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Fatehpur, Himachal Pradesh Assembly constituency

Coordinates: 32°12′N 76°22′E / 32.2°N 76.36°E / 32.2; 76.36
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For the constituency in Rajasthan, see Fatehpur, Rajasthan Assembly constituency.

Fatehpur
Constituency No. 8 for the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionNorth India
StateHimachal Pradesh
DistrictKangra
LS constituencyKangra
Established2007
Total electors87,913[1]
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
14th Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyIndian National Congress
Elected year2022

Fatehpur is one of the 68 constituencies in the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly. It is a part of Kangra Lok Sabha constituency.[2][3]

Members of Legislative Assembly

Election Member Party
2012 Sujan Singh Pathania Indian National Congress
2017
2021[4][a] Bhawani Singh Pathania
2022[5]
  1. ^ By-Election

Election results

Assembly By-election 2021

A by-election was needed for this constituency due to the death of the sitting MLA, Sujan Singh Pathania, on 13 February 2021.[6]

2021 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly by-election : Fatehpur[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Bhawani Singh Pathania 24,449 42.82% Increase10.90
BJP Baldev Thakur 18,660 32.68% Increase2.92
Independent Dr. Rajan Sushant 12,927 22.64% New
NOTA Nota 389 0.68% New
Himachal Jan Kranti Party Pankaj Kumar Darshi 375 0.66% New
Independent Dr. Ashok Kumar Somal 295 0.52% New
Margin of victory 5,789 10.14% Increase7.98
Turnout 57,095 64.91% Decrease8.06
Registered electors 87,222 Increase7.96
INC hold Swing Increase10.90

Assembly Election 2017

2017 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Fatehpur[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Sujan Singh Pathania 18,962 31.92% Decrease4.66
BJP Kripal Singh Parmar 17,678 29.76% Increase7.33
Independent Baldev Thakur 13,090 22.04% New
Independent Dr. Rajan Sushant 6,205 10.45% New
BSP Om Parkash 830 1.40% Decrease8.37
Independent Bidhi Chand Sharma 580 0.98% New
Lok Gathbandhan Party Rasal Singh 392 0.66% New
Independent Dr. Ashok Kumar Somal 375 0.63% New
NOTA None of the Above 329 0.55% New
Margin of victory 1,284 2.16% Decrease11.98
Turnout 59,401 73.52% Increase3.32
Registered electors 80,793 Increase11.17
INC hold Swing Decrease4.66

See also

References

  1. ^ "Election Department, Himachal Pradesh". himachal.nic.in. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Sitting and previous MLAs from Fatehpur 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.
  4. ^ "Congress wins Fatehpur bypoll in Himachal". Tribuneindia News Service. Archived from the original on 2 November 2021. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
  5. ^ "Himachal Pradesh General Legislative Election 2022". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
  6. ^ "Veteran Congress MLA, ex-minister Sujan Singh Pathania dies at 77". The Hindu. 13 February 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
  7. ^ "Bye Elections 2021 (Parliamentary and Assemblies)". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  8. ^ Election Commission of India. "Himachal Pradesh General Legislative Election 2017". Retrieved 8 July 2021.

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