Darang (Vidhan Sabha Constituency)
Darang Assembly constituency is one of the 68 constituencies in the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh a northern state of India. It is a part of Mandi Lok Sabha constituency.
Members of Legislative Assembly
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Kaul Singh Thakur | Janata Party | |
| 1982 | Indian National Congress | ||
| 1985 | |||
| 1990 | Dina Nath | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 1993 | Kaul Singh Thakur | Indian National Congress | |
| 1998 | |||
| 2003 | |||
| 2007 | |||
| 2012 | |||
| 2017 | Jawahar Lal Thakur | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2022 | Puran Chand Thakur | ||
Election results
Assembly Election 2022
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Puran Chand Thakur | 36,572 | 49.76% |  2.54
| |
| INC | Kaul Singh Thakur | 35,954 | 48.92% | 11.54
| |
| NOTA | Nota | 579 | 0.79% | 0.18
| |
| BSP | Ramesh Kumar | 385 | 0.52% |  0.25
| |
| Margin of victory | 618 | 0.84% | 9.00
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| Turnout | 73,490 | 80.30% | 2.59
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| Registered electors | 91,525 | 14.11
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| BJP hold | Swing | 2.54
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Assembly Election 2017
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Jawahar Lal Thakur | 31,392 | 47.22% | 1.51
| |
| INC | Kaul Singh Thakur | 24,851 | 37.38% | 12.24
| |
| Independent | Puran Chand | 7,672 | 11.54% | New | |
| BSP | Ramesh Kumar | 514 | 0.77% | 0.20
| |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 407 | 0.61% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 6,541 | 9.84% | 5.93
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| Turnout | 66,479 | 82.88% | 4.38
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| Registered electors | 80,208 | 10.32
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| BJP gain from INC | Swing | 2.40
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Assembly Election 2012
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Kaul Singh Thakur | 28,325 | 49.62% | 0.99
| |
| BJP | Jawahar Lal Thakur | 26,093 | 45.71% | 0.02
| |
| HLC | Kapil Dev | 1,121 | 1.96% | New | |
| Independent | Girdhari Lal | 719 | 1.26% | New | |
| BSP | Chuni Lal | 556 | 0.97% | 1.74
| |
| Margin of victory | 2,232 | 3.91% | 0.97
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| Turnout | 57,081 | 78.51% | 2.72
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| Registered electors | 72,708 | 10.36
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| INC hold | Swing | 0.99
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Assembly Election 2007
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Kaul Singh Thakur | 29,898 | 48.64% | 2.66
| |
| BJP | Jawahar Lal Thakur | 28,089 | 45.69% | 7.16
| |
| BSP | Uttam Singh Chauhan | 1,669 | 2.71% | New | |
| NCP | Param Dev | 851 | 1.38% | 0.58
| |
| BBP | Tej Ram | 523 | 0.85% | New | |
| LJP | Guru Sharan Singh | 432 | 0.70% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 1,809 | 2.94% | 9.81
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| Turnout | 61,474 | 75.79% | 0.31
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| Registered electors | 81,109 | 14.15
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| INC hold | Swing | 2.66
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Assembly Election 2003
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Kaul Singh Thakur | 27,508 | 51.29% | 1.36
| |
| BJP | Ramesh Chand | 20,668 | 38.54% | 18.28
| |
| HVC | Dina Nath | 3,502 | 6.53% | 17.10
| |
| LHMP | Dharam Singh | 1,522 | 2.84% | New | |
| NCP | Param Dev | 431 | 0.80% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 6,840 | 12.75% | 16.27
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| Turnout | 53,631 | 75.99% | 1.69
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| Registered electors | 71,052 | 16.90
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| INC hold | Swing | 1.36
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Assembly Election 1998
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Kaul Singh Thakur | 23,616 | 52.65% | 3.95
| |
| HVC | Jawahar Lal Thakur | 10,598 | 23.63% | New | |
| BJP | Ramesh Chand | 9,087 | 20.26% | 19.64
| |
| Republican Janata Party | Dina Nath | 872 | 1.94% | New | |
| CPI | Hardev Singh | 458 | 1.02% | 0.48
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| Margin of victory | 13,018 | 29.02% | 12.32
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| Turnout | 44,853 | 74.33% | 0.39
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| Registered electors | 60,782 | 13.51
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| INC hold | Swing | 3.95
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Assembly Election 1993
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Kaul Singh Thakur | 22,482 | 56.60% | 12.16
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| BJP | Dina Nath | 15,848 | 39.90% | 13.83
| |
| BSP | Kanshi Ram | 636 | 1.60% | New | |
| CPI | Hardev Singh | 597 | 1.50% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 6,634 | 16.70% | 7.41
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| Turnout | 39,722 | 75.00% | 2.69
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| Registered electors | 53,547 | 8.36
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| INC gain from BJP | Swing | 2.87
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Assembly Election 1990
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Dina Nath | 18,980 | 53.72% | 20.93
| |
| INC | Kaul Singh Thakur | 15,699 | 44.44% | 22.49
| |
| Doordarshi Party | Puran Singh | 245 | 0.69% | New | |
| INS(SCS) | Brahma Nand | 213 | 0.60% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 3,281 | 9.29% | 24.85
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| Turnout | 35,329 | 72.03% | 1.23
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| Registered electors | 49,415 | 33.99
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| BJP gain from INC | Swing | 13.21
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Assembly Election 1985
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Kaul Singh Thakur | 17,344 | 66.93% | 9.80
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| BJP | Dina Nath | 8,498 | 32.79% | 7.62
| |
| Margin of victory | 8,846 | 34.14% | 17.42
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| Turnout | 25,914 | 71.13% | 4.54
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| Registered electors | 36,879 | 6.62
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| INC hold | Swing | ||||
Assembly Election 1982
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Kaul Singh Thakur | 12,989 | 57.13% | 45.99
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| BJP | Dina Nath | 9,189 | 40.42% | New | |
| LKD | Vipat Ram | 558 | 2.45% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 3,800 | 16.71% | 13.09
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| Turnout | 22,736 | 66.62% | 16.05
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| Registered electors | 34,589 | 17.18
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| INC gain from JP | Swing | 12.21
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Assembly Election 1977
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JP | Kaul Singh Thakur | 6,588 | 44.92% | New | |
| Independent | Dina Nath Gautam | 6,057 | 41.30% | New | |
| INC | Prakash Chand | 1,634 | 11.14% | New | |
| Independent | Inder Singh | 224 | 1.53% | New | |
| Independent | Nawal Thakur | 129 | 0.88% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 531 | 3.62% | |||
| Turnout | 14,666 | 50.60% | |||
| Registered electors | 29,519 | ||||
| JP win (new seat) | |||||
See also
References
- ^ "Himachal Pradesh General Legislative Election 2012". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
- ^ "Sitting and previous MLAs from Darang 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.
External links
- "Results of Himachal Pradesh Assembly Elections". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 March 2022.