Dharamsala
Winner — 1993
Dharamsala was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.3% — fewer than 417 votes separated winner from runner-up.
All Candidates
12 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KISHAN KAPOOR | BJP | 11,950 | 37.5% |
| 2 | CHANDRESH KUMARI | INC | 11,533 | 36.2% |
| 3 | MOOL RAJ PADHA | IND | 4,457 | 14.0% |
| 4 | ARUN KUMAR | IND | 1,569 | 4.9% |
| 5 | AMIN CHAND | 1,447 | 4.5% | |
| 6 | RANJIT SINGH | Janata Dal | 711 | 2.2% |
| 7 | SURESH KUMAR SONI | IND | 89 | 0.3% |
| 8 | SURINDER SINGH | IND | 30 | 0.1% |
| 9 | AMAR SINGH | IND | 28 | 0.1% |
| 10 | JAGDISH CHAND | HKP | 27 | 0.1% |
| 11 | PARVEEN PADIA | IND | 21 | 0.1% |
| 12 | BISHESHAR LAL | IND | 19 | 0.1% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.
Average turnout (22nd), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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A moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.
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