https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Bilaspur%2C_Himachal_Pradesh_Assembly_constituency Bilaspur, Himachal Pradesh Assembly constituency - Revision history 2026-11-07T03:41:02Z Revision history for this page on the wiki MediaWiki 1.43.6 https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bilaspur,_Himachal_Pradesh_Assembly_constituency&diff=491680&oldid=prev VaughnBrooks3: Added basic info needs work 2026-04-15T23:39:06Z <p>Added basic info needs work</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{short description|Legislative Assembly constituency in Himachal Pradesh State, India}}<br /> {{About|the constituency of the Himachal Pradesh Assembly|constituencies in other states|Bilaspur Assembly constituency (disambiguation)}}<br /> {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2021}}<br /> {{Use Indian English|date=February 2017}}<br /> {{Infobox Indian constituency<br /> | name = Bilaspur<br /> | type= SLA<br /> | constituency_no = 48<br /> | map_image = 48-Bilaspur, Himachal Pradesh constituency.svg<br /> | mla = Trilok Jamwal<br /> <br /> | party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]<br /> | latest_election_year = [[2022 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2022]]<br /> | state = [[Himachal Pradesh]]<br /> | district = [[Bilaspur district, Himachal Pradesh|Bilaspur]]<br /> | loksabha_cons = [[Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh Lok Sabha constituency|Hamirpur]]<br /> | established = 1967<br /> | reservation = None<br /> | electors = {{formatnum:83903}}&lt;ref name=election2022&gt;{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/14751-himachal-pradesh-general-legislative-election-2022/ |title=Himachal Pradesh General Legislative Election 2022 |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] |access-date=22 April 2023}}&lt;/ref&gt;{{update after|2028|1}}<br /> }}<br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Bilaspur&#039;&#039;&#039; is one of the 68 assembly constituencies of [[Himachal Pradesh]] a northern state of [[India]]. It is a segment of [[Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh Lok Sabha constituency]].&lt;ref&gt;[http://www.elections.in/himachal-pradesh/assembly-constituencies/bilaspur.html Elections in]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=hpceo&gt;{{cite web |url=https://electionhp.gov.in/e_atlas/slider/data1/images/himachal_pradesh.jpg |title=Assembly constituencies – Himachal Pradesh |access-date=8 July 2021 |archive-date=9 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709185849/https://electionhp.gov.in/e_atlas/slider/data1/images/himachal_pradesh.jpg |url-status=dead }}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> == Members of the Legislative Assembly ==<br /> {| class=&quot;wikitable sortable&quot;<br /> |-<br /> !Year<br /> !Member<br /> !Picture<br /> !colspan=&quot;2&quot;|Party<br /> |-<br /> |[[1967 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1967]] <br /> | D.R. Shankhyan<br /> |<br /> |{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=2}}<br /> |-<br /> |[[1972 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1972]] <br /> | Kishori Lal<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |[[1977 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1977]] <br /> | [[Anand Chand]]&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite web |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1977/Statistical%20Report%201977%20Himachal%20Pradesh.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=14 February 2017 |archive-date=11 January 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120111120632/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1977/Statistical%20Report%201977%20Himachal%20Pradesh.pdf |url-status=dead }}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> |<br /> |{{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}<br /> |-<br /> |[[1982 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1982]] <br /> | Sada Ram Thakur&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite web |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1982/Statistical%20Report%201982%20Himachal%20Pradesh.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=14 February 2017 |archive-date=17 January 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120117225012/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1982/Statistical%20Report%201982%20Himachal%20Pradesh.pdf |url-status=dead }}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> |<br /> |{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}<br /> |-<br /> |[[1985 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1985]] <br /> | Babu Ram Gautam<br /> |<br /> |{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite web |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1985/StatisticalReport%201985%20Himachal%20Pradesh.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=14 February 2017 |archive-date=17 January 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120117030357/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1985/StatisticalReport%201985%20Himachal%20Pradesh.pdf |url-status=dead }}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> |-<br /> |[[1990 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1990]] <br /> | Sada Ram Thakur&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite web |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1990/Statisticall%20Report%20Himachal%20Pradesh%201990.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=14 February 2017 |archive-date=17 January 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120117193918/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1990/Statisticall%20Report%20Himachal%20Pradesh%201990.pdf |url-status=dead }}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> |<br /> |{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party|rowspan=3}}<br /> |-<br /> |[[1993 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1993]]&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite web |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1993/Statistical%20Report%201993%20Himachal%20Pradesh.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=14 February 2017 |archive-date=11 January 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120111133700/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1993/Statistical%20Report%201993%20Himachal%20Pradesh.pdf |url-status=dead }}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> | rowspan=2|[[Jagat Prakash Nadda]]<br /> |rowspan=2|[[File:J.P. Nadda in New Delhi - 2018 (cropped).jpg|50px]]<br /> |-<br /> |[[1998 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1998]]&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite web |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1998/StatisticalReport-HP98.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=14 February 2017 |archive-date=17 January 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120117185927/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1998/StatisticalReport-HP98.pdf |url-status=dead }}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> |-<br /> |[[2003 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2003]] <br /> | Tilak Raj Sharma&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite web |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_Feb_2003/StatReport2003_HP.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=14 February 2017 |archive-date=17 January 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120117194636/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_Feb_2003/StatReport2003_HP.pdf |url-status=dead }}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> |<br /> |{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}<br /> |-<br /> |[[2007 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2007]] <br /> |[[Jagat Prakash Nadda]]<br /> |[[File:J.P. Nadda in New Delhi - 2018 (cropped).jpg|50px]]<br /> |{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}<br /> |-<br /> |[[2012 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2012]] <br /> | Bumber Thakur<br /> |<br /> |{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}<br /> |-<br /> |[[2017 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2017]] <br /> | [[Subhash Thakur]]&lt;ref name=election2017/&gt;<br /> |<br /> |{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party|rowspan=2}}<br /> |-<br /> |[[2022 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2022]]<br /> | [[Trilok Jamwal]]<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |}<br /> <br /> == Election results ==<br /> ===Assembly Election 2022 ===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[2022 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Bilaspur}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Trilok Jamwal]] |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=30,988 |percentage=47.76% |change={{decrease}}5.66 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Bumber Thakur|party=Indian National Congress|votes=30,712|percentage=47.34%|change={{increase}}5.53}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Subhash Sharma|party=Independent politician|votes=1,499|percentage=2.31%|change=&#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Amar Singh|party=Aam Aadmi Party|votes=388|percentage=0.60%|change=&#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Puja Pal|party=Rashtriya Devbhumi Party|votes=367|percentage=0.57%|change=&#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=276 |percentage=0.43% |change= {{decrease}}11.20 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout|votes=64,877|percentage=77.32%|change={{increase}}0.88}}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 83,903 |ref = |change= {{increase}}8.62 }}<br /> {{Election box hold with party link |winner=Bharatiya Janata Party |loser=Bharatiya Janata Party |swing= {{decrease}}5.66 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ===Assembly Election 2017 ===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[2017 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Bilaspur&lt;ref name=election2017&gt;{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3815-himachal-pradesh-general-legislative-election-2017/ |title=Himachal Pradesh General Legislative Election 2017 |author=Election Commission of India |access-date=8 July 2021}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Subhash Thakur]] |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=31,547 |percentage=53.43% |change={{increase}}15.67 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Bumber Thakur |party=Indian National Congress |votes=24,685 |percentage=41.81% |change={{decrease}}6.06 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Basant Ram Sandhu |party=Independent politician |votes=1,300 |percentage=2.20% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=None of the Above |party=None of the above |votes=322 |percentage=0.55% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=6,862 |percentage=11.62% |change= {{increase}}1.51 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=59,046 |percentage=76.44% |change= {{increase}}5.17 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 77,244 |ref = |change= {{increase}}8.23 }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=Bharatiya Janata Party |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= {{increase}}5.56 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ===Assembly Election 2012 ===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[2012 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Bilaspur}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Bumber Thakur |party=Indian National Congress |votes=24,347 |percentage=47.86% |change={{increase}}32.24 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Suresh Chandel |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=19,206 |percentage=37.76% |change={{decrease}}14.00 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Jitender Chandel |party=Independent politician |votes=3,607 |percentage=7.09% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=K. D. Lakhanpal |party=Independent politician |votes=2,095 |percentage=4.12% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Nand Lal |party=Bahujan Samaj Party |votes=782 |percentage=1.54% |change={{decrease}}0.32 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Daulat Ram Sharma |party=Himachal Lokhit Party |votes=534 |percentage=1.05% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=5,141 |percentage=10.11% |change= {{decrease}}13.39 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=50,867 |percentage=71.28% |change= {{decrease}}2.55 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 71,367 |ref = |change= {{increase}}10.70 }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Bharatiya Janata Party |swing= {{decrease}}3.89 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ===Assembly Election 2007 ===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[2007 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Bilaspur}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[J. P. Nadda]] |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=24,634 |percentage=51.76% |change={{increase}}6.92 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Bamber Thakur |party=Independent politician |votes=13,453 |percentage=28.27% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Tilak Raj]] |party=Indian National Congress |votes=7,438 |percentage=15.63% |change={{decrease}}35.28 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Sri Kanth Lal Sharma |party=Bahujan Samaj Party |votes=886 |percentage=1.86% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Shyam Lal Thakur |party=Communist Party of India |votes=362 |percentage=0.76% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Dharam Singh Chandel |party=Lok Jan Shakti Party |votes=266 |percentage=0.56% |change={{decrease}}0.13 }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=11,181 |percentage=23.49% |change= {{increase}}17.42 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=47,594 |percentage=73.83% |change= {{decrease}}3.68 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 64,468 |ref = |change= {{increase}}11.23 }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=Bharatiya Janata Party |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= {{increase}}0.85 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ===Assembly Election 2003 ===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[2003 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Bilaspur&lt;ref name=&quot;Wayback Machine&quot;&gt;{{cite web|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1998 to the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1998/StatisticalReport-HP98.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120111191922/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1998/StatisticalReport-HP98.pdf|archive-date=11 January 2012}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Tilak Raj]] |party=Indian National Congress |votes=22,868 |percentage=50.91% |change={{increase}}16.19 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=[[J. P. Nadda]] |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=20,142 |percentage=44.84% |change={{decrease}}11.15 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Baldev Singh Thakur |party=Himachal Vikas Congress |votes=1,167 |percentage=2.60% |change={{decrease}}3.20 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Naresh Kumar Pandit |party=Independent politician |votes=434 |percentage=0.97% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Dharam Singh |party=Lok Jan Shakti Party |votes=308 |percentage=0.69% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=2,726 |percentage=6.07% |change= {{decrease}}15.20 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=44,919 |percentage=77.50% |change= {{increase}}5.19 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 57,958 |ref = |change= {{increase}}10.75 }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Bharatiya Janata Party |swing= {{decrease}}5.08 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ===Assembly Election 1998 ===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1998 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Bilaspur&lt;ref name=&quot;Wayback Machine&quot; /&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[J. P. Nadda]] |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=21,189 |percentage=55.99% |change={{increase}}4.12 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Babu Ram Gautam |party=Indian National Congress |votes=13,140 |percentage=34.72% |change={{decrease}}10.55 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Sada Ram Thakur |party=Himachal Vikas Congress |votes=2,195 |percentage=5.80% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Bhagat Singh |party=Communist Party of India |votes=795 |percentage=2.10% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Madan Lal |party=Bahujan Samaj Party |votes=399 |percentage=1.05% |change={{decrease}}0.35 }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=8,049 |percentage=21.27% |change= {{increase}}14.67 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=37,844 |percentage=73.11% |change= {{decrease}}0.67 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 52,333 |ref = |change= {{increase}}13.20 }}<br /> {{Election box hold with party link |winner=Bharatiya Janata Party |loser=Bharatiya Janata Party |swing= {{increase}}4.12 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ===Assembly Election 1993 ===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1993 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Bilaspur&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1993 to the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1993/Statistical%20Report%201993%20Himachal%20Pradesh.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120111133700/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1993/Statistical%20Report%201993%20Himachal%20Pradesh.pdf|archive-date=11 January 2012}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[J. P. Nadda]] |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=17,500 |percentage=51.87% |change={{decrease}}9.57 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Babu Ram Gautam |party=Indian National Congress |votes=15,274 |percentage=45.27% |change={{increase}}9.88 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Madan Lal |party=Bahujan Samaj Party |votes=475 |percentage=1.41% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=2,226 |percentage=6.60% |change= {{decrease}}19.45 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=33,741 |percentage=73.43% |change= {{increase}}2.51 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 46,229 |ref = |change= {{increase}}9.32 }}<br /> {{Election box hold with party link |winner=Bharatiya Janata Party |loser=Bharatiya Janata Party |swing= }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ===Assembly Election 1990 ===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1990 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Bilaspur&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1990 to the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1990/Statisticall%20Report%20Himachal%20Pradesh%201990.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120114181905/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1990/Statisticall%20Report%20Himachal%20Pradesh%201990.pdf|archive-date=14 January 2012}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Sadaram Thakur |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=18,309 |percentage=61.44% |change={{increase}}14.15 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Shiv Ram |party=Indian National Congress |votes=10,547 |percentage=35.39% |change={{decrease}}13.51 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Diwakar Sharma |party=Proutist Bloc, India |votes=400 |percentage=1.34% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Bachan Singh |party=Independent politician |votes=356 |percentage=1.19% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=7,762 |percentage=26.05% |change= {{increase}}24.43 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=29,802 |percentage=71.18% |change= {{decrease}}0.30 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 42,288 |ref = |change= {{increase}}31.55 }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=Bharatiya Janata Party |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= {{increase}}12.54 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ===Assembly Election 1985 ===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1985 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Bilaspur&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1985 to the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1985/StatisticalReport%201985%20Himachal%20Pradesh.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120114090530/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1985/StatisticalReport%201985%20Himachal%20Pradesh.pdf|archive-date=14 January 2012}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Babu Ram Gautam |party=Indian National Congress |votes=11,125 |percentage=48.90% |change={{increase}}5.97 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Sada Ram Thakur |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=10,757 |percentage=47.28% |change={{decrease}}2.78 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Jai Kumar |party=Independent politician |votes=545 |percentage=2.40% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Bachan Singh |party=Independent politician |votes=178 |percentage=0.78% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=368 |percentage=1.62% |change= {{decrease}}5.51 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=22,751 |percentage=71.39% |change= {{increase}}0.54 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 32,147 |ref = |change= {{increase}}8.22 }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Bharatiya Janata Party |swing= {{decrease}}1.17 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ===Assembly Election 1982 ===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1982 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Bilaspur&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1982 to the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/statisticalreports/SE_1982/Statistical%20Report%201982%20Himachal%20Pradesh.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120117041754/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/statisticalreports/SE_1982/Statistical%20Report%201982%20Himachal%20Pradesh.pdf|archive-date=17 January 2012|access-date=11 January 2024|url-status=live}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Sada Ram Thakur |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=10,445 |percentage=50.06% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Partap Singh |party=Indian National Congress |votes=8,957 |percentage=42.93% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Amar Singh Maratha |party=Independent politician |votes=482 |percentage=2.31% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Krishan Lal |party=Janata Party |votes=350 |percentage=1.68% |change={{decrease}}43.94 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Durga Singh |party=Independent politician |votes=169 |percentage=0.81% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Gajan Singh |party=Independent politician |votes=167 |percentage=0.80% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Karam Dev Chatak |party=Lokdal |votes=129 |percentage=0.62% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=1,488 |percentage=7.13% |change= {{decrease}}1.64 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=20,863 |percentage=71.18% |change= {{increase}}7.92 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 29,704 |ref = |change= {{increase}}14.13 }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=Bharatiya Janata Party |loser=Independent politician |swing= {{decrease}}4.32 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ===Assembly Election 1977 ===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1977 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Bilaspur&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1977 to the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/statisticalreports/SE_1977/Statistical%20Report%201977%20Himachal%20Pradesh.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160319174923/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/statisticalreports/SE_1977/Statistical%20Report%201977%20Himachal%20Pradesh.pdf|archive-date=19 March 2016}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Anand Chand]] |party=Independent politician |votes=8,821 |percentage=54.39% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Sant Ram Sant |party=Janata Party |votes=7,398 |percentage=45.61% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=1,423 |percentage=8.77% |change= {{decrease}}18.44 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=16,219 |percentage=62.99% |change= {{increase}}20.46 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 26,026 |ref = |change= {{increase}}0.36 }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=Independent politician |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= {{increase}}4.35 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ===Assembly Election 1972 ===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1972 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Bilaspur&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3802-himachal-pradesh-1972/ |title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1972 to the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] |access-date=10 February 2022}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Kishori Lal |party=Indian National Congress |votes=5,431 |percentage=50.03% |change={{increase}}2.88 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Sant Ram |party=Lok Raj Party Himachal Pradesh |votes=2,477 |percentage=22.82% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Kanshi Ram Bhandari |party=Independent politician |votes=756 |percentage=6.96% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Devi Ram |party=Independent politician |votes=564 |percentage=5.20% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Shankar Singh |party=Communist Party of India |votes=497 |percentage=4.58% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Kuldip Singh |party=Bharatiya Jana Sangh |votes=477 |percentage=4.39% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Teg Singh |party=Independent politician |votes=337 |percentage=3.10% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Kali Dass |party=Independent politician |votes=232 |percentage=2.14% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Nand Lal |party=Independent politician |votes=84 |percentage=0.77% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=2,954 |percentage=27.21% |change= {{increase}}15.74 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=10,855 |percentage=43.12% |change= {{decrease}}6.54 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 25,932 |ref = |change= {{decrease}}13.15 }}<br /> {{Election box hold with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= {{increase}}2.88 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ===Assembly Election 1967 ===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1967 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Bilaspur&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1967 to the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1967/Statistical%20Report%20Himachal%20Pradesh%201967.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120117081612/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1967/Statistical%20Report%20Himachal%20Pradesh%201967.pdf|archive-date=17 January 2012}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=D. R. Shankhyan |party=Indian National Congress |votes=6,815 |percentage=47.16% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=D. Nath |party=Swatantra Party |votes=5,157 |percentage=35.68% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=T. Ram |party=Independent politician |votes=1,140 |percentage=7.89% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Gokal |party=Sanghata Socialist Party |votes=679 |percentage=4.70% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=A. Nath |party=Independent politician |votes=440 |percentage=3.04% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Hariman |party=Independent politician |votes=221 |percentage=1.53% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=1,658 |percentage=11.47% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=14,452 |percentage=51.54% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 29,859 |ref = |change= }}<br /> {{Election box new seat win |winner=Indian National Congress |loser= |swing= }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ==See also==<br /> * [[Bilaspur district, Himachal Pradesh|Bilaspur district]]<br /> * [[List of constituencies of Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly]]<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{reflist}}<br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> *[http://ceohimachal.nic.in/ HP official website of the Chief Electoral Officer]<br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> * {{cite web |title=Results of Himachal Pradesh Assembly Elections |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/category/74-himachal-pradesh/ |website=eci.gov.in |publisher=Election Commission of India |access-date=15 March 2022}}<br /> <br /> {{Assembly constituencies of Himachal Pradesh|state=expanded}}<br /> {{Himachal Pradesh elections|state=collapsed}}<br /> <br /> {{coord|31.33|76.76|display=title}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Assembly constituencies of Himachal Pradesh]]<br /> [[Category:Bilaspur, Himachal Pradesh]]<br /> [[Category:Bilaspur district, Himachal Pradesh]]<br /> [[Category:Politics of Himachal Pradesh]]<br /> [[Category:Legislative Assembly constituencies of Indian states established in 1967]]<br /> [[Category:1967 establishments in Himachal Pradesh]]</div> VaughnBrooks3