Himachal Pradesh · AC 18
Dharamshala
Himachal Pradesh Vidhan Sabha Election 2012 · Kangra
64,598
Electors
47,579
Votes polled
73.65%
Turnout
5,000
Margin
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Sudhir Sharma
Won
Male
|
INC | 21,241 | 44.64% |
| 2 |
Kishan Kapoor
Male
|
BJP | 16,241 | 34.13% |
| 3 |
Kamla Patiyal
Female
|
IND | 3,580 | 7.52% |
| 4 |
Amar Dass (nikku
Male
|
IND | 2,269 | 4.77% |
| 5 |
Purohit) Ashwani Kajal
Male
|
IND | 1,452 | 3.05% |
| 6 |
Chaudhary Subhash Chand Shukla
Male
|
IND | 649 | 1.36% |
| 7 |
Sudershan Angaria
Male
|
BSP | 458 | 0.96% |
| 8 |
Jagdish Chand
Male
|
CPM | 402 | 0.84% |
| 9 |
Chinta Har
Male
|
AITC | 334 | 0.70% |
| 10 |
Gulshan Kumar
Male
|
NCP | 271 | 0.57% |
| 11 |
Suraksha Devi
Female
|
LJP | 263 | 0.55% |
| 12 |
Atul Bhardwaj
Male
|
IND | 187 | 0.39% |
| 13 |
Naresh Pal Singh
Male
|
IND | 143 | 0.30% |
| 14 |
Bal Raj Sharma
Male
|
SP | 89 | 0.19% |
Party Wise Vote Share
Overall vote % (Pie)Voter Participation by Gender
EVM voters — male vs femaleGender-wise turnout is not available for this constituency.
Dharamshala Constituency Results by Year
| Year | Winner | Vote share | Runner-up | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 |
Sudhir Sharma
Male
INC
|
45.53% |
Rakesh Choudhary
Male
BJP
|
40.06% |
| 2017 |
Kishan Kapoor
Male
BJP
|
— |
Sudhir Sharma
Male
INC
|
— |
| 2012 |
Sudhir Sharma
Male
INC
|
44.64% |
Kishan Kapoor
Male
BJP
|
34.13% |
Dharamshala Constituency Bye-elections
| Year | Winner | Vote share | Runner-up | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 |
Sudhir Sharma
Male
BJP
|
— |
Devinder Singh (jaggi)
Male
INC
|
— |