Paonta Doon Assembly constituency
| Paonta Doon | |
|---|---|
| Former constituency for the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | North India |
| State | Himachal Pradesh |
| District | Sirmaur |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Shimla |
| Established | 1951 |
| Abolished | 2008[1] |
| Total electors | 79,721[2] |
| Reservation | None |
Paonta Doon was one of the 68 constituencies in the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh a northern state of India.[3] It was in Sirmaur district and was a part of Shimla Lok Sabha constituency.[4]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | Shiva Nand | Indian National Congress | |
| Himachal Pradesh did not have a Legislative Assembly from 1956 to 1967. | |||
| 1967 | G.S.Chauhan[5] | Indian National Congress | |
| 1972 | Hirendra Singh[6] | ||
| 1977 | Milkh Raj | Independent | |
| 1982[7] | Kush Parmar | Indian National Congress | |
| 1985 | |||
| 1990 | Fateh Singh[8] | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 1993[9] | Rattan Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| 1998[10] | |||
| 2003 | Sukh Ram Chaudhary | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2007[2] | |||
Election results
Assembly Election 2007
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Sukh Ram Chaudhary | 29,322 | 46.68% | ||
| INC | Kirnesh Jung | 24,460 | 38.94% | ||
| BSP | Manjinder Singh | 7,377 | 11.74% | New | |
| SP | Vandana Rani | 989 | 1.57% | New | |
| LJP | Om Prakash | 649 | 1.03% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 4,862 | 7.74% | |||
| Turnout | 62,812 | 78.79% | |||
| Registered electors | 79,721 | ||||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
Assembly Election 2003
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Sukh Ram Chaudhary | 22,647 | 39.78% | ||
| LHMP | Kirnesh Jung | 16,785 | 29.48% | New | |
| INC | Rattan Singh | 16,044 | 28.18% | ||
| HVC | Rajender Mohan | 1,459 | 2.56% | ||
| Margin of victory | 5,862 | 10.30% | |||
| Turnout | 56,935 | 82.70% | |||
| Registered electors | 68,911 | ||||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
Assembly Election 1998
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Rattan Singh | 15,569 | 33.51% | ||
| BJP | Sukh Ram Chaudhary | 13,149 | 28.30% | ||
| Independent | Kirnesh Jung | 12,697 | 27.33% | New | |
| HVC | Fateh Singh | 2,933 | 6.31% | New | |
| Shivsena | Ram Lal Sharma | 980 | 2.11% | New | |
| CPI(M) | Bhagat Ram | 781 | 1.68% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 2,420 | 5.21% | |||
| Turnout | 46,466 | 77.02% | |||
| Registered electors | 61,228 | ||||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
Assembly Election 1993
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Rattan Singh | 21,238 | 49.25% | ||
| BJP | Fateh Singh | 15,648 | 36.29% | ||
| JD | Kirnesh Jung | 5,183 | 12.02% | New | |
| BSP | Budh Ram | 968 | 2.24% | ||
| Margin of victory | 5,590 | 12.96% | |||
| Turnout | 43,125 | 81.95% | |||
| Registered electors | 53,149 | ||||
| INC gain from BJP | Swing | ||||
Assembly Election 1990
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Fateh Singh | 19,750 | 53.14% | ||
| INC | Kush Parmar | 13,854 | 37.28% | ||
| Independent | Madhu Sobha | 1,054 | 2.84% | New | |
| Independent | Budh Ram | 892 | 2.40% | New | |
| CPI(M) | Amar Singh Tomar | 601 | 1.62% | New | |
| Independent | Bashir Ahmed | 286 | 0.77% | New | |
| BSP | Jaswant Rai | 271 | 0.73% | New | |
| JP | Pawan Kumar Verma | 209 | 0.56% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 5,896 | 15.86% | |||
| Turnout | 37,164 | 80.39% | |||
| Registered electors | 46,675 | ||||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
Assembly Election 1985
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Kush Parmar | 15,203 | 54.86% | ||
| BJP | Karam Chand | 10,429 | 37.63% | ||
| Independent | Malu Ram | 1,497 | 5.40% | New | |
| Independent | Bisharat Ali | 346 | 1.25% | New | |
| Independent | Mohd. Ismail | 237 | 0.86% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 4,774 | 17.23% | |||
| Turnout | 27,712 | 80.73% | |||
| Registered electors | 34,743 | ||||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
Assembly Election 1982
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Kush Parmar | 10,099 | 39.00% | ||
| BJP | Milkh Raj | 7,747 | 29.92% | New | |
| Independent | Rattan Singh | 5,942 | 22.95% | New | |
| JP | Jagmohan Bhardwaj | 644 | 2.49% | ||
| Independent | Bashir | 633 | 2.44% | New | |
| Independent | Budh Ram | 323 | 1.25% | New | |
| Independent | Swaran Singh | 315 | 1.22% | New | |
| Independent | Sunder Lal | 189 | 0.73% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 2,352 | 9.08% | |||
| Turnout | 25,892 | 79.85% | |||
| Registered electors | 33,018 | ||||
| INC gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
Assembly Election 1977
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Milkh Raj | 7,643 | 39.31% | New | |
| INC | Rattan Singh | 5,081 | 26.13% | ||
| JP | Chander Mohan | 4,078 | 20.97% | New | |
| Independent | Jagat Singh | 2,196 | 11.29% | New | |
| Independent | Sant Ram | 272 | 1.40% | New | |
| Independent | Sushil Kumar Gupta | 174 | 0.89% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 2,562 | 13.18% | |||
| Turnout | 19,444 | 72.62% | |||
| Registered electors | 27,237 | ||||
| Independent gain from INC | Swing | ||||
Assembly Election 1972
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Hirendra Singh | 8,304 | 58.26% | ||
| ABJS | Milkh Raj | 5,949 | 41.74% | ||
| Margin of victory | 2,355 | 16.52% | |||
| Turnout | 14,253 | 61.39% | |||
| Registered electors | 24,235 | ||||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
Assembly Election 1967
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | G. S. Chauhan | 11,601 | 73.74% | ||
| ABJS | V. Singh | 4,131 | 26.26% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 7,470 | 47.48% | |||
| Turnout | 15,732 | 55.41% | |||
| Registered electors | 29,970 | ||||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
Assembly Election 1952
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Shiva Nand | 3,742 | 62.30% | New | |
| KMPP | Sher Jang | 2,264 | 37.70% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 1,478 | 24.61% | |||
| Turnout | 6,006 | 38.25% | |||
| Registered electors | 15,701 | ||||
| INC win (new seat) | |||||
References
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- ^ "The Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 1976". Election Commission of India. 1 December 1976. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
- ^ Previous MLAs from Paonta Doon Assembly Constituency
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