https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Sarkaghat_Assembly_constituency Sarkaghat Assembly constituency - Revision history 2026-10-20T20:14:50Z Revision history for this page on the wiki MediaWiki 1.43.6 https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sarkaghat_Assembly_constituency&diff=533245&oldid=prev BarbaraMajeski6: Put Up New Data 2026-04-15T23:51:28Z <p>Put Up New Data</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{short description|Legislative Assembly constituency in Himachal Pradesh, India}}<br /> {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}<br /> {{Use Indian English|date=August 2021}}<br /> {{Infobox Indian constituency<br /> | name = Sarkaghat<br /> | type= SLA<br /> | constituency_no = 35<br /> | map_image = 35-Sarkaghat constituency.svg<br /> | mla = [[Dilip Thakur]]<br /> | party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]<br /> | latest_election_year = [[2022 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2022]]<br /> | state = [[Himachal Pradesh]]<br /> | district = [[Mandi district|Mandi]]<br /> | loksabha_cons = [[Mandi Lok Sabha constituency|Mandi]]<br /> | established = 1967<br /> | reservation = None<br /> | electors = {{formatnum:92207}}&lt;ref name=election2022&gt;{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/14751-himachal-pradesh-general-legislative-election-2022/ |title=Himachal Pradesh General Legislative Election 2012 |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] |access-date=22 April 2023}}&lt;/ref&gt;{{update after|2028|1}}<br /> }}<br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Sarkaghat Assembly constituency&#039;&#039;&#039; is one of the 68 constituencies in the [[Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly]] of [[Himachal Pradesh]] a northern state of [[India]]. [[Sarkaghat]] is also part of [[Mandi Lok Sabha constituency]].&lt;ref&gt;{{cite news |title=Sitting and previous MLAs from Sarkaghat Assembly constituency |url=http://www.elections.in/himachal-pradesh/assembly-constituencies/sarkaghat.html |work=Elections.in |access-date= November 2, 2017 }}&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;{{cite news |title=DELIMITATION OF PARLIAMENTARY AND ASSEMBLY CONSTITUENCIES ORDER, 2008 |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/CurrentElections/CONSOLIDATED_ORDER%20_ECI%20.pdf |work=Election commission of India |access-date= November 2, 2017 }}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ==Member of Legislative Assembly==<br /> <br /> {| class=&quot;wikitable sortable&quot;<br /> |-<br /> !Year<br /> !Member<br /> !colspan=&quot;2&quot;|Party<br /> |- <br /> | [[1967 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1967]] || V. Sagar || {{Full party name with color|Independent politician}}<br /> |- <br /> | [[1972 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1972]] || Ram Rakha || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}<br /> |- <br /> | [[1977 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1977]] || rowspan=3 | Vijay Kumar Joshi || {{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}<br /> |- <br /> | [[1982 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1982]] || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=2}}<br /> |- <br /> | [[1985 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1985]] <br /> |- <br /> | [[1990 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1990]] || Kashmiri Lal Joshi || {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}<br /> |- <br /> | [[1993 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1993]] || Vijay Kumar Joshi || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}<br /> |- <br /> | [[1998 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1998]] || Jai Krishan Sharma || {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}<br /> |- <br /> | [[2003 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2003]] || rowspan=2 | Mukesh Agnihotri || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=2}}<br /> |- <br /> | [[2007 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2007]] <br /> |- <br /> | [[2012 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2012]] || rowspan=2 | Inder Singh || {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party|rowspan=3}}<br /> |- <br /> | [[2017 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2017]] <br /> |- <br /> | [[2022 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2022]] || [[Dalip Thakur]]<br /> |}<br /> <br /> == Election results ==<br /> ===Assembly Election 2022 ===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[2022 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Sarkaghat}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Dilip Thakur]] |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=27,346 |percentage=42.89% |change={{decrease}}9.44 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Pawan Kumar |party=Indian National Congress |votes=25,539 |percentage=40.05% |change={{increase}}3.58 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Munish Sharma |party=Independent politician |votes=9,860 |percentage=15.46% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Nota |party=None of the above |votes=342 |percentage=0.54% |change={{decrease}}0.15 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Kailash Chand |party=Rashtriya Devbhumi Party |votes=262 |percentage=0.41% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Dhameshwar Ram |party=Aam Aadmi Party |votes=210 |percentage=0.33% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Ramesh Chand |party=Bahujan Samaj Party |votes=202 |percentage=0.32% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=1,807 |percentage=2.83% |change= {{decrease}}13.02 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=63,761 |percentage=69.15% |change= {{decrease}}1.75 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 92,207 |ref = |change= {{increase}}11.42 }}<br /> {{Election box hold with party link |winner=Bharatiya Janata Party |loser=Bharatiya Janata Party |swing= {{decrease}}9.44 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ===Assembly Election 2017 ===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[2017 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Sarkaghat&lt;ref name=election2017&gt;{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3815-himachal-pradesh-general-legislative-election-2017/ |title=Himachal Pradesh General Legislative Election 2017 |author=Election Commission of India |access-date=8 July 2021}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Inder Singh |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=30,705 |percentage=52.33% |change={{increase}}2.94 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Pawan Kumar |party=Indian National Congress |votes=21,403 |percentage=36.48% |change={{decrease}}8.84 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Munish Sharma |party=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |votes=3,653 |percentage=6.23% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=None of the Above |party=None of the above |votes=403 |percentage=0.69% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=9,302 |percentage=15.85% |change= {{increase}}11.78 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=58,677 |percentage=70.90% |change= {{increase}}0.41 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 82,756 |ref = |change= {{increase}}7.83 }}<br /> {{Election box hold with party link |winner=Bharatiya Janata Party |loser=Bharatiya Janata Party |swing= {{increase}}2.94 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> ===Assembly Election 2012 ===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[2012 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Sarkaghat}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Inder Singh |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=26,722 |percentage=49.39% |change={{increase}}7.84 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Rangila Ram Rao |party=Indian National Congress |votes=24,518 |percentage=45.32% |change={{decrease}}7.40 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Kishor Kumar |party=Independent politician |votes=1,155 |percentage=2.13% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Moti Ram |party=Independent politician |votes=440 |percentage=0.81% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Kashmir Singh |party=Bahujan Samaj Party |votes=358 |percentage=0.66% |change={{decrease}}3.41 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Ajay Kumar |party=Trinamool Congress |votes=352 |percentage=0.65% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=2,204 |percentage=4.07% |change= {{decrease}}7.09 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=54,105 |percentage=70.50% |change= {{decrease}}4.06 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 76,750 |ref = |change= {{decrease}}3.52 }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=Bharatiya Janata Party |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= {{decrease}}3.33 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> ===Assembly Election 2007 ===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[2007 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Sarkaghat}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Mukesh Agnihotri |party=Indian National Congress |votes=31,267 |percentage=52.72% |change={{increase}}19.81 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Jagroop Singh |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=24,643 |percentage=41.55% |change={{increase}}20.16 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Vijay Kumar Joshi |party=Bahujan Samaj Party |votes=2,414 |percentage=4.07% |change={{increase}}2.08 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Mukesh Chaudhary |party=Independent politician |votes=555 |percentage=0.94% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Dr. Lekh Raj Khanna |party=Lok Jan Shakti Party |votes=373 |percentage=0.63% |change={{decrease}}0.44 }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=6,624 |percentage=11.17% |change= {{increase}}1.06 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=59,311 |percentage=74.55% |change= {{increase}}4.07 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 79,554 |ref = |change= {{increase}}12.79 }}<br /> {{Election box hold with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= {{increase}}19.81 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> ===Assembly Election 2003 ===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[2003 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Sarkaghat&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1998 to the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1998/StatisticalReport-HP98.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120111191922/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1998/StatisticalReport-HP98.pdf|archive-date=11 January 2012|format=pdf}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Mukesh Agnihotri |party=Indian National Congress |votes=16,360 |percentage=32.91% |change={{increase}}6.74 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Jagroop Singh |party=Independent politician |votes=11,336 |percentage=22.80% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Jai Krishan Sharma |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=10,634 |percentage=21.39% |change={{decrease}}10.36 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Vijay Kumar Joshi |party=Himachal Vikas Congress |votes=5,102 |percentage=10.26% |change={{decrease}}5.44 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Jagjit Singh Mankotia |party=Independent politician |votes=2,588 |percentage=5.21% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Dr. Col. Surindra Singh Rana |party=Nationalist Congress Party |votes=1,138 |percentage=2.29% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Dr. Lekh Raj Khanna |party=Independent politician |votes=1,035 |percentage=2.08% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Ch. Parmod Kumar |party=Bahujan Samaj Party |votes=990 |percentage=1.99% |change={{decrease}}17.33 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Prem Bhatia |party=Lok Jan Shakti Party |votes=529 |percentage=1.06% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=5,024 |percentage=10.11% |change= {{increase}}4.52 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=49,712 |percentage=70.51% |change= {{increase}}3.74 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 70,531 |ref = |change= {{increase}}13.79 }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Bharatiya Janata Party |swing= {{increase}}1.16 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> ===Assembly Election 1998 ===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1998 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Sarkaghat&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1998 to the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1998/StatisticalReport-HP98.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120111191922/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1998/StatisticalReport-HP98.pdf|archive-date=11 January 2012|format=pdf}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Jai Krishan Sharma |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=13,136 |percentage=31.75% |change={{increase}}6.11 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Onkar Sharma |party=Indian National Congress |votes=10,825 |percentage=26.17% |change={{decrease}}7.72 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Kashmiri Lal Bharwal |party=Bahujan Samaj Party |votes=7,992 |percentage=19.32% |change={{decrease}}3.71 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Vijay Kumar Joshi |party=Himachal Vikas Congress |votes=6,497 |percentage=15.70% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Kashmiri Lal Joshi |party=All India Rashtriya Janata Party |votes=1,734 |percentage=4.19% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Sarwan Singh |party=Janata Dal |votes=710 |percentage=1.72% |change={{increase}}1.10 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Om Parkash Dutta |party=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |votes=477 |percentage=1.15% |change={{decrease}}2.10 }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=2,311 |percentage=5.59% |change= {{decrease}}2.65 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=41,371 |percentage=68.49% |change= {{increase}}3.89 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 61,984 |ref = |change= {{decrease}}0.70 }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=Bharatiya Janata Party |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= {{decrease}}2.13 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> ===Assembly Election 1993 ===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1993 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Sarkaghat&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1993 to the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1993/Statistical%20Report%201993%20Himachal%20Pradesh.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120111133700/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1993/Statistical%20Report%201993%20Himachal%20Pradesh.pdf|archive-date=11 January 2012|format=pdf}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Vijay Kumar Joshi |party=Indian National Congress |votes=13,292 |percentage=33.88% |change={{increase}}3.18 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Kashmiri Lal Joshi |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=10,061 |percentage=25.65% |change={{decrease}}26.73 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Kashmiri Lal Vahati |party=Bahujan Samaj Party |votes=9,036 |percentage=23.03% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Hakumat Rai |party=Independent politician |votes=5,281 |percentage=13.46% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Ravinder Joshi |party=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |votes=1,278 |percentage=3.26% |change={{increase}}0.63 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Harbans Singh |party=Janata Dal |votes=243 |percentage=0.62% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=3,231 |percentage=8.24% |change= {{decrease}}13.44 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=39,231 |percentage=63.43% |change= {{decrease}}3.78 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 62,419 |ref = |change= {{increase}}2.56 }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Bharatiya Janata Party |swing= {{decrease}}18.49 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> ===Assembly Election 1990 ===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1990 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Sarkaghat&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1990 to the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1990/Statisticall%20Report%20Himachal%20Pradesh%201990.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120114181905/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1990/Statisticall%20Report%20Himachal%20Pradesh%201990.pdf|archive-date=14 January 2012|format=pdf}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Kashmiri Lal Joshi |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=21,240 |percentage=52.37% |change={{increase}}5.46 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Vijay Kumar Joshi |party=Indian National Congress |votes=12,451 |percentage=30.70% |change={{decrease}}17.86 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Mool Raj |party=Independent politician |votes=3,178 |percentage=7.84% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Arjan Singh |party=Indian Congress (Socialist) – Sarat Chandra Sinha |votes=1,296 |percentage=3.20% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Dharam Singh |party=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |votes=1,064 |percentage=2.62% |change={{decrease}}1.90 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Bakshi Ram |party=Independent politician |votes=663 |percentage=1.63% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Radha Rani |party=Doordarshi Party |votes=311 |percentage=0.77% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=8,789 |percentage=21.67% |change= {{increase}}20.02 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=40,555 |percentage=67.12% |change= {{decrease}}1.94 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 60,862 |ref = |change= {{increase}}29.99 }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=Bharatiya Janata Party |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= {{increase}}3.81 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> ===Assembly Election 1985 ===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1985 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Sarkaghat&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1985 to the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1985/StatisticalReport%201985%20Himachal%20Pradesh.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120114090530/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1985/StatisticalReport%201985%20Himachal%20Pradesh.pdf|archive-date=14 January 2012|format=pdf}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Vijay Kumar Joshi |party=Indian National Congress |votes=15,591 |percentage=48.56% |change={{increase}}12.40 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Kashmiri Lal |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=15,062 |percentage=46.92% |change={{increase}}27.60 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Dharam Singh |party=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |votes=1,451 |percentage=4.52% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=529 |percentage=1.65% |change= {{decrease}}2.51 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=32,104 |percentage=69.38% |change= {{increase}}2.24 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 46,819 |ref = |change= {{increase}}6.06 }}<br /> {{Election box hold with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> ===Assembly Election 1982 ===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1982 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Sarkaghat&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1982 to the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/statisticalreports/SE_1982/Statistical%20Report%201982%20Himachal%20Pradesh.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120117041754/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/statisticalreports/SE_1982/Statistical%20Report%201982%20Himachal%20Pradesh.pdf|archive-date=17 January 2012|format=pdf|access-date=11 December 2023|url-status=live}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Vijay Kumar Joshi |party=Indian National Congress |votes=10,589 |percentage=36.16% |change={{increase}}7.77 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Kashmiri Lal Joshi |party=Independent politician |votes=9,371 |percentage=32.00% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Mohinder Singh |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=5,657 |percentage=19.32% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Wattan Chand |party=Communist Party of India |votes=1,437 |percentage=4.91% |change={{decrease}}6.58 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Mahabir Singh |party=Independent politician |votes=906 |percentage=3.09% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Gian Chand |party=Independent politician |votes=558 |percentage=1.91% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Rakesh Dutt |party=Independent politician |votes=498 |percentage=1.70% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Hoshiar Singh |party=Janata Party |votes=267 |percentage=0.91% |change={{decrease}}55.21 }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=1,218 |percentage=4.16% |change= {{decrease}}23.57 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=29,283 |percentage=67.39% |change= {{increase}}10.55 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 44,145 |ref = |change= {{decrease}}1.68 }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Janata Party |swing= {{decrease}}19.96 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> ===Assembly Election 1977 ===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1977 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Sarkaghat&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1977 to the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/statisticalreports/SE_1977/Statistical%20Report%201977%20Himachal%20Pradesh.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160319174923/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/statisticalreports/SE_1977/Statistical%20Report%201977%20Himachal%20Pradesh.pdf|archive-date=19 March 2016|format=pdf}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Vijay Kumar Joshi |party=Janata Party |votes=14,058 |percentage=56.12% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Kashmiri Lal Joshi |party=Indian National Congress |votes=7,111 |percentage=28.39% |change={{decrease}}24.84 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Wattan Chand |party=Communist Party of India |votes=2,877 |percentage=11.49% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Ranjit Singh |party=Independent politician |votes=418 |percentage=1.67% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Dharam Singh |party=Independent politician |votes=308 |percentage=1.23% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Gulzari Ram Bhatti |party=Independent politician |votes=160 |percentage=0.64% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=6,947 |percentage=27.73% |change= {{increase}}21.27 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=25,049 |percentage=56.56% |change= {{decrease}}6.00 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 44,901 |ref = |change= {{increase}}72.05 }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=Janata Party |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= {{increase}}2.89 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> ===Assembly Election 1972 ===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1972 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Sarkaghat&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3802-himachal-pradesh-1972/ |title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1972 to the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] |access-date=10 February 2022}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Ram Rakha |party=Indian National Congress |votes=8,584 |percentage=53.23% |change={{increase}}10.95 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Surinder Nath |party=Independent politician |votes=7,542 |percentage=46.77% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=1,042 |percentage=6.46% |change= {{increase}}2.38 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=16,126 |percentage=62.98% |change= {{increase}}4.10 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 26,098 |ref = |change= {{decrease}}17.27 }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Independent politician |swing= {{increase}}6.87 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> ===Assembly Election 1967 ===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1967 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Sarkaghat&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1967 to the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1967/Statistical%20Report%20Himachal%20Pradesh%201967.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120117081612/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1967/Statistical%20Report%20Himachal%20Pradesh%201967.pdf|archive-date=17 January 2012|format=pdf}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=V. Sagar |party=Independent politician |votes=8,437 |percentage=46.36% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=S. Nath |party=Indian National Congress |votes=7,695 |percentage=42.28% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=S. Sarup |party=Bharatiya Jana Sangh |votes=2,067 |percentage=11.36% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=742 |percentage=4.08% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=18,199 |percentage=61.77% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 31,547 |ref = |change= }}<br /> {{Election box new seat win |winner=Independent politician |loser= |swing= }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ==See also==<br /> * [[Sarkaghat]]<br /> * [[List of constituencies of Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly]]<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{reflist}}<br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> * {{cite web |title=Results of Himachal Pradesh Assembly Elections |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/category/74-himachal-pradesh/ |website=eci.gov.in |publisher=Election Commission of India |access-date=15 March 2022}}<br /> <br /> {{Assembly constituencies of Himachal Pradesh|state=expanded}}<br /> {{Himachal Pradesh elections|state=collapsed}}<br /> {{Mandi district}}<br /> <br /> {{coord|31.7|76.74|display=title}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Assembly constituencies of Himachal Pradesh]]<br /> [[Category:Mandi district]]<br /> [[Category:Politics of Himachal Pradesh]]<br /> [[Category:Legislative Assembly constituencies of Indian states established in 1967]]<br /> [[Category:1967 establishments in Himachal Pradesh]]</div> BarbaraMajeski6