Arki Assembly constituency

Arki
Arki
Constituency No. 50 for the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	North India
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Solan
Lok Sabha constituency	Shimla
Established	1967
Total electors	95,788
Reservation	None
Member of Legislative Assembly
	14th Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
	Incumbent Sanjay Awasthy
Party	Indian National Congress
Elected year	2022
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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 is a part of Shimla Lok Sabha constituency.^[2]^[3]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Year	Member
1967^[4]	Hira Singh Pal	Independent
1972^[5]	Hira Singh Pal	Lok Raj Party Himachal Pradesh
1977	Nagin Chander Pal	Janata Party
1982	Nagin Chander Pal	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	Govind Ram Sharma	Bharatiya Janata Party
2017	Virbhadra Singh^[6]	Indian National Congress
2021^	Sanjay Awasthy^[7]
2022	Sanjay Awasthy^[7]

^By poll

Election results

Assembly Election 2022

2022 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Arki
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

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]

2021 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly by-election: Arki^[10]
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

Assembly Election 2017

2017 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Arki^[6]
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

Assembly Election 2012

2012 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Arki
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

Assembly Election 2007

2007 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Arki
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

Assembly Election 2003

2003 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Arki^[11]
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

Assembly Election 1998

1998 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Arki^[12]
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

Assembly Election 1993

1993 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Arki^[13]
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

1990 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Arki^[14]
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

Assembly Election 1985

1985 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Arki^[15]
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

Assembly Election 1982

1982 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Arki^[16]
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

Assembly Election 1977

1977 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Arki^[17]
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

Assembly Election 1972

1972 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Arki^[18]
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

Assembly Election 1967

1967 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Arki^[19]
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)

References

^ "Himachal Pradesh General Legislative Election 2022". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
^ "Sitting and previous MLAs from Arki 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.
^ "Himachal Pradesh General Legislative Election 1967". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
^ "Himachal Pradesh General Legislative Election 1972". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
^ ^a ^b Election Commission of India. "Himachal Pradesh General Legislative Election 2017". Retrieved 8 July 2021.
^ "Bye election to Assembly Trends & Result November 2021 - Himachal Pradesh - Arki". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2 November 2021. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
^ PTI (8 July 2021). "President, PM, leaders condole demise of Virbhadra Singh". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
^ "Schedule for Bye-elections in Parliamentary/Assembly Constituencies of various States - reg - Press Releases - No. ECI/PN/83/2021". Election Commission of India. 28 September 2021. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
^ "Bye Elections 2021 (Parliamentary and Assemblies)". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
^ "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.
^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1972 to the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1967 to the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 17 January 2012.

External links

"Results of Himachal Pradesh Assembly Elections". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 March 2022.

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[election2022-1] "Himachal Pradesh General Legislative Election 2022". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 22 April 2023.

[2] "Sitting and previous MLAs from Arki Assembly constituency". Elections.in. Retrieved 31 October 2017.

[3] "DELIMITATION OF PARLIAMENTARY AND ASSEMBLY CONSTITUENCIES ORDER, 2008" (PDF). Election commission of India. Retrieved 31 October 2017.

[election1967-4] "Himachal Pradesh General Legislative Election 1967". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 8 July 2021.

[election1972-5] "Himachal Pradesh General Legislative Election 1972". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 8 July 2021.

[election2017-6] Election Commission of India. "Himachal Pradesh General Legislative Election 2017". Retrieved 8 July 2021.

[bye-election2021-7] "Bye election to Assembly Trends & Result November 2021 - Himachal Pradesh - Arki". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2 November 2021. Retrieved 2 November 2021.

[8] PTI (8 July 2021). "President, PM, leaders condole demise of Virbhadra Singh". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 9 July 2021.

[9] "Schedule for Bye-elections in Parliamentary/Assembly Constituencies of various States - reg - Press Releases - No. ECI/PN/83/2021". Election Commission of India. 28 September 2021. Retrieved 31 October 2021.

[10] "Bye Elections 2021 (Parliamentary and Assemblies)". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 10 December 2023.

[11] "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.

[12] "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.

[13] "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.

[14] "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.

[15] "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.

[16] "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.

[17] "Statistical Report on General Election, 1977 to the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh" (PDF). Archived from the original (pdf) on 19 March 2016.

[18] "Statistical Report on General Election, 1972 to the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 10 February 2022.

[19] "Statistical Report on General Election, 1967 to the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 17 January 2012.

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