Constituency
164. Kangra
Community mirrorHimachal Pradesh · India Lok Sabha Election, 1998
IN-KANGRA
BJP 52.6%won by 9.3%INC 43.3%
What changed here
DerivedThe seat changed hands: Indian National Congress (INC) lost it to Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which now leads by 9.3%.
- BJP vote shareBJP went from 42.6% to 52.6% of the vote here (+10.1%).
- TurnoutTurnout rose 10.2% to 70.9%.
Written from the constituency figures by a fixed set of rules — no language model.
Electorate
8,96,183
Turnout
70.9%
Valid votes
6,35,730
Margin
59,235
9.32%
Candidates
6 contested · winner BJP- 1SHANTA KUMARBharatiya Janata Party · BJP3,34,68452.6%
- 2SAT MAHAJANIndian National Congress · INC2,75,44943.3%
- 3HARNAIK SINGHHVC · HVC15,7742.5%
- 4PRATAP CHAND CHAUDHARYJanata Dal · JD3,9140.6%
- 5SHAKTI CHAND CHAUDHARYSamajwadi Party · SP3,8890.6%
- 6RACHHPAL SINGH MANKOTIAAIRJP · AIRJP2,0200.3%
Since 1996
Derived- Winner then
- INC
- Winner now
- BJPflipped
- BJP–INC swing
- +16.4%
- BJP share
- 42.6% → 52.6%
- INC share
- 49.6% → 43.3%
- Turnout
- 60.7% → 70.9%