Pachhad
Constituency No. 55 for the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionNorth India
StateHimachal Pradesh
DistrictSirmaur
LS constituencyShimla
Established1951
Total electors77,181[1]
ReservationSC
Member of Legislative Assembly
14th Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyBharatiya Janata Party
Elected year2022

Pachhad Assembly constituency is one of the 68 constituencies in the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh a northern state of India. It is also part of Shimla Lok Sabha constituency.[2][3][4]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Year Member Picture Party
1951 Yashwant Singh Parmar Indian National Congress
1967 Jiwnu
1972 Zalam Singh
1977 Shri Ram Jakhmi Janata Party
1982 Gangu Ram Musafir Independent
1985 Indian National Congress
1990
1993
1998
2003
2007
2012 Suresh Kumar Kashyap Bharatiya Janata Party
2017
2019 by-election Reena Kashyap
2022[5]

Election results

Assembly Election 2022

2022 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Pachhad
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Reena Kashyap 21,215 34.52% Decrease6.57
INC Dayal Pyari 17,358 28.25% Decrease7.64
Independent Gangu Ram Musafir 13,187 21.46% New
Rashtriya Devbhumi Party Susheel Kumar Bhrigu 8,113 13.20% New
AAP Ajay Singh 568 0.92% New
CPI(M) Ashish Kumar 543 0.88% New
NOTA Nota 466 0.76% Increase0.17
Margin of victory 3,857 6.28% Increase1.07
Turnout 61,450 79.62% Increase7.20
Registered electors 77,181 Increase3.62
BJP hold Swing Decrease6.57

Assembly By-election 2019

2019 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly by-election : Pachhad
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Reena Kashyap 22,167 41.09% Decrease12.33
INC Gangu Ram Musafir 19,359 35.89% Decrease6.18
Independent Dayal Pyari 11,698 21.69% New
Independent Pawan Kumar 428 0.79% New
NOTA Nota 318 0.59% New
Independent Surender Pal 292 0.54% New
Margin of victory 2,808 5.21% Decrease6.15
Turnout 53,944 72.55% Decrease9.49
Registered electors 74,487 Increase7.78
BJP hold Swing Decrease12.33

Assembly Election 2017

2017 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Pachhad[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Suresh Kumar Kashyap 30,243 53.42% Increase2.61
INC Gangu Ram Musafir 23,816 42.07% Decrease3.51
Independent Rattan Singh Kashyap 1,182 2.09% New
NOTA None of the Above 495 0.87% New
Margin of victory 6,427 11.35% Increase6.12
Turnout 56,611 81.91% Increase1.90
Registered electors 69,110 Increase10.23
BJP hold Swing Increase2.61

Assembly Election 2012

2012 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Pachhad
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Suresh Kumar Kashyap 25,488 50.81% Increase4.90
INC Gangu Ram Musafir 22,863 45.58% Decrease5.82
AITC Rangi Ram 668 1.33% New
NCP Ram Rattan 412 0.82% New
HLC Desh Raj 384 0.77% New
BSP Shanti Devi 298 0.59% Decrease1.91
Margin of victory 2,625 5.23% Decrease0.25
Turnout 50,165 80.01% Decrease0.31
Registered electors 62,697 Increase1.96
BJP gain from INC Swing Decrease0.59

Assembly Election 2007

2007 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Pachhad
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Gangu Ram Musafir 25,383 51.40% Increase2.08
BJP Suresh Kumar Kashyap 22,674 45.91% Decrease0.48
BSP Parkash Dutt Bhatia 1,239 2.51% New
Margin of victory 2,709 5.49% Increase2.56
Turnout 49,388 80.32% Increase0.96
Registered electors 61,491 Increase11.03
INC hold Swing

Assembly Election 2003

2003 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Pachhad
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Gangu Ram Musafir 21,671 49.31% Decrease15.22
BJP Ram Prakash 20,385 46.39% Increase20.18
Independent Surinder Singh 1,890 4.30% New
Margin of victory 1,286 2.93% Decrease35.40
Turnout 43,946 79.56% Increase3.54
Registered electors 55,380 Increase11.92
INC hold Swing

Assembly Election 1998

1998 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Pachhad
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Gangu Ram Musafir 24,208 64.53% Increase7.04
BJP Kali Dass Kashyap 9,832 26.21% Decrease12.02
HVC Subhash Chand 3,473 9.26% New
Margin of victory 14,376 38.32% Increase19.06
Turnout 37,513 76.89% Increase0.09
Registered electors 49,481 Increase13.24
INC hold Swing

Assembly Election 1993

1993 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Pachhad
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Gangu Ram Musafir 19,021 57.49% Decrease0.30
BJP Ram Parkash 12,649 38.23% Decrease1.99
CPI Naresh Kumar 1,322 4.00% New
Margin of victory 6,372 19.26% Increase1.69
Turnout 33,086 76.45% Increase2.99
Registered electors 43,695 Increase8.00
INC hold Swing

Assembly Election 1990

1990 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Pachhad
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Gangu Ram Musafir 17,006 57.79% Decrease19.01
BJP Kali Dass Kashyap 11,835 40.22% Increase17.03
Independent Lekh Ram 584 1.98% New
Margin of victory 5,171 17.57% Decrease36.04
Turnout 29,425 73.22% Increase3.52
Registered electors 40,460 Increase22.99
INC hold Swing

Assembly Election 1985

1985 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Pachhad
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Gangu Ram 17,485 76.81% Increase52.61
BJP Shiv Ram 5,280 23.19% Decrease1.83
Margin of victory 12,205 53.61% Increase30.93
Turnout 22,765 69.71% Increase3.77
Registered electors 32,896 Increase4.74
INC gain from Independent Swing Increase29.10

Assembly Election 1982

1982 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Pachhad
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Gangu Ram 9,805 47.71% New
BJP Uchhbu Ram 5,143 25.02% New
INC Sada Nand 4,973 24.20% Increase6.59
JP Arjun Singh 631 3.07% Decrease41.00
Margin of victory 4,662 22.68% Increase4.58
Turnout 20,552 66.06% Increase11.62
Registered electors 31,407 Increase14.39
Independent gain from JP Swing Increase3.63

Assembly Election 1977

1977 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Pachhad
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JP Shri Ram Jakhmi 6,512 44.07% New
Independent Vidya Nand 3,837 25.97% New
INC Sada Nand 2,602 17.61% Decrease58.04
Independent Prem Dass 1,824 12.35% New
Margin of victory 2,675 18.10% Decrease36.09
Turnout 14,775 54.49% Increase13.45
Registered electors 27,456 Increase4.20
JP gain from INC Swing Decrease31.57

Assembly Election 1972

1972 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Pachhad
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Zalam Singh 8,046 75.65% Decrease4.33
Independent Uchhbu Ram 2,282 21.46% New
CPI(M) Mandu Ram 308 2.90% New
Margin of victory 5,764 54.19% Decrease5.76
Turnout 10,636 41.12% Increase4.41
Registered electors 26,349 Decrease3.61
INC hold Swing Decrease4.33

Assembly Election 1967

1967 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Pachhad
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Z. Singh 7,860 79.98% Increase79.12
Independent M. Ram 1,968 20.02% New
Margin of victory 5,892 59.95% Decrease11.32
Turnout 9,828 37.50% Decrease0.60
Registered electors 27,335 Decrease1.01
INC hold Swing Decrease5.66

Assembly Election 1952

1952 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Pachhad
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Yashwant Singh Parmar 8,644 85.64% New
Independent Kalawati Lall 1,450 14.36% New
INC Jiwnu 0 0.00% New
Margin of victory 7,194 71.27%
Turnout 10,094 36.56%
Registered electors 27,613
INC win (new seat)

See also

References

  1. ^ "Himachal Pradesh General Legislative Election 2022". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
  2. ^ "Sitting and previous MLAs from Rohru 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. ^ "Assembly constituencies - Himachal Pradesh". Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  5. ^ "2022 results". www.results.eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 8 March 2023. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
  6. ^ Election Commission of India. "Himachal Pradesh General Legislative Election 2017". Retrieved 8 July 2021.

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