Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh Assembly constituency

For the Lok Sabha constituency, see Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh Lok Sabha constituency.

Hamirpur
Constituency No. 38 for the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	North India
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Hamirpur
LS constituency	Hamirpur
Established	1967
Total electors	76,646 [1]
Reservation	None
Member of Legislative Assembly
14th Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Incumbent Ashish Sharma
Party	Independent
Elected year	2022

Hamirpur is one of the 68 assembly constituencies of Himachal Pradesh a northern state of India. Hamirpur is also part of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh Lok Sabha constituency. ^[2]

Members of Legislative Assembly

Year	Member	Picture	Party
1967	K. Ram			Bharatiya Jana Sangh
1972	Ramesh Chand Verma			Indian National Congress
1977	Jagdev Chand			Janata Party
1982				Bharatiya Janata Party
1985
1990
1993
1995 (by-election)	Anita Verma			Indian National Congress
1998	Urmil Thakur			Bharatiya Janata Party
2003	Anita Verma			Indian National Congress
2007	Urmil Thakur			Bharatiya Janata Party
2012	Prem Kumar Dhumal
2017	Narinder Thakur [3]
2022	Ashish Sharma			Independent

Election results

Assembly Election 2022

2022 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election  : Hamirpur

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Ashish Sharma	25,916	47.09%	New
	INC	Dr. Pushpinder Verma	13,017	23.65%	14.32
	BJP	Devang Katoch	12,794	23.25%	29.47
	Independent	Naresh Kumar Darji	1,217	2.21%	New
	CPI(M)	Dr. Kashmir Singh Thakur	627	1.14%	3.75
	Independent	Ashish Kumar	557	1.01%	New
	AAP	Sushil Kumar Surroch	298	0.54%	New
	NOTA	Nota	246	0.45%	0.08
	Rashtriya Devbhumi Party	Abhinay Bhardwaj	231	0.42%	New
	BSP	Prem Kumar Dhumal	136	0.25%	New
Margin of victory			12,899	23.44%	8.69
Turnout			55,039	71.81%	1.18
Registered electors			76,646		10.37
	Independent gain from BJP		Swing	5.63

Assembly Election 2017

2017 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election  : Hamirpur ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Narinder Thakur	25,854	52.71%	4.72
	INC	Kuldeep Singh Pathania	18,623	37.97%	1.43
	CPI(M)	Anil Mankotia	2,398	4.89%	1.82
	Independent	Kamal Pathania	509	1.04%	New
	NOTA	None of the Above	259	0.53%	New
Margin of victory			7,231	14.74%	6.15
Turnout			49,047	70.63%	3.21
Registered electors			69,444		5.18
	BJP hold		Swing	4.72

Assembly Election 2012

2012 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election  : Hamirpur

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Devang Katoch	25,567	57.43%	1.98
	INC	Narinder Thakur	16,265	36.54%	4.28
	CPI(M)	Anil Mankotia	1,368	3.07%	New
	Himachal Swabhiman Party	Avneesh Sharma	458	1.03%	New
	BSP	Vipat Raj	274	0.62%	0.85
Margin of victory			9,302	20.90%	6.26
Turnout			44,515	67.42%	2.20
Registered electors			66,025		9.48
	BJP hold		Swing	1.98

Assembly Election 2007

2007 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election  : Hamirpur

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Urmil Thakur	26,378	55.45%	25.52
	INC	Anita Verma	19,417	40.82%	3.91
	BSP	Parveen Thakur	699	1.47%	New
	Independent	Squadron Leader Brij Lal Dhiman	523	1.10%	New
	CPI	Vipat Raj	273	0.57%	New
	LJP	Hardyal Singh Phul	259	0.54%	New
Margin of victory			6,961	14.63%	0.16
Turnout			47,570	65.22%	5.37
Registered electors			72,940		10.98
	BJP gain from INC		Swing	10.72

Assembly Election 2003

2003 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election  : Hamirpur ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Anita Verma	20,749	44.73%	1.61
	BJP	Urmil Thakur	13,884	29.93%	24.21
	Independent	Narinder Thakur	10,290	22.18%	New
	Independent	Naresh Kumar Darji	985	2.12%	New
	HVC	Sita Ram	483	1.04%	0.21
Margin of victory			6,865	14.80%	3.77
Turnout			46,391	70.60%	1.92
Registered electors			65,723		18.74
	INC gain from BJP		Swing	9.41

Assembly Election 1998

1998 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election  : Hamirpur ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Urmil Thakur	20,577	54.14%	New
	INC	Anita Verma	16,387	43.11%	New
	HVC	Deepak Sharma	474	1.25%	New
	BSP	Prem Chand Azad	414	1.09%	New
Margin of victory			4,190	11.02%
Turnout			38,010	69.33%
Registered electors			55,352
	BJP gain from INC		Swing

Assembly By-election 1994

1994 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly by-election  : Hamirpur

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Anita Verma	17,955
	BJP	Narinder Thakur	17,262
Margin of victory			693
Turnout			0
Registered electors
	INC gain from BJP		Swing

Assembly Election 1993

1993 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election  : Hamirpur ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Jagdev Chand	17,559	50.04%	10.77
	INC	Anita Verma	16,413	46.77%	New
	CPI(M)	Kashmir Singh	696	1.98%	New
Margin of victory			1,146	3.27%	25.86
Turnout			35,093	70.81%	6.54
Registered electors			49,919		4.31
	BJP hold		Swing

Assembly Election 1990

1990 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election  : Hamirpur ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Jagdev Chand	18,554	60.81%	8.10
	Independent	Anita Verma	9,667	31.68%	New
	Independent	Kashmir Singh Thakur	1,756	5.75%	New
	Independent	Vaid Kashmir Singh Parmar	282	0.92%	New
	Independent	Lachho Ram	217	0.71%	New
Margin of victory			8,887	29.13%	23.06
Turnout			30,513	64.46%	4.67
Registered electors			47,856		35.34
	BJP hold		Swing	8.10

Assembly Election 1985

1985 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election  : Hamirpur ^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Jagdev Chand	12,753	52.70%	10.55
	INC	Bidhi Chand	11,286	46.64%	12.30
	Independent	Kashmir Singh Parmar	158	0.65%	New
Margin of victory			1,467	6.06%	22.85
Turnout			24,197	69.01%	1.13
Registered electors			35,361		7.50
	BJP hold		Swing	10.55

Assembly Election 1982

1982 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election  : Hamirpur ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Jagdev Chand	14,471	63.25%	New
	INC	Babu Ram	7,857	34.34%	4.68
	CPI	Puran Singh	485	2.12%	New
Margin of victory			6,614	28.91%	13.52
Turnout			22,879	70.45%	10.44
Registered electors			32,893		13.51
	BJP gain from JP		Swing	8.84

Assembly Election 1977

1977 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election  : Hamirpur ^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JP	Jagdev Chand	9,322	54.41%	New
	INC	Ramesh Chand Verma	6,686	39.03%	11.08
	Independent	Roop Singh Phool	702	4.10%	New
	Independent	Madho Ram Singh	422	2.46%	New
Margin of victory			2,636	15.39%	7.46
Turnout			17,132	59.94%	6.66
Registered electors			28,979		7.41
	JP gain from INC		Swing	4.31

Assembly Election 1972

1972 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election  : Hamirpur ^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Ramesh Chand Verma	7,092	50.10%	13.22
	ABJS	Jagdev Chand	5,970	42.18%	9.19
	Independent	Rattan Chand	577	4.08%	New
	Independent	Parmodh Singh	302	2.13%	New
	INC(O)	Rumesh	214	1.51%	New
Margin of victory			1,122	7.93%	6.56
Turnout			14,155	54.08%	4.05
Registered electors			26,981		7.12
	INC gain from ABJS		Swing	1.27

Assembly Election 1967

1967 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election  : Hamirpur ^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	ABJS	K. Ram	6,264	51.37%	New
	INC	B. Dev	4,498	36.89%	New
	Independent	R. Chand	580	4.76%	New
	Independent	G. Rai	436	3.58%	New
	Independent	B. Dass	416	3.41%	New
Margin of victory			1,766	14.48%
Turnout			12,194	51.64%
Registered electors			25,187
	ABJS win (new seat)

See also

• List of constituencies of Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
• Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh

References

1. "Himachal Pradesh General Legislative Election 2012". Election Commission of India . Retrieved 22 April 2023.
2. "Assembly constituencies - Himachal Pradesh" . Retrieved 8 July 2021.
3. Election Commission of India. "Himachal Pradesh General Legislative Election 2017" . Retrieved 8 July 2021.
4. "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.
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, 1993 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, 1990 to the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 14 January 2012.
8. "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.
9. "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.
10. "Statistical Report on General Election, 1977 to the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh" (PDF). Archived from the original (pdf) on 19 March 2016.
11. "Statistical Report on General Election, 1972 to the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh". Election Commission of India . Retrieved 10 February 2022.
12. "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

• HP official website of the Chief Electoral Officer
• "Results of Himachal Pradesh Assembly Elections". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 March 2022.

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