Gagret Assembly constituency

Gagret
Constituency No. 42 for the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	North India
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Una
LS constituency	Hamirpur
Established	1967
Total electors	84,517 [1]
Reservation	None
Member of Legislative Assembly
14th Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Incumbent Chaitanya Sharma
Party	Indian National Congress
Elected year	2022

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%	20.35
	BJP	Rajesh Thakur	25,082	37.62%	18.60
	NOTA	Nota	404	0.61%	0.04
	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%	8.10
Turnout			66,665	78.88%	0.07
Registered electors			84,517		10.42
	INC gain from BJP		Swing	4.92

Assembly Election 2017

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Rajesh Thakur	33,977	56.23%	19.67
	INC	Rakesh Kalia	24,657	40.80%	5.34
	NOTA	None of the Above	392	0.65%	New
	Independent	Subhash Sharma	379	0.63%	New
Margin of victory			9,320	15.42%	5.84
Turnout			60,427	78.95%	5.09
Registered electors			76,540		10.62
	BJP gain from INC		Swing	10.08

Assembly Election 2012

2012 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election  : Gagret

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Rakesh Kalia	23,581	46.14%	1.48
	BJP	Sushil Kumar Kalia	18,684	36.56%	14.68
	Independent	Raman Kumar Jaswal	5,245	10.26%	New
	BSP	Gurbux Rai Thakur	997	1.95%	0.70
	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%	3.00
Turnout			51,103	73.86%	1.02
Registered electors			69,189		8.00
	INC gain from BJP		Swing	5.10

Assembly Election 2007

2007 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election  : Gagret

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Balbir Singh	23,914	51.25%	12.05
	INC	Kuldeep Kumar	20,843	44.66%	11.99
	BSP	Lekh Raj Katnoria	1,238	2.65%	1.84
	Independent	Mehar Chand	414	0.89%	New
Margin of victory			3,071	6.58%	10.87
Turnout			46,666	72.84%	0.74
Registered electors			64,063		14.64
	BJP gain from INC		Swing	5.41

Assembly Election 2003

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Kuldeep Kumar	23,297	56.65%	4.12
	BJP	Balbir Singh	16,119	39.20%	3.10
	ABHM	Tarsem Lal	524	1.27%	New
	HVC	Prem Dass Bhardwaj	493	1.20%	0.89
	NCP	Parkash Chand Dhiman	353	0.86%	New
	BSP	Lekh Raj Katnoria	336	0.82%	1.46
Margin of victory			7,178	17.46%	7.22
Turnout			41,122	73.72%	3.11
Registered electors			55,881		15.05
	INC hold		Swing	4.12

Assembly Election 1998

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Kuldeep Kumar	17,984	52.54%	6.38
	BJP	Satpaul	14,480	42.30%	6.83
	BSP	Dharampaul	781	2.28%	2.33
	HVC	Kashmiri Devi	714	2.09%	New
	JD	Mela Singh	193	0.56%	0.44
Margin of victory			3,504	10.24%	13.22
Turnout			34,231	71.48%	7.15
Registered electors			48,572		0.36
	INC hold		Swing	6.38

Assembly Election 1993

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Kuldeep Kumar	18,059	58.92%	23.34
	BJP	Sadhu Ram	10,871	35.47%	25.76
	BSP	Usha Devi	1,412	4.61%	2.38
	JD	Capt. Mela Singh	308	1.00%	New
Margin of victory			7,188	23.45%	2.20
Turnout			30,650	64.10%	0.01
Registered electors			48,400		5.32
	INC gain from BJP		Swing	2.31

Assembly Election 1990

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Sadhu Ram	17,815	61.23%	23.73
	INC	Kuldeep Kumar	10,351	35.58%	24.99
	BSP	Balwant Singh	649	2.23%	New
Margin of victory			7,464	25.65%	2.58
Turnout			29,096	63.88%	1.04
Registered electors			45,956		26.86
	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%	14.60
	BJP	Sadhu Ram	8,460	37.50%	15.30
	Independent	Ram Chand	205	0.91%	New
	Independent	Kuldip Singh Kaushal	189	0.84%	New
Margin of victory			5,204	23.07%	16.24
Turnout			22,559	63.01%	1.89
Registered electors			36,225		7.88
	INC gain from BJP		Swing	7.77

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%	1.72
	JP	Gurdas Ram	265	1.23%	46.59
Margin of victory			1,471	6.83%	3.26
Turnout			21,548	64.99%	16.27
Registered electors			33,580		2.29
	BJP gain from JP		Swing	4.98

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%	31.93
	Independent	Sandhya Dass	963	6.12%	New
	Independent	Khushi Ram	283	1.80%	New
Margin of victory			561	3.57%	57.42
Turnout			15,725	48.74%	1.56
Registered electors			32,828		6.93
	JP gain from INC		Swing	28.36

Assembly Election 1972

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Mehnga Singh	10,838	76.18%	36.58
	ABJS	Rajinder Nath	2,162	15.20%	8.48
	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%	45.06
Turnout			14,226	47.40%	7.09
Registered electors			30,700		10.70
	INC hold		Swing	36.58

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

• Gagret
• Una district
• List of constituencies of Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly

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. 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.

External links

• "Results of Himachal Pradesh Assembly Elections". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 March 2022.

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