https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Shahpur%2C_Himachal_Pradesh_Assembly_constituency Shahpur, Himachal Pradesh Assembly constituency - Revision history 2026-11-08T14:26:20Z Revision history for this page on the wiki MediaWiki 1.43.6 https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?title=Shahpur,_Himachal_Pradesh_Assembly_constituency&diff=534305&oldid=prev ArleneLigertwood: Done 2026-04-16T04:36:36Z <p>Done</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{short description|Legislative Assembly constituency in Himachal Pradesh State, India}}<br /> {{Other places|Shahpur (disambiguation){{!}}Shahpur}}<br /> {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2017}}<br /> {{Use Indian English|date=February 2017}}<br /> {{Infobox Indian constituency<br /> | name = Shahpur<br /> | type= SLA<br /> | constituency_no = 17<br /> | map_image = 17-Shahpur, Himachal Pradesh constituency.svg<br /> | mla = Kewal Singh Pathania<br /> | party = [[Indian National Congress]]<br /> | latest_election_year = [[2022 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2022]]<br /> | state = [[Himachal Pradesh]]<br /> | district = [[Kangra district|Kangra]]<br /> | loksabha_cons = [[Kangra Lok Sabha constituency|Kangra]]<br /> | established = 1972<br /> | reservation = None<br /> | electors = {{formatnum:89978}}&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 2012 |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] |access-date=22 April 2023}}&lt;/ref&gt;{{update after|2028|1}}<br /> }}<br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Shahpur Assembly constituency&#039;&#039;&#039; is one of the 68 constituencies in the [[Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly]] of [[Himachal Pradesh]] a northern state of [[India]]. Shahpur is also part of [[Kangra Lok Sabha constituency]].&lt;ref&gt;[http://www.elections.in/himachal-pradesh/assembly-constituencies/shahpur.html Sitting and previous MLAs from Shahpur Assembly constituency]&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ==Members of Legislative Assembly==<br /> {| class=&quot;wikitable sortable&quot;<br /> |-<br /> !Year<br /> !Member<br /> !Picture<br /> !colspan=&quot;2&quot;|Party<br /> |-<br /> |[[1972 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1972]] <br /> | Kultar Chand Rana ||<br /> |{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}<br /> |-<br /> |[[1977 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1977]]<br /> |Ram Rattan ||<br /> |{{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}<br /> |-<br /> |[[1982 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1982]] <br /> |rowspan=4| [[Vijai Singh Mankotia]] <br /> |rowspan=4|<br /> |{{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}<br /> |-<br /> |[[1985 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1985]] <br /> |{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}<br /> |-<br /> |[[1990 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1990]] <br /> |{{Full party name with color|Janata Dal}}<br /> |-<br /> |[[1993 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1993]] <br /> |{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}<br /> |-<br /> |[[1998 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1998]] <br /> | [[Sarveen Choudhary]] ||<br /> |{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}<br /> |-<br /> |[[2003 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2003]] <br /> | [[Vijai Singh Mankotia]] ||<br /> |{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}<br /> |-<br /> |[[2007 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2007]] <br /> |rowspan=&quot;3&quot;| [[Sarveen Choudhary]]&lt;ref name=election2017/&gt;&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite web|title=Active Members HP Vidhan Sabha|url=http://hpvidhansabha.nic.in/ContactDirectory/MenuContactDirec|website=hpvidhansabha.nic.in|access-date=15 September 2018}}&lt;/ref&gt; <br /> |rowspan=&quot;3&quot;|<br /> |{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party|rowspan=3}}<br /> |-<br /> |[[2012 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2012]]<br /> |-<br /> |[[2017 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2017]]<br /> |-<br /> |[[2022 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2022]] <br /> | [[Kewal Singh Pathania]]||<br /> |{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}<br /> |-<br /> |}<br /> <br /> == Election results ==<br /> ===Assembly Election 2022 ===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[2022 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Shahpur}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Kewal Singh Pathania]] |party=Indian National Congress |votes=36,603 |percentage=55.39% |change={{increase}}28.58 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=[[Sarveen Choudhary]]|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|votes=24,360|percentage=36.86%|change={{decrease}}1.06}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Joginder Singh (Panku Kangdia)|party=Independent politician|votes=2,298|percentage=3.48%|change=&#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Abhishek Singh|party=Aam Aadmi Party|votes=1,576|percentage=2.38%|change=&#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Nota|party=None of the above|votes=519|percentage=0.79%|change={{decrease}}0.87}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Ramesh Gautam|party=Independent politician|votes=330|percentage=0.50%|change=&#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Banarshi Dass Dogra|party=Bahujan Samaj Party|votes=306|percentage=0.46%|change={{decrease}}0.38}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Ashish Sharma|party=Hindu Samaj Party|votes=96|percentage=0.15%|change=&#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=12,243 |percentage=18.53% |change= {{increase}}8.44 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout|votes=66,088|percentage=73.45%|change={{decrease}}2.61}}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 89,978 |ref = |change= {{increase}}12.34 }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Bharatiya Janata Party |swing= {{increase}}17.46 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> ===Assembly Election 2017 ===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[2017 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Shahpur&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=[[Sarveen Choudhary]] |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=23,104 |percentage=37.92% |change={{decrease}}10.37 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Major Vijay Singh Mankotia|party=Independent politician|votes=16,957|percentage=27.83%|change=&#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=[[Kewal Singh Pathania]]|party=Indian National Congress|votes=16,333|percentage=26.81%|change={{decrease}}15.57}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Ramesh Kumar|party=Independent politician|votes=1,111|percentage=1.82%|change=&#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Desh Raj Chaudhary|party=Independent politician|votes=1,108|percentage=1.82%|change=&#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=None of the Above|party=None of the above|votes=1,010|percentage=1.66%|change=&#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Banarshi Dass Dogra|party=Bahujan Samaj Party|votes=516|percentage=0.85%|change={{decrease}}0.23}}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=6,147 |percentage=10.09% |change= {{increase}}4.17 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout|votes=60,924|percentage=76.06%|change={{increase}}3.36}}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 80,097 |ref = |change= {{increase}}10.34 }}<br /> {{Election box hold with party link |winner=Bharatiya Janata Party |loser=Bharatiya Janata Party |swing= {{decrease}}10.37 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> ===Assembly Election 2012 ===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[2012 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Shahpur}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Sarveen Choudhary]] |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=25,487 |percentage=48.29% |change={{decrease}}0.76 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Vijai Singh Mankotia]] |party=Indian National Congress |votes=22,364 |percentage=42.38% |change={{increase}}28.30 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Nand Lal |party=Independent politician |votes=1,814 |percentage=3.44% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Balbir Singh |party=Himachal Lokhit Party |votes=1,750 |percentage=3.32% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Banarshi Dass Dogra |party=Bahujan Samaj Party |votes=567 |percentage=1.07% |change={{decrease}}30.38 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Kushal Kumar |party=Samajwadi Party |votes=324 |percentage=0.61% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Vipan Kumar |party=Lok Jan Shakti Party |votes=311 |percentage=0.59% |change={{decrease}}0.61 }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=3,123 |percentage=5.92% |change= {{decrease}}11.68 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=52,776 |percentage=72.70% |change= {{increase}}0.40 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 72,593 |ref = |change= {{increase}}2.28 }}<br /> {{Election box hold with party link |winner=Bharatiya Janata Party |loser=Bharatiya Janata Party |swing= {{decrease}}0.76 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> ===Assembly Election 2007 ===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[2007 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Shahpur}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Sarveen Choudhary]] |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=25,174 |percentage=49.06% |change={{increase}}7.45 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Onkar Singh|party=Bahujan Samaj Party|votes=16,143|percentage=31.46%|change=&#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=[[Kewal Singh Pathania]]|party=Indian National Congress|votes=7,225|percentage=14.08%|change={{decrease}}36.35}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Balbir Choudhary|party=Independent politician|votes=2,119|percentage=4.13%|change=&#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Pourush Kumar|party=Lok Jan Shakti Party|votes=613|percentage=1.19%|change=&#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=9,031 |percentage=17.60% |change= {{increase}}8.78 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout|votes=51,315|percentage=72.30%|change={{decrease}}7.32}}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 70,977 |ref = |change= {{increase}}15.96 }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=Bharatiya Janata Party |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= {{decrease}}1.37 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> ===Assembly Election 2003 ===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[2003 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Shahpur&lt;ref&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|format=pdf}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Major Vijay Singh Mankotia |party=Indian National Congress |votes=24,572 |percentage=50.43% |change={{increase}}4.62 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Sarveen Choudhary]] |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=20,276 |percentage=41.61% |change={{decrease}}11.33 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Kamal Kishore |party=Independent politician |votes=2,837 |percentage=5.82% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Ram Swaroop |party=Samajwadi Party |votes=636 |percentage=1.31% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Sunil Dutt |party=Himachal Vikas Congress |votes=407 |percentage=0.84% |change={{decrease}}0.42 }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=4,296 |percentage=8.82% |change= {{increase}}1.69 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=48,728 |percentage=79.66% |change= {{increase}}3.08 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 61,206 |ref = |change= {{increase}}18.53 }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Bharatiya Janata Party |swing= {{decrease}}2.51 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> ===Assembly Election 1998 ===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1998 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Shahpur&lt;ref&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|format=pdf}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Sarveen Choudhary]] |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=20,919 |percentage=52.94% |change={{increase}}6.54 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Major Vijay Singh Mankotia |party=Indian National Congress |votes=18,101 |percentage=45.81% |change={{decrease}}4.15 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Kishan Singh |party=Himachal Vikas Congress |votes=497 |percentage=1.26% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=2,818 |percentage=7.13% |change= {{increase}}3.57 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=39,517 |percentage=77.43% |change= {{decrease}}0.38 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 51,637 |ref = |change= {{increase}}10.39 }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=Bharatiya Janata Party |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> ===Assembly Election 1993 ===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1993 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Shahpur&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|format=pdf}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Vijai Singh Mankotia]] |party=Indian National Congress |votes=17,972 |percentage=49.96% |change={{increase}}8.98 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Sarveen Choudhary]] |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=16,691 |percentage=46.40% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Parveen Singh |party=Janata Dal |votes=476 |percentage=1.32% |change={{decrease}}54.05 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Ram Prashad |party=Bahujan Samaj Party |votes=265 |percentage=0.74% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Narinder Singh |party=Independent politician |votes=262 |percentage=0.73% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Bidhi Chand Choudhary |party= |votes=206 |percentage=0.57% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=1,281 |percentage=3.56% |change= {{decrease}}10.83 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=35,974 |percentage=77.47% |change= {{increase}}7.35 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 46,776 |ref = |change= {{increase}}5.17 }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Janata Dal |swing= {{decrease}}5.41 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> ===Assembly Election 1990 ===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1990 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Shahpur&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|format=pdf}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Vijai Singh Mankotia]] |party=Janata Dal |votes=17,130 |percentage=55.37% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Ajit Paul |party=Indian National Congress |votes=12,677 |percentage=40.98% |change={{decrease}}21.46 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Dwarika Prasad |party=Independent politician |votes=317 |percentage=1.02% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Sansar Chand Mehta |party=Independent politician |votes=240 |percentage=0.78% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=4,453 |percentage=14.39% |change= {{decrease}}12.46 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=30,938 |percentage=70.17% |change= {{decrease}}3.42 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 44,477 |ref = |change= {{increase}}27.00 }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=Janata Dal |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= {{decrease}}7.06 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> ===Assembly Election 1985 ===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1985 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Shahpur&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|format=pdf}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Vijai Singh Mankotia]] |party=Indian National Congress |votes=15,956 |percentage=62.43% |change={{increase}}35.92 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Ram Rattan |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=9,094 |percentage=35.58% |change={{increase}}10.58 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Piaju Ram |party=Independent politician |votes=206 |percentage=0.81% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Hans Raj |party=Independent politician |votes=143 |percentage=0.56% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Prithvi Raj Pathania |party=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |votes=137 |percentage=0.54% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=6,862 |percentage=26.85% |change= {{increase}}6.44 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=25,558 |percentage=73.54% |change= {{decrease}}2.80 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 35,021 |ref = |change= {{increase}}10.19 }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Independent politician |swing= {{increase}}15.51 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> ===Assembly Election 1982 ===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1982 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Shahpur&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|format=pdf|access-date=11 December 2023|url-status=live}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Vijai Singh Mankotia]] |party=Independent politician |votes=11,301 |percentage=46.92% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Ajit Paul |party=Indian National Congress |votes=6,386 |percentage=26.51% |change={{decrease}}1.36 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Ram Rattan |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=6,022 |percentage=25.00% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Pawan Kumar Dogra |party=Independent politician |votes=181 |percentage=0.75% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=4,915 |percentage=20.41% |change= {{decrease}}8.75 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=24,085 |percentage=77.13% |change= {{increase}}15.51 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 31,782 |ref = |change= {{increase}}11.34 }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=Independent politician |loser=Janata Party |swing= {{decrease}}10.11 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> ===Assembly Election 1977 ===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1977 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Shahpur&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|format=pdf}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Ram Rattan |party=Janata Party |votes=9,812 |percentage=57.03% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Kultar Chand Rana |party=Indian National Congress |votes=4,796 |percentage=27.88% |change={{decrease}}5.76 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Bishan Dass |party=Independent politician |votes=1,382 |percentage=8.03% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Chaman Singh |party=Independent politician |votes=1,215 |percentage=7.06% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=5,016 |percentage=29.15% |change= {{increase}}28.44 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=17,205 |percentage=61.37% |change= {{increase}}19.65 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 28,545 |ref = |change= {{increase}}12.28 }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=Janata Party |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= {{increase}}23.40 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> ===Assembly Election 1972 ===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1972 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Shahpur&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=Kultar Chand Rana |party=Indian National Congress |votes=3,474 |percentage=33.63% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Bishan Dass |party=Independent politician |votes=3,400 |percentage=32.92% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Rajinder Paul |party=Independent politician |votes=1,214 |percentage=11.75% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Des Raj |party=Independent politician |votes=1,052 |percentage=10.18% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Bansi Lal |party=Independent politician |votes=829 |percentage=8.03% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Kuldip Singh |party=Independent politician |votes=360 |percentage=3.49% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=74 |percentage=0.72% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=10,329 |percentage=42.33% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 25,424 |ref = |change= }}<br /> {{Election box new seat win |winner=Indian National Congress |loser= |swing= }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ==See also==<br /> * [[Kangra district|Kangra]]<br /> * [[List of constituencies of Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly]]<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{reflist}}<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 /> 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