Fatehpur, Himachal Pradesh Assembly constituency
Fatehpur is one of the 68 constituencies in the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly. It is a part of Kangra Lok Sabha constituency.[2][3]
| Fatehpur | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 8 for the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | North India |
| State | Himachal Pradesh |
| District | Kangra |
| LS constituency | Kangra |
| Established | 2007 |
| Total electors | 87,913[1] |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 14th Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Indian National Congress |
| Elected year | 2022 |
Members of Legislative Assembly
| Year | Member | Picture | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Sujan Singh Pathania | Indian National Congress | ||
| 2017 | ||||
| 2021[lower-alpha 1] | Bhawani Singh Pathania[4] | Indian National Congress | ||
| 2022 | ||||
- By-Election
Election results
2022
| Party | Candidate | EVM Votes | Postal Votes | Total Votes | % of Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Bhawani Singh Pathania | 32,452 | 786 | 33,238 | 51.83 | |
| BJP | Rakesh Pathania | 25,462 | 422 | 25,884 | 40.36 | |
| Independent | Kripal Singh Parmar | 2,794 | 17 | 2,811 | 4.38 | |
| AAP | Dr. Rajan Sushant | 1,266 | 36 | 1,302 | 2.03 | |
| BSP | Tilak Raj | 281 | 17 | 298 | 0.46 | |
| Independent | Dr. Ashok Kumar Somal | 155 | 1 | 156 | 0.24 | |
| Independent | Adv. Sanjay Sharma | 140 | 1 | 141 | 0.22 | |
| Independent | Vijay Koundal | 117 | 1 | 118 | 0.18 | |
| NOTA | 185 | 0 | 185 | 0.29 | ||
| Total | 62,852 | 1,281 | 64,133 | 72.95 | ||
| INC hold | Swing | |||||
2021 by-election
A by-election was needed for this constituency due to the death of the sitting MLA, Sujan Singh Pathania, on 13 February 2021.[5]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Bhawani Singh Pathania | 24,449 | |||
| BJP | Baldev Thakur | 18,660 | |||
| Independent | Dr. Rajan Sushant | 12,927 | |||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 389 | |||
| Majority | 5,789 | ||||
| Turnout | 56,706 | ||||
| Registered electors | 87,222 | [4] | |||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
2017
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Sujan Singh Pathania | ||||
| NOTA | None of the above | ||||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Registered electors | [7] | ||||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
References
- "Election Department, Himachal Pradesh". himachal.nic.in. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
- "Sitting and previous MLAs from Fatehpur Assembly constituency". Elections.in. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
- "DELIMITATION OF PARLIAMENTARY AND ASSEMBLY CONSTITUENCIES ORDER, 2008" (PDF). Election commission of India. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
- "Bye Elections 2021 (Parliamentary and Assemblies) - Bye-Elections Result in Xls/Pdf Format". Election Commission of India. 21 January 2022. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
- "Veteran Congress MLA, ex-minister Sujan Singh Pathania dies at 77". The Hindu. 13 February 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
- Election Commission of India. "Himachal Pradesh General Legislative Election 2017". Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- "Himachal Pradesh Legislative Election 2017". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
External links
- "Results of Himachal Pradesh Assembly Elections". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
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