Himachal Pradesh Assembly election 2022: Sarkaghat constituency, one of the 68 constituencies in the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly, was represented by BJP MLA Inder Singh. Sarkaghat falls in Mandi Lok Sabha constituency which is held by Congress MP Pratibha Singh. Pratibha Singh is also Himachal Congress president Pratibha Singh who is one of the prime faces for CM post.
Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Dalip Thakur wins the seat with 1807 vote margin.
MLA seat is with BJP, while MP constituency is held by Congress. This equation made the Sarkaghat poll battle interesting.
In 2017 assembly election, sitting MLA Inder Singh defeated Congress candidate Pawan Kumar with a thin margin of 9302 votes. BJP has the upper hand because its leader Inder Singh defeated the Congress candidate in 2012 as well. Congress once again backed Pawan Kumar and fielded him against BJP contender Daleep Thakur.
This time BJP changed its candidate and gave ticket to Daleep Thakur.
Aam Aadmi Party was also contesting in the election to open its account in the state. AAP fielded Dhameshwar Ram in the election.
Voting for all 68 assembly seats in the state was held on November 12 and the counting of votes took place on December 8.
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