Barsar is assembly constituency number 39 in Himachal Pradesh, in Hamirpur district, and one of the segments of the Hamirpur Lok Sabha seat. In the 2022 election Inder Dutt Lakhanpal of the Indian National Congress won with 48.2% of the vote, 13,792 votes ahead of Maya Sharma (BJP). A bye-election on 1 Jun 2024 was won by Inder Dutt Lakhanpal (BJP), the current MLA.
- 01Inder Dutt LakhanpalINC30,29348.16%
- 02Maya SharmaBJP16,50126.23%
- 03Sanjeev KumarIndependent15,25224.25%
- 04Rattan Chand KatochBSP2080.33%
- 05Gulshan SoniAAP1580.25%
- 2 other candidates · 198 votesNOTA · 297 (0.47%)
Margin 13,792 votes · 21.92% of valid votes
All 7 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 62,907 valid votes, NOTA included.
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Inder Dutt LakhanpalMale · 60 yrs | INC | 30,293 | 48.16% |
| 2 | Maya SharmaFemale · 52 yrs | BJP | 16,501 | 26.23% |
| 3 | Sanjeev KumarMale · 52 yrs | Independent | 15,252 | 24.25% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 297 | 0.47% |
| 4 | Rattan Chand KatochMale · 64 yrs · SC | BSP | 208 | 0.33% |
| 5 | Gulshan SoniMale · 50 yrs | AAP | 158 | 0.25% |
| 6 | Paramjit DhatwaliaMale · 34 yrs | HIMJKP | 132 | 0.21% |
| 7 | Naresh KumarMale · 43 yrs | RTRYDVBHMP | 66 | 0.10% |
INC held the seat: it also won in 2017.
General elections since the 2008 delimitation, plus bye-elections (dashed). Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.
Barsar bye-election, 1 Jun 2024
Turnout 73.0% · 65,262 of 89,357 electors voted
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Inder Dutt Lakhanpal | BJP | 33,086 | 51.04% |
| 2 | Subhash Chand | INC | 30,961 | 47.76% |
| 3 | Vishal Sharma | Independent | 452 | 0.70% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 323 | 0.50% |
Barsar result 2017
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Inder Dutt Lakhanpal | INC | 25,679 | 45.06% |
| 2 | Baldev Sharma | BJP | 25,240 | 44.29% |
| 3 | Sita Ram Bhardwaj | Independent | 5,181 | 9.09% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 464 | 0.81% |
| 4 | Saroti Devi | BSP | 281 | 0.49% |
| 5 | Vinod Thakur | LOGAP | 138 | 0.24% |
Barsar result 2012
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Inder Dutt Lakhanpal | INC | 26,041 | 51.02% |
| 2 | Baldev Sharma | BJP | 23,383 | 45.81% |
| 3 | Satish Kumar | HLP | 538 | 1.05% |
| 4 | Battan Singh | Independent | 414 | 0.81% |
| 5 | Om Prakash Jaswal | BSP | 322 | 0.63% |
| 6 | Parkash Chand | TMC | 208 | 0.41% |
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| 7 | Piar Singh Bhogal | Independent | 134 | 0.26% |
Barsar 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 Hamirpur district
Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.
Barsar is one of the assembly segments of Hamirpur. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Hamirpur candidates.
- Anurag Singh ThakurBJP39,412 62.5%
- Satpal RaizadaINC23,228 36.8%
- Hem RajBSP101 0.2%
- Surender Kumar GautamIndependent75 0.1%
- Jagdeep KumarRTRYDVBHMP31 0.0%
In the assembly election INC won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, BJP led here by 16,184 EVM votes.
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Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Barsar.
Who won the Barsar assembly seat in 2022?
Inder Dutt Lakhanpal of the Indian National Congress (INC) won Barsar in the 2022 Himachal Pradesh assembly election with 30,293 votes, which was 48.16% of the valid votes polled.
What was the victory margin in Barsar?
The margin was 13,792 votes (21.92% of valid votes). The runner-up was Maya Sharma of the Bharatiya Janata Party with 16,501 votes.
What was the voter turnout in Barsar in 2022?
Turnout was 72.29%: 63,256 of 87,505 registered electors voted, across 111 polling stations. That is 1.3 points higher than in 2017.
Which Lok Sabha constituency is Barsar part of?
Barsar is an assembly segment of the Hamirpur Lok Sabha constituency in Himachal Pradesh. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Anurag Singh Thakur got the most EVM votes in this segment.
Has Barsar had a bye-election?
Yes. In the bye-election on 1 Jun 2024, Inder Dutt Lakhanpal (Bharatiya Janata Party) won by 2,125 votes.
Is Barsar a reserved constituency?
No. Barsar is a general (unreserved) seat, so any eligible candidate can contest.
When is the next assembly election in Barsar?
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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