Palampur Assembly constituency

Palampur
Palampur
Constituency for the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	North India
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
LS constituency	Kangra
Established	1967
Total electors	78,449
Reservation	None
Member of Legislative Assembly
	14th Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
	Incumbent Ashish Butail
Party	Indian National Congress
Elected year	2022

Palampur Assembly constituency is one of the 68 constituencies in the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh a northern state of India. Palampur is also part of Kangra Lok Sabha constituency.^[2]^[3]

Members of Legislative Assembly

Year	Member
1967	Kunj Behari Lal Butail	Indian National Congress
1972	Kunj Behari Lal Butail	Indian National Congress
1977	Sarvan Kumar	Janata Party
1982	Sarvan Kumar	Bharatiya Janata Party
1985	Brij Behari Lal Butail	Indian National Congress
1990	Shanta Kumar	Bharatiya Janata Party
1993	Brij Behari Lal Butail	Indian National Congress
1998
2003
2007	Parveen Kumar	Bharatiya Janata Party
2012	Brij Behari Lal Butail	Indian National Congress
2017	Ashish Butail^[4]^[5]
2022	Ashish Butail^[4]^[5]

Election results

Assembly Election 2022

2022 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Palampur
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Ashish Butail	30,874	53.72%	6.54
	BJP	Trilok Kapoor	25,546	44.45%	5.68
	AAP	Sanjay Bhardwaj	430	0.75%	New
	NOTA	Nota	382	0.66%	0.18
	BSP	Suresh Kumar	244	0.42%	New
Margin of victory			5,328	9.27%	0.86
Turnout			57,476	73.27%	0.37
Registered electors			78,449		12.38
	INC hold		Swing	6.54

Assembly Election 2017

2017 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Palampur^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Ashish Butail	24,252	47.18%	2.81
	BJP	Indu Goswami	19,928	38.77%	8.12
	Independent	Parveen Kumar	3,198	6.22%	New
	Independent	Baini Parshad	1,760	3.42%	New
	NOTA	None of the Above	435	0.85%	New
	CPI(M)	Lekh Raj	390	0.76%	New
	Independent	Suresh Kumar	263	0.51%	New
Margin of victory			4,324	8.41%	10.92
Turnout			51,404	73.64%	0.90
Registered electors			69,809		8.74
	INC hold		Swing	2.81

Assembly Election 2012

2012 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Palampur
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Brij Behari Lal Butail	23,341	49.99%	5.11
	BJP	Parveen Kumar	14,312	30.65%	19.38
	HLC	Dulo Ram	6,115	13.10%	New
	AITC	Rajeev Jamwal	981	2.10%	New
	Independent	Narinder Jamwal	491	1.05%	New
	BSP	Ashok Kumar	446	0.96%	2.38
	Independent	Dhani Ram	339	0.73%	New
	Himachal Swabhiman Party	Rama Mahendra	338	0.72%	New
	LJP	Sunil Kumar	234	0.50%	New
Margin of victory			9,029	19.34%	14.18
Turnout			46,696	72.74%	1.47
Registered electors			64,197		8.89
	INC gain from BJP		Swing	0.04

Assembly Election 2007

2007 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Palampur
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Parveen Kumar	25,121	50.03%	12.24
	INC	Brij Behari Lal Butail	22,533	44.87%	8.93
	BSP	Vinod Kumar	1,676	3.34%	1.87
	Independent	Dhani Ram	441	0.88%	New
Margin of victory			2,588	5.15%	10.86
Turnout			50,214	71.27%	3.64
Registered electors			70,460		16.70
	BJP gain from INC		Swing	3.78

Assembly Election 2003

2003 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Palampur^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Brij Behari Lal Butail	24,333	53.80%	5.52
	BJP	Parveen Kumar	17,090	37.79%	8.42
	Independent	Ramesh Bhau	734	1.62%	New
	HVC	Gopal Chand	731	1.62%	0.27
	BSP	Kamlesh Kumari	666	1.47%	0.85
	LJP	Ajit Kumar	631	1.40%	New
	NCP	Jagdish Ram	385	0.85%	New
	SP	Sunita	296	0.65%	0.13
	Independent	Kapoor Chand	264	0.58%	New
Margin of victory			7,243	16.02%	13.94
Turnout			45,225	74.92%	6.73
Registered electors			60,378		7.73
	INC hold		Swing	5.52

Assembly Election 1998

1998 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Palampur^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Brij Behari Lal Butail	18,450	48.28%	8.85
	BJP	Shiv Kumar	17,658	46.21%	6.61
	BSP	Mukesh Kumar	889	2.33%	1.80
	HVC	Narinder Jamwal (Nini)	722	1.89%	New
	JD	Sunder Lal	203	0.53%	New
	SP	Chaudhary Man Singh	199	0.52%	New
Margin of victory			792	2.07%	15.46
Turnout			38,211	68.98%	7.97
Registered electors			56,048		14.96
	INC hold		Swing	8.85

Assembly Election 1993

1993 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Palampur^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Brij Behari Lal Butail	21,212	57.14%	18.08
	BJP	Shiv Kumar	14,702	39.60%	18.79
	CPI	Ramesh Chand	972	2.62%	New
	BSP	Roshan Lal	197	0.53%	New
Margin of victory			6,510	17.53%	1.79
Turnout			37,126	76.75%	8.14
Registered electors			48,754		7.48
	INC gain from BJP		Swing	1.25

Assembly Election 1990

1990 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Palampur^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Shanta Kumar	18,012	58.39%	18.71
	INC	Brij Behari Lal Butail	12,050	39.06%	11.85
	Independent	Jagir Chand Katoch	288	0.93%	New
	Doordarshi Party	Jagdish Chand	234	0.76%	New
Margin of victory			5,962	19.33%	8.10
Turnout			30,850	68.69%	1.26
Registered electors			45,360		31.50
	BJP gain from INC		Swing	7.48

Assembly Election 1985

1985 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Palampur^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Brij Behari Lal Butail	11,722	50.91%	11.96
	BJP	Sarwan Kumar	9,137	39.68%	7.02
	Independent	Gulbir Singh	1,027	4.46%	New
	CPI	Karam Chand	770	3.34%	0.48
	Independent	Jagir Chand Katoch	267	1.16%	New
Margin of victory			2,585	11.23%	3.47
Turnout			23,027	68.27%	5.00
Registered electors			34,495		10.00
	INC gain from BJP		Swing	4.20

Assembly Election 1982

1982 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Palampur^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Sarwan Kumar	10,508	46.70%	*New*
	INC	Kunj Behari Lal Butail	8,762	38.94%	4.52
	Independent	Mehar Chand	1,171	5.20%	New
	LKD	Iqbal Singh Guleria	682	3.03%	New
	CPI	Pritam Paharia	644	2.86%	New
	Independent	Harbinder Singh	427	1.90%	New
	Independent	Des Raj Chaudhari	233	1.04%	New
Margin of victory			1,746	7.76%	5.32
Turnout			22,500	72.80%	9.28
Registered electors			31,358		11.53
	BJP gain from JP		Swing	9.84

Assembly Election 1977

1977 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Palampur^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JP	Sarwan Kumar	9,930	56.54%	*New*
	INC	Bidhi Chand	7,633	43.46%	20.98
Margin of victory			2,297	13.08%	40.65
Turnout			17,563	63.19%	24.50
Registered electors			28,115		29.87
	JP gain from INC		Swing	7.90

Assembly Election 1972

1972 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Palampur^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Kunj Behari Lal Butail	5,296	64.44%	16.97
	Independent	Bal Singh Guleria	880	10.71%	New
	Independent	Bir Singh	777	9.45%	New
	Independent	Devi Singh	720	8.76%	New
	Independent	Thakur Dass	546	6.64%	New
Margin of victory			4,416	53.73%	46.00
Turnout			8,219	38.88%	16.56
Registered electors			21,648		0.72
	INC hold		Swing	16.97

Assembly Election 1967

1967 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Palampur^[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Kunj Behari Lal Butail	5,644	47.47%	*New*
	ABJS	S. Kumar	4,725	39.74%	New
	CPI	K. Chand	1,137	9.56%	New
	Independent	Thakur Dass	384	3.23%	New
Margin of victory			919	7.73%
Turnout			11,890	57.69%
Registered electors			21,805
	INC win (new seat)

References

↑ "Himachal Pradesh General Legislative Election 2012". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
↑ "Sitting and previous MLAs from Palampur Assembly constituency". Elections.in. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
↑ "DELIMITATION OF PARLIAMENTARY AND ASSEMBLY CONSTITUENCIES ORDER, 2008" (PDF). Election commission of India. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
1 2 Election Commission of India. "Himachal Pradesh General Legislative Election 2017". Retrieved 8 July 2021.
↑ "Active Members HP Vidhan Sabha". hpvidhansabha.nic.in. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
↑ "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, 1972 to the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
↑ "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.

External links

"Results of Himachal Pradesh Assembly Elections". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 March 2022.

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[election2022-1] "Himachal Pradesh General Legislative Election 2012". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 22 April 2023.

[2] "Sitting and previous MLAs from Palampur Assembly constituency". Elections.in. Retrieved 31 October 2017.

[3] "DELIMITATION OF PARLIAMENTARY AND ASSEMBLY CONSTITUENCIES ORDER, 2008" (PDF). Election commission of India. Retrieved 31 October 2017.

[election2017-4] 1 2 Election Commission of India. "Himachal Pradesh General Legislative Election 2017". Retrieved 8 July 2021.

[5] "Active Members HP Vidhan Sabha". hpvidhansabha.nic.in. Retrieved 15 September 2018.

[6] "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.

[7] "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.

[8] "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.

[9] "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.

[10] "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.

[11] "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.

[12] "Statistical Report on General Election, 1977 to the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh" (PDF). Archived from the original (pdf) on 19 March 2016.

[13] "Statistical Report on General Election, 1972 to the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 10 February 2022.

[14] "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.

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