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Arki (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
| Arki | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| District | Solan |
| State | Himachal Pradesh |
| Electorate | 91,884[1][needs update] |
| Lok Sabha Constituency | Shimla |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2021 |
| Party | Indian National Congress |
| MLA | Sanjay Awasthy[2] |
| Reservation | None |
Arki (Vidhan Sabha 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.[3][4]
Member of Legislative Assembly[edit]
| Year | Member | Picture | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967[5] | Hira Singh Pal | Independent | ||
| 1972[6] | Lok Raj Party Himachal Pradesh | |||
| 1977 | Nagin Chander Pal | Janata Party | ||
| 1982 | Bharatiya Janata Party | |||
| 1985 | Hira Singh Pal | Indian National Congress | ||
| 1990 | Nagin Chander Pal | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||
| 1993 | Dharam Pal Thakur | Indian National Congress | ||
| 1998 | ||||
| 2003 | ||||
| 2007 | Govind Ram Sharma | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||
| 2012 | ||||
| 2017 | Virbhadra Singh[7] |  |
Indian National Congress | |
| 2021 by-election | Sanjay Awasthy[2] | 
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Election results[edit]
2021 by-election[edit]
The sitting MLA, Virbhadra Singh died on 8 July 2021.[8] The Election Commission of India announced that by-elections for the vacant constituencies would be done on 30 October 2021.[9]
| 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 | |||||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
2017[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Virbhadra Singh | ||||
| NOTA | None of the Above | ||||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ Chief Electoral Officer, Himachal Pradesh (20 July 2018). "District and Assembly Constituency Wise Details of Electors". pp. 17–19. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Bye election to Vidhan Sabha Trends & Result November 2021 - Himachal Pradesh - Arki". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2 November 2021. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
- ↑ "Sitting and previous MLAs from Arki Assembly Constituency". Elections.in. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
- ↑ "DELIMITATION OF PARLIAMENTARY AND ASSEMBLY CONSTITUENCIES ORDER, 2008" (PDF). Election commission of India. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
- ↑ "Himachal Pradesh General Legislative Election 1967". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ↑ "Himachal Pradesh General Legislative Election 1972". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Election Commission of India. "Himachal Pradesh General Legislative Election 2017". Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ↑ PTI (8 July 2021). "President, PM, leaders condole demise of Virbhadra Singh". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
- ↑ "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.
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