Himachal Pradesh Election 2022: Ghumarwin assembly constituency turned out to be a big upset for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The seat was termed very important for the saffron party as it belongs to Bilaspur - the home district of BJP President JP Nadda.
Ghumarwin assembly constituency falls under the Hamirpur Lok Sabha constituency. The BJP left stone unturned to retain the seat but it could not succeed. Congress leader Rajesh Dharmani defeated his BJP rival Rajinder Garg by a margin of 5,611 votes to hand over the upset to the saffron party.
ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS 2022: FULL COVERAGE
Top candidates
For the upcoming polls, the BJP has fielded its incumbent MLA Rajinder Garg. Meanwhile, Congress has once again reposed faith in Rajesh Dharmani. The AAP has decided to go with Rakesh Kumar Chopra, who recently switched over from the BJP.
A look at the 2017 assembly elections
Earlier in the 2017 assembly elections, BJP's Rajinder Garg defeated Conggress' Dharmani by a margin of 10,435 votes. A total of 34846 votes were polled in favour of Garg, whereas, 22,672 votes went to Dharmani's account. The BJP's vote share was 57.96% in comparison to Congress' 40.6%.
Ghumarwin assembly constituency consists of 87,267 electorates, with 43,314 male and 43,952 female voters. The polling in Ghumarwin will be held on November 12, while the counting of votes will take place on December 8, 2022.
History of Ghumarwin assembly constituency
Year Winner Party
- 1967 K. Singh Congress
- 1972 Sita Ram Congress
- 1977 Narayan Singh Swami Janta Party
- 1982 Narayan Singh Swami BJP
- 1985 Kashmir Singh Congress
- 1990 KD Dharmani BJP
- 1993 Kashmir Singh Congress
- 1998 Kashmir Singh Congress
- 2003 KD Dharmani BJP
- 2007 Rajesh Dharmani Congress
- 2012 Rajesh Dharmani Congress
- 2017 Rajinder Garg BJP
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