Nalagarh Assembly constituency

Nalagarh
Constituency No. 51 for the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	North India
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Solan
LS constituency	Shimla
Established	1967
Total electors	91,955 [1]
Reservation	None
Member of Legislative Assembly
14th Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Incumbent Krishan Lal Thakur
Party	Independent
Elected year	2022

Nalagarh Assembly constituency is one of the 68 assembly constituencies of Himachal Pradesh a northern Indian state. Nalagarh is also part of Shimla Lok Sabha constituency. ^[2]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Year	Member	Picture	Party
1967	Arjan Singh			Indian National Congress
1972
1977	Vijayander Singh			Janata Party
1982				Indian National Congress
1985
1990
1993
1998	Hari Naraian Singh			Bharatiya Janata Party
2003
2007
2011^	Lakhvinder Singh Rana			Indian National Congress
2012	Krishan Lal Thakur			Bharatiya Janata Party
2017	Lakhvinder Singh Rana [3] [4]			Indian National Congress
2022	Krishan Lal Thakur			Independent

^: By-election

Election results

Assembly Election 2022

2022 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election  : Nalagarh

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Krishan Lal Thakur	33,427	44.51%	New
	INC	Hardeep Singh Bawa	20,163	26.85%	9.45
	BJP	Lakhvinder Singh Rana	17,273	23.00%	11.55
	Rashtriya Devbhumi Party	Jagdish Chand	1,146	1.53%	New
	AAP	Dharam Pal	1,108	1.48%	New
	NOTA	Nota	590	0.79%	0.17
	BSP	Paras Bains	555	0.74%	New
	Independent	Jagpal Singh Rana	534	0.71%	New
Margin of victory			13,264	17.66%	15.92
Turnout			75,101	81.67%	4.52
Registered electors			91,955		11.19
	Independent gain from INC		Swing	8.21

Assembly Election 2017

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Lakhvinder Singh Rana	25,872	36.30%	4.66
	BJP	Krishan Lal Thakur	24,630	34.55%	21.05
	Independent	Hardeep Singh Bawa	13,095	18.37%	New
	Independent	Harpreet Singh Saini	5,443	7.64%	New
	NOTA	None of the Above	678	0.95%	New
	Independent	Gurnam Singh	613	0.86%	New
Margin of victory			1,242	1.74%	12.90
Turnout			71,281	86.19%	0.60
Registered electors			82,701		11.36
	INC gain from BJP		Swing	19.30

Assembly Election 2012

2012 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election  : Nalagarh

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Krishan Lal Thakur	35,341	55.60%	7.03
	INC	Lakhvinder Singh Rana	26,033	40.96%	10.47
	BSP	Anant Ram	610	0.96%	New
	SP	Gurnam Singh	597	0.94%	New
	HLC	Pola Ram Dhang Wala	537	0.84%	New
	LJP	Gurbax Singh Chauhan	380	0.60%	New
Margin of victory			9,308	14.64%	11.79
Turnout			63,563	85.59%	2.97
Registered electors			74,262		9.56
	BJP gain from INC		Swing	4.17

Assembly By-election 2011

2011 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly by-election  : Nalagarh

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Lakhvinder Singh Rana	28,799	51.43%	7.31
	BJP	Gurnam Kaur	27,200	48.57%	2.27
Margin of victory			1,599	2.86%	3.86
Turnout			55,999	82.62%	0.56
Registered electors			67,780		0.93
	INC gain from BJP		Swing

Assembly Election 2007

2007 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election  : Nalagarh

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Hari Naraian Singh	28,929	50.84%	8.61
	INC	Lakhvinder Singh Rana	25,108	44.12%	7.59
	BSP	Vinod Thakur	1,233	2.17%	New
	SP	Gurnam Singh	1,024	1.80%	New
	LJP	Chaudhary Gurbakhsh Singh	565	0.99%	New
Margin of victory			3,821	6.71%	1.03
Turnout			56,905	83.18%	2.71
Registered electors			68,414		8.38
	BJP hold		Swing	8.61

Assembly Election 2003

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Hari Naraian Singh	22,892	42.22%	12.20
	INC	Sukriti Kumari	19,809	36.54%	5.51
	Independent	Lakhvinder Singh Rana	11,515	21.24%	New
Margin of victory			3,083	5.69%	6.69
Turnout			54,216	85.91%	8.90
Registered electors			63,126		12.85
	BJP hold		Swing

Assembly Election 1998

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Hari Naraian Singh	23,435	54.42%	22.98
	INC	Vijayendra Singh	18,105	42.05%	3.98
	CPI	Khaminder Singh	770	1.79%	New
	BSP	Manjeet Singh	550	1.28%	14.52
Margin of victory			5,330	12.38%	2.21
Turnout			43,061	78.21%	0.21
Registered electors			55,936		10.01
	BJP gain from INC		Swing	8.39

Assembly Election 1993

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Vijayendra Singh	17,969	46.03%	11.15
	BJP	Kehar Singh	12,273	31.44%	New
	BSP	Hari Naraian Singh	6,166	15.79%	13.48
	Independent	Khaminder Singh	1,795	4.60%	New
	Independent	Braham Sarup Sharma	716	1.83%	New
Margin of victory			5,696	14.59%	3.76
Turnout			39,038	77.54%	3.25
Registered electors			50,846		8.10
	INC hold		Swing	11.15

Assembly Election 1990

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Vijayandra Singh	19,774	57.18%	23.40
	JD	Kehar Singh	13,428	38.83%	New
	BSP	Manjeet Singh	801	2.32%	New
	Independent	Gaigal Ram Bansal	352	1.02%	New
	Independent	Asha Ram	228	0.66%	New
Margin of victory			6,346	18.35%	43.29
Turnout			34,583	74.13%	1.88
Registered electors			47,035		28.25
	INC hold		Swing	23.40

Assembly Election 1985

1985 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election  : Nalagarh ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Vijayendra Singh	22,284	80.58%	18.30
	Independent	Kehar Singh	5,237	18.94%	New
Margin of victory			17,047	61.64%	26.76
Turnout			27,654	75.98%	0.95
Registered electors			36,675		5.69
	INC hold		Swing	18.30

Assembly Election 1982

1982 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election  : Nalagarh ^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Vijayendra Singh	16,500	62.28%	New
	Independent	Arjun Singh	7,259	27.40%	New
	CPI	Randeep Singh	1,267	4.78%	7.17
	BJP	Ram Dayal	1,113	4.20%	New
	JP	Kartar Singh	188	0.71%	69.13
	Independent	Rala Ram	167	0.63%	New
Margin of victory			9,241	34.88%	17.09
Turnout			26,494	77.23%	6.32
Registered electors			34,699		15.57
	INC gain from JP		Swing	7.56

Assembly Election 1977

1977 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election  : Nalagarh ^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JP	Vijayendra Singh	14,684	69.84%	New
	Independent	Arjun Singh	3,756	17.86%	New
	CPI	Gurucharan Singh	2,514	11.96%	19.62
Margin of victory			10,928	51.97%	27.09
Turnout			21,026	70.79%	10.32
Registered electors			30,023		12.19
	JP gain from INC		Swing	13.38

Assembly Election 1972

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Arjun Singh	9,021	56.46%	37.43
	CPI	Kala Ram	5,045	31.57%	New
	Independent	Kashmiri Lal	1,495	9.36%	New
	SSP	Gauri Shanker	417	2.61%	New
Margin of victory			3,976	24.88%	22.12
Turnout			15,978	61.48%	9.18
Registered electors			26,760		9.43
	INC gain from Independent		Swing	30.96

Assembly Election 1967

1967 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election  : Nalagarh ^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Arjun Singh	4,295	25.49%	New
	Independent	R. Ram	3,830	22.73%	New
	Independent	I. Ram	3,339	19.82%	New
	INC	H. Ram	3,205	19.02%	New
	Independent	G. Nath	1,764	10.47%	New
	Independent	K. Nath	414	2.46%	New
Margin of victory			465	2.76%
Turnout			16,847	71.72%
Registered electors			24,455
	Independent win (new seat)

See also

• List of constituencies of the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
• Solan district
• Nalagarh

References

1. "Himachal Pradesh General Legislative Election 2022". Election Commission of India . Retrieved 22 April 2023.
2. Sitting and previous MLAs from Nalagarh Assembly constituency
3. Election Commission of India. "Himachal Pradesh General Legislative Election 2017" . Retrieved 8 July 2021.
4. "Active Members HP Vidhan Sabha". hpvidhansabha.nic.in. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
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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