Pragpur Assembly constituency

Pragpur
Pragpur
Former constituency for the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	North India
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
LS constituency	Kangra
Established	1972
Abolished	2008
Reservation	SC

Pragpur was one of the 68 constituencies in the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh a northern state of India.^[2] It was in Kangra district and was a part of Kangra Lok Sabha constituency.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Year	Member
1977	Yog Raj	Janata Party
1982	Virender Kumar	Bharatiya Janata Party
1985	Yog Raj	Indian National Congress
1990	Virender Kumar	Bharatiya Janata Party
1993
1998
2003	Naveen Dhiman	Independent politician
2007	Yog Raj	Indian National Congress

Election results

Assembly Election 2007

2007 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Pragpur
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Yog Raj	21,253	49.09%	35.14
	BJP	Naveen Dhiman	20,911	48.30%	41.79
	BSP	Rajinder Kumar	1,091	2.52%	New
Margin of victory			342	0.79%	9.46
Turnout			43,291	68.22%	4.16
Registered electors			63,459		11.44
	INC gain from Independent		Swing

Assembly Election 2003

2003 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Pragpur^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Naveen Dhiman	16,585	40.24%	*New*
	Independent	Yog Raj	12,359	29.99%	New
	INC	Pardeep Kumar	5,749	13.95%	32.51
	BJP	Anita Kumari Sandal	2,683	6.51%	43.59
	HVC	Pritam Chand Sheria	2,656	6.44%	3.63
	LJP	Surinder Pal Singh	720	1.75%	New
	Independent	Baldev Raj	463	1.12%	New
Margin of victory			4,226	10.25%	6.61
Turnout			41,215	72.38%	0.31
Registered electors			56,945		17.40
	Independent gain from BJP		Swing	9.86

Assembly Election 1998

1998 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Pragpur^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Virender Kumar	17,513	50.10%	7.53
	INC	Yog Raj	16,241	46.46%	29.29
	HVC	Gurdas Ram	983	2.81%	New
	BSP	Harnam Singh	218	0.62%	1.56
Margin of victory			1,272	3.64%	1.70
Turnout			34,955	72.81%	0.13
Registered electors			48,506		8.54
	BJP hold		Swing	7.53

Assembly Election 1993

1993 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Pragpur^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Virender Kumar	13,685	42.57%	20.47
	Independent	Yog Raj	11,968	37.23%	New
	INC	Pritam Chand Sheria	5,520	17.17%	18.28
	BSP	Dalip Kumar	702	2.18%	New
Margin of victory			1,717	5.34%	22.25
Turnout			32,148	72.44%	1.64
Registered electors			44,691		2.62
	BJP hold		Swing	20.47

Assembly Election 1990

1990 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Pragpur^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Virender Kumar	20,197	63.04%	16.65
	INC	Yog Raj	11,359	35.45%	14.00
Margin of victory			8,838	27.59%	24.52
Turnout			32,038	74.30%	0.03
Registered electors			43,548		29.17
	BJP gain from INC		Swing

Assembly Election 1985

1985 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Pragpur^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Yog Raj	12,272	49.46%	25.94
	BJP	Varinder Kumar	11,512	46.40%	5.36
	Independent	Dalip Singh	1,029	4.15%	New
Margin of victory			760	3.06%	4.66
Turnout			24,813	74.34%	0.58
Registered electors			33,713		9.33
	INC gain from BJP		Swing

Assembly Election 1982

1982 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Pragpur^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Virender Kumar	9,241	41.04%	*New*
	Independent	Yog Raj	7,503	33.32%	New
	INC	Dalip Singh	5,296	23.52%	10.24
	JP	Ramesh Chand	167	0.74%	65.50
	Independent	Chand Kumar	152	0.68%	New
Margin of victory			1,738	7.72%	24.76
Turnout			22,518	74.05%	24.47
Registered electors			30,836		0.37
	BJP gain from JP		Swing	25.20

Assembly Election 1977

1977 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Pragpur^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JP	Yog Raj	9,881	66.24%	*New*
	INC	Dalip Singh	5,036	33.76%	New
Margin of victory			4,845	32.48%
Turnout			14,917	49.48%
Registered electors			30,721
	JP win (new seat)

References

^ "Delimitation of Parliamentary & Assembly Constituencies Order - 2008". Election commission of India. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
^ "The Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 1976". Election Commission of India. 1 December 1976. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1998 to the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 11 January 2012.
^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1998 to the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 11 January 2012.
^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1993 to the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 11 January 2012.
^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1990 to the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 14 January 2012.
^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1985 to the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 14 January 2012.
^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1982 to the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 17 January 2012.
^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1977 to the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh" (PDF). Archived from the original (pdf) on 19 March 2016.

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[1] "Delimitation of Parliamentary & Assembly Constituencies Order - 2008". Election commission of India. Retrieved February 22, 2022.

[delimitation1976-2] "The Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 1976". Election Commission of India. 1 December 1976. Retrieved 13 October 2021.

[3] "Statistical Report on General Election, 1998 to the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 11 January 2012.

[4] "Statistical Report on General Election, 1998 to the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 11 January 2012.

[5] "Statistical Report on General Election, 1993 to the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 11 January 2012.

[6] "Statistical Report on General Election, 1990 to the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 14 January 2012.

[7] "Statistical Report on General Election, 1985 to the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 14 January 2012.

[8] "Statistical Report on General Election, 1982 to the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 17 January 2012.

[9] "Statistical Report on General Election, 1977 to the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh" (PDF). Archived from the original (pdf) on 19 March 2016.

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