Theog Assembly constituency

Theog
Theog
Constituency No. 61 for the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	North India
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Lok Sabha constituency	Shimla
Established	1951
Total electors	86,236
Reservation	None
Member of Legislative Assembly
	14th Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
	Incumbent Kuldeep Singh Rathore
Party	Indian National Congress
Alliance	Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance
Elected year	2022

Theog Assembly constituency also known as Theog-Kumarsain Assembly constituency^[2] (after 2008 delimitation of assembly constituencies, Kumarsain Assembly constituency was merged with Theog Assembly constituency), is one of the 68 constituencies in the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh state in India. It is a segment of Shimla Lok Sabha constituency.^[3]^[4]

Members of Legislative Assembly[edit | edit source]

Members of Territorial Council: Pandit Sadh Ram, Indian National Congress in 1957 and Nek Ram Negi, Indian National Congress in 1962.

Year	Member
1952	Jiwanoo	Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party
1952	Devi Ram	Indian National Congress
1967	Jai Bihari Lal Khachi	Independent politician
1972	Lal Chand Stokes	Indian National Congress
1977	Mehar Singh Chauhan	Janata Party
1982	Vidya Stokes	Indian National Congress
1985
1990
1993	Rakesh Verma	Bharatiya Janta Party
1998	Vidya Stokes	Indian National Congress
2003	Rakesh Verma	Independent politician
2007	Rakesh Verma
2012	Vidya Stokes	Indian National Congress
2017	Rakesh Singha^[5]	Communist Party of India
2022	Kuldeep Singh Rathore	Indian National Congress

Election results[edit | edit source]

Assembly Election 2022[edit | edit source]

2022 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Theog
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Kuldeep Singh Rathore	19,447	29.47%	13.99
	BJP	Ajay Shyam	14,178	21.49%	17.31
	Independent	Indu Varma	13,848	20.99%	New
	CPI(M)	Rakesh Singha	12,210	18.51%	23.66
	Independent	Vijay Pal Khachi	4,576	6.94%	New
	Independent	Amit Mehta	581	0.88%	New
	AAP	Attar Singh Chandel	487	0.74%	New
	NOTA	Nota	349	0.53%	0.12
	BSP	Jia Lal Sadhak	304	0.46%	New
Margin of victory			5,269	7.99%	4.61
Turnout			65,980	76.51%	1.67
Registered electors			86,236		9.80
	INC gain from CPI (M)		Swing	12.70

Assembly Election 2017[edit | edit source]

2017 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Theog^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	CPI(M)	Rakesh Singha	24,791	42.17%	23.48
	BJP	Rakesh Verma	22,808	38.80%	7.82
	INC	Deepak Rathour	9,101	15.48%	23.20
	Independent	Devi Ram Sharma	641	1.09%	New
	NOTA	None of the Above	383	0.65%	New
	Independent	Roshan Lal	294	0.50%	New
Margin of victory			1,983	3.37%	4.33
Turnout			58,784	74.85%	0.12
Registered electors			78,540		6.05
	CPI (M) gain from INC		Swing	3.49

Assembly Election 2012[edit | edit source]

2012 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Theog
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Vidya Stokes	21,478	38.69%	1.91
	BJP	Rakesh Verma	17,202	30.98%	18.82
	CPI(M)	Rakesh Singha	10,379	18.69%	New
	AITC	Pramod Kumar Sharma	4,480	8.07%	New
	Independent	Ram Lal Sharma	988	1.78%	New
	Independent	Roshan Lal	497	0.90%	New
	BSP	Vinay Kumar	362	0.65%	1.74
Margin of victory			4,276	7.70%	3.99
Turnout			55,519	74.96%	2.63
Registered electors			74,060		27.15
	INC gain from Independent		Swing	9.79

Assembly Election 2007[edit | edit source]

2007 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Theog
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Rakesh Verma	21,907	48.47%	*New*
	INC	Rajinder Singh	16,623	36.78%	1.69
	BJP	Daulat Ram	5,498	12.16%	3.44
	BSP	Kamla	1,082	2.39%	New
Margin of victory			5,284	11.69%	3.86
Turnout			45,196	77.60%	2.13
Registered electors			58,246		8.20
	Independent hold		Swing	2.17

Assembly Election 2003[edit | edit source]

2003 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Theog
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Rakesh Verma	19,869	46.30%	*New*
	INC	Rajinder Verma	16,510	38.47%	18.46
	BJP	Gian Singh Chandel	3,743	8.72%	32.41
	HVC	Col. Daulat Singh Nagaik	1,446	3.37%	2.43
	LJP	Chandan Jogi	1,348	3.14%	New
Margin of victory			3,359	7.83%	7.96
Turnout			42,916	79.83%	1.21
Registered electors			53,830		9.73
	Independent gain from INC		Swing	10.63

Assembly Election 1998[edit | edit source]

1998 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Theog
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Vidya Stokes	21,926	56.93%	8.94
	BJP	Rakesh Verma	15,844	41.14%	10.88
	Independent	Chandan Jogi	384	1.00%	New
	HVC	Madhu Shyam	363	0.94%	New
Margin of victory			6,082	15.79%	11.75
Turnout			38,517	79.28%	3.40
Registered electors			49,058		15.56
	INC gain from BJP		Swing	4.91

Assembly Election 1993[edit | edit source]

1993 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Theog
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Rakesh Verma	18,088	52.02%	*New*
	INC	Vidya Stokes	16,684	47.98%	3.34
Margin of victory			1,404	4.04%	1.39
Turnout			34,772	82.33%	5.30
Registered electors			42,452		7.10
	BJP gain from INC		Swing

Assembly Election 1990[edit | edit source]

1990 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Theog
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Vidya Stokes	15,586	51.32%	5.91
	JD	Keshav Ram Kashyap	14,782	48.68%	New
Margin of victory			804	2.65%	11.82
Turnout			30,368	77.03%	1.07
Registered electors			39,638		26.42
	INC hold		Swing

Assembly Election 1985[edit | edit source]

1985 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Theog
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Vidya Stokes	13,941	57.24%	2.94
	JP	Mehar Singh Chauhan	10,416	42.76%	8.99
Margin of victory			3,525	14.47%	6.06
Turnout			24,357	78.22%	1.16
Registered electors			31,355		3.69
	INC hold		Swing

Assembly Election 1982[edit | edit source]

1982 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Theog
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Vidya Stokes	12,947	54.30%	23.44
	JP	Mehar Singh Chauhan	8,052	33.77%	35.37
	BJP	Durga Singh Verma	2,429	10.19%	New
	Independent	Devi Ram	238	1.00%	New
	Independent	Balak Ram Himalvi	177	0.74%	New
Margin of victory			4,895	20.53%	17.75
Turnout			23,843	79.53%	11.04
Registered electors			30,240		8.37
	INC gain from JP		Swing	14.84

Assembly Election 1977[edit | edit source]

1977 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Theog
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JP	Mehar Singh Chauhan	13,081	69.14%	*New*
	INC	Vidya Stokes	5,839	30.86%	19.00
Margin of victory			7,242	38.28%	18.53
Turnout			18,920	68.36%	8.98
Registered electors			27,905		16.88
	JP gain from INC		Swing	19.27

Assembly Election 1972[edit | edit source]

1972 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Theog
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Lal Chand Stokes	7,003	49.86%	22.02
	Independent	Meher Singh Chauhan	4,230	30.12%	New
	Independent	Tara Dutt	2,664	18.97%	New
	INC(O)	Durga Singh Rathore	147	1.05%	New
Margin of victory			2,773	19.75%	18.22
Turnout			14,044	59.75%	0.47
Registered electors			23,875		10.86
	INC gain from Independent		Swing	15.94

Assembly Election 1967[edit | edit source]

1967 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Theog
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Jai Bihari Lal Khachi	10,451	65.81%	*New*
	INC	B. R. Bhalaik	4,422	27.84%	13.75
	ABJS	G. Dass	590	3.72%	New
	Independent	D. Ram	376	2.37%	New
Margin of victory			6,029	37.96%	36.82
Turnout			15,881	62.20%	22.69
Registered electors			26,783		16.67
	Independent gain from INC		Swing	51.71

Assembly Election 1952[edit | edit source]

1952 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Theog
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Devi Ram	1,658	14.10%	*New*
	KMPP	Kamal Chand	1,523	12.95%	New
	KMPP	Jiwanoo	1,359	11.55%	*New*
	Independent	Raghbir Singh	1,299	11.04%	New
	INC	Miknno Ram	1,257	10.69%	New
	All India Scheduled Caste Federation	Ballo Ram	917	7.80%	New
	All India Scheduled Caste Federation	Nalu Ram	859	7.30%	New
	Independent	Shyam Singh	798	6.78%	New
	Independent	Hira Singh	782	6.65%	New
	Independent	Mohan Lal	543	4.62%	New
	Independent	Lachhman Dass	452	3.84%	New
Margin of victory			135	1.15%
Turnout			11,763	36.60%
Registered electors			32,139
	INC win (new seat)

References[edit | edit source]

↑ "Himachal Pradesh General Legislative Election 2022". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
↑ "Theog-Kumarsain Constituency".
↑ "Sitting and previous MLAs from Theog Assembly constituency". Elections.in. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
↑ "DELIMITATION OF PARLIAMENTARY AND ASSEMBLY CONSTITUENCIES ORDER, 2008" (PDF). Election commission of India. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 Election Commission of India. "Himachal Pradesh General Legislative Election 2017". Retrieved 8 July 2021.

External links[edit | edit source]

"Results of Himachal Pradesh Assembly Elections". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
IndiaVotes AC: Theog 2012

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[election2022-1] "Himachal Pradesh General Legislative Election 2022". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 22 April 2023.

[2] "Theog-Kumarsain Constituency".

[3] "Sitting and previous MLAs from Theog Assembly constituency". Elections.in. Retrieved 2 November 2017.

[4] "DELIMITATION OF PARLIAMENTARY AND ASSEMBLY CONSTITUENCIES ORDER, 2008" (PDF). Election commission of India. Retrieved 2 November 2017.

[election2017-5] 5.0 ^5.1 Election Commission of India. "Himachal Pradesh General Legislative Election 2017". Retrieved 8 July 2021.

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