Kangra is a Lok Sabha / Parliamentary constituency in of Himachal Pradesh and is located in North India. Kangra Lok Sabha is reserved for General.
It is a Rural constituency with an approximate literacy rate of 82.38%. There are 12,58,601 voters of which 6,45,888 are male and 6,12,713 are female and 0 voters of the third gender.
Shanta Kumar of BJP (alliance: NDA) won in this seat defeating INC. BJP polled 4,56,163 of the total of 7,99,445 votes polled. BJP won the seat in the 2009 Lok Sabha elections.
Kangra goes to the polls in the 7st phase of the 2019 General Elections to choose the 17th Lok Sabha on Sunday, May 19, 2019. The election results for the seat are scheduled for Thursday, May 23, 2019.
The voter turnout in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections was 63.56%.
| Constituency Data (2014) | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. | 1 |
| Total Assembly Segments | 17 |
| Reservation for | General |
| Number of Voters | 12,58,601 |
| Number of Male Voters | 6,45,888 |
| Number of Female Voters | 6,12,713 |
| Results | 2014 | 2009 |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | BJP | BJP |
| Turnout % | 63.56% | 55.21% |
| Margin of Victory | 1,70,072 | 20,779 |
| Margin of Victory % | 21.27% | 3.14% |
| Results | 2014 | 2009 |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | BJP | BJP |
| Turnout % | 63.56% | 55.21% |
| Margin of Victory | 1,70,072 | 20,779 |
| Margin of Victory % | 21.27% | 3.14% |
| Party | Votes Polled | Votes % | CANDIDATE NAME |
|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | 725218 | 72.02% | Kishan KapoorWinner |
| INC | 247595 | 24.59% | Pawan Kajal |
| NOTA | 11327 | 1.12% | Nota |
| BSP | 8866 | 0.88% | Dr. Kehar Singh |
| IND | 4573 | 0.45% | Dr. Sanjiv Guleria |
| NED | 2371 | 0.24% | Prem Chand Vishvakarma |
| IND | 2240 | 0.22% | Bhachan Singh Rana |
| IND | 1398 | 0.14% | Nisha Katoch |
| HJKP | 970 | 0.10% | Subhash Chand |
| SWMP | 959 | 0.10% | Dr. Swaroop Singh Rana |
| IND | 908 | 0.09% | Col. Narinder Pathania |
| IND | 564 | 0.06% | Chander Bhan |
