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Assembly constituency 18 · Himachal Pradesh

Dharamshala is assembly constituency number 18 in Himachal Pradesh, in Kangra district, and one of the segments of the Kangra Lok Sabha seat. In the 2022 election Sudhir Sharma of the Indian National Congress won with 45.5% of the vote, 3,285 votes ahead of Rakesh Choudhary (BJP). A bye-election on 1 Jun 2024 was won by Sudhir Sharma (BJP), the current MLA.

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Dharamshala · 2022AC 18
  1. 01
    Sudhir Sharma
    INC
    27,323
    45.53%
  2. 02
    Rakesh Choudhary
    BJP
    24,038
    40.06%
  3. 03
    Vipan Nehria
    Independent
    7,416
    12.36%
  4. 04
    Kulwant Singh Rana
    AAP
    527
    0.88%
  5. 05
    Subhash Chand Shukla
    Independent
    170
    0.28%
  6. 1 other candidate · 98 votesNOTA · 438 (0.73%)

Margin 3,285 votes · 5.47% of valid votes

83,829
Registered electors
2022 election
72.0%
Turnout
-4.3 pts vs 2017
3,285
Victory margin
5.5% of valid votes
Nov 2022 · candidate-wise result

All 6 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 60,010 valid votes, NOTA included.

Dharamshala 2022 assembly election result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Sudhir SharmaMale · 50 yrsINC27,323
45.53%
2Rakesh ChoudharyMale · 44 yrsBJP24,038
40.06%
3Vipan NehriaMale · 37 yrs · STIndependent7,416
12.36%
4Kulwant Singh RanaMale · 67 yrsAAP527
0.88%
—NOTANOTA438
0.73%
5Subhash Chand ShuklaMale · 69 yrsIndependent170
0.28%
6Dr. Abhay Kumar AshokMale · 62 yrsIndependent98
0.16%
Past results

The seat changed hands: BJP won in 2017, INC in 2022.

0%10%20%30%40%50%201220172022INC 45.5%BJP 40.1%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2024 byeSudhir SharmaBJP · 45.1% · margin 5,526Turnout72.1%
2022Sudhir SharmaINC · 45.5% · margin 3,285Turnout72.0%
2019 byeVishal NehriaBJP · 44.4% · margin 6,758Turnout64.5%
2017Kishan KapoorBJP · 45.7% · margin 2,997Turnout76.3%
2012Sudhir SharmaINC · 44.6% · margin 5,000Turnout73.9%

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

Dharamshala bye-election, 1 Jun 2024

Turnout 72.1% · 62,417 of 86,603 electors voted

Dharamshala bye-election 2024-06-01 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Sudhir SharmaBJP28,066
45.06%
2Devinder Singh (jaggi)INC22,540
36.19%
3Rakesh ChaudharyIndependent10,770
17.29%
—NOTANOTA482
0.77%
4Satish KumarIndependent422
0.68%

Dharamshala bye-election, 21 Oct 2019

Turnout 64.5% · 52,939 of 82,137 electors voted

Dharamshala bye-election 2019-10-21 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Vishal NehriaBJP23,498
44.41%
2Rakesh KumarIndependent16,740
31.64%
3Vijay Inder KaranINC8,212
15.52%
4Puneesh SharmaIndependent2,345
4.43%
5Dr. Manohar Lal DhimanIndependent887
1.68%
6Nisha KatochIndependent435
0.82%
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—NOTANOTA430
0.81%
7Subhash Chand ShuklaIndependent368
0.70%

Dharamshala result 2017

Dharamshala 2017 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Kishan KapoorBJP26,050
45.69%
2Sudhir SharmaINC23,053
40.43%
3Ravinder RanaIndependent2,127
3.73%
4Pankaj Kumar (panku)Independent1,726
3.03%
5Kamal KumarIndependent1,655
2.90%
—NOTANOTA525
0.92%
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6Pawan ChoudharyBSP471
0.83%
7Ashwani KajalBMUP307
0.54%
8Digvijay PuriIndependent285
0.50%
9Vikas ChaudharyIndependent281
0.49%
10Anup DhimanIndependent273
0.48%
11Nisha KatochSWAP133
0.23%
12Subhash Chand ShuklaIndependent127
0.22%

Dharamshala result 2012

Dharamshala 2012 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Sudhir SharmaINC21,241
44.64%
2Kishan KapoorBJP16,241
34.13%
3Kamla PatiyalIndependent3,580
7.52%
4Amar Dass (nikku Purohit)Independent2,269
4.77%
5Ashwani Kajal ChaudharyIndependent1,452
3.05%
6Subhash Chand ShuklaIndependent649
1.36%
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7Sudershan AngariaBSP458
0.96%
8Jagdish ChandCPI(M)402
0.84%
9Chinta HarTMC334
0.70%
10Gulshan KumarNCP271
0.57%
11Suraksha DeviLJP263
0.55%
12Atul BhardwajIndependent187
0.39%
13Naresh Pal SinghIndependent143
0.30%
14Bal Raj SharmaSP89
0.19%
Map

Dharamshala 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 Kangra 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

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

  • Dr Rajeev BhardwajBJP35,066 58.3%
  • Anand SharmaINC21,815 36.3%
  • Rekha ChaudharyBSP2,099 3.5%
  • Dr Kehar SinghIndependent138 0.2%
  • Advocate Sanjay SharmaIndependent118 0.2%

In the assembly election INC won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, BJP led here by 13,251 EVM votes.

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FAQ

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

Who won the Dharamshala assembly seat in 2022?

Sudhir Sharma of the Indian National Congress (INC) won Dharamshala in the 2022 Himachal Pradesh assembly election with 27,323 votes, which was 45.53% of the valid votes polled.

What was the victory margin in Dharamshala?

The margin was 3,285 votes (5.47% of valid votes). The runner-up was Rakesh Choudhary of the Bharatiya Janata Party with 24,038 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Dharamshala in 2022?

Turnout was 72.02%: 60,370 of 83,829 registered electors voted, across 90 polling stations. That is 4.3 points lower than in 2017.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Dharamshala part of?

Dharamshala is an assembly segment of the Kangra Lok Sabha constituency in Himachal Pradesh. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Dr Rajeev Bhardwaj got the most EVM votes in this segment.

Has Dharamshala had a bye-election?

Yes. In the bye-election on 1 Jun 2024, Sudhir Sharma (Bharatiya Janata Party) won by 5,526 votes. In the bye-election on 21 Oct 2019, Vishal Nehria (Bharatiya Janata Party) won by 6,758 votes.

Is Dharamshala a reserved constituency?

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

When is the next assembly election in Dharamshala?

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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