Arki Assembly constituency
Legislative Assembly constituency in Himachal Pradesh State, India
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Arki Assembly constituency is one of the 68 constituencies in the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh, a northern state of India. Arki forms part of the Shimla Lok Sabha constituency.[2][3]
| Arki | |
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| Constituency No. 50 for the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | North India |
| State | Himachal Pradesh |
| District | Solan |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Shimla |
| Established | 1967 |
| Total electors | 95,788[1] |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 14th Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Indian National Congress |
| Elected year | 2022 |
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Year | Member | Picture | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967[4] | Hira Singh Pal | Independent | ||
| 1972[5] | Lok Raj Party Himachal Pradesh | |||
| 1977 | Nagin Chander Pal | Janata Party | ||
| 1982 | Bharatiya Janata Party | |||
| 1985 | Hira Singh Pal | Indian National Congress | ||
| 1990 | Nagin Chander Pal | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||
| 1993 | Dharam Pal Thakur | Indian National Congress | ||
| 1998 | ||||
| 2003 | ||||
| 2007 | Govind Ram Sharma | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||
| 2012 | ||||
| 2017 | Virbhadra Singh[6] |  | Indian National Congress | |
| 2021^ | Sanjay Awasthy[7] |  | ||
| 2022 | ||||
^By poll
Election results
Assembly Election 2022
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Sanjay | 30,897 | 42.02% |  8.85 | |
| Independent | Rajender | 26,075 | 35.46% | New | |
| BJP | Govind Ram | 13,444 | 18.28% | 27.27 | |
| Rashtriya Devbhumi Party | Jai Dev Singh | 1,747 | 2.38% | New | |
| NOTA | Nota | 466 | 0.63% | 2.05 | |
| AAP | Jeet Ram | 316 | 0.43% | New | |
| BSP | Kamlesh | 306 | 0.42% | New | |
| Independent | Sanjay Kumar | 285 | 0.39% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 4,822 | 6.56% |  1.24 | ||
| Turnout | 73,536 | 76.77% | 11.39 | ||
| Registered electors | 95,788 | 3.43 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | 8.85 |
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Assembly By-election 2021
The sitting MLA, Virbhadra Singh died on 8 July 2021.[8] The Election Commission of India announced that by-elections for the vacant constituencies would be done on 30 October 2021.[9]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Sanjay | 30,798 | 50.86% | 2.40 | |
| BJP | Rattan Singh Pal | 27,579 | 45.55% | 1.62 | |
| NOTA | Nota | 1,626 | 2.69% | New | |
| Independent | Jeet Ram | 547 | 0.90% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 3,219 | 5.32% | 4.03 | ||
| Turnout | 60,550 | 64.65% | 10.82 | ||
| Registered electors | 92,609 | 8.97 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | 2.40 |
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Assembly Election 2017
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Virbhadra Singh | 34,499 | 53.27% | 26.83 | |
| BJP | Rattan Singh Pal | 28,448 | 43.92% | 13.86 | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 530 | 0.82% | New | |
| Janral Samaj Party | Vijay Singh Rajput | 445 | 0.69% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 6,051 | 9.34% | 5.72 | ||
| Turnout | 64,765 | 76.21% | 2.74 | ||
| Registered electors | 84,987 | 9.06 | |||
| INC gain from BJP | Swing | 23.20 |
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Assembly Election 2012
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Govind Ram | 17,211 | 30.06% | 15.59 | |
| INC | Sanjay | 15,136 | 26.44% | 10.11 | |
| Independent | Amar Chand Pal | 10,477 | 18.30% | New | |
| NCP | Bhagat Singh Bahlwal | 7,515 | 13.13% | New | |
| CPI(M) | Ram Krishan | 2,981 | 5.21% | 2.55 | |
| Independent | Ahsa Parihar | 1,754 | 3.06% | New | |
| BSP | Gurdas Ram | 575 | 1.00% | 0.14 | |
| Independent | Vijay Singh Chauhan | 456 | 0.80% | New | |
| Independent | Pawan Kumar | 430 | 0.75% | New | |
| Himachal Swabhiman Party | Brij Lal | 413 | 0.72% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 2,075 | 3.62% | 10.80 | ||
| Turnout | 57,247 | 73.46% | 2.34 | ||
| Registered electors | 77,927 | 27.41 | |||
| BJP hold | Swing | 15.59 |
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Assembly Election 2007
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Gobind Ram | 21,168 | 45.66% | 8.22 | |
| Independent | Dharam Pal Thakur | 14,481 | 31.23% | New | |
| INC | Parkash Chand | 7,569 | 16.33% | 23.73 | |
| CPI(M) | Ram Krishan | 1,233 | 2.66% | New | |
| Independent | Vijay Singh Chauhan | 636 | 1.37% | New | |
| CPI | Deep Chand Sharma | 500 | 1.08% | New | |
| BSP | Gomti Devi | 401 | 0.86% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 6,687 | 14.42% | 11.80 | ||
| Turnout | 46,364 | 75.81% | 4.42 | ||
| Registered electors | 61,161 | 9.77 | |||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | 5.60 |
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Assembly Election 2003
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Dharam Pal Thakur | 15,933 | 40.06% | 1.90 | |
| BJP | Govind Ram | 14,890 | 37.43% | 2.83 | |
| Independent | Gurdas Ram | 3,694 | 9.29% | New | |
| HVC | Vishal Sharma | 1,205 | 3.03% | 8.25 | |
| Independent | Ram Chand Pal | 1,069 | 2.69% | New | |
| Independent | Surat Ram | 938 | 2.36% | New | |
| Independent | Kailash Chand Bhargav | 501 | 1.26% | New | |
| Independent | Jeet Ram | 440 | 1.11% | New | |
| Independent | Virender Sharma | 404 | 1.02% | New | |
| SP | Kanta Chandel | 206 | 0.52% | New | |
| Independent | Vijay Singh Chauhan | 203 | 0.51% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 1,043 | 2.62% | 0.93 | ||
| Turnout | 39,777 | 71.42% | 1.30 | ||
| Registered electors | 55,717 | 14.37 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | 1.90 |
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Assembly Election 1998
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Dharam Pal Thakur | 14,327 | 41.96% | 17.25 | |
| BJP | Nagin Chandra Pal | 13,749 | 40.26% | 0.91 | |
| HVC | Inder Singh Thakur | 3,850 | 11.27% | New | |
| CPI(M) | Ram Krishan | 2,044 | 5.99% | New | |
| JD | Sant Ram | 177 | 0.52% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 578 | 1.69% | 18.16 | ||
| Turnout | 34,147 | 71.04% | 2.16 | ||
| Registered electors | 48,716 | 14.75 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | 17.25 |
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Assembly Election 1993
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Dharam Pal Thakur | 17,077 | 59.21% | 40.15 | |
| BJP | Nagin Chander Pal | 11,350 | 39.35% | 27.88 | |
| Doordarshi Party | Devender Sharma | 170 | 0.59% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 5,727 | 19.86% | 28.32 | ||
| Turnout | 28,842 | 68.62% | 8.67 | ||
| Registered electors | 42,454 | 10.22 | |||
| INC gain from BJP | Swing | ||||
Assembly Election 1990
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Nagin Chander Pal | 15,350 | 67.24% | 34.21 | |
| INC | Amar Chand Pal | 4,352 | 19.06% | 43.61 | |
| Independent | Amar Singh Thakur | 1,018 | 4.46% | New | |
| Independent | Balak Ram Thakur | 857 | 3.75% | New | |
| CPI | Harish Kaushal | 685 | 3.00% | 0.99 | |
| BSP | Sant Ram | 327 | 1.43% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 10,998 | 48.17% | 18.52 | ||
| Turnout | 22,830 | 59.77% | 12.52 | ||
| Registered electors | 38,518 | 27.86 | |||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | 4.56 |
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Assembly Election 1985
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Hira Singh Pal | 13,554 | 62.67% | 30.37 | |
| BJP | Nagin Chander Pal | 7,142 | 33.03% | 10.23 | |
| CPI | Harish Chander | 862 | 3.99% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 6,412 | 29.65% | 18.70 | ||
| Turnout | 21,626 | 72.50% | 0.52 | ||
| Registered electors | 30,124 | 5.98 | |||
| INC gain from BJP | Swing | 19.41 |
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Assembly Election 1982
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Nagin Chander Pal | 8,764 | 43.26% | New | |
| INC | Hira Singh | 6,545 | 32.31% | New | |
| Independent | Hari Dass | 4,291 | 21.18% | New | |
| JP | Rajinder Kumar | 418 | 2.06% | 74.81 | |
| LKD | Bala Ram | 169 | 0.83% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 2,219 | 10.95% | 47.30 | ||
| Turnout | 20,259 | 72.26% | 14.33 | ||
| Registered electors | 28,424 | 13.37 | |||
| BJP gain from JP | Swing | 33.61 |
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Assembly Election 1977
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JP | Nagin Chandra Pal | 10,976 | 76.87% | New | |
| CPI | Kameshwar Pandit | 2,659 | 18.62% | 3.47 | |
| Independent | Kanshi Ram | 643 | 4.50% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 8,317 | 58.25% | 53.05 | ||
| Turnout | 14,278 | 57.45% | 7.80 | ||
| Registered electors | 25,072 | 5.11 | |||
| JP gain from LRP | Swing | 43.81 |
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Assembly Election 1972
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LRP | Hira Singh Pal | 3,876 | 33.06% | New | |
| INC | Bali Ram Thakur | 3,266 | 27.86% | 2.18 | |
| INC(O) | Hari Dass | 2,199 | 18.76% | New | |
| CPI | Kameshwar Pandit | 1,777 | 15.16% | New | |
| Independent | Karam Chand | 606 | 5.17% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 610 | 5.20% | 43.43 | ||
| Turnout | 11,724 | 50.34% | 15.07 | ||
| Registered electors | 23,853 | 3.34 | |||
| LRP gain from Independent | Swing | 41.26 |
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Assembly Election 1967
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Hira Singh Pal | 11,778 | 74.32% | New | |
| INC | H. Dass | 4,070 | 25.68% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 7,708 | 48.64% | |||
| Turnout | 15,848 | 66.18% | |||
| Registered electors | 24,678 | ||||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||