Hoshiarpur (PB-6): 1996 vs 1998 — Billion Ballots

1996

KANSHI RAM

BSPOther / no major front

Margin10,9441.9%

Winner votes2,30,01139.5%

ReservationGEN

BSPINCBJPCPMIND

#	Candidate	Votes	Share
	KANSHI RAM BSP	2,30,011	39.5%
2	KAMAL CHOUDHARY INC	2,19,067	37.6%
3	VIKRAM SINGH BJP	54,858	9.4%
4	HAR KANWAL SINGH CPM	29,381	5.0%
5	RAM KISHAN KATARIA IND	18,730	3.2%
6	SARABJIT SINGH SAD(M)	13,274	2.3%
7	SHIV DUTT BALI AIIC(T)	3,636	0.6%
8	HARI SINGH IND	1,917	0.3%
9	MOOLA SINGH IND	1,838	0.3%
10	RAM LAL IND	1,809	0.3%
11	AMARJIT SINGH MANN BSP(A)	1,253	0.2%
12	GIAN CHAND VERMA SHS	1,204	0.2%
13	RAJ KUMAR IND	1,049	0.2%
14	GIAN CHAND PANIALA IND	989	0.2%
15	LASHKAR SINGH IND	900	0.1%
16	MEHNGA RAM IND	752	0.1%
17	WARIYAM SINGH IND	652	0.1%
18	BHAGWAN SINGH IND	373	0.1%
19	DHANI RAM IND	338	0.1%
20	PURAN SINGH IND	232	0.0%

Turnout56.2%Votes cast5,82,263Electors10,36,111

1998

KAMAL CHAUDHURY

BJPNDA (NDA)

Margin65,33211.1%

Winner votes3,04,09151.5%

ReservationGEN

BJPBSPCPMINDBSP(A)

#	Candidate	Votes	Share
	KAMAL CHAUDHURY BJP	3,04,091	51.5%
2	CHARANDEEP SINGH KAMBOJ BSP	2,38,759	40.4%
3	RAGHUNATH SINGH CPM	34,657	5.9%
4	LAWRANCE IND	4,512	0.8%
5	AMAR CHAND BSP(A)	3,363	0.6%
6	BALDEV SINGH IND	2,862	0.5%
7	MOOLA SINGH IND	2,597	0.4%

Turnout54.7%Votes cast5,90,841Electors10,80,594