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Assembly constituency 61 · Himachal Pradesh

Theog is assembly constituency number 61 in Himachal Pradesh, in Shimla district, and one of the segments of the Shimla Lok Sabha seat. In the 2022 election Kuldeep Singh Rathore of the Indian National Congress won with 29.5% of the vote, 5,269 votes ahead of Ajay Shyam (BJP).

Theog · 2022AC 61
  1. 01
    Kuldeep Singh Rathore
    INC
    19,447
    29.47%
  2. 02
    Ajay Shyam
    BJP
    14,178
    21.49%
  3. 03
    Indu Varma
    Independent
    13,848
    20.99%
  4. 04
    Rakesh Singha
    CPI(M)
    12,210
    18.51%
  5. 05
    Vijay Pal Khachi
    Independent
    4,576
    6.94%
  6. 3 other candidates · 1,372 votesNOTA · 349 (0.53%)

Margin 5,269 votes · 7.99% of valid votes

86,236
Registered electors
2022 election
76.9%
Turnout
+3.0 pts vs 2017
5,269
Victory margin
8.0% of valid votes
Nov 2022 · candidate-wise result

All 8 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 65,980 valid votes, NOTA included.

Theog 2022 assembly election result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Kuldeep Singh RathoreMale · 62 yrsINC19,447
29.47%
2Ajay ShyamMale · 40 yrsBJP14,178
21.49%
3Indu VarmaFemale · 60 yrsIndependent13,848
20.99%
4Rakesh SinghaMale · 66 yrsCPI(M)12,210
18.51%
5Vijay Pal KhachiMale · 65 yrsIndependent4,576
6.94%
6Amit MehtaMale · 38 yrsIndependent581
0.88%
7Attar Singh ChandelMale · 69 yrsAAP487
0.74%
—NOTANOTA349
0.53%
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8Jia Lal SadhakMale · 61 yrs · SCBSP304
0.46%
Past results

The seat changed hands: CPI(M) won in 2017, INC in 2022.

0%10%20%30%40%50%201220172022INC 29.5%BJP 21.5%CPI(M) 18.5%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2022Kuldeep Singh RathoreINC · 29.5% · margin 5,269Turnout76.9%
2017Rakesh SinghaCPI(M) · 42.7% · margin 1,983Turnout73.9%
2012VidyaINC · 38.8% · margin 4,276Turnout75.0%

General elections since the 2008 delimitation. Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.

Theog result 2017

Theog 2017 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Rakesh SinghaCPI(M)24,791
42.73%
2Rakesh VermaBJP22,808
39.31%
3Deepak RathourINC9,101
15.69%
4Devi Ram SharmaIndependent641
1.10%
—NOTANOTA383
0.66%
5Roshan LalIndependent294
0.51%

Theog result 2012

Theog 2012 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1VidyaINC21,478
38.78%
2Rakesh VermaBJP17,202
31.06%
3Rakesh SinghaCPI(M)10,379
18.74%
4Pramod Kumar SharmaTMC4,480
8.09%
5Ram Lal SharmaIndependent988
1.78%
6Roshan LalIndependent497
0.90%
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7Vinay KumarBSP362
0.65%
Map

Theog 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 Shimla 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

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

  • Suresh Kumar KashyapBJP29,848 51.5%
  • Vinod SultanpuriINC27,304 47.1%
  • Anil Kumar MangetBSP352 0.6%
  • Madan LalAKBRPRVP247 0.4%
  • Suresh KumarRTRYDVBHMP166 0.3%

In the assembly election INC won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, BJP led here by 2,544 EVM votes.

Open Shimla Lok Sabha result
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FAQ

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

Who won the Theog assembly seat in 2022?

Kuldeep Singh Rathore of the Indian National Congress (INC) won Theog in the 2022 Himachal Pradesh assembly election with 19,447 votes, which was 29.47% of the valid votes polled.

What was the victory margin in Theog?

The margin was 5,269 votes (7.99% of valid votes). The runner-up was Ajay Shyam of the Bharatiya Janata Party with 14,178 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Theog in 2022?

Turnout was 76.89%: 66,303 of 86,236 registered electors voted, across 161 polling stations. That is 3.0 points higher than in 2017.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Theog part of?

Theog is an assembly segment of the Shimla Lok Sabha constituency in Himachal Pradesh. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Suresh Kumar Kashyap got the most EVM votes in this segment.

Is Theog a reserved constituency?

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

When is the next assembly election in Theog?

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.