Darang
Constituency No. 30 for the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionNorth India
StateHimachal Pradesh
DistrictMandi
LS constituencyMandi
Established1977
Total electors91,525[1]
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
14th Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Jawahar Thakur
PartyBharatiya Janata Party
Elected year2022

Darang Assembly constituency is one of the 68 constituencies in the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh a northern state of India. It is a part of Mandi Lok Sabha constituency.[2][3]

Members of Legislative Assembly

Year Member Party
1977 Kaul Singh Thakur Janata Party
1982 Indian National Congress
1985
1990 Dina Nath Bharatiya Janata Party
1993 Kaul Singh Thakur Indian National Congress
1998
2003
2007
2012
2017 Jawahar Lal Thakur Bharatiya Janata Party
2022 Puran Chand Thakur

Election results

Assembly Election 2022

2022 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Darang
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Puran Chand Thakur 36,572 49.76% Increase2.54
INC Kaul Singh Thakur 35,954 48.92% Increase11.54
NOTA Nota 579 0.79% Increase0.18
BSP Ramesh Kumar 385 0.52% Decrease0.25
Margin of victory 618 0.84% Decrease9.00
Turnout 73,490 80.30% Decrease2.59
Registered electors 91,525 Increase14.11
BJP hold Swing Increase2.54

Assembly Election 2017

2017 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Darang[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Jawahar Lal Thakur 31,392 47.22% Increase1.51
INC Kaul Singh Thakur 24,851 37.38% Decrease12.24
Independent Puran Chand 7,672 11.54% New
BSP Ramesh Kumar 514 0.77% Decrease0.20
NOTA None of the Above 407 0.61% New
Margin of victory 6,541 9.84% Increase5.93
Turnout 66,479 82.88% Increase4.38
Registered electors 80,208 Increase10.32
BJP gain from INC Swing Decrease2.40

Assembly Election 2012

2012 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Darang
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Kaul Singh Thakur 28,325 49.62% Increase0.99
BJP Jawahar Lal Thakur 26,093 45.71% Increase0.02
HLC Kapil Dev 1,121 1.96% New
Independent Girdhari Lal 719 1.26% New
BSP Chuni Lal 556 0.97% Decrease1.74
Margin of victory 2,232 3.91% Increase0.97
Turnout 57,081 78.51% Increase2.72
Registered electors 72,708 Decrease10.36
INC hold Swing Increase0.99

Assembly Election 2007

2007 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Darang
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Kaul Singh Thakur 29,898 48.64% Decrease2.66
BJP Jawahar Lal Thakur 28,089 45.69% Increase7.16
BSP Uttam Singh Chauhan 1,669 2.71% New
NCP Param Dev 851 1.38% Increase0.58
BBP Tej Ram 523 0.85% New
LJP Guru Sharan Singh 432 0.70% New
Margin of victory 1,809 2.94% Decrease9.81
Turnout 61,474 75.79% Increase0.31
Registered electors 81,109 Increase14.15
INC hold Swing Decrease2.66

Assembly Election 2003

2003 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Darang[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Kaul Singh Thakur 27,508 51.29% Decrease1.36
BJP Ramesh Chand 20,668 38.54% Increase18.28
HVC Dina Nath 3,502 6.53% Decrease17.10
LHMP Dharam Singh 1,522 2.84% New
NCP Param Dev 431 0.80% New
Margin of victory 6,840 12.75% Decrease16.27
Turnout 53,631 75.99% Increase1.69
Registered electors 71,052 Increase16.90
INC hold Swing Decrease1.36

Assembly Election 1998

1998 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Darang[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Kaul Singh Thakur 23,616 52.65% Decrease3.95
HVC Jawahar Lal Thakur 10,598 23.63% New
BJP Ramesh Chand 9,087 20.26% Decrease19.64
Republican Janata Party Dina Nath 872 1.94% New
CPI Hardev Singh 458 1.02% Decrease0.48
Margin of victory 13,018 29.02% Increase12.32
Turnout 44,853 74.33% Decrease0.39
Registered electors 60,782 Increase13.51
INC hold Swing Decrease3.95

Assembly Election 1993

1993 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Darang[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Kaul Singh Thakur 22,482 56.60% Increase12.16
BJP Dina Nath 15,848 39.90% Decrease13.83
BSP Kanshi Ram 636 1.60% New
CPI Hardev Singh 597 1.50% New
Margin of victory 6,634 16.70% Increase7.41
Turnout 39,722 75.00% Increase2.69
Registered electors 53,547 Increase8.36
INC gain from BJP Swing Increase2.87

Assembly Election 1990

1990 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Darang[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Dina Nath 18,980 53.72% Increase20.93
INC Kaul Singh Thakur 15,699 44.44% Decrease22.49
Doordarshi Party Puran Singh 245 0.69% New
INS(SCS) Brahma Nand 213 0.60% New
Margin of victory 3,281 9.29% Decrease24.85
Turnout 35,329 72.03% Increase1.23
Registered electors 49,415 Increase33.99
BJP gain from INC Swing Decrease13.21

Assembly Election 1985

1985 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Darang[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Kaul Singh Thakur 17,344 66.93% Increase9.80
BJP Dina Nath 8,498 32.79% Decrease7.62
Margin of victory 8,846 34.14% Increase17.42
Turnout 25,914 71.13% Increase4.54
Registered electors 36,879 Increase6.62
INC hold Swing

Assembly Election 1982

1982 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Darang[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Kaul Singh Thakur 12,989 57.13% Increase45.99
BJP Dina Nath 9,189 40.42% New
LKD Vipat Ram 558 2.45% New
Margin of victory 3,800 16.71% Increase13.09
Turnout 22,736 66.62% Increase16.05
Registered electors 34,589 Increase17.18
INC gain from JP Swing Increase12.21

Assembly Election 1977

1977 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Darang[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JP Kaul Singh Thakur 6,588 44.92% New
Independent Dina Nath Gautam 6,057 41.30% New
INC Prakash Chand 1,634 11.14% New
Independent Inder Singh 224 1.53% New
Independent Nawal Thakur 129 0.88% New
Margin of victory 531 3.62%
Turnout 14,666 50.60%
Registered electors 29,519
JP win (new seat)

See also

References

  1. ^ "Himachal Pradesh General Legislative Election 2012". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
  2. ^ "Sitting and previous MLAs from Darang Assembly constituency". Elections.in. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
  3. ^ "DELIMITATION OF PARLIAMENTARY AND ASSEMBLY CONSTITUENCIES ORDER, 2008" (PDF). Election commission of India. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
  4. ^ Election Commission of India. "Himachal Pradesh General Legislative Election 2017". Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ "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.
  10. ^ "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.
  11. ^ "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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