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Assembly constituency 50 · Himachal Pradesh

Arki is assembly constituency number 50 in Himachal Pradesh, in Solan district, and one of the segments of the Shimla Lok Sabha seat. In the 2022 election Sanjay of the Indian National Congress won with 42.0% of the vote, 4,822 votes ahead of Rajender (IND).

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Arki · 2022AC 50
  1. 01
    Sanjay
    INC
    30,897
    42.02%
  2. 02
    Rajender
    Independent
    26,075
    35.46%
  3. 03
    Govind Ram
    BJP
    13,444
    18.28%
  4. 04
    Jai Dev Singh
    RTRYDVBHMP
    1,747
    2.38%
  5. 05
    Jeet Ram
    AAP
    316
    0.43%
  6. 2 other candidates · 591 votesNOTA · 466 (0.63%)

Margin 4,822 votes · 6.56% of valid votes

95,788
Registered electors
2022 election
77.1%
Turnout
+0.8 pts vs 2017
4,822
Victory margin
6.6% of valid votes
Nov 2022 · candidate-wise result

All 7 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 73,536 valid votes, NOTA included.

Arki 2022 assembly election result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1SanjayMale · 57 yrsINC30,897
42.02%
2RajenderMale · 53 yrsIndependent26,075
35.46%
3Govind RamMale · 66 yrsBJP13,444
18.28%
4Jai Dev SinghMale · 42 yrsRTRYDVBHMP1,747
2.38%
—NOTANOTA466
0.63%
5Jeet RamMale · 40 yrsAAP316
0.43%
6KamleshMale · 28 yrs · SCBSP306
0.42%
7Sanjay KumarMale · 40 yrsIndependent285
0.39%
Past results

INC held the seat: it also won in 2017.

0%20%40%60%201220172022INC 42.0%BJP 18.3%JanSP 0.7%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2022SanjayINC · 42.0% · margin 4,822Turnout77.1%
2021 byeSanjayINC · 50.9% · margin 3,219Turnout65.5%
2017Virbhadra SinghINC · 53.7% · margin 6,051Turnout76.3%
2012Govind Ram SharmaBJP · 30.1% · margin 2,075Turnout73.5%

General elections since the 2008 delimitation, plus bye-elections (dashed). Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.

Arki bye-election, 30 Oct 2021

Turnout 65.5% · 60,650 of 92,609 electors voted

Arki bye-election 2021-10-30 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1SanjayINC30,798
50.86%
2Rattan Singh PalBJP27,579
45.55%
—NOTANOTA1,626
2.69%
3Jeet RamIndependent547
0.90%

Arki result 2017

Arki 2017 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Virbhadra SinghINC34,499
53.73%
2Rattan Singh PalBJP28,448
44.30%
—NOTANOTA530
0.83%
3Vijay Singh RajputJanSP445
0.69%
4Vijay Singh ChauhanIndependent289
0.45%

Arki result 2012

Arki 2012 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Govind Ram SharmaBJP17,211
30.09%
2SanjayINC15,136
26.47%
3Amar Chand PalIndependent10,477
18.32%
4Bhagat Singh BahlwalNCP7,515
13.14%
5Ram KrishanCPI(M)2,981
5.21%
6Ahsa PariharIndependent1,754
3.07%
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7Gurdas RamBSP575
1.01%
8Vijay SinghIndependent456
0.80%
9Pawan KumarIndependent430
0.75%
10Brij LalHiSP413
0.72%
11Raj KumariIndependent242
0.42%
Map

Arki outlined in orange among the other Himachal Pradesh seats, coloured by the party that won each in 2022. Click any seat to open its page.

Other seats in Solan district

Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.

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Lok Sabha 2024 in this segment

Arki is one of the assembly segments of Shimla. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Shimla candidates.

  • Suresh Kumar KashyapBJP40,026 61.0%
  • Vinod SultanpuriINC24,542 37.4%
  • Anil Kumar MangetBSP413 0.6%
  • Suresh KumarRTRYDVBHMP384 0.6%
  • Madan LalAKBRPRVP252 0.4%

In the assembly election INC won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, BJP led here by 15,484 EVM votes.

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FAQ

Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Arki.

Who won the Arki assembly seat in 2022?

Sanjay of the Indian National Congress (INC) won Arki in the 2022 Himachal Pradesh assembly election with 30,897 votes, which was 42.02% of the valid votes polled.

What was the victory margin in Arki?

The margin was 4,822 votes (6.56% of valid votes). The runner-up was Rajender of the Independent with 26,075 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Arki in 2022?

Turnout was 77.12%: 73,870 of 95,788 registered electors voted, across 133 polling stations. That is 0.8 points higher than in 2017.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Arki part of?

Arki is an assembly segment of the Shimla Lok Sabha constituency in Himachal Pradesh. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Suresh Kumar Kashyap got the most EVM votes in this segment.

Has Arki had a bye-election?

Yes. In the bye-election on 30 Oct 2021, Sanjay (Indian National Congress) won by 3,219 votes.

Is Arki a reserved constituency?

No. Arki is a general (unreserved) seat, so any eligible candidate can contest.

When is the next assembly election in Arki?

The Himachal Pradesh assembly elected in 2022 completes its five-year term in 2027, so the next general election is due by then unless the assembly is dissolved early. The Election Commission of India announces the exact schedule.

Source: Election Commission of India, statistical reports for the Himachal Pradesh assembly elections of 2022 and 2017 and 2012 (2022 report) — detailed results and constituency data summary. Lok Sabha figures: ECI 2024 report 34, assembly segment details. Vote share is of valid votes including NOTA. Party names as listed by ECI. Candidate names are shown as filed; spelling follows ECI.

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