Paonta Doon
Former constituency for the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionNorth India
StateHimachal Pradesh
DistrictSirmaur
LS constituencyShimla
Established1951
Abolished2008[1]
Total electors79,721[2]
ReservationNone

Paonta Doon was one of the 68 constituencies in the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh a northern state of India.[3] It was in Sirmaur district and was a part of Shimla Lok Sabha constituency.[4]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Year Member Party
1951 Shiva Nand Indian National Congress
Himachal Pradesh did not have a Legislative Assembly from 1956 to 1967.
1967 G.S.Chauhan[5] Indian National Congress
1972 Hirendra Singh[6]
1977 Milkh Raj Independent
1982[7] Kush Parmar Indian National Congress
1985
1990 Fateh Singh[8] Bharatiya Janata Party
1993[9] Rattan Singh Indian National Congress
1998[10]
2003 Sukh Ram Chaudhary Bharatiya Janata Party
2007[2]

Election results

Assembly Election 2007

2007 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Paonta Doon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Sukh Ram Chaudhary 29,322 46.68% Increase6.91
INC Kirnesh Jung 24,460 38.94% Increase10.76
BSP Manjinder Singh 7,377 11.74% New
SP Vandana Rani 989 1.57% New
LJP Om Prakash 649 1.03% New
Margin of victory 4,862 7.74% Decrease2.56
Turnout 62,812 78.79% Decrease3.83
Registered electors 79,721 Increase15.69
BJP hold Swing Increase6.91

Assembly Election 2003

2003 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Paonta Doon[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Sukh Ram Chaudhary 22,647 39.78% Increase11.48
LHMP Kirnesh Jung 16,785 29.48% New
INC Rattan Singh 16,044 28.18% Decrease5.33
HVC Rajender Mohan 1,459 2.56% Decrease3.75
Margin of victory 5,862 10.30% Increase5.09
Turnout 56,935 82.70% Increase6.73
Registered electors 68,911 Increase12.55
BJP gain from INC Swing Increase6.27

Assembly Election 1998

1998 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Paonta Doon[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Rattan Singh 15,569 33.51% Decrease15.74
BJP Sukh Ram Chaudhary 13,149 28.30% Decrease7.99
Independent Kirnesh Jung 12,697 27.33% New
HVC Fateh Singh 2,933 6.31% New
Shivsena Ram Lal Sharma 980 2.11% New
CPI(M) Bhagat Ram 781 1.68% New
Margin of victory 2,420 5.21% Decrease7.75
Turnout 46,466 77.02% Decrease5.25
Registered electors 61,228 Increase15.20
INC hold Swing Decrease15.74

Assembly Election 1993

1993 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Paonta Doon[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Rattan Singh 21,238 49.25% Increase11.97
BJP Fateh Singh 15,648 36.29% Decrease16.86
JD Kirnesh Jung 5,183 12.02% New
BSP Budh Ram 968 2.24% Increase1.52
Margin of victory 5,590 12.96% Decrease2.90
Turnout 43,125 81.95% Increase1.52
Registered electors 53,149 Increase13.87
INC gain from BJP Swing Decrease3.90

Assembly Election 1990

1990 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Paonta Doon[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Fateh Singh 19,750 53.14% Increase15.51
INC Kush Parmar 13,854 37.28% Decrease17.58
Independent Madhu Sobha 1,054 2.84% New
Independent Budh Ram 892 2.40% New
CPI(M) Amar Singh Tomar 601 1.62% New
Independent Bashir Ahmed 286 0.77% New
BSP Jaswant Rai 271 0.73% New
JP Pawan Kumar Verma 209 0.56% New
Margin of victory 5,896 15.86% Decrease1.36
Turnout 37,164 80.39% Decrease0.14
Registered electors 46,675 Increase34.34
BJP gain from INC Swing Decrease1.72

Assembly Election 1985

1985 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Paonta Doon[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Kush Parmar 15,203 54.86% Increase15.86
BJP Karam Chand 10,429 37.63% Increase7.71
Independent Malu Ram 1,497 5.40% New
Independent Bisharat Ali 346 1.25% New
Independent Mohd. Ismail 237 0.86% New
Margin of victory 4,774 17.23% Increase8.14
Turnout 27,712 80.73% Increase1.34
Registered electors 34,743 Increase5.22
INC hold Swing Increase15.86

Assembly Election 1982

1982 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Paonta Doon[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Kush Parmar 10,099 39.00% Increase12.87
BJP Milkh Raj 7,747 29.92% New
Independent Rattan Singh 5,942 22.95% New
JP Jagmohan Bhardwaj 644 2.49% Decrease18.49
Independent Bashir 633 2.44% New
Independent Budh Ram 323 1.25% New
Independent Swaran Singh 315 1.22% New
Independent Sunder Lal 189 0.73% New
Margin of victory 2,352 9.08% Decrease4.09
Turnout 25,892 79.85% Increase7.03
Registered electors 33,018 Increase21.22
INC gain from Independent Swing Decrease0.30

Assembly Election 1977

1977 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Paonta Doon[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Milkh Raj 7,643 39.31% New
INC Rattan Singh 5,081 26.13% Decrease32.13
JP Chander Mohan 4,078 20.97% New
Independent Jagat Singh 2,196 11.29% New
Independent Sant Ram 272 1.40% New
Independent Sushil Kumar Gupta 174 0.89% New
Margin of victory 2,562 13.18% Decrease3.35
Turnout 19,444 72.62% Increase12.58
Registered electors 27,237 Increase12.39
Independent gain from INC Swing Decrease18.95

Assembly Election 1972

1972 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Paonta Doon[18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Hirendra Singh 8,304 58.26% Decrease15.48
ABJS Milkh Raj 5,949 41.74% Increase15.48
Margin of victory 2,355 16.52% Decrease30.96
Turnout 14,253 61.39% Increase6.32
Registered electors 24,235 Decrease19.14
INC hold Swing

Assembly Election 1967

1967 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Paonta Doon[19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC G. S. Chauhan 11,601 73.74% Increase11.44
ABJS V. Singh 4,131 26.26% New
Margin of victory 7,470 47.48% Increase22.87
Turnout 15,732 55.41% Increase14.24
Registered electors 29,970 Increase90.88
INC hold Swing Increase11.44

Assembly Election 1952

1952 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Paonta Doon[20]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Shiva Nand 3,742 62.30% New
KMPP Sher Jang 2,264 37.70% New
Margin of victory 1,478 24.61%
Turnout 6,006 38.25%
Registered electors 15,701
INC win (new seat)

References

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  3. ^ "The Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 1976". Election Commission of India. 1 December 1976. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  4. ^ Previous MLAs from Paonta Doon Assembly Constituency
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