Pachhad Assembly constituency
Legislative Assembly constituency in Himachal Pradesh State, India
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Pachhad is one of the 68 constituencies in the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh a northern state of India. It is also part of Shimla Lok Sabha constituency.[2][3][4]
| Pachhad | |
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| Constituency No. 55 for the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | North India |
| State | Himachal Pradesh |
| District | Sirmaur |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Shimla |
| Established | 1951 |
| Total electors | 77,181[1] |
| Reservation | SC |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 14th Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Elected year | 2022 |
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Year | Member | Picture | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | Yashwant Singh Parmar |  |
Indian National Congress | |
| 1967 | Jiwnu | |||
| 1972 | Zalam Singh | |||
| 1977 | Shri Ram Jakhmi | Janata Party | ||
| 1982 | Gangu Ram Musafir | Independent | ||
| 1985 | Indian National Congress | |||
| 1990 | ||||
| 1993 | ||||
| 1998 | ||||
| 2003 | ||||
| 2007 | ||||
| 2012 | Suresh Kumar Kashyap | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||
| 2017 | ||||
| 2019 by-election | Reena Kashyap | |||
| 2022[5] | ||||
Election results
Assembly Election 2022
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Reena Kashyap | 21,215 | 34.52% |  6.57 | |
| INC | Dayal Pyari | 17,358 | 28.25% | 7.64 | |
| Independent | Gangu Ram Musafir | 13,187 | 21.46% | New | |
| Rashtriya Devbhumi Party | Susheel Kumar Bhrigu | 8,113 | 13.20% | New | |
| AAP | Ajay Singh | 568 | 0.92% | New | |
| CPI(M) | Ashish Kumar | 543 | 0.88% | New | |
| NOTA | Nota | 466 | 0.76% |  0.17 | |
| Margin of victory | 3,857 | 6.28% | 1.07 | ||
| Turnout | 61,450 | 79.62% | 7.20 | ||
| Registered electors | 77,181 | 3.62 | |||
| BJP hold | Swing | 6.57 |
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Assembly By-election 2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Reena Kashyap | 22,167 | 41.09% | 12.33 | |
| INC | Gangu Ram Musafir | 19,359 | 35.89% | 6.18 | |
| Independent | Dayal Pyari | 11,698 | 21.69% | New | |
| Independent | Pawan Kumar | 428 | 0.79% | New | |
| NOTA | Nota | 318 | 0.59% | New | |
| Independent | Surender Pal | 292 | 0.54% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 2,808 | 5.21% | 6.15 | ||
| Turnout | 53,944 | 72.55% | 9.49 | ||
| Registered electors | 74,487 | 7.78 | |||
| BJP hold | Swing | 12.33 |
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Assembly Election 2017
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Suresh Kumar Kashyap | 30,243 | 53.42% | 2.61 | |
| INC | Gangu Ram Musafir | 23,816 | 42.07% | 3.51 | |
| Independent | Rattan Singh Kashyap | 1,182 | 2.09% | New | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 495 | 0.87% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 6,427 | 11.35% | 6.12 | ||
| Turnout | 56,611 | 81.91% | 1.90 | ||
| Registered electors | 69,110 | 10.23 | |||
| BJP hold | Swing | 2.61 |
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Assembly Election 2012
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Suresh Kumar Kashyap | 25,488 | 50.81% | 4.90 | |
| INC | Gangu Ram Musafir | 22,863 | 45.58% | 5.82 | |
| AITC | Rangi Ram | 668 | 1.33% | New | |
| NCP | Ram Rattan | 412 | 0.82% | New | |
| HLC | Desh Raj | 384 | 0.77% | New | |
| BSP | Shanti Devi | 298 | 0.59% | 1.91 | |
| Margin of victory | 2,625 | 5.23% | 0.25 | ||
| Turnout | 50,165 | 80.01% | 0.31 | ||
| Registered electors | 62,697 | 1.96 | |||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | 0.59 |
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Assembly Election 2007
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Gangu Ram Musafir | 25,383 | 51.40% | 2.08 | |
| BJP | Suresh Kumar Kashyap | 22,674 | 45.91% | 0.48 | |
| BSP | Parkash Dutt Bhatia | 1,239 | 2.51% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 2,709 | 5.49% | 2.56 | ||
| Turnout | 49,388 | 80.32% | 0.96 | ||
| Registered electors | 61,491 | 11.03 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
Assembly Election 2003
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Gangu Ram Musafir | 21,671 | 49.31% | 15.22 | |
| BJP | Ram Prakash | 20,385 | 46.39% | 20.18 | |
| Independent | Surinder Singh | 1,890 | 4.30% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 1,286 | 2.93% | 35.40 | ||
| Turnout | 43,946 | 79.56% | 3.54 | ||
| Registered electors | 55,380 | 11.92 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
Assembly Election 1998
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Gangu Ram Musafir | 24,208 | 64.53% | 7.04 | |
| BJP | Kali Dass Kashyap | 9,832 | 26.21% | 12.02 | |
| HVC | Subhash Chand | 3,473 | 9.26% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 14,376 | 38.32% | 19.06 | ||
| Turnout | 37,513 | 76.89% | 0.09 | ||
| Registered electors | 49,481 | 13.24 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
Assembly Election 1993
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Gangu Ram Musafir | 19,021 | 57.49% | 0.30 | |
| BJP | Ram Parkash | 12,649 | 38.23% | 1.99 | |
| CPI | Naresh Kumar | 1,322 | 4.00% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 6,372 | 19.26% | 1.69 | ||
| Turnout | 33,086 | 76.45% | 2.99 | ||
| Registered electors | 43,695 | 8.00 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
Assembly Election 1990
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Gangu Ram Musafir | 17,006 | 57.79% | 19.01 | |
| BJP | Kali Dass Kashyap | 11,835 | 40.22% | 17.03 | |
| Independent | Lekh Ram | 584 | 1.98% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 5,171 | 17.57% | 36.04 | ||
| Turnout | 29,425 | 73.22% | 3.52 | ||
| Registered electors | 40,460 | 22.99 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
Assembly Election 1985
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Gangu Ram | 17,485 | 76.81% | 52.61 | |
| BJP | Shiv Ram | 5,280 | 23.19% | 1.83 | |
| Margin of victory | 12,205 | 53.61% | 30.93 | ||
| Turnout | 22,765 | 69.71% | 3.77 | ||
| Registered electors | 32,896 | 4.74 | |||
| INC gain from Independent | Swing | 29.10 |
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Assembly Election 1982
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Gangu Ram | 9,805 | 47.71% | New | |
| BJP | Uchhbu Ram | 5,143 | 25.02% | New | |
| INC | Sada Nand | 4,973 | 24.20% | 6.59 | |
| JP | Arjun Singh | 631 | 3.07% | 41.00 | |
| Margin of victory | 4,662 | 22.68% | 4.58 | ||
| Turnout | 20,552 | 66.06% | 11.62 | ||
| Registered electors | 31,407 | 14.39 | |||
| Independent gain from JP | Swing | 3.63 |
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Assembly Election 1977
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JP | Shri Ram Jakhmi | 6,512 | 44.07% | New | |
| Independent | Vidya Nand | 3,837 | 25.97% | New | |
| INC | Sada Nand | 2,602 | 17.61% | 58.04 | |
| Independent | Prem Dass | 1,824 | 12.35% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 2,675 | 18.10% | 36.09 | ||
| Turnout | 14,775 | 54.49% | 13.45 | ||
| Registered electors | 27,456 | 4.20 | |||
| JP gain from INC | Swing | 31.57 |
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Assembly Election 1972
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Zalam Singh | 8,046 | 75.65% | 4.33 | |
| Independent | Uchhbu Ram | 2,282 | 21.46% | New | |
| CPI(M) | Mandu Ram | 308 | 2.90% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 5,764 | 54.19% | 5.76 | ||
| Turnout | 10,636 | 41.12% | 4.41 | ||
| Registered electors | 26,349 | 3.61 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | 4.33 |
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Assembly Election 1967
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Z. Singh | 7,860 | 79.98% | 79.12 | |
| Independent | M. Ram | 1,968 | 20.02% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 5,892 | 59.95% | 11.32 | ||
| Turnout | 9,828 | 37.50% | 0.60 | ||
| Registered electors | 27,335 | 1.01 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | 5.66 |
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Assembly Election 1952
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Yashwant Singh Parmar | 8,644 | 85.64% | New | |
| Independent | Kalawati Lall | 1,450 | 14.36% | New | |
| INC | Jiwnu | New | |||
| Margin of victory | 7,194 | 71.27% | |||
| Turnout | 10,094 | 36.56% | |||
| Registered electors | 27,613 | ||||
| INC win (new seat) | |||||