Himachal Pradesh · PC 1

Kangra

Name: Kangra
Address: Himachal Pradesh, IN

Lok Sabha General Election 1998

← Lok Sabha General Election 1998 · Himachal Pradesh

896,183

Electors

635,730

Votes polled

70.94%

Turnout

59,235

Margin

Winner

Shanta Kumar

Male

Rank	Candidate	Party	Total	Share
1	Shanta Kumar Won Male	BJP	334,684	52.65%
2	Sat Mahajan Male	INC	275,449	43.33%
3	Harnaik Singh Male	HVC	15,774	2.48%
4	Pratap Chand Chaudhary Male	JD	3,914	0.62%
5	Shakti Chand Chaudhary Male	SP	3,889	0.61%
6	Rachhpal Singh Mankotia Male	AIRJP	2,020	0.32%

Overall vote % (Pie)

EVM voters — male vs female

Gender-wise turnout is not available for this constituency.

Year	Winner	Vote share	Runner-up	Vote share
2024	Dr Rajeev Bhardwaj Male BJP	60.92%	Anand Sharma Male INC	36.67%
2019	Kishan Kapoor Male BJP	71.84%	Pawan Kajal Male INC	24.53%
2014	Shanta Kumar Male BJP	57.03%	Chander Kumar Male INC	35.77%
2009	Dr. Rajan Sushant BJP	48.69%	Chander Kumar Male INC	45.55%
2004	Chander Kumar Male INC	48.91%	Shanta Kumar Male BJP	46.14%
1999	Shanta Kumar Male BJP	58.80%	Sat Mahajan Male INC	40.58%
1998	Shanta Kumar Male BJP	52.65%	Sat Mahajan Male INC	43.33%
1996	Sat Mahajan Male INC	49.64%	Shanta Kumar Male BJP	42.58%
1991	D.D. Khanoria Male BJP	41.01%	Chandresh Kumari (w) Female INC	38.46%
1989	Shanta Kumar Male BJP	46.33%	Chandresh Kumari Female INC	34.66%
1984	Chandresh Kumari Female INC	62.45%	Sarvan Kumar Male BJP	30.88%
1980	Vikram Chand Mahajan Male INC(I)	45.25%	Sarvan Kumar Chaudhari Male JnP	35.86%
1977	Durga Chand Male BLD	53.17%	Vikramchand Male INC	40.03%
1971	Vikram Chand Male INC	65.97%	Sarwan Kumar Male BJS	23.94%
1967	H. Raj Male INC	33.03%	S. Kumar Male BJS	29.00%