Lahaul and Spiti Assembly constituency

Lahaul and Spiti
Constituency No. 21 for the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	North India
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Lahaul and Spiti
LS constituency	Mandi
Established	1967
Total electors	25,496 [1]
Reservation	ST
Member of Legislative Assembly
14th Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Incumbent Anuradha Rana
Party	Indian National Congress
Elected year	2024

Lahaul and Spiti is one of the 68 assembly constituencies of Himachal Pradesh a northern Indian state. Lahaul and Spiti is also part of Mandi Lok Sabha constituency. ^{[2] [3] [4]}

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Year	Member	Party
1967	Thakur Devi Singh		Independent
1972	Lata Thakur		Indian National Congress
1977	Thakur Devi Singh		Janata Party
1982			Indian National Congress
1985
1990	Phunchog Rai
1993
1998	Ram Lal Markanda		Himachal Vikas Congress
2003	Raghbir Singh Thakur		Indian National Congress
2007	Ram Lal Markanda		Bharatiya Janata Party
2012	Ravi Thakur		Indian National Congress
2017	Ram Lal Markanda [5]		Bharatiya Janata Party
2022	Ravi Thakur [6]		Indian National Congress
2024★	Anuradha Rana

★ By-Election

Election results

Assembly By-election 2024

2024 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly by-election: Lahaul and Spiti ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Anuradha Rana	9,414	47.09	5.82
	Independent	Dr. Ram Lal Markanda	7,454	37.28	0.98
	BJP	Ravi Thakur	3,049	15.25	29.07
	NOTA	Nota	76	0.38
Margin of victory			1,960	8.60	0.04
Turnout			18,801	73.74	0.04
Registered electors			25,496		9.75
	INC hold		Swing	7.61

Assembly Election 2022

2022 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Lahaul and Spiti

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Ravi Thakur	9,948	52.91	16.24
	BJP	Dr. Ram Lal Markanda	8,332	44.32	0.98
	AAP	Sudarshan Jaspa	454	2.41	New
	NOTA	Nota	67	0.36	New
Margin of victory			1,616	8.60	0.04
Turnout			18,801	73.74	0.04
Registered electors			25,496		9.75
	INC gain from BJP		Swing	7.61

Assembly Election 2017

2017 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Lahaul and Spiti ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Dr. Ram Lal Markanda	7,756	45.30%	6.92
	INC	Ravi Thakur	6,278	36.67%	23.57
	Independent	Rajinder Karpa	2,240	13.08%	New
	Independent	Sudarshan Jaspa	655	3.83%	New
Margin of victory			1,478	8.63%	13.22
Turnout			17,121	73.70%	1.99
Registered electors			23,231		3.97
	BJP gain from INC		Swing	14.94

Assembly Election 2012

2012 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Lahaul and Spiti

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Ravi Thakur	10,187	60.24%	18.94
	BJP	Dr. Ram Lal Markanda	6,491	38.38%	15.78
Margin of victory			3,696	21.86%	8.99
Turnout			16,911	75.68%	1.89
Registered electors			22,344		2.04
	INC gain from BJP		Swing

Assembly Election 2007

2007 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Lahaul and Spiti

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Dr. Ram Lal Markanda	9,117	54.16%	42.41
	INC	Phunchog Rai	6,951	41.30%	15.40
	BSP	Bir Singh	726	4.31%	New
Margin of victory			2,166	12.87%	15.71
Turnout			16,832	73.80%	3.90
Registered electors			22,809		6.23
	BJP gain from INC		Swing

Assembly Election 2003

2003 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Lahaul and Spiti ^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Raghbir Singh	9,458	56.70%	26.16
	HVC	Dr. Ram Lal Markanda	4,690	28.11%	6.84
	BJP	Yuv Raj Bodh	1,961	11.76%	7.42
	Independent	Hira Lal	328	1.97%	New
	LHMP	Amarjeet Singh	122	0.73%	New
Margin of victory			4,768	28.58%	24.17
Turnout			16,682	77.77%	6.84
Registered electors			21,471		4.00
	INC gain from HVC		Swing	21.74

Assembly Election 1998

1998 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Lahaul and Spiti ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	HVC	Dr. Ram Lal Markanda	5,113	34.95%	New
	INC	Raghubir Singh	4,467	30.54%	24.91
	Independent	Ravi Thakur	4,415	30.18%	New
	BJP	Ram Nath Sahani	634	4.33%	38.83
Margin of victory			646	4.42%	7.87
Turnout			14,629	73.51%	8.36
Registered electors			20,645		9.91
	HVC gain from INC		Swing	20.49

Assembly Election 1993

1993 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Lahaul and Spiti ^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Phunchog Rai	6,509	55.44%	4.89
	BJP	Hishe Dogia	5,067	43.16%	3.83
	Independent	Shiv Chand Thakur	164	1.40%	New
Margin of victory			1,442	12.28%	1.05
Turnout			11,740	63.06%	8.76
Registered electors			18,784		3.58
	INC hold		Swing

Assembly Election 1990

1990 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Lahaul and Spiti ^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Phunchog Rai	6,533	50.55%	45.76
	BJP	Hishe Dogia	5,082	39.33%	New
	CPI(M)	Amar Singh	1,254	9.70%	New
Margin of victory			1,451	11.23%	81.40
Turnout			12,923	72.04%	12.11
Registered electors			18,134		19.50
	INC hold		Swing

Assembly Election 1985

1985 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Lahaul and Spiti ^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Thakur Devi Singh	8,646	96.31%	42.92
	Independent	Shiv Chand Thakur	331	3.69%	New
Margin of victory			8,315	92.63%	71.88
Turnout			8,977	61.17%	11.85
Registered electors			15,175		2.09
	INC hold		Swing

Assembly Election 1982

1982 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Lahaul and Spiti ^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Thakur Devi Singh	5,636	53.40%	New
	BJP	Surinder Chand	3,446	32.65%	New
	Independent	Bir Singh	768	7.28%	New
	CPI	Khushal Chand	705	6.68%	New
Margin of victory			2,190	20.75%	34.61
Turnout			10,555	72.63%	17.17
Registered electors			14,864		8.03
	INC gain from JP		Swing	22.86

Assembly Election 1977

1977 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Lahaul and Spiti ^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JP	Thakur Devi Singh	5,649	76.26%	New
	Independent	Shiv Chand Thakur	1,548	20.90%	New
	Independent	Phunchog Rai	211	2.85%	New
Margin of victory			4,101	55.36%	44.16
Turnout			7,408	55.53%	24.37
Registered electors			13,759		11.82
	JP gain from INC		Swing	20.65

Assembly Election 1972

1972 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Lahaul and Spiti ^[15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Lata Thakur	5,351	55.60%	12.04
	Independent	Thakur Devi Singh	4,273	44.40%	New
Margin of victory			1,078	11.20%	3.35
Turnout			9,624	78.21%	14.44
Registered electors			12,305		42.91
	INC gain from Independent		Swing	4.19

Assembly Election 1967

1967 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Lahaul and Spiti ^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Thakur Devi Singh	7,066	51.41%	New
	INC	N. Chand	5,987	43.56%	New
	Independent	D. Datt	691	5.03%	New
Margin of victory			1,079	7.85%
Turnout			13,744	63.78%
Registered electors			21,553
	Independent win (new seat)

See also

• List of constituencies of the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
• Lahaul and Spiti district
• Mandi Lok Sabha constituency

References

1. "Himachal Pradesh General Legislative Election 2012". Election Commission of India . Retrieved 22 April 2023.
2. "Assembly Constituency wise Electors as on 15-09-2010" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Himachal Pradesh website. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 March 2012. Retrieved 25 April 2011.
3. "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). The Election Commission of India. pp. 6, 158–164.
4. Sitting and previous MLAs from Lahaul and Spiti Assembly constituency
5. Election Commission of India. "Himachal Pradesh General Legislative Election 2017" . Retrieved 8 July 2021.
6. "6 Himachal Congress MLAs, Who Cross-Voted In Rajya Sabha Polls, Disqualified". NDTV. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
7. Election Commission of India (5 June 2024). "2024 Bye Election Results - Lahaul and Spiti". Archived from the original on 7 August 2024. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
8. "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.
9. "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.
10. "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.
11. "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.
12. "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.
13. "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.
14. "Statistical Report on General Election, 1977 to the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh" (PDF). Archived from the original (pdf) on 19 March 2016.
15. "Statistical Report on General Election, 1972 to the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh". Election Commission of India . Retrieved 10 February 2022.
16. "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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