Gagret
Constituency No. 42 for the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionNorth India
StateHimachal Pradesh
DistrictUna
LS constituencyHamirpur
Established1967
Total electors84,517[1]
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
14th Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Chaitanya Sharma
PartyIndian National Congress
Elected year2022

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

Members of Legislative Assembly

Year Member Picture Party
1967 Mehnga Singh Indian National Congress
1972
1977 Sadhu Ram Janata Party
1982 Bharatiya Janata Party
1985 Milkhi Ram Indian National Congress
1990 Sadhu Ram Bharatiya Janata Party
1993 Kuldeep Kumar Indian National Congress
1998
2003
2007 Balbir Singh Bharatiya Janata Party
2012 Rakesh Kalia Indian National Congress
2017 Rajesh Thakur[4] Bharatiya Janata Party
2022 Chaitanya Sharma Indian National Congress

Election results

Assembly Election 2022

2022 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Gagret
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Chaitanya Sharma 40,767 61.15% Increase20.35
BJP Rajesh Thakur 25,082 37.62% Decrease18.60
NOTA Nota 404 0.61% Decrease0.04
AAP Manohar Lal Dadwal 145 0.22% New
Rashtriya Devbhumi Party Vinod Dadwal (Pintu) 125 0.19% New
BSP Lekh Raj Katnoria 97 0.15% New
Himachal Jan Kranti Party Raghubir Singh 45 0.07% New
Margin of victory 15,685 23.53% Increase8.10
Turnout 66,665 78.88% Decrease0.07
Registered electors 84,517 Increase10.42
INC gain from BJP Swing Increase4.92

Assembly Election 2017

2017 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Gagret[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Rajesh Thakur 33,977 56.23% Increase19.67
INC Rakesh Kalia 24,657 40.80% Decrease5.34
NOTA None of the Above 392 0.65% New
Independent Subhash Sharma 379 0.63% New
Margin of victory 9,320 15.42% Increase5.84
Turnout 60,427 78.95% Increase5.09
Registered electors 76,540 Increase10.62
BJP gain from INC Swing Increase10.08

Assembly Election 2012

2012 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Gagret
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Rakesh Kalia 23,581 46.14% Increase1.48
BJP Sushil Kumar Kalia 18,684 36.56% Decrease14.68
Independent Raman Kumar Jaswal 5,245 10.26% New
BSP Gurbux Rai Thakur 997 1.95% Decrease0.70
HLC Narinder Singh Parmar 789 1.54% New
Independent Lakshmi Jariyal 752 1.47% New
Himachal Swabhiman Party Krishan Gopal 323 0.63% New
Margin of victory 4,897 9.58% Increase3.00
Turnout 51,103 73.86% Increase1.02
Registered electors 69,189 Increase8.00
INC gain from BJP Swing Decrease5.10

Assembly Election 2007

2007 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Gagret
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Balbir Singh 23,914 51.25% Increase12.05
INC Kuldeep Kumar 20,843 44.66% Decrease11.99
BSP Lekh Raj Katnoria 1,238 2.65% Increase1.84
Independent Mehar Chand 414 0.89% New
Margin of victory 3,071 6.58% Decrease10.87
Turnout 46,666 72.84% Decrease0.74
Registered electors 64,063 Increase14.64
BJP gain from INC Swing Decrease5.41

Assembly Election 2003

2003 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Gagret[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Kuldeep Kumar 23,297 56.65% Increase4.12
BJP Balbir Singh 16,119 39.20% Decrease3.10
ABHM Tarsem Lal 524 1.27% New
HVC Prem Dass Bhardwaj 493 1.20% Decrease0.89
NCP Parkash Chand Dhiman 353 0.86% New
BSP Lekh Raj Katnoria 336 0.82% Decrease1.46
Margin of victory 7,178 17.46% Increase7.22
Turnout 41,122 73.72% Increase3.11
Registered electors 55,881 Increase15.05
INC hold Swing Increase4.12

Assembly Election 1998

1998 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Gagret[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Kuldeep Kumar 17,984 52.54% Decrease6.38
BJP Satpaul 14,480 42.30% Increase6.83
BSP Dharampaul 781 2.28% Decrease2.33
HVC Kashmiri Devi 714 2.09% New
JD Mela Singh 193 0.56% Decrease0.44
Margin of victory 3,504 10.24% Decrease13.22
Turnout 34,231 71.48% Increase7.15
Registered electors 48,572 Increase0.36
INC hold Swing Decrease6.38

Assembly Election 1993

1993 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Gagret[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Kuldeep Kumar 18,059 58.92% Increase23.34
BJP Sadhu Ram 10,871 35.47% Decrease25.76
BSP Usha Devi 1,412 4.61% Increase2.38
JD Capt. Mela Singh 308 1.00% New
Margin of victory 7,188 23.45% Decrease2.20
Turnout 30,650 64.10% Increase0.01
Registered electors 48,400 Increase5.32
INC gain from BJP Swing Decrease2.31

Assembly Election 1990

1990 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Gagret[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Sadhu Ram 17,815 61.23% Increase23.73
INC Kuldeep Kumar 10,351 35.58% Decrease24.99
BSP Balwant Singh 649 2.23% New
Margin of victory 7,464 25.65% Increase2.58
Turnout 29,096 63.88% Increase1.04
Registered electors 45,956 Increase26.86
BJP gain from INC Swing

Assembly Election 1985

1985 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Gagret[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Milkhi Ram 13,664 60.57% Increase14.60
BJP Sadhu Ram 8,460 37.50% Decrease15.30
Independent Ram Chand 205 0.91% New
Independent Kuldip Singh Kaushal 189 0.84% New
Margin of victory 5,204 23.07% Increase16.24
Turnout 22,559 63.01% Decrease1.89
Registered electors 36,225 Increase7.88
INC gain from BJP Swing Increase7.77

Assembly Election 1982

1982 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Gagret[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Sadhu Ram 11,377 52.80% New
INC Mehnga Singh 9,906 45.97% Increase1.72
JP Gurdas Ram 265 1.23% Decrease46.59
Margin of victory 1,471 6.83% Increase3.26
Turnout 21,548 64.99% Increase16.27
Registered electors 33,580 Increase2.29
BJP gain from JP Swing Increase4.98

Assembly Election 1977

1977 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Gagret[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JP Sadhu Ram 7,520 47.82% New
INC Milkhi Ram 6,959 44.25% Decrease31.93
Independent Sandhya Dass 963 6.12% New
Independent Khushi Ram 283 1.80% New
Margin of victory 561 3.57% Decrease57.42
Turnout 15,725 48.74% Increase1.56
Registered electors 32,828 Increase6.93
JP gain from INC Swing Decrease28.36

Assembly Election 1972

1972 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Gagret[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Mehnga Singh 10,838 76.18% Increase36.58
ABJS Rajinder Nath 2,162 15.20% Decrease8.48
Independent Rattan Dev Singh 658 4.63% New
INC(O) Milkha Singh 303 2.13% New
Independent Khushi Ram 265 1.86% New
Margin of victory 8,676 60.99% Increase45.06
Turnout 14,226 47.40% Increase7.09
Registered electors 30,700 Increase10.70
INC hold Swing Increase36.58

Assembly Election 1967

1967 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Gagret[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Mehnga Singh 4,311 39.60% New
ABJS G. Dass 2,577 23.67% New
Independent M. Ram 1,563 14.36% New
Independent K. Ram 1,043 9.58% New
Independent D. Datt 870 7.99% New
Independent U. Singh 521 4.79% New
Margin of victory 1,734 15.93%
Turnout 10,885 42.58%
Registered electors 27,732
INC 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 Gagret 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. ^ a b 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.
  12. ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1972 to the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  13. ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1967 to the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 17 January 2012.

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