Gagret Assembly constituency
Legislative Assembly constituency in Himachal Pradesh State, India
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Gagret Assembly constituency is one of the 68 constituencies in the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh a northern state of India. Gagret is also part of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh Lok Sabha constituency.[2][3]
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| Constituency No. 42 for the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | North India |
| State | Himachal Pradesh |
| District | Una |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Hamirpur |
| Established | 1967 |
| Total electors | 84,517[1] |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 14th Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent Rakesh Kalia | |
| Party | INC |
| Elected year | 2024 |
Members of Legislative Assembly
| Year | Member | Picture | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Mehnga Singh | Indian National Congress | ||
| 1972 | ||||
| 1977 | Sadhu Ram | Janata Party | ||
| 1982 | Bharatiya Janata Party | |||
| 1985 | Milkhi Ram | Indian National Congress | ||
| 1990 | Sadhu Ram | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||
| 1993 | Kuldeep Kumar | Indian National Congress | ||
| 1998 | ||||
| 2003 | ||||
| 2007 | Balbir Singh | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||
| 2012 | Rakesh Kalia | Indian National Congress | ||
| 2017 | Rajesh Thakur[4] | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||
| 2022 | Chaitanya Sharma[5] | Indian National Congress | ||
| 2024 | Rakesh Kalia | |||
- By-Election
Election results
Assembly Election 2022
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Chaitanya Sharma | 40,767 | 61.15% |  20.35 | |
| BJP | Rajesh Thakur | 25,082 | 37.62% |  18.60 | |
| NOTA | Nota | 404 | 0.61% | 0.04 | |
| AAP | Manohar Lal Dadwal | 145 | 0.22% | New | |
| Rashtriya Devbhumi Party | Vinod Dadwal (Pintu) | 125 | 0.19% | New | |
| BSP | Lekh Raj Katnoria | 97 | 0.15% | New | |
| Himachal Jan Kranti Party | Raghubir Singh | 45 | 0.07% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 15,685 | 23.53% | 8.10 | ||
| Turnout | 66,665 | 78.88% | 0.07 | ||
| Registered electors | 84,517 | 10.42 | |||
| INC gain from BJP | Swing | 4.92 |
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Assembly Election 2017
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Rajesh Thakur | 33,977 | 56.23% | 19.67 | |
| INC | Rakesh Kalia | 24657 | 40.80% | 5.34 | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 392 | 0.65% | New | |
| Independent | Subhash Sharma | 379 | 0.63% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 9,320 | 15.42% | 5.84 | ||
| Turnout | 60,427 | 78.95% | 5.09 | ||
| Registered electors | 76,540 | 10.62 | |||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | 10.08 |
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Assembly Election 2012
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Rakesh Kalia | 23,581 | 46.14% | 1.48 | |
| BJP | Sushil Kumar Kalia | 18,684 | 36.56% | 14.68 | |
| Independent | Raman Kumar Jaswal | 5,245 | 10.26% | New | |
| BSP | Gurbux Rai Thakur | 997 | 1.95% | 0.70 | |
| HLC | Narinder Singh Parmar | 789 | 1.54% | New | |
| Independent | Lakshmi Jariyal | 752 | 1.47% | New | |
| Himachal Swabhiman Party | Krishan Gopal | 323 | 0.63% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 4,897 | 9.58% | 3.00 | ||
| Turnout | 51,103 | 73.86% | 1.02 | ||
| Registered electors | 69,189 | 8.00 | |||
| INC gain from BJP | Swing | 5.10 |
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Assembly Election 2007
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Balbir Singh | 23,914 | 51.25% | 12.05 | |
| INC | Kuldeep Kumar | 20,843 | 44.66% | 11.99 | |
| BSP | Lekh Raj Katnoria | 1,238 | 2.65% | 1.84 | |
| Independent | Mehar Chand | 414 | 0.89% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 3,071 | 6.58% | 10.87 | ||
| Turnout | 46,666 | 72.84% | 0.74 | ||
| Registered electors | 64,063 | 14.64 | |||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | 5.41 |
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Assembly Election 2003
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Kuldeep Kumar | 23,297 | 56.65% | 4.12 | |
| BJP | Balbir Singh | 16,119 | 39.20% | 3.10 | |
| ABHM | Tarsem Lal | 524 | 1.27% | New | |
| HVC | Prem Dass Bhardwaj | 493 | 1.20% | 0.89 | |
| NCP | Parkash Chand Dhiman | 353 | 0.86% | New | |
| BSP | Lekh Raj Katnoria | 336 | 0.82% | 1.46 | |
| Margin of victory | 7,178 | 17.46% | 7.22 | ||
| Turnout | 41,122 | 73.72% | 3.11 | ||
| Registered electors | 55,881 | 15.05 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | 4.12 |
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Assembly Election 1998
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Kuldeep Kumar | 17,984 | 52.54% | 6.38 | |
| BJP | Satpaul | 14,480 | 42.30% | 6.83 | |
| BSP | Dharampaul | 781 | 2.28% | 2.33 | |
| HVC | Kashmiri Devi | 714 | 2.09% | New | |
| JD | Mela Singh | 193 | 0.56% | 0.44 | |
| Margin of victory | 3,504 | 10.24% | 13.22 | ||
| Turnout | 34,231 | 71.48% | 7.15 | ||
| Registered electors | 48,572 | 0.36 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | 6.38 |
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Assembly Election 1993
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Kuldeep Kumar | 18,059 | 58.92% | 23.34 | |
| BJP | Sadhu Ram | 10,871 | 35.47% | 25.76 | |
| BSP | Usha Devi | 1,412 | 4.61% | 2.38 | |
| JD | Capt. Mela Singh | 308 | 1.00% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 7,188 | 23.45% | 2.20 | ||
| Turnout | 30,650 | 64.10% | 0.01 | ||
| Registered electors | 48,400 | 5.32 | |||
| INC gain from BJP | Swing | 2.31 |
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Assembly Election 1990
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Sadhu Ram | 17,815 | 61.23% | 23.73 | |
| INC | Kuldeep Kumar | 10,351 | 35.58% | 24.99 | |
| BSP | Balwant Singh | 649 | 2.23% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 7,464 | 25.65% | 2.58 | ||
| Turnout | 29,096 | 63.88% | 1.04 | ||
| Registered electors | 45,956 | 26.86 | |||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
Assembly Election 1985
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Milkhi Ram | 13,664 | 60.57% | 14.60 | |
| BJP | Sadhu Ram | 8,460 | 37.50% | 15.30 | |
| Independent | Ram Chand | 205 | 0.91% | New | |
| Independent | Kuldip Singh Kaushal | 189 | 0.84% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 5,204 | 23.07% | 16.24 | ||
| Turnout | 22,559 | 63.01% | 1.89 | ||
| Registered electors | 36,225 | 7.88 | |||
| INC gain from BJP | Swing | 7.77 |
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Assembly Election 1982
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Sadhu Ram | 11,377 | 52.80% | New | |
| INC | Mehnga Singh | 9,906 | 45.97% | 1.72 | |
| JP | Gurdas Ram | 265 | 1.23% | 46.59 | |
| Margin of victory | 1,471 | 6.83% | 3.26 | ||
| Turnout | 21,548 | 64.99% | 16.27 | ||
| Registered electors | 33,580 | 2.29 | |||
| BJP gain from JP | Swing | 4.98 |
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Assembly Election 1977
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JP | Sadhu Ram | 7,520 | 47.82% | New | |
| INC | Milkhi Ram | 6,959 | 44.25% | 31.93 | |
| Independent | Sandhya Dass | 963 | 6.12% | New | |
| Independent | Khushi Ram | 283 | 1.80% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 561 | 3.57% | 57.42 | ||
| Turnout | 15,725 | 48.74% | 1.56 | ||
| Registered electors | 32,828 | 6.93 | |||
| JP gain from INC | Swing | 28.36 |
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Assembly Election 1972
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Mehnga Singh | 10,838 | 76.18% | 36.58 | |
| ABJS | Rajinder Nath | 2,162 | 15.20% | 8.48 | |
| Independent | Rattan Dev Singh | 658 | 4.63% | New | |
| INC(O) | Milkha Singh | 303 | 2.13% | New | |
| Independent | Khushi Ram | 265 | 1.86% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 8,676 | 60.99% | 45.06 | ||
| Turnout | 14,226 | 47.40% | 7.09 | ||
| Registered electors | 30,700 | 10.70 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | 36.58 |
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Assembly Election 1967
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Mehnga Singh | 4,311 | 39.60% | New | |
| ABJS | G. Dass | 2,577 | 23.67% | New | |
| Independent | M. Ram | 1,563 | 14.36% | New | |
| Independent | K. Ram | 1,043 | 9.58% | New | |
| Independent | D. Datt | 870 | 7.99% | New | |
| Independent | U. Singh | 521 | 4.79% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 1,734 | 15.93% | |||
| Turnout | 10,885 | 42.58% | |||
| Registered electors | 27,732 | ||||
| INC win (new seat) | |||||