Thural Assembly constituency

Thural
Former constituency for the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	North India
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra district
LS constituency	Kangra
Established	1977
Abolished	2012
Reservation	None

Thural was one of the 68 assembly constituencies of Himachal Pradesh a northern Indian state. Thural was also part of Kangra Lok Sabha constituency.^[1]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Year	Member	Party
1977	Gian Chand		Janata Party
1982	Chandresh Kumari Katoch		Indian National Congress
1985	Kanwar Durga Chand		Lokdal
1990			Janata Dal
1993	Ravinder Singh Ravi		Bharatiya Janata Party
1998
2003
2007

Election results

Assembly Election 2007

2007 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Thural

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Ravinder Singh Ravi	18,512	46.48%	3.66
	Independent	Jagdish Chand Sapehia	11,833	29.71%	New
	INC	Sanjay Rana	4,058	10.19%	32.64
	BSP	Chameli	1,975	4.96%	3.47
	LJP	Khushi Ram Bhuria	1,085	2.72%	New
	Independent	Navin Chand Katoch	835	2.10%	New
	SP	Gian Chand	293	0.74%	0.19
	Independent	Vijay Kumar	258	0.65%	New
Margin of victory			6,679	16.77%	9.46
Turnout			39,828	65.00%	6.36
Registered electors			61,275		13.72
	BJP hold		Swing	3.66

Assembly Election 2003

2003 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Thural^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Ravinder Singh Ravi	19,278	50.14%	4.83
	INC	Jagdish Chand Sapehia	16,467	42.83%	3.48
	Independent	Balwant Singh	1,774	4.61%	New
	BSP	Dinesh Kumar	574	1.49%	New
	SP	Manikya Dev Chand	357	0.93%	0.16
Margin of victory			2,811	7.31%	8.31
Turnout			38,450	71.36%	3.37
Registered electors			53,883		17.53
	BJP hold		Swing	4.83

Assembly Election 1998

1998 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Thural^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Ravinder Singh Ravi	17,132	54.97%	6.04
	INC	Aishwarya Dev Chand	12,262	39.34%	New
	HVC	Sansar Chand	988	3.17%	New
	Independent	Dinesh Kumar	420	1.35%	New
	SP	Mathur Dass	241	0.77%	New
Margin of victory			4,870	15.63%	12.33
Turnout			31,167	68.69%	1.14
Registered electors			45,845		13.30
	BJP hold		Swing	6.04

Assembly Election 1993

1993 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Thural^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Ravinder Singh Ravi	13,685	48.93%	New
	[[INC politician|INC politician]]	Kanwar Durga Chand	12,764	45.64%	New
	BSP	Dhari Ram	992	3.55%	New
		Bhagwan Dass	225	0.80%	New
	Independent	Thakur Bhagwan Singh	165	0.59%	New
Margin of victory			921	3.29%	25.10
Turnout			27,967	69.66%	6.49
Registered electors			40,462		4.33
	BJP gain from JD		Swing	3.05

Assembly Election 1990

1990 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Thural^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JD	Kanwar Durga Chand	12,626	51.98%	New
	INC	Aditya Dev Chand	5,730	23.59%	2.23
	Independent	Amar Singh	2,359	9.71%	New
	Independent	Kartar Chand	1,494	6.15%	New
	Independent	Dhari Ram	1,142	4.70%	New
	Independent	Gian Chand	281	1.16%	New
	Independent	Tek Chand	235	0.97%	New
	Independent	Milap Chand Rana	228	0.94%	New
Margin of victory			6,896	28.39%	8.09
Turnout			24,290	63.27%	0.26
Registered electors			38,784		18.95
	JD gain from LKD		Swing	10.32

Assembly Election 1985

1985 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Thural^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	LKD	Kanwar Durga Chand	12,775	62.30%	40.90
	INC	Kartar Singh	5,295	25.82%	10.80
	Independent	Dhari Ram	1,562	7.62%	New
	Independent	Tek Chand Rana	722	3.52%	New
	Independent	Kuldip Chand Katoch	151	0.74%	New
Margin of victory			7,480	36.48%	33.12
Turnout			20,505	63.38%	4.06
Registered electors			32,604		7.71
	LKD gain from INC		Swing	25.68

Assembly Election 1982

1982 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Thural^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Chandresh Kumari Katoch	7,423	36.62%	26.89
	BJP	Santosh Kumar	6,742	33.26%	New
	LKD	Kanwar Durga Chand	4,337	21.40%	New
	Independent	Sain Dass Mehra	573	2.83%	New
	CPI	Bansi Ram	462	2.28%	New
	Independent	Piare Lal	334	1.65%	New
	Independent	Banarsi Dass	311	1.53%	New
Margin of victory			681	3.36%	39.59
Turnout			20,268	67.87%	14.75
Registered electors			30,271		0.08
	INC gain from JP		Swing	18.50

Assembly Election 1977

1977 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Thural^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JP	Gian Chand	8,705	55.12%	New
	Independent	Tara Chand	1,922	12.17%	New
	INC	Parkash Chand	1,538	9.74%	New
	Independent	Prabhat Chand Parveen	1,059	6.71%	New
	Independent	Dhari Ram	604	3.82%	New
	Independent	Shambhu Singh	456	2.89%	New
	Independent	Piare Lal	447	2.83%	New
	Independent	Dasaundi Ram	373	2.36%	New
	Independent	Rup Singh	355	2.25%	New
	Independent	Jaishi Ram	312	1.98%	New
Margin of victory			6,783	42.95%
Turnout			15,792	52.88%
Registered electors			30,248
	JP win (new seat)

See also

• Thural
• Kangra district
• Kangra (Lok Sabha constituency)

References

1. Previous MLAs from Thural Assembly Constituency
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, 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, 1993 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, 1990 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, 1985 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, 1982 to the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 17 January 2012.
8. "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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