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Himachal Pradesh Assembly election results: BJP’s Billionaire candidate Rana retains Jogindernagar seat

Himachal Pradesh Assembly Election 2022: BJP gave a ticke to billionaire businessman Prakash Rana, who recently joined the saffron party.

Edited By: Raju Kumar @rajudelhi123 New Delhi Published : Nov 05, 2022 23:11 IST, Updated : Dec 09, 2022 16:32 IST
Prakash Rana is very popular in his constituency. He won in
Image Source : ANI Prakash Rana is very popular in his constituency. He won in 2017 as an Independent candidate.

Himachal Pradesh Assembly Election 2022: Jogindernagar assembly constituency is one of the 68 constituencies in the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly. Jogindernagar is a part of Mandi Lok Sabha constituency which belongs to Congress. Pratibha Singh, the widow of former CM Virbhadra Singh, represents Mandi Lok Sabha constituency. 

Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) batted for sitting MLA Prakash Prem Kumar Rana from Jogindernagar. Rana won the seat with 4339 votes margin.

From 1990 to 2017, Jogindernagar constituency was Congress’ stronghold but in 2017, riding anti-incumbency, Independent candidate Rana defeated Gulab Singh Thakur. Billionaire businessman Rana few months ago in June joined BJP.  

The voting in Himachal Pradesh was held on November 12 and results took place on December 8. 

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