Sarkaghat (Vidhan Sabha Constituency)
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.
Member of Legislative Assembly
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | V. Sagar | Independent politician | |
| 1972 | Ram Rakha | Indian National Congress | |
| 1977 | Vijay Kumar Joshi | Janata Party | |
| 1982 | Indian National Congress | ||
| 1985 | |||
| 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 | |||
| 2012 | Inder Singh | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2017 | |||
| 2022 | Dalip Thakur | ||
Election results
Assembly Election 2022
| 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
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| Registered electors | 92,207 | 11.42
| |||
| BJP hold | Swing | 9.44
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Assembly Election 2017
| 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
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| Registered electors | 82,756 | 7.83
| |||
| BJP hold | Swing | 2.94
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Assembly Election 2012
| 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
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Assembly Election 2007
| 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
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| Registered electors | 79,554 | 12.79
| |||
| INC hold | Swing | 19.81
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Assembly Election 2003
| 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
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| Turnout | 49,712 | 70.51% | 3.74
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| Registered electors | 70,531 | 13.79
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| INC gain from BJP | Swing | 1.16
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Assembly Election 1998
| 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
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| Registered electors | 61,984 | 0.70
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| BJP gain from INC | Swing | 2.13
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Assembly Election 1993
| 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
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| Registered electors | 62,419 | 2.56
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| INC gain from BJP | Swing | 18.49
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Assembly Election 1990
| 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
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| Registered electors | 60,862 | 29.99
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| BJP gain from INC | Swing | 3.81
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Assembly Election 1985
| 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
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| Registered electors | 46,819 | 6.06
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| INC hold | Swing | ||||
Assembly Election 1982
| 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
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| Turnout | 29,283 | 67.39% | 10.55
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| Registered electors | 44,145 | 1.68
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| INC gain from JP | Swing | 19.96
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Assembly Election 1977
| 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
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| Turnout | 25,049 | 56.56% | 6.00
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| Registered electors | 44,901 | 72.05
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| JP gain from INC | Swing | 2.89
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Assembly Election 1972
| 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
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| Registered electors | 26,098 | 17.27
| |||
| INC gain from Independent | Swing | 6.87
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Assembly Election 1967
| 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) | |||||
See also
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.