Independent politician |votes=3,808 |percentage=14.87% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Gandharv Singh]] |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=3,670 |percentage=14.33% |change={{decrease}}6.09 }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=7,655 |percentage=29.90% |change= {{increase}}4.25 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=25,605 |percentage=60.56% |change= {{decrease}}2.17 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 42,561 |ref = |change= {{increase}}4.54 }}<br /> {{Election box hold with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= {{increase}}0.44 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> ===Assembly Election 1982 ===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1982 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Banikhet&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=Des Raj |party=Indian National Congress |votes=12,663 |percentage=49.90% |change={{increase}}21.23 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Daulat Ram Nirdoshi |party=Communist Party of India |votes=6,154 |percentage=24.25% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Gian Chand |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=5,183 |percentage=20.42% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Gandharv Singh]] |party=Janata Party |votes=683 |percentage=2.69% |change={{decrease}}64.11 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Bhagat Ram |party=Independent politician |votes=387 |percentage=1.53% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Pritam Singh |party=Lokdal |votes=240 |percentage=0.95% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=6,509 |percentage=25.65% |change= {{decrease}}12.48 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=25,376 |percentage=63.02% |change= {{increase}}7.37 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 40,711 |ref = |change= {{increase}}12.94 }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Janata Party |swing= {{decrease}}16.90 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> ===Assembly Election 1977 ===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1977 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Banikhet&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=Gian Chand |party=Janata Party |votes=13,235 |percentage=66.80% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Des Raj |party=Indian National Congress |votes=5,681 |percentage=28.67% |change={{decrease}}46.72 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Prithvi Raj |party=Independent politician |votes=532 |percentage=2.69% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Mohan Singh |party=Independent politician |votes=365 |percentage=1.84% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=7,554 |percentage=38.13% |change= {{decrease}}19.89 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=19,813 |percentage=55.58% |change= {{increase}}9.43 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 36,048 |ref = |change= {{increase}}27.81 }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=Janata Party |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= {{decrease}}8.59 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> ===Assembly Election 1972 ===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1972 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Banikhet&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=Des Raj |party=Indian National Congress |votes=9,682 |percentage=75.39% |change={{increase}}22.05 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Jagdish Mitter |party=Independent politician |votes=2,231 |percentage=17.37% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Daulat Ram Nirdoshi |party=Bharatiya Jana Sangh |votes=929 |percentage=7.23% |change={{decrease}}34.67 }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=7,451 |percentage=58.02% |change= {{increase}}46.58 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=12,842 |percentage=46.59% |change= {{increase}}2.82 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 28,205 |ref = |change= {{increase}}15.50 }}<br /> {{Election box hold with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> ===Assembly Election 1967 ===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1967 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Banikhet&lt;ref&gt;{{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}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Des Raj |party=Indian National Congress |votes=5,564 |percentage=53.34% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Gian Chand |party=Bharatiya Jana Sangh |votes=4,371 |percentage=41.90% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=M. Singh |party=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |votes=496 |percentage=4.76% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=1,193 |percentage=11.44% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=10,431 |percentage=44.19% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 24,420 |ref = |change= }}<br /> {{Election box new seat win |winner=Indian National Congress |loser= |swing= }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ==See also==<br /> <br /> * [[Banikhet]]<br /> * [[Chamba district]]<br /> * [[Kangra (Lok Sabha constituency)]]<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{reflist}}<br /> <br /> {{coord|32.55|75.94|display=title}}<br /> {{Assembly constituencies of Himachal Pradesh}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Chamba district]]<br /> [[Category:Former assembly constituencies of Himachal Pradesh]]<br /> [[Category:Politics of Himachal Pradesh]]<br /> [[Category:Legislative Assembly constituencies of Indian states established in 1967]]<br /> [[Category:1967 establishments in Himachal Pradesh]]<br /> [[Category:Constituencies disestablished in 2012]]<br /> [[Category:2012 disestablishments in India]]</div> Samantahfp