Guler was one of the 68 assembly constituencies of Himachal Pradesh a northern Indian state.[1] Guler was part of Kangra Lok Sabha constituency. Later, parts of it merged into Jawali.
| Guler | |
|---|---|
| Former constituency for the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | North India |
| State | Himachal Pradesh |
| District | Kangra |
| LS constituency | Kangra |
| Established | 1967 |
| Abolished | 2012 |
| Reservation | None |
Members of the Legislative Assembly
edit| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Churamani | Independent | |
| 1977 | Harbans Singh Rana | Janata Party | |
| 1982 | Chander Kumar | Indian National Congress | |
| 1985 | |||
| 1990 | Harbans Singh Rana | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 1993 | Chander Kumar | Indian National Congress | |
| 1998 | |||
| 2003 | |||
| 2004^ | Harbans Singh Rana | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2007 | Neeraj Bharti | Indian National Congress | |
^By-Poll
Election results
editAssembly Election 2007
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Neeraj Bharti | 21,500 | 49.69% |  4.16
| |
| BJP | Harbans Singh Rana | 17,499 | 40.44% |  7.94
| |
| BSP | Bhikham Singh | 3,616 | 8.36% | 6.80
| |
| Independent | Om Parkash | 599 | 1.38% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 4,001 | 9.25% | 6.40
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| Turnout | 43,270 | 71.79% | 1.54
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| Registered electors | 60,276 | 13.71
| |||
| INC gain from BJP | Swing | 1.31
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Assembly By-election 2004
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Harbans Singh Rana | 18,806 | 48.38% | 8.63
| |
| INC | Neeraj Bharti | 17,699 | 45.53% | 8.96
| |
| Independent | Bhanu Parkash Choudhary | 958 | 2.46% | New | |
| BSP | Brahami Devi | 604 | 1.55% | 0.94
| |
| Independent | Subhash Chand | 541 | 1.39% | New | |
| HVC | Lakshman Singh | 265 | 0.68% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 1,107 | 2.85% | 11.89
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| Turnout | 38,873 | 73.33% | 4.10
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| Registered electors | 53,010 | 1.97
| |||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | 6.12
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Assembly Election 2003
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Chander Kumar | 21,936 | 54.49% | 2.18
| |
| BJP | Harbans Singh Rana | 16,002 | 39.75% | 2.14
| |
| SP | Joginder Singh Pathania | 903 | 2.24% | New | |
| CPI | Azad Kumar | 495 | 1.23% | 0.64
| |
| NCP | Malook Singh | 350 | 0.87% | New | |
| LJP | Pawan Kumar | 319 | 0.79% | New | |
| BSP | Ram Rattan | 249 | 0.62% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 5,934 | 14.74% | 0.03
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| Turnout | 40,254 | 77.53% | 3.88
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| Registered electors | 51,987 | 16.04
| |||
| INC hold | Swing | 2.18
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Assembly Election 1998
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Chander Kumar | 18,674 | 56.67% | 4.58
| |
| BJP | Harbans Singh Rana | 13,806 | 41.90% | 8.75
| |
| CPI | Azad Kumar | 194 | 0.59% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 4,868 | 14.77% | 13.34
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| Turnout | 32,952 | 74.26% | 5.09
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| Registered electors | 44,800 | 13.28
| |||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
Assembly Election 1993
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Chander Kumar | 19,051 | 61.26% | 18.26
| |
| BJP | Harbans Singh Rana | 10,308 | 33.14% | 20.66
| |
| Independent | Gulshan | 941 | 3.03% | New | |
| BSP | Gurcharandass | 595 | 1.91% | 0.14
| |
| Margin of victory | 8,743 | 28.11% | 17.30
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| Turnout | 31,101 | 79.16% | 5.20
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| Registered electors | 39,548 | 3.22
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| INC gain from BJP | Swing | 7.45
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Assembly Election 1990
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Harbans Singh Rana | 15,140 | 53.80% | 12.48
| |
| INC | Chander Kumar | 12,099 | 43.00% | 12.98
| |
| BSP | Gurcharan Dass | 499 | 1.77% | New | |
| Doordarshi Party | Sunil Kumar | 273 | 0.97% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 3,041 | 10.81% | 3.85
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| Turnout | 28,139 | 74.10% | 3.79
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| Registered electors | 38,314 | 35.52
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| BJP gain from INC | Swing | 2.18
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Assembly Election 1985
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Chander Kumar | 12,223 | 55.98% | 10.60
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| BJP | Harbans Singh Rana | 9,022 | 41.32% | 20.67
| |
| Independent | Joginder Singh Pathania | 310 | 1.42% | New | |
| Independent | Tilak Raj | 279 | 1.28% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 3,201 | 14.66% | 1.16
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| Turnout | 21,834 | 77.95% | 0.90
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| Registered electors | 28,271 | 10.44
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| INC hold | Swing | 10.60
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Assembly Election 1982
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Chander Kumar | 8,867 | 45.38% | 33.74
| |
| Independent | Harbans Singh Rana | 5,775 | 29.56% | New | |
| BJP | Raghubir Singh | 4,035 | 20.65% | New | |
| Independent | Parkash Chand | 482 | 2.47% | New | |
| LKD | Rajinder Singh | 159 | 0.81% | New | |
| JP | Rakesh Narayana | 121 | 0.62% | 44.44
| |
| Independent | Gurdial | 99 | 0.51% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 3,092 | 15.83% | 10.78
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| Turnout | 19,538 | 77.30% | 11.91
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| Registered electors | 25,598 | 11.73
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| INC gain from JP | Swing | 0.33
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Assembly Election 1977
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JP | Harbans Singh Rana | 6,649 | 45.06% | New | |
| Independent | Chander Kumar | 5,905 | 40.01% | New | |
| INC | Kuldip Singh | 1,718 | 11.64% | 7.79
| |
| Independent | Mani Ram | 238 | 1.61% | New | |
| Independent | Narinder Kumar | 168 | 1.14% | New | |
| Independent | Rajender Singh | 79 | 0.54% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 744 | 5.04% | 26.59
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| Turnout | 14,757 | 65.60% | 4.52
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| Registered electors | 22,910 | 17.29
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| JP gain from Independent | Swing | 6.01
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Assembly Election 1967
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Churamani | 8,472 | 51.07% | New | |
| INC | R. Lal | 3,224 | 19.43% | New | |
| Independent | K. Vir | 2,920 | 17.60% | New | |
| Independent | P. Chand | 1,024 | 6.17% | New | |
| Independent | P. Ram | 538 | 3.24% | New | |
| Independent | P. Chand | 411 | 2.48% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 5,248 | 31.64% | |||
| Turnout | 16,589 | 62.89% | |||
| Registered electors | 27,700 | ||||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "The Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 1976". Election Commission of India. 1 December 1976. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
- ^ "37 - Guler (Himachal Pradesh)". Archived from the original on 11 March 2005.
- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1998 to the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 11 January 2012.
- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1998 to the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 11 January 2012.
- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1993 to the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 11 January 2012.
- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1990 to the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 14 January 2012.
- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1985 to the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 14 January 2012.
- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1982 to the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 17 January 2012.
- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1977 to the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh" (PDF). Archived from the original (pdf) on 19 March 2016.
- ^ "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.