Sarkaghat is assembly constituency number 35 in Himachal Pradesh, in Mandi district, and one of the segments of the Mandi Lok Sabha seat. In the 2022 election Dalip Thakur of the Bharatiya Janata Party won with 42.9% of the vote, 1,807 votes ahead of Pawan Kumar (INC).
- 01Dalip ThakurBJP27,34642.89%
- 02Pawan KumarINC25,53940.05%
- 03Munish SharmaIndependent9,86015.46%
- 04Kailash ChandRTRYDVBHMP2620.41%
- 05Dhameshwar RamAAP2100.33%
- 1 other candidate · 202 votesNOTA · 342 (0.54%)
Margin 1,807 votes · 2.83% of valid votes
All 6 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 63,761 valid votes, NOTA included.
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dalip ThakurMale · 57 yrs | BJP | 27,346 | 42.89% |
| 2 | Pawan KumarMale · 48 yrs | INC | 25,539 | 40.05% |
| 3 | Munish SharmaMale · 38 yrs | Independent | 9,860 | 15.46% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 342 | 0.54% |
| 4 | Kailash ChandMale · 32 yrs | RTRYDVBHMP | 262 | 0.41% |
| 5 | Dhameshwar RamMale · 47 yrs | AAP | 210 | 0.33% |
| 6 | Ramesh ChandMale · 53 yrs · SC | BSP | 202 | 0.32% |
BJP held the seat: it also won in 2017.
General elections since the 2008 delimitation. Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.
Sarkaghat result 2017
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Inder Singh | BJP | 30,705 | 53.72% |
| 2 | Pawan Kumar | INC | 21,403 | 37.45% |
| 3 | Munish Sharma | CPI(M) | 3,653 | 6.39% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 403 | 0.71% |
| 4 | Raj Kumar | BSP | 238 | 0.42% |
| 5 | Hem Raj | Independent | 198 | 0.35% |
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| 6 | Moti Ram | Independent | 177 | 0.31% |
| 7 | Jagdish Chand | Independent | 160 | 0.28% |
| 8 | Sanjiv Kumar | Independent | 117 | 0.20% |
| 9 | Paro Devi | LOGAP | 101 | 0.18% |
Sarkaghat result 2012
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Inder Singh | BJP | 26,722 | 49.50% |
| 2 | Rangila Ram Rao | INC | 24,518 | 45.42% |
| 3 | Kishor Kumar | Independent | 1,155 | 2.14% |
| 4 | Moti Ram | Independent | 440 | 0.82% |
| 5 | Kashmir Singh | BSP | 358 | 0.66% |
| 6 | Ajay Kumar | TMC | 352 | 0.65% |
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| 7 | Kamar Singh | HLP | 229 | 0.42% |
| 8 | Jagdish Chand | Independent | 159 | 0.29% |
| 9 | Shiv Ram Sharma | SP | 48 | 0.09% |
Sarkaghat 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.
Sarkaghat is one of the assembly segments of Mandi. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Mandi candidates.
- Kangna RanautBJP37,543 60.7%
- Vikramaditya SinghINC23,896 38.6%
- Dr. Prakash Chand BhardwajBSP224 0.4%
- Narender KumarRTRYDVBHMP86 0.1%
- Rakhee GuptaIndependent51 0.1%
In the assembly election BJP won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, BJP led here by 13,647 EVM votes.
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Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Sarkaghat.
Who won the Sarkaghat assembly seat in 2022?
Dalip Thakur of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won Sarkaghat in the 2022 Himachal Pradesh assembly election with 27,346 votes, which was 42.89% of the valid votes polled.
What was the victory margin in Sarkaghat?
The margin was 1,807 votes (2.83% of valid votes). The runner-up was Pawan Kumar of the Indian National Congress with 25,539 votes.
What was the voter turnout in Sarkaghat in 2022?
Turnout was 69.49%: 64,073 of 92,207 registered electors voted, across 110 polling stations. That is 0.3 points higher than in 2017.
Which Lok Sabha constituency is Sarkaghat part of?
Sarkaghat 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 Sarkaghat a reserved constituency?
No. Sarkaghat is a general (unreserved) seat, so any eligible candidate can contest.
When is the next assembly election in Sarkaghat?
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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