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{{Short description|Lok Sabha constituency in Himachal Pradesh}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2017}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2017}}
{{More citations needed|date=December 2009}}
{{Infobox Lok Sabha Constituency
| name = Kangra
| image =
| caption =
| Existence = 1952
| CurrentMPParty = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| CurrentMP = [[Kishan Kapoor]]
| ElectedByYear = [[2019 Indian general election|2019]]
| FormerMP = [[Shanta Kumar]]
| State = [[Himachal Pradesh]]
|Electorate=
|Reservation= None
|AssemblyConstituencies = 17: [[Churah (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Churah]], [[Chamba (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Chamba]], [[Dalhousie (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Dalhousie]], [[Bhattiyat (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Bhattiyat]], [[Nurpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Nurpur]], [[Indora (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Indora]], [[Fatehpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Fatehpur]], [[Jawali (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Jawali]], [[Jawalamukhi (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Jawalamukhi]], [[Jaisinghpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Jaisinghpur]], [[Sullah (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Sullah]], [[Nagrota (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Nagrota]], [[Kangra (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Kangra]], [[Shahpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Shahpur]], [[Dharamshala (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Dharamshala]], [[Palampur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Palampur]] and [[Baijnath (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Baijnath]]
}}

'''Kangra Lok Sabha constituency''' is one of the four [[Lok Sabha]] (parliamentary) constituencies in [[Himachal Pradesh]] state in northern [[India]].<ref name="ceo">{{cite web|url=http://ceohimachal.nic.in/BKGROUND/PC%20wise%20Result%20of%20H.P.pdf|title=Parliamentary Constituency Wise Result of H.P. of Lok Sabha Elections-2009|publisher=Chief Electoral Officer, Himachal Pradesh website|access-date=5 November 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721163528/http://ceohimachal.nic.in/BKGROUND/PC%20wise%20Result%20of%20H.P.pdf|archive-date=21 July 2011|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

==Assembly segments==
Kangra Lok Sabha constituency presently comprised the following 17 [[Vidhan Sabha]] (legislative assembly) segments:<ref name="ceo"/>
{| class="wikitable" width="500px"
! width="50px" style="font-size:75%" |Constituency number
! width="200px" |Name
! width="100px" style="font-size:75%" |Reserved for ([[Dalit|SC]]/[[Adivasi|ST]]/None)
! width="150px" |District
|-
|1
|[[Churah (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Churah]]
|SC
| rowspan="4" |[[Chamba district|Chamba]]
|-
|3
|[[Chamba (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Chamba]]
| rowspan="4" |None
|-
|4
|[[Dalhousie (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Dalhousie]]
|-
|5
|[[Bhattiyat (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Bhattiyat]]
|-
|6
|[[Nurpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Nurpur]]
| rowspan="13" |[[Kangra district|Kangra]]
|-
|7
|[[Indora (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Indora]]
|SC
|-
|8
|[[Fatehpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Fatehpur]]
| rowspan="3" |None
|-
|9
|[[Jawali (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Jawali]]
|-
|12
|[[Jawalamukhi (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Jawalamukhi]]
|-
|13
|[[Jaisinghpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Jaisinghpur]]
|SC
|-
|14
|[[Sullah (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Sullah]]
| rowspan="6" |None
|-
|15
|[[Nagrota (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Nagrota]]
|-
|16
|[[Kangra (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Kangra]]
|-
|17
|[[Shahpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Shahpur]]
|-
|18
|[[Dharamshala (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Dharamshala]]
|-
|19
|[[Palampur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Palampur]]
|-
|20
|[[Baijnath (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Baijnath]]
|SC
|-
|}

==Members of Parliament==
{| class="wikitable"
! Year
! Winner
! Party
|-
|[[1951–52 Indian general election|1952]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Hem Raj]]
| rowspan="6" |[[Indian National Congress]]
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[1957 Indian general election|1957]]
|-
|Daljit Singh
|-
|[[1962 Indian general election|1962]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Hem Raj]]
|-
|[[1967 Indian general election|1967]]
|-
|[[1971 Indian general election|1971]]
|[[Vikram Chand Mahajan]]
|-
|[[1977 Indian general election|1977]]
|[[Durga Chand]]
|[[Bharatiya Lok Dal]]
|-
|[[1980 Indian general election|1980]]
|[[Vikram Chand Mahajan]]
|[[Indian National Congress|Indian National Congress (I)]]
|-
|[[1984 Indian general election|1984]]
|[[Chandresh Kumari]]
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|-
|[[1989 Indian general election|1989]]
|[[Shanta Kumar]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|-
|[[1991 Indian general election|1991]]
|D. D. Khanoria
|-
|[[1996 Indian general election|1996]]
|[[Sat Mahajan]]
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|-
|[[1998 Indian general election|1998]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Shanta Kumar]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|-
|[[1999 Indian general election|1999]]
|-
|[[2004 Indian general election|2004]]
|[[Chander Kumar]]
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|-
|[[2009 Indian general election|2009]]
|[[Rajan Sushant]]
| rowspan="3" |[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|-
|[[2014 Indian general election|2014]]
|[[Shanta Kumar]]
|-
|[[2019 Indian general election|2019]]
|[[Kishan Kapoor]]
|}

==Election Results==
{{Election box begin | title=
[[2019 Indian general elections]]: [[Kangra district|Kangra]]}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = [[Kishan Kapoor]]
|votes = 7,25,218
|percentage = 72.02
|change = +14.96
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Pawan Kajal
|votes = 2,47,595
|percentage = 24.59
|change = -11.20
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party
|candidate = Dr. Kehar Singh
|votes = 8,866
|percentage = 0.88
|change = +0.14
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|party = [[Independent (politician)|IND.]]
|candidate = Dr. Sanjiv Guleria
|votes = 4,573
|percentage = 0.45
|change = +0.45
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|party = [[Independent (politician)|NED]]
|candidate = Prem Chand Vishwakarma
|votes = 2,371
|percentage = 0.24
|change = +0.24
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = None of the above
|candidate = [[None of the Above]]
|votes = 11,327
|percentage = 1.12
|change = +0.03
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 4,77,623
|percentage = 47.43
|change = +26.16
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 10,06,989
|percentage = 70.55
|change = +7.03
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party
|swing = +14.96
}}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=
[[2014 Indian general elections]]: [[Kangra district|Kangra]]}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = [[Shanta Kumar]]
|votes = 4,56,163
|percentage = 57.06
|change = +8.37
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = [[Chander Kumar]]
|votes = 2,86,091
|percentage = 35.79
|change = -9.76
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Aam Aadmi Party
|candidate = [[Rajan Sushant|Dr. Rajan Sushant]]
|votes = 24,430
|percentage = 3.06
|change = +3.06
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party
|candidate = Lal Hussain
|votes = 5,949
|percentage = 0.74
|change = -1.19
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|party = [[Independent (politician)|IND.]]
|candidate = Bhupinder Mehra
|votes = 5,585
|percentage = 0.70
|change = +0.70
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = None of the above
|candidate = [[None of the above|None of the Above]]
|votes = 8,704
|percentage = 1.09
|change = +1.09
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 1,70,072
|percentage = 21.27
|change = +18.13
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 7,99,445
|percentage = 63.52
|change = +8.37
}}{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party
|swing = +8.37
}}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=[[2009 Indian general elections]]: [[Kangra district|Kangra]]}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = [[Rajan Sushant|Dr. Rajan Sushant]]
|votes = 3,22,254
|percentage = 48.69
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = [[Chander Kumar]]
|votes = 3,01,475
|percentage = 45.55
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party
|candidate = Col. Narinder Singh Pathania
|votes = 12,745
|percentage = 1.93
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|party = [[Independent (politician)|IND.]]
|candidate = Roshan Lal
|votes = 8,283
|percentage = 1.25
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Lok Janshakti Party
|candidate = Keshab
|votes = 7,720
|percentage = 1.17
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 20,779
|percentage = 3.14
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 6,61,847
|percentage = 55.15
|change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party
|loser = Indian National Congress
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

==See also==
* [[Kangra district]]
* [[List of Constituencies of the Lok Sabha]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Lok Sabha constituencies of Himachal Pradesh}}

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[[Category:Lok Sabha constituencies in Himachal Pradesh]]
[[Category:Kangra district]]
[[Category:Chamba district]]

Kangra Lok Sabha constituency - Revision history

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