Pragpur Assembly constituency

Pragpur was one of the 68 constituencies in the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh a northern state of India.[2] It was in Kangra district and was a part of Kangra Lok Sabha constituency.

Pragpur
Former constituency for the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionNorth India
StateHimachal Pradesh
DistrictKangra
LS constituencyKangra
Established1972
Abolished2008[1]
ReservationSC

Members of the Legislative Assembly

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Year Member Party
1977 Yog Raj Janata Party
1982 Virender Kumar Bharatiya Janata Party
1985 Yog Raj Indian National Congress
1990 Virender Kumar Bharatiya Janata Party
1993
1998
2003 Naveen Dhiman Independent politician
2007 Yog Raj Indian National Congress

Election results

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Assembly Election 2007

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2007 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Pragpur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Yog Raj 21,253 49.09%  35.14
BJP Naveen Dhiman 20,911 48.30%  41.79
BSP Rajinder Kumar 1,091 2.52% New
Margin of victory 342 0.79%  9.46
Turnout 43,291 68.22%  4.16
Registered electors 63,459  11.44
INC gain from Independent Swing

Assembly Election 2003

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2003 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Pragpur[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Naveen Dhiman 16,585 40.24% New
Independent Yog Raj 12,359 29.99% New
INC Pardeep Kumar 5,749 13.95%  32.51
BJP Anita Kumari Sandal 2,683 6.51%  43.59
HVC Pritam Chand Sheria 2,656 6.44%  3.63
LJP Surinder Pal Singh 720 1.75% New
Independent Baldev Raj 463 1.12% New
Margin of victory 4,226 10.25%  6.61
Turnout 41,215 72.38%  0.31
Registered electors 56,945  17.40
Independent gain from BJP Swing  9.86

Assembly Election 1998

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1998 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Pragpur[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Virender Kumar 17,513 50.10%  7.53
INC Yog Raj 16,241 46.46%  29.29
HVC Gurdas Ram 983 2.81% New
BSP Harnam Singh 218 0.62%  1.56
Margin of victory 1,272 3.64%  1.70
Turnout 34,955 72.81%  0.13
Registered electors 48,506  8.54
BJP hold Swing  7.53

Assembly Election 1993

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1993 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Pragpur[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Virender Kumar 13,685 42.57%  20.47
Independent Yog Raj 11,968 37.23% New
INC Pritam Chand Sheria 5,520 17.17%  18.28
BSP Dalip Kumar 702 2.18% New
Margin of victory 1,717 5.34%  22.25
Turnout 32,148 72.44%  1.64
Registered electors 44,691  2.62
BJP hold Swing  20.47

Assembly Election 1990

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1990 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Pragpur[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Virender Kumar 20,197 63.04%  16.65
INC Yog Raj 11,359 35.45%  14.00
Margin of victory 8,838 27.59%  24.52
Turnout 32,038 74.30%  0.03
Registered electors 43,548  29.17
BJP gain from INC Swing

Assembly Election 1985

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1985 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Pragpur[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Yog Raj 12,272 49.46%  25.94
BJP Varinder Kumar 11,512 46.40%  5.36
Independent Dalip Singh 1,029 4.15% New
Margin of victory 760 3.06%  4.66
Turnout 24,813 74.34%  0.58
Registered electors 33,713  9.33
INC gain from BJP Swing

Assembly Election 1982

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1982 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Pragpur[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Virender Kumar 9,241 41.04% New
Independent Yog Raj 7,503 33.32% New
INC Dalip Singh 5,296 23.52%  10.24
JP Ramesh Chand 167 0.74%  65.50
Independent Chand Kumar 152 0.68% New
Margin of victory 1,738 7.72%  24.76
Turnout 22,518 74.05%  24.47
Registered electors 30,836  0.37
BJP gain from JP Swing  25.20

Assembly Election 1977

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1977 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Pragpur[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JP Yog Raj 9,881 66.24% New
INC Dalip Singh 5,036 33.76% New
Margin of victory 4,845 32.48%
Turnout 14,917 49.48%
Registered electors 30,721
JP win (new seat)

References

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  1. ^ "Delimitation of Parliamentary & Assembly Constituencies Order - 2008". Election commission of India. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
  2. ^ "The Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 1976". Election Commission of India. 1 December 1976. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1977 to the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh" (PDF). Archived from the original (pdf) on 19 March 2016.

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