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Kangra, Himachal Pradesh — Lok Sabha Election Results

Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30

Kangra (Himachal Pradesh) was won by Kishan Kapoor (Bharatiya Janata Party) at the 2019 Lok Sabha general election, with a margin of 477,623 votes over Pawan Kajal. This page covers every Lok Sabha general election in Kangra, Himachal Pradesh, from 1967 to 2019.

Full Election History, 1967–2019

Election Winner Party Votes Vote Share Runner-up Margin
1967 H. Raj Indian National Congress 44,262 33.0% S. Kumar (Bharatiya Jana Sangh) 5,402 (4.0 pts)
1971 Vikram Chand Indian National Congress 111,276 66.0% Sarwan Kumar (Bharatiya Jana Sangh) 70,888 (42.0 pts)
1977 Durga Chand Bharatiya Lok Dal 157,832 53.2% Vikramchand (Indian National Congress) 39,004 (13.1 pts)
1980 Vikram Chand Mahajan Congress (I) 148,946 45.3% Sarvan Kumar Chaudhari (Janata Party) 30,930 (9.4 pts)
1984 Chandresh Kumari Indian National Congress 232,287 62.5% Sarvan Kumar (Bharatiya Janata Party) 117,433 (31.6 pts)
1989 Shanta Kumar Bharatiya Janata Party 235,147 46.3% Chandresh Kumari (Indian National Congress) 59,204 (11.7 pts)
1991 D.D. Khanoria Bharatiya Janata Party 174,457 41.0% Chandresh Kumari (W) (Indian National Congress) 10,816 (2.5 pts)
1996 Sat Mahajan Indian National Congress 263,817 49.6% Shanta Kumar (Bharatiya Janata Party) 37,524 (7.1 pts)
1998 Shanta Kumar Bharatiya Janata Party 334,684 52.6% Sat Mahajan (Indian National Congress) 59,235 (9.3 pts)
1999 Shanta Kumar Bharatiya Janata Party 325,066 58.8% Sat Mahajan (Indian National Congress) 100,742 (18.2 pts)
2004 Chander Kumar Indian National Congress 314,555 48.9% Shanta Kumar (Bharatiya Janata Party) 17,791 (2.8 pts)
2009 Dr. Rajan Sushant Bharatiya Janata Party 322,254 48.7% Chander Kumar (Indian National Congress) 20,779 (3.1 pts)
2014 Shanta Kumar Bharatiya Janata Party 456,163 57.1% Chander Kumar (Indian National Congress) 170,072 (21.3 pts)
2019 Kishan Kapoor Bharatiya Janata Party 725,218 72.8% Pawan Kajal (Indian National Congress) 477,623 (48.0 pts)

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1967

CandidatePartyVotesShare
H. Raj Indian National Congress 44,262 33.0%
S. Kumar Bharatiya Jana Sangh 38,860 29.0%
M. Ram Independent 21,073 15.7%
B. Chand Communist Party of India 16,205 12.1%
S. Nath Independent 13,601 10.1%

1971

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Vikram Chand Indian National Congress 111,276 66.0%
Sarwan Kumar Bharatiya Jana Sangh 40,388 23.9%
Paras Ram Communist Party of India 11,249 6.7%
Budhi Prakash Swatantra Party 5,767 3.4%

1977

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Durga Chand Bharatiya Lok Dal 157,832 53.2%
Vikramchand Indian National Congress 118,828 40.0%
Bansi Ram Communist Party of India 15,709 5.3%
Sona Independent 4,467 1.5%

1980

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Vikram Chand Mahajan Congress (I) 148,946 45.3%
Sarvan Kumar Chaudhari Janata Party 118,016 35.9%
Kanwar Durga Chand Janata Party (Secular) 25,727 7.8%
Karam Chand Communist Party of India 24,372 7.4%
Daya Shiel Independent 3,844 1.2%
Chaudhary Vikram Singh Congress (U) 3,740 1.1%
Charan Das Sotree Independent 2,025 0.6%
Balwant Singh Independent 1,009 0.3%
Kamal Kumar Dubey Independent 890 0.3%
Hoshiar Singh Independent 560 0.2%

1984

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Chandresh Kumari Indian National Congress 232,287 62.5%
Sarvan Kumar Bharatiya Janata Party 114,854 30.9%
Ajit Kumar Communist Party of India 12,920 3.5%
Shanta Nand Independent 5,606 1.5%
Daya Shil Independent 2,308 0.6%
Charan Das Sarotry Independent 2,104 0.6%
K.K.Sharma Independent 1,020 0.3%
Ashok Kumar Jamwal Independent 471 0.1%
Suraj Independent 384 0.1%

1989

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Shanta Kumar Bharatiya Janata Party 235,147 46.3%
Chandresh Kumari Indian National Congress 175,943 34.7%
Major Vijai Singh Mankotia Janata Dal 74,983 14.8%
Kamal Kishore Sharma DDP 10,298 2.0%
Lekhraj Bahujan Samaj Party 3,622 0.7%
Onkar Nath Independent 2,572 0.5%
Dayashil Independent 2,533 0.5%
Naval Thakur Independent 1,545 0.3%
Vijaya Kumar Independent 934 0.2%

1991

CandidatePartyVotesShare
D.D. Khanoria Bharatiya Janata Party 174,457 41.0%
Chandresh Kumari (W) Indian National Congress 163,641 38.5%
Suresh Chaudhary Janata Dal 75,905 17.8%
Dharam Chand Premi Janata Party 3,653 0.9%
Bidhi Chand Independent 1,799 0.4%
Govind Ram Highter Independent 1,613 0.4%
Kamal Kishore Sharma DDP 1,218 0.3%
Onkarnath Upadhyai PBI 1,152 0.3%
Daya Shil Independent 684 0.2%
Vijay Kumar Janata Party 648 0.2%
D.D. Arora Independent 339 0.1%
Nawal Thakur Independent 325 0.1%

1996

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Sat Mahajan Indian National Congress 263,817 49.6%
Shanta Kumar Bharatiya Janata Party 226,293 42.6%
Rajan Sushant RNP 12,430 2.3%
Hardayal Chaudhary Samajwadi Party 8,020 1.5%
Amin Chand Bahujan Samaj Party 6,325 1.2%
Jagat Ram ICS 3,417 0.6%
Gulab Singh Shiv Sena 1,951 0.4%
Surender Bhararia Independent 1,820 0.3%
Pritam Chand Chaudhary Independent 1,721 0.3%
Piar Chand Independent 1,609 0.3%
Nirmala Devi Independent 1,319 0.2%
Harish Sharma Munna Independent 1,060 0.2%
Surender Kumar Independent 738 0.1%
Suresh Karki Independent 533 0.1%
Roshan Rana Independent 376 0.1%

1998

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Shanta Kumar Bharatiya Janata Party 334,684 52.6%
Sat Mahajan Indian National Congress 275,449 43.3%
Harnaik Singh HVC 15,774 2.5%
Pratap Chand Chaudhary Janata Dal 3,914 0.6%
Shakti Chand Chaudhary Samajwadi Party 3,889 0.6%
Rachhpal Singh Mankotia AIRJP 2,020 0.3%

1999

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Shanta Kumar Bharatiya Janata Party 325,066 58.8%
Sat Mahajan Indian National Congress 224,324 40.6%
Chaudhary Hardyal Samajwadi Party 1,991 0.4%
Captain Pratap Chaudhary Janata Dal (Secular) 1,007 0.2%
Shakti Chand Chaudhary Independent 472 0.1%

2004

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Chander Kumar Indian National Congress 314,555 48.9%
Shanta Kumar Bharatiya Janata Party 296,764 46.1%
Lt. Col. Shakti Chand Chaudhary (Retd.) Bahujan Samaj Party 10,860 1.7%
Fakir Chand Independent 10,594 1.6%
Roshan Rana Samajwadi Party 7,092 1.1%
Dhani Ram Independent 3,312 0.5%

2009

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Dr. Rajan Sushant Bharatiya Janata Party 322,254 48.7%
Chander Kumar Indian National Congress 301,475 45.6%
Col.Narinder Singh Pathania Bahujan Samaj Party 12,745 1.9%
Roshan Lal Independent 8,283 1.3%
Keshab LJP 7,720 1.2%
Dhani Ram Independent 2,938 0.4%
Partap Singh Independent 2,528 0.4%
Nirmla Sharma RWS 1,354 0.2%
Joginder Singh Shiv Sena 1,309 0.2%
Kapil Kumar Chaudhary Independent 1,241 0.2%

2014

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Shanta Kumar Bharatiya Janata Party 456,163 57.1%
Chander Kumar Indian National Congress 286,091 35.8%
Dr. Rajan Sushant Aam Aadmi Party 24,430 3.1%
None Of The Above Independent 8,704 1.1%
Lal Hussain Bahujan Samaj Party 5,949 0.7%
Bhupinder Mehra Independent 5,585 0.7%
Prem Chand Vishvakarma Independent 4,106 0.5%
Arti Soni Shiv Sena 3,757 0.5%
Dr. Atul Thakur Bharmori Independent 1,133 0.1%
Dhani Ram Independent 1,085 0.1%
Baldev Raj HSP 997 0.1%
Parvesh Yadav Samajwadi Party 808 0.1%
Raman Kumar BMP 637 0.1%

2019

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Kishan Kapoor Bharatiya Janata Party 725,218 72.8%
Pawan Kajal Indian National Congress 247,595 24.9%
Dr. Kehar Singh Bahujan Samaj Party 8,866 0.9%
Dr. Sanjiv Guleria Independent 4,573 0.5%
Prem Chand Vishvakarma NED 2,371 0.2%
Bachan Singh Rana Independent 2,240 0.2%
Nisha Katoch Independent 1,398 0.1%
Subhash Chand HJKP 970 0.1%
Dr. Swaroop Singh Rana Samajwadi Party 959 0.1%
Col. Narinder Pathania Independent 908 0.1%
Chander Bhan (Baabla) Independent 564 0.1%

Margin Over Time

Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party's broad bloc (Congress / BJP / Left / other).

1967: Indian National Congress margin 4.0 pts 1971: Indian National Congress margin 42.0 pts 1977: Bharatiya Lok Dal margin 13.1 pts 1980: Congress (I) margin 9.4 pts 1984: Indian National Congress margin 31.6 pts 1989: Bharatiya Janata Party margin 11.7 pts 1991: Bharatiya Janata Party margin 2.5 pts 1996: Indian National Congress margin 7.1 pts 1998: Bharatiya Janata Party margin 9.3 pts 1999: Bharatiya Janata Party margin 18.2 pts 2004: Indian National Congress margin 2.8 pts 2009: Bharatiya Janata Party margin 3.1 pts 2014: Bharatiya Janata Party margin 21.3 pts 2019: Bharatiya Janata Party margin 48.0 pts 1967 1971 1977 1980 1984 1989 1991 1996 1998 1999 2004 2009 2014 2019

Trend

Kangra has been contested at 14 Lok Sabha general elections on record since 1967. Parties that have won this seat over that span: Indian National Congress, Bharatiya Lok Dal, Congress (I), Bharatiya Janata Party.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Kangra in the 2019 Lok Sabha election?

Kishan Kapoor (Bharatiya Janata Party) won Kangra, Himachal Pradesh, in 2019 with 725,218 votes (72.8%), a margin of 477,623 votes over Pawan Kajal.

Which parties have won Kangra since 1967?

Since 1967, Kangra has been won by: Bharatiya Janata Party, Bharatiya Lok Dal, Congress (I), Indian National Congress.

What was the closest result in Kangra?

The closest result on record for Kangra was 1991, when Bharatiya Janata Party beat Indian National Congress by just 10,816 votes (2.5 percentage points).

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