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(Top) 1 Members of the Legislative Assembly 1.1 Patiala and East Punjab States Union 1.2 Himachal Pradesh 2 Election results 2.1 1972 2.2 1967 2.3 1954 2.4 1952 3 Notes 4 References

Kandaghat Assembly constituency

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Kandaghat
Former constituency for the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	North India
State	Himachal Pradesh
Established	1952
Abolished	1977

Kandaghat Assembly constituency was an assembly constituency in the Indian stateofHimachal Pradesh.

It was one of the assembly constituencies in the Patiala and East Punjab States Union during its establishment in 1952.

Members of the Legislative Assembly[edit]

Patiala and East Punjab States Union[edit]

Year	Con. No.	Res.	Member
1952^[a]	28	None	Ranjit Singh	Independent
1952^[a]	28		Lekh Ram	Independent
1954^[a]	2		Roshan Lal	Indian National Congress
1954^[a]	2		Gian Chand	Indian National Congress

Himachal Pradesh[edit]

Year	Con. No.	Res.	Member	Political party
1967	13	SC	N. Ram		Indian National Congress
1972	14	SC	Bhagwan Singh		Indian National Congress

Election results[edit]

1972[edit]

1972 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Kandaghat^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	INC	Bhagwan Singh	5,963	61.86
	CPI	Anokhi Ram Betab	1,930	20.02
	Independent	Tulsi Ram	655	6.80
	Independent	Shonk Ram	585	6.07
	INC(O)	Keshav Ram	238	2.47
	Independent	Nathu Ram	188	1.95
	Independent	Charan Singh	80	0.83
Margin of victory			4,033	41.84
Total valid votes			9,639
Rejected ballots			311	3.13
Turnout			9,950	39.74
Registered electors			25,038
	INC hold		Swing

1967[edit]

1967 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Kandaghat^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	INC	N. Ram	4,699	51.76
	CPI	A. Ram	2,605	28.70
	Independent	R. Singh	1,215	13.38
	Independent	N. Ram	157	1.73
	PSP	R. Dass	148	1.63
	Independent	B. Singh	142	1.56
	RPI	Shanhroo	112	1.23
Margin of victory			2,094	23.07
Total valid votes			9,078
Rejected ballots			399	4.21
Turnout			9,477	39.90
Registered electors			23,754
	INC gain from		Swing

1954[edit]

1954 Patiala and East Punjab States Union Legislative Assembly election : Kandaghat^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	INC	Gian Chand	12,706	32.55
	INC	Roshan Lal	10,950	28.05
	Independent	Ranjit Singh	6,979	17.88
	Independent	Chhauju Ram	6,967	17.85
	Independent	Bejay Kumar	1,429	3.66
Margin of victory
Total valid votes			39,031	79.20
Rejected ballots			0
Turnout			39,031
Registered electors			49,283
	INC gain from Independent		Swing

1952[edit]

1952 Patiala and East Punjab States Union Legislative Assembly election : Kandaghat^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Ranjit Sing	0	0.00
	Independent	Lekh Ram	9,960	45.79
	ABJS	Vijay Kumar	6,583	30.27
	RSP	Muni Lal	4,019	18.48
	Independent	Sada Nand	1,188	5.46
Margin of victory
Total valid votes			21,750
Rejected ballots			0
Turnout			21,750	36.01
Registered electors			60,402
	Independent win (new seat)

Notes[edit]

^ ^a ^b It was double member constituency in 1952 and 1954 elections.

References[edit]

^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1972 to the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 10 February 2022.

^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1967 to the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 17 January 2012.

^ "Patiala & East Punjab States Union, 1954". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 April 2024.

^ "Patiala & East Punjab States Union, 1951". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 April 2024.

Assembly constituencies of Himachal Pradesh

Current constituencies

A: Anni; Arki
B: Baijnath; Balh; Banjar; Barsar; Bharmour; Bhattiyat; Bhoranj; Bilaspur
C: Chamba; Chintpurni; Chopal; Churah
D: Dalhousie; Darang; Dehra; Dharampur; Dharamshala; Doon
F: Fatehpur
G: Gagret; Ghumarwin
H: Hamirpur; Haroli
I: Indora
J: Jaisinghpur; Jaswan-Pragpur; Jawalamukhi; Jawali; Jhanduta; Jogindernagar; Jubbal-Kotkhai
K: Kangra; Karsog; Kasauli; Kasumpti; Kinnaur; Kullu; Kutlehar
L: Lahaul and Spiti
M: Manali; Mandi
N: Nachan; Nadaun; Nagrota; Nahan; Nalagarh; Nurpur
P: Pachhad; Palampur; Paonta Sahib
R: Rampur; Rohru
S: Sarkaghat; Seraj; Shahpur; Shillai; Shimla; Shimla Rural; Solan; Sri Naina Deviji; Sri Renukaji; Sujanpur; Sullah; Sundernagar
T: Theog
U: Una

Defunct constituencies

A: Amb
B: Bamsan; Banikhet; Bhamla; Bhota
C: Chachiot; Chauntra; Chini
G: Gangath; Garli; Gehrwin; Gopalpur; Guler
I: Inner Seraj
J: Jaswan
K: Kandaghat; Khera; Kot-Kehloor; Kumarsain
M: Mahadev; Mangwal; Mewa
N: Nadaunta
O: Outer Seraj
P: Pangi; Paonta Doon; Polianbeet; Pragpur
R: Rainka; Rajgir; Rajnagar; Rewalsar
S: Sandhol; Sunni
T: Thural