Sarkaghat Assembly constituency

Sarkaghat
Sarkaghat
Constituency for the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	North India
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Mandi
LS constituency	Mandi
Established	1967
Total electors	92,207
Reservation	None
Member of Legislative Assembly
	14th Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
	Incumbent Dilip Thakur
Party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Elected year	2022

Sarkaghat Assembly constituency is one of the 68 constituencies in the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh a northern state of India. Sarkaghat is also part of Mandi Lok Sabha constituency.^[2]^[3]

Member of Legislative Assembly

Year	Member
1967	V. Sagar	Independent politician
1972	Ram Rakha	Indian National Congress
1977	Vijay Kumar Joshi	Janata Party
1982		Indian National Congress
1985		Indian National Congress
1990	Kashmiri Lal Joshi	Bharatiya Janata Party
1993	Vijay Kumar Joshi	Indian National Congress
1998	Jai Krishan Sharma	Bharatiya Janata Party
2003	Mukesh Agnihotri	Indian National Congress
2007	Mukesh Agnihotri	Indian National Congress
2012	Inder Singh	Bharatiya Janata Party
2017	Inder Singh
2022	Dalip Thakur

Election results

Assembly Election 2022

2022 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Sarkaghat
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Dilip Thakur	27,346	42.89%	9.44
	INC	Pawan Kumar	25,539	40.05%	3.58
	Independent	Munish Sharma	9,860	15.46%	New
	NOTA	Nota	342	0.54%	0.15
	Rashtriya Devbhumi Party	Kailash Chand	262	0.41%	New
	AAP	Dhameshwar Ram	210	0.33%	New
	BSP	Ramesh Chand	202	0.32%	New
Margin of victory			1,807	2.83%	13.02
Turnout			63,761	69.15%	1.75
Registered electors			92,207		11.42
	BJP hold		Swing	9.44

Assembly Election 2017

2017 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Sarkaghat^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Inder Singh	30,705	52.33%	2.94
	INC	Pawan Kumar	21,403	36.48%	8.84
	CPI(M)	Munish Sharma	3,653	6.23%	New
	NOTA	None of the Above	403	0.69%	New
Margin of victory			9,302	15.85%	11.78
Turnout			58,677	70.90%	0.41
Registered electors			82,756		7.83
	BJP hold		Swing	2.94

Assembly Election 2012

2012 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Sarkaghat
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Inder Singh	26,722	49.39%	7.84
	INC	Rangila Ram Rao	24,518	45.32%	7.40
	Independent	Kishor Kumar	1,155	2.13%	New
	Independent	Moti Ram	440	0.81%	New
	BSP	Kashmir Singh	358	0.66%	3.41
	AITC	Ajay Kumar	352	0.65%	New
Margin of victory			2,204	4.07%	7.09
Turnout			54,105	70.50%	4.06
Registered electors			76,750		3.52
	BJP gain from INC		Swing	3.33

Assembly Election 2007

2007 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Sarkaghat
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Mukesh Agnihotri	31,267	52.72%	19.81
	BJP	Jagroop Singh	24,643	41.55%	20.16
	BSP	Vijay Kumar Joshi	2,414	4.07%	2.08
	Independent	Mukesh Chaudhary	555	0.94%	New
	LJP	Dr. Lekh Raj Khanna	373	0.63%	0.44
Margin of victory			6,624	11.17%	1.06
Turnout			59,311	74.55%	4.07
Registered electors			79,554		12.79
	INC hold		Swing	19.81

Assembly Election 2003

2003 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Sarkaghat^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Mukesh Agnihotri	16,360	32.91%	6.74
	Independent	Jagroop Singh	11,336	22.80%	New
	BJP	Jai Krishan Sharma	10,634	21.39%	10.36
	HVC	Vijay Kumar Joshi	5,102	10.26%	5.44
	Independent	Jagjit Singh Mankotia	2,588	5.21%	New
	NCP	Dr. Col. Surindra Singh Rana	1,138	2.29%	New
	Independent	Dr. Lekh Raj Khanna	1,035	2.08%	New
	BSP	Ch. Parmod Kumar	990	1.99%	17.33
	LJP	Prem Bhatia	529	1.06%	New
Margin of victory			5,024	10.11%	4.52
Turnout			49,712	70.51%	3.74
Registered electors			70,531		13.79
	INC gain from BJP		Swing	1.16

Assembly Election 1998

1998 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Sarkaghat^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Jai Krishan Sharma	13,136	31.75%	6.11
	INC	Onkar Sharma	10,825	26.17%	7.72
	BSP	Kashmiri Lal Bharwal	7,992	19.32%	3.71
	HVC	Vijay Kumar Joshi	6,497	15.70%	New
	AIRJP	Kashmiri Lal Joshi	1,734	4.19%	New
	JD	Sarwan Singh	710	1.72%	1.10
	CPI(M)	Om Parkash Dutta	477	1.15%	2.10
Margin of victory			2,311	5.59%	2.65
Turnout			41,371	68.49%	3.89
Registered electors			61,984		0.70
	BJP gain from INC		Swing	2.13

Assembly Election 1993

1993 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Sarkaghat^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Vijay Kumar Joshi	13,292	33.88%	3.18
	BJP	Kashmiri Lal Joshi	10,061	25.65%	26.73
	BSP	Kashmiri Lal Vahati	9,036	23.03%	New
	Independent	Hakumat Rai	5,281	13.46%	New
	CPI(M)	Ravinder Joshi	1,278	3.26%	0.63
	JD	Harbans Singh	243	0.62%	New
Margin of victory			3,231	8.24%	13.44
Turnout			39,231	63.43%	3.78
Registered electors			62,419		2.56
	INC gain from BJP		Swing	18.49

Assembly Election 1990

1990 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Sarkaghat^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Kashmiri Lal Joshi	21,240	52.37%	5.46
	INC	Vijay Kumar Joshi	12,451	30.70%	17.86
	Independent	Mool Raj	3,178	7.84%	New
	INS(SCS)	Arjan Singh	1,296	3.20%	New
	CPI(M)	Dharam Singh	1,064	2.62%	1.90
	Independent	Bakshi Ram	663	1.63%	New
	Doordarshi Party	Radha Rani	311	0.77%	New
Margin of victory			8,789	21.67%	20.02
Turnout			40,555	67.12%	1.94
Registered electors			60,862		29.99
	BJP gain from INC		Swing	3.81

Assembly Election 1985

1985 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Sarkaghat^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Vijay Kumar Joshi	15,591	48.56%	12.40
	BJP	Kashmiri Lal	15,062	46.92%	27.60
	CPI(M)	Dharam Singh	1,451	4.52%	New
Margin of victory			529	1.65%	2.51
Turnout			32,104	69.38%	2.24
Registered electors			46,819		6.06
	INC hold		Swing

Assembly Election 1982

1982 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Sarkaghat^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Vijay Kumar Joshi	10,589	36.16%	7.77
	Independent	Kashmiri Lal Joshi	9,371	32.00%	New
	BJP	Mohinder Singh	5,657	19.32%	New
	CPI	Wattan Chand	1,437	4.91%	6.58
	Independent	Mahabir Singh	906	3.09%	New
	Independent	Gian Chand	558	1.91%	New
	Independent	Rakesh Dutt	498	1.70%	New
	JP	Hoshiar Singh	267	0.91%	55.21
Margin of victory			1,218	4.16%	23.57
Turnout			29,283	67.39%	10.55
Registered electors			44,145		1.68
	INC gain from JP		Swing	19.96

Assembly Election 1977

1977 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Sarkaghat^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JP	Vijay Kumar Joshi	14,058	56.12%	*New*
	INC	Kashmiri Lal Joshi	7,111	28.39%	24.84
	CPI	Wattan Chand	2,877	11.49%	New
	Independent	Ranjit Singh	418	1.67%	New
	Independent	Dharam Singh	308	1.23%	New
	Independent	Gulzari Ram Bhatti	160	0.64%	New
Margin of victory			6,947	27.73%	21.27
Turnout			25,049	56.56%	6.00
Registered electors			44,901		72.05
	JP gain from INC		Swing	2.89

Assembly Election 1972

1972 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Sarkaghat^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Ram Rakha	8,584	53.23%	10.95
	Independent	Surinder Nath	7,542	46.77%	New
Margin of victory			1,042	6.46%	2.38
Turnout			16,126	62.98%	4.10
Registered electors			26,098		17.27
	INC gain from Independent		Swing	6.87

Assembly Election 1967

1967 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Sarkaghat^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	V. Sagar	8,437	46.36%	*New*
	INC	S. Nath	7,695	42.28%	New
	ABJS	S. Sarup	2,067	11.36%	New
Margin of victory			742	4.08%
Turnout			18,199	61.77%
Registered electors			31,547
	Independent win (new seat)

References

↑ "Himachal Pradesh General Legislative Election 2012". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
↑ "Sitting and previous MLAs from Sarkaghat Assembly constituency". Elections.in. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
↑ "DELIMITATION OF PARLIAMENTARY AND ASSEMBLY CONSTITUENCIES ORDER, 2008" (PDF). Election commission of India. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
↑ Election Commission of India. "Himachal Pradesh General Legislative Election 2017". Retrieved 8 July 2021.
↑ "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.
↑ "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.
↑ "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.
↑ "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.
↑ "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.
↑ "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.
↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1977 to the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh" (PDF). Archived from the original (pdf) on 19 March 2016.
↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1972 to the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
↑ "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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[election2022-1] "Himachal Pradesh General Legislative Election 2012". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 22 April 2023.

[2] "Sitting and previous MLAs from Sarkaghat 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.

[election2017-4] 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.

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