Lok Sabha Constituency

Kangra

Constituency No. 1· Himachal PradeshGeneral

Kangra is Lok Sabha constituency No. 1 in Himachal Pradesh, reserved category: General. It covers parts of the districts of Kangra, Chamba. The seat is made up of 20 assembly segments. At the 2024 general election it had 15,21,400 electors, of whom 68.15% voted.

State
Himachal Pradesh
Constituency No.
1
Category
General
Assembly Segments
20
Districts Covered
Kangra, Chamba
Last Election
2024

Current Member of Parliament

Rajeev Bharadwaj

Rajeev Bharadwaj

Bharatiya Janata Party
Member of Parliament · Kangra (Lok Sabha)
First Elected
2024
Re-elected
—
Terms at this seat
1
2024 result
6,32,793
Votes
61.03%
Vote share
2,51,895
Victory margin

Ahead of Anand Sharma (Indian National Congress) on 3,80,898 votes.

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Quick Facts

(2024)
Constituency No.
1
State
Himachal Pradesh
Category
General
Districts covered
Kangra, Chamba
Assembly segments
20
Total electors
15,21,400
Male electors
7,71,200
Female electors
7,50,110
Third gender electors
90
Polling stations
1,620
Last election
2024

Election History

(3 on record)

Results for Kangra Lok Sabha constituency, back to 2014.

2024 Lok Sabha Election
(18th Lok Sabha)
Winner
Rajeev Bharadwaj
Rajeev Bharadwaj
Bharatiya Janata Party
6,32,793
Votes
61.03%
Vote Share
2,51,895
Victory Margin
Top candidates
  1. 1.Rajeev BharadwajBJP6,32,793 · 61.03%
  2. 2.Anand SharmaINC3,80,898 · 36.74%
  3. 3.Dr. Kehar SinghIndependent6,120 · 0.59%
2019 Lok Sabha Election
(17th Lok Sabha)
Winner
KK
Kishan Kapoor
Bharatiya Janata Party
7,25,218
Votes
72.02%
Vote Share
4,77,623
Victory Margin
Top candidates
  1. 1.Kishan KapoorBJP7,25,218 · 72.02%
  2. 2.Pawan KajalINC2,47,595 · 24.59%
  3. 3.Dr. Kehar SinghBSP14,210 · 1.41%
2014 Lok Sabha Election
(16th Lok Sabha)
Winner
SK
Shanta Kumar
Bharatiya Janata Party
4,56,163
Votes
57.05%
Vote Share
1,70,072
Victory Margin
Top candidates
  1. 1.Shanta KumarBJP4,56,163 · 57.05%
  2. 2.Chander KumarINC2,86,091 · 35.78%
  3. 3.Rajan SushantAAP24,430 · 3.06%

Assembly Segments in Kangra

(20)

These assembly constituencies are the segments of Kangra Lok Sabha constituency.

  • Churah
    AC No. 1 · Chamba
    Scheduled Caste
    HR
    Hans Raj
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    MLA
  • Bharmour
    AC No. 2 · Chamba
    Scheduled Tribe
    JR
    Janak Raj
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    MLA
  • Chamba
    AC No. 3 · Chamba
    NN
    Neeraj Nayar
    Indian National Congress
    MLA
  • Dalhousie
    AC No. 4 · Chamba
    DT
    D. S. Thakur
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    MLA
  • Bhattiyat
    AC No. 5 · Chamba
    KP
    Kuldeep Singh Pathania
    Indian National Congress
    MLA
  • Nurpur
    AC No. 6 · Kangra
    RN
    Ranveer Singh Nikka
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    MLA
  • Indora
    AC No. 7 · Kangra
    Scheduled Caste
    MR
    Malendar Rajan
    Indian National Congress
    MLA
  • Fatehpur
    AC No. 8 · Kangra
    BP
    Bhawani Singh Pathania
    Indian National Congress
    MLA
  • Jawali
    AC No. 9 · Kangra
    CK
    Chander Kumar
    Indian National Congress
    MLA
  • Dehra
    AC No. 10 · Kangra
    KT
    Kamlesh Thakur
    Indian National Congress
    MLA
  • Jaswan-Pragpur
    AC No. 11 · Kangra
    BS
    Bikram Singh
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    MLA
  • Jawalamukhi
    AC No. 12 · Kangra
    SR
    Sanjay Rattan
    Indian National Congress
    MLA
  • Jaisinghpur
    AC No. 13 · Kangra
    Scheduled Caste
    YG
    Yadvinder Goma
    Indian National Congress
    MLA
  • Sullah
    AC No. 14 · Kangra
    VP
    Vipin Singh Parmar
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    MLA
  • Nagrota
    AC No. 15 · Kangra
    RB
    Raghubir Singh Bali
    Indian National Congress
    MLA
  • Kangra
    AC No. 16 · Kangra
    PK
    Pawan Kajal
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    MLA

  • Shahpur

    AC No. 17 · Kangra
    KP
    Kewal Singh Pathania
    Indian National Congress
    MLA
  • Dharamshala
    AC No. 18 · Kangra
    SS
    Sudhir Sharma
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    MLA
  • Palampur
    AC No. 19 · Kangra
    AB
    Ashish Butail
    Indian National Congress
    MLA
  • Baijnath
    AC No. 20 · Kangra
    Scheduled Caste
    Kishori Lal
    Kishori Lal
    Indian National Congress
    MLA

Electorate

General election 2024
15.21 Lakh
Total Electors
7.71 Lakh
Male Electors
7.50 Lakh
Female Electors
1,620
Polling Stations
10.37 Lakh
Votes Polled
68.15%
Turnout
Voter turnout68.15%
EVM votes 10,32,400Postal votes 4,400

About Kangra Lok Sabha Constituency

State
Himachal Pradesh
Constituency number
1
Category
General
Districts covered
Kangra, Chamba
Assembly segments
20
Sitting member
Rajeev Bharadwaj
Party
Bharatiya Janata Party
Elections on record
2024, 2019, 2014
District profiles
Sources & references
  • Election Commission of India, Lok Sabha Election 2024
  • Government of Himachal Pradesh
Compiled from public records
Figures are as complete as the underlying records.
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