Jawalamukhi Assembly constituency

Jawalamukhi Assembly constituency is one of the 68 constituencies in the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh a northern state of India. Jawalamukhi is also part of Kangra Lok Sabha constituency.^[2][3]

Jawalamukhi
Constituency No. 12 for the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	North India
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Lok Sabha constituency	Kangra
Established	1972
Total electors	80,141[1]
Reservation	None
Member of Legislative Assembly
14th Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Incumbent Sanjay Rattan
Party	Indian National Congress
Elected year	2022

Members of Legislative Assembly

Year	Member	Picture	Party
1972	Mela Ram			Independent
1977	Kashmir Singh Rana			Janata Party
1982				Bharatiya Janata Party
1985	Ishwar Chand			Independent
1990	Dhani Ram			Bharatiya Janata Party
1993	Kewal Singh			Indian National Congress
1998	Ramesh Chand Dhawala			Independent
2003				Bharatiya Janata Party
2007
2012	Sanjay Rattan			Indian National Congress
2017	Ramesh Chand Dhawala[4]			Bharatiya Janata Party
2022	Sanjay Rattan			Indian National Congress

Election results

Assembly Election 2022

2022 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Jawalamukhi

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Sanjay Rattan	27,827	46.48%	7.13
	BJP	Ravinder Singh Ravi	21,423	35.78%	15.43
	Independent	Atul Kaushal	9,511	15.89%	New
	AAP	Hoshiar Singh	616	1.03%	New
	NOTA	Nota	201	0.34%	0.43
	BSP	Sushil Kumar	201	0.34%	New
	Independent	Sunil Kumar	93	0.16%	New
Margin of victory			6,404	10.70%	1.16
Turnout			59,872	74.71%	0.70
Registered electors			80,141		10.86
	INC gain from BJP		Swing	4.73

Assembly Election 2017

2017 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Jawalamukhi^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Ramesh Chand	27,914	51.21%	6.61
	INC	Sanjay Rattan	21,450	39.35%	13.84
	Independent	Vijender Kumar (Chhunku)	3,529	6.47%	New
	NOTA	None of the Above	419	0.77%	New
	Independent	Pratap Singh	387	0.71%	New
Margin of victory			6,464	11.86%	3.27
Turnout			54,512	75.41%	3.82
Registered electors			72,292		10.41
	BJP gain from INC		Swing	1.98

Assembly Election 2012

2012 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Jawalamukhi

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Sanjay Rattan	24,929	53.19%	43.66
	BJP	Ramesh Chand	20,904	44.60%	3.81
	AITC	Dr. Madhu Gupta	410	0.87%	New
	BSP	Parkash Chand	332	0.71%	2.06
	Independent	Mohinder Singh	255	0.54%	New
Margin of victory			4,025	8.59%	1.63
Turnout			46,871	71.59%	1.25
Registered electors			65,474		1.19
	INC gain from BJP		Swing	4.78

Assembly Election 2007

2007 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Jawalamukhi

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Ramesh Chand	22,562	48.41%	1.90
	Independent	Sanjay Rattan	17,798	38.19%	New
	INC	Rooma Koundal	4,441	9.53%	7.91
	BSP	Ramesh Chand Khoula	1,292	2.77%	1.62
	LJP	Partap Singh Rana	433	0.93%	0.15
Margin of victory			4,764	10.22%	20.53
Turnout			46,606	70.34%	5.29
Registered electors			66,261		12.26
	BJP hold		Swing	1.90

Assembly Election 2003

2003 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Jawalamukhi^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Ramesh Chand	22,459	50.31%	20.91
	Independent	Sanjay Rattan	8,730	19.56%	New
	INC	Kewal Singh Pathania	7,786	17.44%	12.27
	HVC	Gulzar Mohammad	1,393	3.12%	3.59
	Independent	Kushal Singh	1,254	2.81%	New
	SP	Kishan Parmar	1,123	2.52%	New
	BSP	Mohinder Kumar	515	1.15%	0.30
	Independent	Vijay Kumar	508	1.14%	New
	LJP	Piare Lal	346	0.78%	New
	Independent	Karam Chand Kanga	343	0.77%	New
Margin of victory			13,729	30.75%	27.74
Turnout			44,643	75.63%	3.11
Registered electors			59,027		21.63
	BJP gain from Independent		Swing	17.59

Assembly Election 1998

1998 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Jawalamukhi^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Ramesh Chand	11,517	32.72%	New
	INC	Kewal Singh	10,456	29.71%	22.36
	BJP	Kashmir Singh Rana	10,348	29.40%	13.27
	HVC	Veena Devi	2,362	6.71%	New
	BSP	Lal Chand	513	1.46%	0.11
Margin of victory			1,061	3.01%	6.38
Turnout			35,196	73.93%	2.12
Registered electors			48,530		7.43
	Independent gain from INC		Swing	19.34

Assembly Election 1993

1993 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Jawalamukhi^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Kewal Singh	16,558	52.07%	27.68
	BJP	Dhani Ram	13,569	42.67%	23.72
	BSP	Parkash Chand	499	1.57%	0.01
	Independent	Kishan Parmar	438	1.38%	New
	Independent	Rajesh Jamwal	405	1.27%	New
Margin of victory			2,989	9.40%	32.59
Turnout			31,802	70.89%	1.05
Registered electors			45,173		8.59
	INC gain from BJP		Swing	14.32

Assembly Election 1990

1990 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Jawalamukhi^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Dhani Ram	19,152	66.38%	34.60
	INC	Sushil Chand Rattan	7,037	24.39%	8.47
	INS(SCS)	Ishwar Chand	1,341	4.65%	New
	BSP	Rattan Chand	450	1.56%	New
	Independent	Kishan Parmar	369	1.28%	New
	Independent	Gian Chand	211	0.73%	New
	Independent	Subhash Chand Dhiman	164	0.57%	New
Margin of victory			12,115	41.99%	41.95
Turnout			28,851	69.99%	5.86
Registered electors			41,600		27.89
	BJP gain from Independent		Swing	33.48

Assembly Election 1985

1985 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Jawalamukhi^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Ishwar Chand	8,050	32.90%	New
	INC	Sushil Chand Rattan	8,041	32.86%	0.43
	BJP	Kashmir Singh Rana	7,776	31.78%	8.81
	Independent	Parmodh Singh	473	1.93%	New
	Independent	Lal Chand	127	0.52%	New
Margin of victory			9	0.04%	8.12
Turnout			24,467	75.89%	0.60
Registered electors			32,528		7.06
	Independent gain from BJP		Swing	7.69

Assembly Election 1982

1982 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Jawalamukhi^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Kashmir Singh Rana	9,350	40.59%	New
	INC	Mela Ram Saver	7,472	32.44%	New
	Independent	Ishwar Chand	5,199	22.57%	New
	Independent	Vijay Singh	379	1.65%	New
	Independent	Kanshi Ram	313	1.36%	New
Margin of victory			1,878	8.15%	3.82
Turnout			23,035	76.99%	9.56
Registered electors			30,383		11.29
	BJP gain from JP		Swing	1.94

Assembly Election 1977

1977 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Jawalamukhi^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JP	Kashmir Singh Rana	6,992	38.65%	New
	Independent	Ishwar Chand	4,827	26.68%	New
	Independent	Mela Ram Saver	4,778	26.41%	New
	Independent	Kanshi Ram	556	3.07%	New
	Independent	Ved Bhushan	501	2.77%	New
	Independent	Jeet Ram	193	1.07%	New
	Independent	Kashmir Singh	170	0.94%	New
Margin of victory			2,165	11.97%	17.49
Turnout			18,089	67.59%	1.80
Registered electors			27,300		4.92
	JP gain from Independent		Swing	20.68

Assembly Election 1972

1972 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Jawalamukhi^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Mela Ram	10,981	59.33%	New
	Independent	Ved Bhushan	5,529	29.87%	New
	INC	Karam Chand Uppal	1,440	7.78%	New
	Independent	Sant Ram	386	2.09%	New
	Independent	Hari Kishan Lal	172	0.93%	New
Margin of victory			5,452	29.46%
Turnout			18,508	66.41%
Registered electors			28,713
	Independent win (new seat)

See also

• Jawalamukhi
• Kangra district
• List of constituencies of Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly