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Assembly constituency 17 · Himachal Pradesh

Shahpur is assembly constituency number 17 in Himachal Pradesh, in Kangra district, and one of the segments of the Kangra Lok Sabha seat. In the 2022 election Kewal Singh of the Indian National Congress won with 55.4% of the vote, 12,243 votes ahead of Sarveen Choudhary (BJP).

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Shahpur · 2022AC 17
  1. 01
    Kewal Singh
    INC
    36,603
    55.39%
  2. 02
    Sarveen Choudhary
    BJP
    24,360
    36.86%
  3. 03
    Joginder Singh (panku Kangdia)
    Independent
    2,298
    3.48%
  4. 04
    Abhishek Singh
    AAP
    1,576
    2.38%
  5. 05
    Ramesh Gautam
    Independent
    330
    0.50%
  6. 2 other candidates · 402 votesNOTA · 519 (0.79%)

Margin 12,243 votes · 18.53% of valid votes

89,978
Registered electors
2022 election
73.9%
Turnout
-1.4 pts vs 2017
12,243
Victory margin
18.5% of valid votes
Nov 2022 · candidate-wise result

All 7 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 66,088 valid votes, NOTA included.

Shahpur 2022 assembly election result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Kewal SinghMale · 53 yrsINC36,603
55.39%
2Sarveen ChoudharyFemale · 56 yrsBJP24,360
36.86%
3Joginder Singh (panku Kangdia)Male · 30 yrs · STIndependent2,298
3.48%
4Abhishek SinghMale · 44 yrsAAP1,576
2.38%
—NOTANOTA519
0.79%
5Ramesh GautamMale · 33 yrs · SCIndependent330
0.50%
6Banarshi Dass DograMale · 61 yrsBSP306
0.46%
7Ashish SharmaMale · 30 yrs · STHSP96
0.15%
Past results

The seat changed hands: BJP won in 2017, INC in 2022.

0%20%40%60%201220172022INC 55.4%BJP 36.9%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2022Kewal SinghINC · 55.4% · margin 12,243Turnout73.9%
2017Sarveen ChoudharyBJP · 38.4% · margin 6,147Turnout75.3%
2012SarveenBJP · 48.4% · margin 3,123Turnout72.7%

General elections since the 2008 delimitation. Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.

Shahpur result 2017

Shahpur 2017 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Sarveen ChoudharyBJP23,104
38.42%
2Major (ret.) Vijai Singh MankotiaIndependent16,957
28.20%
3Kewal Singh PathaniaINC16,333
27.16%
4Ramesh KumarIndependent1,111
1.85%
5Desh Raj ChaudharyIndependent1,108
1.84%
—NOTANOTA1,010
1.68%
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6Banarsi Dass DograBSP516
0.86%

Shahpur result 2012

Shahpur 2012 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1SarveenBJP25,487
48.44%
2Vijai SinghINC22,364
42.50%
3Nand LalIndependent1,814
3.45%
4Balbir SinghHLP1,750
3.33%
5Banarsi Dass DograBSP567
1.08%
6Kushal KumarSP324
0.62%
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7Vipan KumarLJP311
0.59%
Map

Shahpur outlined in orange among the other Himachal Pradesh seats, coloured by the party that won each in 2022. Click any seat to open its page.

Other seats in Kangra district

Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.

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Lok Sabha 2024 in this segment

Shahpur is one of the assembly segments of Kangra. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Kangra candidates.

  • Dr Rajeev BhardwajBJP41,510 66.7%
  • Anand SharmaINC19,781 31.8%
  • Rekha ChaudharyBSP319 0.5%
  • Advocate Sanjay SharmaIndependent173 0.3%
  • Dr Kehar SinghIndependent171 0.3%

In the assembly election INC won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, BJP led here by 21,729 EVM votes.

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FAQ

Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Shahpur.

Who won the Shahpur assembly seat in 2022?

Kewal Singh of the Indian National Congress (INC) won Shahpur in the 2022 Himachal Pradesh assembly election with 36,603 votes, which was 55.39% of the valid votes polled.

What was the victory margin in Shahpur?

The margin was 12,243 votes (18.53% of valid votes). The runner-up was Sarveen Choudhary of the Bharatiya Janata Party with 24,360 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Shahpur in 2022?

Turnout was 73.92%: 66,515 of 89,978 registered electors voted, across 117 polling stations. That is 1.4 points lower than in 2017.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Shahpur part of?

Shahpur is an assembly segment of the Kangra Lok Sabha constituency in Himachal Pradesh. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Dr Rajeev Bhardwaj got the most EVM votes in this segment.

Is Shahpur a reserved constituency?

No. Shahpur is a general (unreserved) seat, so any eligible candidate can contest.

When is the next assembly election in Shahpur?

The Himachal Pradesh assembly elected in 2022 completes its five-year term in 2027, so the next general election is due by then unless the assembly is dissolved early. The Election Commission of India announces the exact schedule.

Source: Election Commission of India, statistical reports for the Himachal Pradesh assembly elections of 2022 and 2017 and 2012 (2022 report) — detailed results and constituency data summary. Lok Sabha figures: ECI 2024 report 34, assembly segment details. Vote share is of valid votes including NOTA. Party names as listed by ECI. Candidate names are shown as filed; spelling follows ECI.

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