Arki Assembly constituency

Arki Assembly constituency is one of the 68 constituencies in the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh a northern state of India. Arki is a part of Shimla Lok Sabha constituency.[2][3]

Arki
Constituency for the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Constituency Details
CountryIndia
RegionNorth India
StateHimachal Pradesh
DistrictSolan
LS ConstituencyShimla
Total electors91,884[1]
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
14th Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyIndian National Congress
Elected year2022

Members of Legislative Assembly
Year Member Picture Party
1967[4]Hira Singh Pal Independent
1972[5] Lok Raj Party Himachal Pradesh
1977Nagin Chander Pal Janata Party
1982 Bharatiya Janata Party
1985Hira Singh Pal Indian National Congress
1990Nagin Chander Pal Bharatiya Janata Party
1993Dharam Pal Thakur Indian National Congress
1998
2003
2007Govind Ram Sharma Bharatiya Janata Party
2012
2017 Virbhadra Singh[6] Indian National Congress
2021 by-election Sanjay Awasthy[7]

Election candidate

2022

Himachal Pradesh Assembly election, 2022: Arki Assembly constituency
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AAP Jeet Ram Sharma [8]
Registered electors [9]

Election results

2021 by-election

The sitting MLA, Virbhadra Singh died on 8 July 2021.[10] The Election Commission of India announced that by-elections for the vacant constituencies would be done on 30 October 2021.[11]

By-election, 2021: Arki[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Sanjay Awasthy 30,798 50.86
BJP Rattan Singh Pal 27,579 45.55
Independent Jeet Ram 547 0.9
NOTA None of the Above 1,626 2.69
Majority 3,219
Turnout 60,650 65.49
INC hold Swing

2017
Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election, 2017: Arki[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Virbhadra Singh
NOTA None of the above
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors [12]
INC gain from BJP Swing

See also

References
  1. Chief Electoral Officer, Himachal Pradesh (20 July 2018). "District and Assembly constituency Wise Details of Electors". pp. 17–19. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  2. "Sitting and previous MLAs from Arki Assembly constituency". Elections.in. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
  3. "DELIMITATION OF PARLIAMENTARY AND ASSEMBLY CONSTITUENCIES ORDER, 2008" (PDF). Election commission of India. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
  4. "Himachal Pradesh General Legislative Election 1967". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  5. "Himachal Pradesh General Legislative Election 1972". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  6. Election Commission of India. "Himachal Pradesh General Legislative Election 2017". Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  7. "Bye election to Assembly Trends & Result November 2021 - Himachal Pradesh - Arki". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2 November 2021. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
  8. "Himachal Pradesh elections: AAP releases second list of 54 candidates". Hindustan Times. 20 October 2022. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
  9. "Himachal Pradesh Legislative Elections". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  10. PTI (8 July 2021). "President, PM, leaders condole demise of Virbhadra Singh". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  11. "Schedule for Bye-elections in Parliamentary/Assembly Constituencies of various States - reg - Press Releases - No. ECI/PN/83/2021". Election Commission of India. 28 September 2021. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
  12. "Himachal Pradesh Legislative Election 2017". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 18 May 2022.

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