Paonta Sahib (Vidhan Sabha Constituency)
Paonta Sahib Assembly constituency is one of the 68 constituencies in the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh a northern state of India. Paonta Sahib is also part of Shimla Lok Sabha constituency.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Kirnesh Jung | Independent politician | |
| 2017 | Sukh Ram Chaudhary | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2022 | |||
Election results
Assembly Election 2022
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Sukh Ram Chaudhary | 31,008 | 46.93% |  11.66
| |
| INC | Kirnesh Jung | 22,412 | 33.92% | 4.14
| |
| AAP | Manish Thakur | 5,090 | 7.70% | New | |
| Independent | Manish Tomar | 3,417 | 5.17% | New | |
| Independent | Roshan Lal Chaudhary | 1,872 | 2.83% | New | |
| Independent | Suneel Chaudhary | 896 | 1.36% | New | |
| NOTA | Nota | 495 | 0.75% | 0.27
| |
| Rashtriya Devbhumi Party | Ashwani Verma | 367 | 0.56% | New | |
| Independent | Rameshwar Sharma | 315 | 0.48% | New | |
| BSP | Seema | 203 | 0.31% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 8,596 | 13.01% | 7.52
| ||
| Turnout | 66,075 | 77.24% | 4.37
| ||
| Registered electors | 85,540 |  13.58
| |||
| BJP hold | Swing | 11.66
|
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Assembly Election 2017
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Sukh Ram Chaudhary | 36,011 | 58.59% | 16.02
| |
| INC | Kirnesh Jung | 23,392 | 38.06% | 26.63
| |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 624 | 1.02% | New | |
| Lok Gathbandhan Party | Meena Kumari | 484 | 0.79% | New | |
| Independent | Surender | 414 | 0.67% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 12,619 | 20.53% | 19.06
| ||
| Turnout | 61,467 | 81.62% | 0.37
| ||
| Registered electors | 75,310 | 14.67
| |||
| BJP gain from Independent | Swing | 14.55
|
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Assembly Election 2012
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Kirnesh Jung | 23,713 | 44.04% | New | |
| BJP | Sukh Ram Chaudhary | 22,923 | 42.57% | New | |
| INC | Onkar Singh | 6,152 | 11.42% | New | |
| Independent | Sarvar Ali | 678 | 1.26% | New | |
| BSP | Budh Ram | 378 | 0.70% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 790 | 1.47% | |||
| Turnout | 53,847 | 81.99% | |||
| Registered electors | 65,674 | ||||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
See also
References
- ^ "Himachal Pradesh General Legislative Election 2022". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
- ^ "Sitting and previous MLAs from Paonta Sahib 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.
External links
- "Results of Himachal Pradesh Assembly Elections". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 March 2022.