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Assembly constituency 8 · Himachal Pradesh

Fatehpur is assembly constituency number 8 in Himachal Pradesh, in Kangra district, and one of the segments of the Kangra Lok Sabha seat. In the 2022 election Bhawani Singh Pathania of the Indian National Congress won with 51.8% of the vote, 7,354 votes ahead of Rakesh Pathania (BJP).

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Fatehpur · 2022AC 8
  1. 01
    Bhawani Singh Pathania
    INC
    33,238
    51.83%
  2. 02
    Rakesh Pathania
    BJP
    25,884
    40.36%
  3. 03
    Kripal Singh Parmar
    Independent
    2,811
    4.38%
  4. 04
    Dr. Rajan Sushant
    AAP
    1,302
    2.03%
  5. 05
    Tilak Raj
    BSP
    298
    0.46%
  6. 3 other candidates · 415 votesNOTA · 185 (0.29%)

Margin 7,354 votes · 11.47% of valid votes

90,203
Registered electors
2022 election
71.5%
Turnout
-1.2 pts vs 2017
7,354
Victory margin
11.5% of valid votes
Nov 2022 · candidate-wise result

All 8 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 64,133 valid votes, NOTA included.

Fatehpur 2022 assembly election result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Bhawani Singh PathaniaMale · 48 yrsINC33,238
51.83%
2Rakesh PathaniaMale · 58 yrsBJP25,884
40.36%
3Kripal Singh ParmarMale · 63 yrsIndependent2,811
4.38%
4Dr. Rajan SushantMale · 67 yrsAAP1,302
2.03%
5Tilak RajMale · 30 yrsBSP298
0.46%
—NOTANOTA185
0.29%
6Dr. Ashok Kumar SomalMale · 64 yrsIndependent156
0.24%
7Adv. Sanjay SharmaMale · 55 yrsIndependent141
0.22%
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8Vijay KoundalMale · 63 yrsIndependent118
0.18%
Past results

INC held the seat: it also won in 2017.

0%20%40%60%201220172022INC 51.8%BJP 40.4%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2022Bhawani Singh PathaniaINC · 51.8% · margin 7,354Turnout71.5%
2021 byeBhawani Singh PathaniaINC · 42.8% · margin 5,789Turnout65.5%
2017Sujan Singh PathaniaINC · 32.5% · margin 1,284Turnout72.6%
2012Sujan Singh PathaniaINC · 36.7% · margin 7,217Turnout70.2%

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

Fatehpur bye-election, 30 Oct 2021

Turnout 65.5% · 57,152 of 87,222 electors voted

Fatehpur bye-election 2021-10-30 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Bhawani Singh PathaniaINC24,449
42.82%
2Baldev ThakurBJP18,660
32.68%
3Dr. Rajan SushantIndependent12,927
22.64%
—NOTANOTA389
0.68%
4Pankaj Kumar DarshiHIMJKP375
0.66%
5Dr. Ashok Kumar SomalIndependent295
0.52%

Fatehpur result 2017

Fatehpur 2017 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Sujan Singh PathaniaINC18,962
32.45%
2Kripal Singh ParmarBJP17,678
30.25%
3Baldev ThakurIndependent13,090
22.40%
4Dr. Rajan SushantIndependent6,205
10.62%
5Om ParkashBSP830
1.42%
6Bidhi Chand SharmaIndependent580
0.99%
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7Rasal SinghLOGAP392
0.67%
8Dr. Ashok Kumar SomalIndependent375
0.64%
—NOTANOTA329
0.56%

Fatehpur result 2012

Fatehpur 2012 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Sujan Singh PathaniaINC18,662
36.67%
2Baldev ThakurBJP11,445
22.49%
3Sudha SushantIndependent9,335
18.34%
4Pankaj Sharma (happy)Independent4,992
9.81%
5Om ParkashBSP4,984
9.79%
6Dr. Ashok Kumar SomalIndependent804
1.58%
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7Ramesh Dutt (bhola)Independent345
0.68%
8Pawan SinghIndependent331
0.65%
Map

Fatehpur 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

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

  • Dr Rajeev BhardwajBJP36,577 61.5%
  • Anand SharmaINC22,212 37.3%
  • Rekha ChaudharyBSP367 0.6%
  • Dr Kehar SinghIndependent95 0.2%
  • Advocate Sanjay SharmaIndependent84 0.1%

In the assembly election INC won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, BJP led here by 14,365 EVM votes.

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FAQ

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

Who won the Fatehpur assembly seat in 2022?

Bhawani Singh Pathania of the Indian National Congress (INC) won Fatehpur in the 2022 Himachal Pradesh assembly election with 33,238 votes, which was 51.83% of the valid votes polled.

What was the victory margin in Fatehpur?

The margin was 7,354 votes (11.47% of valid votes). The runner-up was Rakesh Pathania of the Bharatiya Janata Party with 25,884 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Fatehpur in 2022?

Turnout was 71.45%: 64,446 of 90,203 registered electors voted, across 112 polling stations. That is 1.2 points lower than in 2017.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Fatehpur part of?

Fatehpur 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 Fatehpur had a bye-election?

Yes. In the bye-election on 30 Oct 2021, Bhawani Singh Pathania (Indian National Congress) won by 5,789 votes.

Is Fatehpur a reserved constituency?

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

When is the next assembly election in Fatehpur?

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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