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Assembly constituency 42 · Himachal Pradesh

Gagret is assembly constituency number 42 in Himachal Pradesh, in Una district, and one of the segments of the Hamirpur Lok Sabha seat. In the 2022 election Chaitanya Sharma of the Indian National Congress won with 61.1% of the vote, 15,685 votes ahead of Rajesh Thakur (BJP). A bye-election on 1 Jun 2024 was won by Rakesh Kalia (INC), the current MLA.

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Gagret · 2022AC 42
  1. 01
    Chaitanya Sharma
    INC
    40,767
    61.15%
  2. 02
    Rajesh Thakur
    BJP
    25,082
    37.62%
  3. 03
    Manohar Lal Dadwal
    AAP
    145
    0.22%
  4. 04
    Vinod Dadwal (pintu)
    RTRYDVBHMP
    125
    0.19%
  5. 05
    Lekh Raj Katnoria
    BSP
    97
    0.15%
  6. 1 other candidate · 45 votesNOTA · 404 (0.61%)

Margin 15,685 votes · 23.53% of valid votes

84,517
Registered electors
2022 election
79.2%
Turnout
+0.9 pts vs 2017
15,685
Victory margin
23.5% of valid votes
Nov 2022 · candidate-wise result

All 6 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 66,665 valid votes, NOTA included.

Gagret 2022 assembly election result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Chaitanya SharmaMale · 28 yrsINC40,767
61.15%
2Rajesh ThakurMale · 57 yrsBJP25,082
37.62%
—NOTANOTA404
0.61%
3Manohar Lal DadwalMale · 62 yrsAAP145
0.22%
4Vinod Dadwal (pintu)Male · 38 yrsRTRYDVBHMP125
0.19%
5Lekh Raj KatnoriaMale · 57 yrs · SCBSP97
0.15%
6Raghubir SinghMale · 65 yrsHIMJKP45
0.07%
Past results

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

0%20%40%60%201220172022INC 61.1%BJP 37.6%AAP 0.2%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2024 byeRakesh KaliaINC · 55.2% · margin 8,487Turnout75.7%
2022Chaitanya SharmaINC · 61.1% · margin 15,685Turnout79.2%
2017Rajesh ThakurBJP · 57.0% · margin 9,320Turnout78.4%
2012Rakesh KaliaINC · 46.3% · margin 4,897Turnout73.9%

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

Gagret bye-election, 1 Jun 2024

Turnout 75.7% · 65,041 of 85,950 electors voted

Gagret bye-election 2024-06-01 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Rakesh KaliaINC35,768
55.17%
2Chaitanya SharmaBJP27,281
42.08%
—NOTANOTA606
0.93%
3Amit VashishtIndependent570
0.88%
4Ashok Sonkhala (mikki)Independent323
0.50%
5Manohar Lal SharmaIndependent288
0.44%

Gagret result 2017

Gagret 2017 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Rajesh ThakurBJP33,977
56.95%
2Rakesh KaliaINC24,657
41.33%
—NOTANOTA392
0.66%
3Subhash SharmaIndependent379
0.64%
4Lekh Raj KatnoriaBSP260
0.44%

Gagret result 2012

Gagret 2012 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Rakesh KaliaINC23,581
46.29%
2Sushil Kumar KaliaBJP18,684
36.68%
3Raman Kumar JaswalIndependent5,245
10.30%
4Gurbux Rai ThakurBSP997
1.96%
5Narinder Singh ParmarHLP789
1.55%
6Lakshmi JariyalIndependent752
1.48%
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7Krishan GopalHiSP323
0.63%
8Ram Krishan SandhuIndependent248
0.49%
9Shiv KumarTMC216
0.42%
10Vijay KumarShiv Sena103
0.20%
Map

Gagret 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 Una 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

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

  • Anurag Singh ThakurBJP36,877 58.2%
  • Satpal RaizadaINC25,933 40.9%
  • Hem RajBSP157 0.2%
  • Surender Kumar GautamIndependent118 0.2%
  • Jagdeep KumarRTRYDVBHMP17 0.0%

In the assembly election INC won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, BJP led here by 10,944 EVM votes.

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FAQ

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

Who won the Gagret assembly seat in 2022?

Chaitanya Sharma of the Indian National Congress (INC) won Gagret in the 2022 Himachal Pradesh assembly election with 40,767 votes, which was 61.15% of the valid votes polled.

What was the victory margin in Gagret?

The margin was 15,685 votes (23.53% of valid votes). The runner-up was Rajesh Thakur of the Bharatiya Janata Party with 25,082 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Gagret in 2022?

Turnout was 79.23%: 66,963 of 84,517 registered electors voted, across 91 polling stations. That is 0.9 points higher than in 2017.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Gagret part of?

Gagret 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 Gagret had a bye-election?

Yes. In the bye-election on 1 Jun 2024, Rakesh Kalia (Indian National Congress) won by 8,487 votes.

Is Gagret a reserved constituency?

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

When is the next assembly election in Gagret?

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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