Gopalpur, Himachal Pradesh Assembly constituency

Gopalpur
Former constituency for the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	North India
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Established	1967
Abolished	2007
Total electors	72,951

Gopalpur Assembly constituency was an assembly constituency in the India state of Himachal Pradesh.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Election	Member	Party
1967	Hari Singh		Independent politician
1972	Rangila Ram Rao
1977			Indian National Congress
1982
1985
1990	Lila Devi Sharma		Bharatiya Janata Party
1993	Rangila Ram Rao		Indian National Congress
1998
2003
2007	Inder Singh		Bharatiya Janata Party

Election results

Assembly Election 2007

2007 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Gopalpur

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Inder Singh	28,898	55.15%	16.74
	INC	Rangila Ram Rao	21,350	40.74%	2.91
	BSP	Susheela Kumari	1,130	2.16%	New
	Independent	Sanjeev Kumar	518	0.99%	New
	SP	Hukam Chand	285	0.54%	New
	LJP	Maheshwar Singh	153	0.29%	New
Margin of victory			7,548	14.40%	9.16
Turnout			52,402	71.83%	1.11
Registered electors			72,951		10.83
	BJP gain from INC		Swing	11.49

Assembly Election 2003

2003 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Gopalpur^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Rangila Ram Rao	20,959	43.65%	6.85
	BJP	Inder Singh	18,440	38.41%	21.58
	HVC	Teg Singh Thakur	5,639	11.75%	19.02
	LHMP	Paro Devi	1,094	2.28%	New
	Independent	Moti Ram	809	1.69%	New
	Independent	Vidya Sagar Sharma	680	1.42%	New
	Independent	Balbir Singh	283	0.59%	New
Margin of victory			2,519	5.25%	14.50
Turnout			48,011	73.07%	1.75
Registered electors			65,822		15.04
	INC hold		Swing	6.85

Assembly Election 1998

1998 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Gopalpur^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Rangila Ram Rao	20,574	50.51%	15.96
	HVC	Teg Singh Thakur	12,532	30.76%	New
	BJP	Inder Singh	6,854	16.83%	15.31
	AIRJP	Shakti Chand	410	1.01%	New
	Independent	Paro Devi	366	0.90%	New
Margin of victory			8,042	19.74%	14.58
Turnout			40,736	71.90%	4.82
Registered electors			57,219		11.34
	INC hold		Swing	15.96

Assembly Election 1993

1993 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Gopalpur^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Rangila Ram Rao	25,960	66.46%	18.71
	BJP	Randhir Singh Chamdel	12,552	32.14%	16.89
	BSP	Dina Nath Panchal	320	0.82%	New
	JD	Ram Nath Sharma	206	0.53%	New
Margin of victory			13,408	34.33%	33.06
Turnout			39,060	76.48%	4.91
Registered electors			51,389		5.24
	INC gain from BJP		Swing	17.44

Assembly Election 1990

1990 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Gopalpur^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Lila Devi Sharma	17,021	49.02%	19.86
	INC	Rangila Ram Rao	16,581	47.76%	23.08
	Independent	Teg Singh Thakur	417	1.20%	New
	Independent	Yoginder Singh	246	0.71%	New
Margin of victory			440	1.27%	40.40
Turnout			34,720	71.62%	0.06
Registered electors			48,832		33.39
	BJP gain from INC		Swing	21.81

Assembly Election 1985

1985 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Gopalpur^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Rangila Ram Rao	18,423	70.83%	1.50
	BJP	Lila Devi Sharma	7,586	29.17%	1.41
Margin of victory			10,837	41.67%	0.09
Turnout			26,009	71.77%	4.32
Registered electors			36,609		7.38
	INC hold		Swing

Assembly Election 1982

1982 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Gopalpur^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Rangila Ram Rao	17,812	69.33%	3.43
	BJP	Lila Devi Sharma	7,130	27.75%	New
	Independent	Punya	298	1.16%	New
	Independent	Hari Singh	240	0.93%	New
Margin of victory			10,682	41.58%	9.19
Turnout			25,692	76.18%	9.64
Registered electors			34,092		15.94
	INC hold		Swing	3.43

Assembly Election 1977

1977 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Gopalpur^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Rangila Ram Rao	12,735	65.90%	35.36
	Independent	Hari Singh	2,925	15.14%	New
	JP	Prabhu Ram	2,786	14.42%	New
	Independent	Hukum Chand	879	4.55%	New
Margin of victory			9,810	50.76%	21.45
Turnout			19,325	66.71%	13.55
Registered electors			29,405		5.63
	INC gain from Independent		Swing	6.05

Assembly Election 1972

1972 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Gopalpur^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Rangila Ram Rao	8,692	59.85%	New
	INC	Hari Singh	4,435	30.54%	10.00
	Independent	Rajindera Singh	757	5.21%	New
	Independent	Lal Singh	552	3.80%	New
	Independent	Bachiter Singh	88	0.61%	New
Margin of victory			4,257	29.31%	19.16
Turnout			14,524	53.88%	5.79
Registered electors			27,839		5.45
	Independent hold		Swing	9.16

Assembly Election 1967

1967 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Gopalpur^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Hari Singh	6,206	50.68%	New
	INC	S. Singh	4,963	40.53%	New
	Independent	S. Dass	613	5.01%	New
	Independent	S. Singh	463	3.78%	New
Margin of victory			1,243	10.15%
Turnout			12,245	48.82%
Registered electors			26,401
	Independent win (new seat)

References

1. "Statistical Report on General Election, 1998 to the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh" (PDF). Archived from the original (pdf) on 11 January 2012.
2. "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.
3. "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.
4. "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.
5. "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.
6. "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.
7. "Statistical Report on General Election, 1977 to the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh" (PDF). Archived from the original (pdf) on 19 March 2016.
8. "Statistical Report on General Election, 1972 to the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
9. "Statistical Report on General Election, 1967 to the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 17 January 2012.

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