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Assembly constituency 34 · Himachal Pradesh · SC

Balh is assembly constituency number 34 in Himachal Pradesh, in Mandi district, and one of the segments of the Mandi Lok Sabha seat. In the 2022 election Inder Singh of the Bharatiya Janata Party won with 49.1% of the vote, 1,307 votes ahead of Prakash Chaudhary (INC).

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Balh · 2022AC 34
  1. 01
    Inder Singh
    BJP
    31,792
    49.12%
  2. 02
    Prakash Chaudhary
    INC
    30,485
    47.10%
  3. 03
    Tara Chand
    AAP
    1,406
    2.17%
  4. 04
    Prof. Prem Kumar Hawal
    BSP
    300
    0.46%
  5. 05
    Jiwan Ram
    RTRYDVBHMP
    245
    0.38%
  6. NOTA · 498 (0.77%)

Margin 1,307 votes · 2.02% of valid votes

81,597
Registered electors
2022 election
79.7%
Turnout
-1.8 pts vs 2017
1,307
Victory margin
2.0% of valid votes
Nov 2022 · candidate-wise result

All 5 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 64,726 valid votes, NOTA included.

Balh 2022 assembly election result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Inder SinghMale · 60 yrs · SCBJP31,792
49.12%
2Prakash ChaudharyMale · 60 yrs · SCINC30,485
47.10%
3Tara ChandMale · 60 yrs · SCAAP1,406
2.17%
—NOTANOTA498
0.77%
4Prof. Prem Kumar HawalMale · 45 yrs · SCBSP300
0.46%
5Jiwan RamMale · 45 yrs · SCRTRYDVBHMP245
0.38%
Past results

BJP held the seat: it also won in 2017.

0%20%40%60%201220172022BJP 49.1%INC 47.1%AAP 2.2%BSP 0.5%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2022Inder SinghBJP · 49.1% · margin 1,307Turnout79.7%
2017Inder SinghBJP · 60.1% · margin 12,811Turnout81.5%
2012Prakash ChaudharyINC · 39.5% · margin 3,116Turnout78.1%

General elections since the 2008 delimitation. Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.

Balh result 2017

Balh 2017 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Inder SinghBJP34,704
60.13%
2Prakash ChaudharyINC21,893
37.93%
3Prem Kumar HawalBSP466
0.81%
—NOTANOTA403
0.70%
4Rajender Paul KashavAIFB253
0.44%

Balh result 2012

Balh 2012 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Prakash ChaudharyINC20,043
39.48%
2Inder SinghBJP16,927
33.34%
3Mahant RamIndependent9,023
17.77%
4Sanjay Kumar SurehaliIndependent2,487
4.90%
5Paras RamCPI(M)600
1.18%
6Netar SinghHLP518
1.02%
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7Parshotam RamBSP488
0.96%
8Padam SinghHiSP343
0.68%
9Shakuntala DeviTMC339
0.67%
Map

Balh 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 Mandi 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

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

  • Kangna RanautBJP36,238 57.1%
  • Vikramaditya SinghINC26,496 41.8%
  • Dr. Prakash Chand BhardwajBSP338 0.5%
  • Narender KumarRTRYDVBHMP162 0.3%
  • Rakhee GuptaIndependent53 0.1%

In the assembly election BJP won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, BJP led here by 9,742 EVM votes.

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FAQ

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

Who won the Balh assembly seat in 2022?

Inder Singh of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won Balh in the 2022 Himachal Pradesh assembly election with 31,792 votes, which was 49.12% of the valid votes polled.

What was the victory margin in Balh?

The margin was 1,307 votes (2.02% of valid votes). The runner-up was Prakash Chaudhary of the Indian National Congress with 30,485 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Balh in 2022?

Turnout was 79.74%: 65,065 of 81,597 registered electors voted, across 105 polling stations. That is 1.8 points lower than in 2017.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Balh part of?

Balh is an assembly segment of the Mandi Lok Sabha constituency in Himachal Pradesh. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Kangna Ranaut got the most EVM votes in this segment.

Is Balh a reserved constituency?

Yes. Balh is reserved for scheduled castes (sc), so only candidates from that community can contest, while all registered voters in the seat can vote.

When is the next assembly election in Balh?

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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