Darang Assembly constituency
| Darang | |
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| Constituency No. 30 for the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India | 
| Region | North India | 
| State | Himachal Pradesh | 
| District | Mandi | 
| Lok Sabha constituency | Mandi | 
| Established | 1977 | 
| Total electors | 91,525[1] | 
| Reservation | None | 
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 14th Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party | 
| Elected year | 2022 | 
Darang Assembly constituency is one of the 68 constituencies in the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh a northern state of India. It is a part of Mandi Lok Sabha constituency.[2][3]
Members of Legislative Assembly
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Kaul Singh Thakur | Janata Party | |
| 1982 | Indian National Congress | ||
| 1985 | |||
| 1990 | Dina Nath | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 1993 | Kaul Singh Thakur | Indian National Congress | |
| 1998 | |||
| 2003 | |||
| 2007 | |||
| 2012 | |||
| 2017 | Jawahar Lal Thakur | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2022 | Puran Chand Thakur | ||
Election results
Assembly Election 2022
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Puran Chand Thakur | 36,572 | 49.76% |  2.54 | |
| INC | Kaul Singh Thakur | 35,954 | 48.92% |  11.54 | |
| NOTA | Nota | 579 | 0.79% |  0.18 | |
| BSP | Ramesh Kumar | 385 | 0.52% |  0.25 | |
| Margin of victory | 618 | 0.84% |  9.00 | ||
| Turnout | 73,490 | 80.30% |  2.59 | ||
| Registered electors | 91,525 |  14.11 | |||
| BJP hold | Swing |  2.54 | |||
Assembly Election 2017
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Jawahar Lal Thakur | 31,392 | 47.22% |  1.51 | |
| INC | Kaul Singh Thakur | 24,851 | 37.38% |  12.24 | |
| Independent | Puran Chand Thakur | 7,672 | 11.54% | New | |
| BSP | Ramesh Kumar | 514 | 0.77% |  0.20 | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 407 | 0.61% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 6,541 | 9.84% |  5.93 | ||
| Turnout | 66,479 | 82.88% |  4.38 | ||
| Registered electors | 80,208 |  10.32 | |||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing |  2.40 | |||
Assembly Election 2012
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Kaul Singh Thakur | 28,325 | 49.62% |  0.99 | |
| BJP | Jawahar Lal Thakur | 26,093 | 45.71% |  0.02 | |
| HLC | Kapil Dev | 1,121 | 1.96% | New | |
| Independent | Girdhari Lal | 719 | 1.26% | New | |
| BSP | Chuni Lal | 556 | 0.97% |  1.74 | |
| Margin of victory | 2,232 | 3.91% |  0.97 | ||
| Turnout | 57,081 | 78.51% |  2.72 | ||
| Registered electors | 72,708 |  10.36 | |||
| INC hold | Swing |  0.99 | |||
Assembly Election 2007
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Kaul Singh Thakur | 29,898 | 48.64% |  2.66 | |
| BJP | Jawahar Lal Thakur | 28,089 | 45.69% |  7.16 | |
| BSP | Uttam Singh Chauhan | 1,669 | 2.71% | New | |
| NCP | Param Dev | 851 | 1.38% |  0.58 | |
| BBP | Tej Ram | 523 | 0.85% | New | |
| LJP | Guru Sharan Singh | 432 | 0.70% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 1,809 | 2.94% |  9.81 | ||
| Turnout | 61,474 | 75.79% |  0.31 | ||
| Registered electors | 81,109 |  14.15 | |||
| INC hold | Swing |  2.66 | |||
Assembly Election 2003
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Kaul Singh Thakur | 27,508 | 51.29% |  1.36 | |
| BJP | Ramesh Chand | 20,668 | 38.54% |  18.28 | |
| HVC | Dina Nath | 3,502 | 6.53% |  17.10 | |
| LHMP | Dharam Singh | 1,522 | 2.84% | New | |
| NCP | Param Dev | 431 | 0.80% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 6,840 | 12.75% |  16.27 | ||
| Turnout | 53,631 | 75.99% |  1.69 | ||
| Registered electors | 71,052 |  16.90 | |||
| INC hold | Swing |  1.36 | |||
Assembly Election 1998
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Kaul Singh Thakur | 23,616 | 52.65% |  3.95 | |
| HVC | Jawahar Lal Thakur | 10,598 | 23.63% | New | |
| BJP | Ramesh Chand | 9,087 | 20.26% |  19.64 | |
| Republican Janata Party | Dina Nath | 872 | 1.94% | New | |
| CPI | Hardev Singh | 458 | 1.02% |  0.48 | |
| Margin of victory | 13,018 | 29.02% |  12.32 | ||
| Turnout | 44,853 | 74.33% |  0.39 | ||
| Registered electors | 60,782 |  13.51 | |||
| INC hold | Swing |  3.95 | |||
Assembly Election 1993
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Kaul Singh Thakur | 22,482 | 56.60% |  12.16 | |
| BJP | Dina Nath | 15,848 | 39.90% |  13.83 | |
| BSP | Kanshi Ram | 636 | 1.60% | New | |
| CPI | Hardev Singh | 597 | 1.50% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 6,634 | 16.70% |  7.41 | ||
| Turnout | 39,722 | 75.00% |  2.69 | ||
| Registered electors | 53,547 |  8.36 | |||
| INC gain from BJP | Swing |  2.87 | |||
Assembly Election 1990
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Dina Nath | 18,980 | 53.72% |  20.93 | |
| INC | Kaul Singh Thakur | 15,699 | 44.44% |  22.49 | |
| Doordarshi Party | Puran Singh | 245 | 0.69% | New | |
| INS(SCS) | Brahma Nand | 213 | 0.60% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 3,281 | 9.29% |  24.85 | ||
| Turnout | 35,329 | 72.03% |  1.23 | ||
| Registered electors | 49,415 |  33.99 | |||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing |  13.21 | |||
Assembly Election 1985
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Kaul Singh Thakur | 17,344 | 66.93% |  9.80 | |
| BJP | Dina Nath | 8,498 | 32.79% |  7.62 | |
| Margin of victory | 8,846 | 34.14% |  17.42 | ||
| Turnout | 25,914 | 71.13% |  4.54 | ||
| Registered electors | 36,879 |  6.62 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
Assembly Election 1982
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Kaul Singh Thakur | 12,989 | 57.13% |  45.99 | |
| BJP | Dina Nath | 9,189 | 40.42% | New | |
| LKD | Vipat Ram | 558 | 2.45% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 3,800 | 16.71% |  13.09 | ||
| Turnout | 22,736 | 66.62% |  16.05 | ||
| Registered electors | 34,589 |  17.18 | |||
| INC gain from JP | Swing |  12.21 | |||
Assembly Election 1977
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JP | Kaul Singh Thakur | 6,588 | 44.92% | New | |
| Independent | Dina Nath Gautam | 6,057 | 41.30% | New | |
| INC | Prakash Chand | 1,634 | 11.14% | New | |
| Independent | Inder Singh | 224 | 1.53% | New | |
| Independent | Nawal Thakur | 129 | 0.88% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 531 | 3.62% | |||
| Turnout | 14,666 | 50.60% | |||
| Registered electors | 29,519 | ||||
| JP 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 Darang 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.
External links
- "Results of Himachal Pradesh Assembly Elections". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 March 2022.