https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Thural_Assembly_constituency Thural Assembly constituency - Revision history 2026-10-20T23:29:04Z Revision history for this page on the wiki MediaWiki 1.43.6 https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?title=Thural_Assembly_constituency&diff=541234&oldid=prev Lucie45F0227: Adding initial article first draft 2026-04-16T04:54:43Z <p>Adding initial article first draft</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Former Legislative Assembly constituency in Himachal Pradesh, India}}<br /> {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2017}}<br /> {{Use Indian English|date=July 2017}}<br /> {{Infobox Indian constituency<br /> |name = Thural<br /> |state = [[Himachal Pradesh]]<br /> |constituency_no = <br /> |type= SLA<br /> | map_image = <br /> | map_caption = <br /> | map_alt = <br /> |district = [[Kangra district]]<br /> | loksabha_cons = [[Kangra (Lok Sabha constituency)|Kangra]]<br /> |established = 1977<br /> |abolished = 2012<br /> |electors = &lt;!-- number of electors at last election. Add a ref --&gt;<br /> |reservation = None<br /> }}<br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Thural&#039;&#039;&#039; was one of the 68 assembly constituencies of [[Himachal Pradesh]] a northern Indian state. [[Thural]] was also part of [[Kangra (Lok Sabha constituency)|Kangra Lok Sabha constituency]].&lt;ref&gt;[http://elections.traceall.in/vidhan-sabha-assembly-election-results/Thural-in-Himachal-Pradesh Previous MLAs from Thural Assembly Constituency]&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> == Members of the Legislative Assembly ==<br /> {| class=&quot;wikitable sortable&quot;<br /> |-<br /> !Year<br /> !Member<br /> !colspan=&quot;2&quot;|Party<br /> |- <br /> | [[1977 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1977]] || [[Gian Chand]] || {{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}<br /> |- <br /> | [[1982 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1982]] || [[Chandresh Kumari Katoch]] || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}<br /> |- <br /> | [[1985 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1985]] || rowspan=2 | [[Kanwar Durga Chand]] || {{Full party name with color|Lokdal}}<br /> |- <br /> | [[1990 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1990]] || {{Full party name with color|Janata Dal}}<br /> |- <br /> | [[1993 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1993]] || rowspan=4 | [[Ravinder Singh Ravi]] || {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party|rowspan=4}}<br /> |- <br /> | [[1998 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1998]] <br /> |- <br /> | [[2003 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2003]] <br /> |- <br /> | [[2007 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2007]] <br /> |}<br /> <br /> == Election results ==<br /> ===Assembly Election 2007 ===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[2007 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Thural}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Ravinder Singh Ravi]] |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=18,512 |percentage=46.48% |change={{decrease}}3.66 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Jagdish Chand Sapehia |party=Independent politician |votes=11,833 |percentage=29.71% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Sanjay Rana |party=Indian National Congress |votes=4,058 |percentage=10.19% |change={{decrease}}32.64 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Chameli |party=Bahujan Samaj Party |votes=1,975 |percentage=4.96% |change={{increase}}3.47 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Khushi Ram Bhuria |party=Lok Jan Shakti Party |votes=1,085 |percentage=2.72% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Navin Chand Katoch |party=Independent politician |votes=835 |percentage=2.10% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Gian Chand]] |party=Samajwadi Party |votes=293 |percentage=0.74% |change={{decrease}}0.19 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Vijay Kumar |party=Independent politician |votes=258 |percentage=0.65% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=6,679 |percentage=16.77% |change= {{increase}}9.46 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=39,828 |percentage=65.00% |change= {{decrease}}6.36 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 61,275 |ref = |change= {{increase}}13.72 }}<br /> {{Election box hold with party link |winner=Bharatiya Janata Party |loser=Bharatiya Janata Party |swing= {{decrease}}3.66 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> ===Assembly Election 2003 ===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[2003 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Thural&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=[[Ravinder Singh Ravi]] |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=19,278 |percentage=50.14% |change={{decrease}}4.83 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Jagdish Chand Sapehia |party=Indian National Congress |votes=16,467 |percentage=42.83% |change={{increase}}3.48 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Balwant Singh |party=Independent politician |votes=1,774 |percentage=4.61% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Dinesh Kumar |party=Bahujan Samaj Party |votes=574 |percentage=1.49% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Manikya Dev Chand |party=Samajwadi Party |votes=357 |percentage=0.93% |change={{increase}}0.16 }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=2,811 |percentage=7.31% |change= {{decrease}}8.31 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=38,450 |percentage=71.36% |change= {{increase}}3.37 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 53,883 |ref = |change= {{increase}}17.53 }}<br /> {{Election box hold with party link |winner=Bharatiya Janata Party |loser=Bharatiya Janata Party |swing= {{decrease}}4.83 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> ===Assembly Election 1998 ===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1998 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Thural&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=[[Ravinder Singh Ravi]] |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=17,132 |percentage=54.97% |change={{increase}}6.04 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Aishwarya Dev Chand |party=Indian National Congress |votes=12,262 |percentage=39.34% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Sansar Chand |party=Himachal Vikas Congress |votes=988 |percentage=3.17% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Dinesh Kumar |party=Independent politician |votes=420 |percentage=1.35% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Mathur Dass |party=Samajwadi Party |votes=241 |percentage=0.77% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=4,870 |percentage=15.63% |change= {{increase}}12.33 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=31,167 |percentage=68.69% |change= {{decrease}}1.14 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 45,845 |ref = |change= {{increase}}13.30 }}<br /> {{Election box hold with party link |winner=Bharatiya Janata Party |loser=Bharatiya Janata Party |swing= {{increase}}6.04 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> ===Assembly Election 1993 ===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1993 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Thural&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=[[Ravinder Singh Ravi]] |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=13,685 |percentage=48.93% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Kanwar Durga Chand]] |party= <br /> INC<br /> politician |votes=12,764 |percentage=45.64% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Dhari Ram |party=Bahujan Samaj Party |votes=992 |percentage=3.55% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Bhagwan Dass |party= |votes=225 |percentage=0.80% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Thakur Bhagwan Singh |party=Independent politician |votes=165 |percentage=0.59% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=921 |percentage=3.29% |change= {{decrease}}25.10 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=27,967 |percentage=69.66% |change= {{increase}}6.49 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 40,462 |ref = |change= {{increase}}4.33 }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=Bharatiya Janata Party |loser=Janata Dal |swing= {{decrease}}3.05 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ===Assembly Election 1990 ===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1990 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Thural&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=[[Kanwar Durga Chand]] |party=Janata Dal |votes=12,626 |percentage=51.98% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Aditya Dev Chand |party=Indian National Congress |votes=5,730 |percentage=23.59% |change={{decrease}}2.23 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Amar Singh |party=Independent politician |votes=2,359 |percentage=9.71% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Kartar Chand |party=Independent politician |votes=1,494 |percentage=6.15% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Dhari Ram |party=Independent politician |votes=1,142 |percentage=4.70% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Gian Chand]] |party=Independent politician |votes=281 |percentage=1.16% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Tek Chand |party=Independent politician |votes=235 |percentage=0.97% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Milap Chand Rana |party=Independent politician |votes=228 |percentage=0.94% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=6,896 |percentage=28.39% |change= {{decrease}}8.09 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=24,290 |percentage=63.27% |change= {{decrease}}0.26 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 38,784 |ref = |change= {{increase}}18.95 }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=Janata Dal |loser=Lokdal |swing= {{decrease}}10.32 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> ===Assembly Election 1985 ===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1985 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Thural&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=[[Kanwar Durga Chand]] |party=Lokdal |votes=12,775 |percentage=62.30% |change={{increase}}40.90 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Kartar Singh |party=Indian National Congress |votes=5,295 |percentage=25.82% |change={{decrease}}10.80 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Dhari Ram |party=Independent politician |votes=1,562 |percentage=7.62% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Tek Chand Rana |party=Independent politician |votes=722 |percentage=3.52% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Kuldip Chand Katoch |party=Independent politician |votes=151 |percentage=0.74% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=7,480 |percentage=36.48% |change= {{increase}}33.12 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=20,505 |percentage=63.38% |change= {{decrease}}4.06 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 32,604 |ref = |change= {{increase}}7.71 }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=Lokdal |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= {{increase}}25.68 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> ===Assembly Election 1982 ===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1982 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Thural&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/eci.nic.in/eci_main/statisticalreports/SE_1982/Statistical%20Report%201982%20Himachal%20Pradesh.pdf|archive-date=17 January 2012|format=pdf}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Chandresh Kumari Katoch]] |party=Indian National Congress |votes=7,423 |percentage=36.62% |change={{increase}}26.89 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Santosh Kumar |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=6,742 |percentage=33.26% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Kanwar Durga Chand]] |party=Lokdal |votes=4,337 |percentage=21.40% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Sain Dass Mehra |party=Independent politician |votes=573 |percentage=2.83% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Bansi Ram |party=Communist Party of India |votes=462 |percentage=2.28% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Piare Lal |party=Independent politician |votes=334 |percentage=1.65% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Banarsi Dass |party=Independent politician |votes=311 |percentage=1.53% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=681 |percentage=3.36% |change= {{decrease}}39.59 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=20,268 |percentage=67.87% |change= {{increase}}14.75 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 30,271 |ref = |change= {{increase}}0.08 }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Janata Party |swing= {{decrease}}18.50 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> ===Assembly Election 1977 ===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1977 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Thural&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=[[Gian Chand]] |party=Janata Party |votes=8,705 |percentage=55.12% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Tara Chand |party=Independent politician |votes=1,922 |percentage=12.17% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Parkash Chand |party=Indian National Congress |votes=1,538 |percentage=9.74% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Prabhat Chand Parveen |party=Independent politician |votes=1,059 |percentage=6.71% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Dhari Ram |party=Independent politician |votes=604 |percentage=3.82% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Shambhu Singh |party=Independent politician |votes=456 |percentage=2.89% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Piare Lal |party=Independent politician |votes=447 |percentage=2.83% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Dasaundi Ram |party=Independent politician |votes=373 |percentage=2.36% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Rup Singh |party=Independent politician |votes=355 |percentage=2.25% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Jaishi Ram |party=Independent politician |votes=312 |percentage=1.98% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=6,783 |percentage=42.95% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=15,792 |percentage=52.88% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 30,248 |ref = |change= }}<br /> {{Election box new seat win |winner=Janata Party |loser= |swing= }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ==See also==<br /> <br /> * [[Thural]]<br /> * [[Kangra district]]<br /> * [[Kangra (Lok Sabha constituency)]]<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{reflist}}<br /> <br /> {{coord|31.93|76.46|display=title}}<br /> {{Assembly constituencies of Himachal Pradesh}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Kangra district]]<br /> [[Category:Former assembly constituencies of Himachal Pradesh]]<br /> [[Category:Politics of Himachal Pradesh]]<br /> [[Category:Legislative Assembly constituencies of Indian states established in 1977]]<br /> [[Category:1977 establishments in Himachal Pradesh]]<br /> [[Category:Constituencies disestablished in 2012]]<br /> [[Category:2012 disestablishments in India]]<br /> [[Category:Long stubs with short prose]]<br /> <br /> <br /> {{HimachalPradesh-geo-stub}}<br /> {{India-constituency-stub}}</div> Lucie45F0227