Fatehpur, Himachal Pradesh Assembly constituency

Fatehpur is one of the 68 constituencies in the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly. It is a part of Kangra Lok Sabha constituency.[2][3]

Fatehpur
Constituency No. 8 for the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionNorth India
StateHimachal Pradesh
DistrictKangra
LS constituencyKangra
Established2007
Total electors87,913[1]
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
14th Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyIndian National Congress
Elected year2022

Members of Legislative Assembly

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Election Member Party
2012 Sujan Singh Pathania Indian National Congress
2017
2021[4][a] Bhawani Singh Pathania
2022[5]
  1. ^ By-Election

Election results

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Assembly By-election 2021

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A by-election was needed for this constituency due to the death of the sitting MLA, Sujan Singh Pathania, on 13 February 2021.[6]

2021 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly by-election : Fatehpur[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Bhawani Singh Pathania 24,449 42.82%  10.90
BJP Baldev Thakur 18,660 32.68%  2.92
Independent Dr. Rajan Sushant 12,927 22.64% New
NOTA Nota 389 0.68% New
Himachal Jan Kranti Party Pankaj Kumar Darshi 375 0.66% New
Independent Dr. Ashok Kumar Somal 295 0.52% New
Margin of victory 5,789 10.14%  7.98
Turnout 57,095 64.91%  8.06
Registered electors 87,222  7.96
INC hold Swing  10.90

Assembly Election 2017

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2017 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Fatehpur[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Sujan Singh Pathania 18,962 31.92%  4.66
BJP Kripal Singh Parmar 17,678 29.76%  7.33
Independent Baldev Thakur 13,090 22.04% New
Independent Dr. Rajan Sushant 6,205 10.45% New
BSP Om Parkash 830 1.40%  8.37
Independent Bidhi Chand Sharma 580 0.98% New
Lok Gathbandhan Party Rasal Singh 392 0.66% New
Independent Dr. Ashok Kumar Somal 375 0.63% New
NOTA None of the Above 329 0.55% New
Margin of victory 1,284 2.16%  11.98
Turnout 59,401 73.52%  3.32
Registered electors 80,793  11.17
INC hold Swing  4.66

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Election Department, Himachal Pradesh". himachal.nic.in. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Sitting and previous MLAs from Fatehpur Assembly constituency". Elections.in. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
  3. ^ "DELIMITATION OF PARLIAMENTARY AND ASSEMBLY CONSTITUENCIES ORDER, 2008" (PDF). Election commission of India. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
  4. ^ "Congress wins Fatehpur bypoll in Himachal". Tribuneindia News Service. Archived from the original on 2 November 2021. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
  5. ^ "Himachal Pradesh General Legislative Election 2022". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
  6. ^ "Veteran Congress MLA, ex-minister Sujan Singh Pathania dies at 77". The Hindu. 13 February 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
  7. ^ "Bye Elections 2021 (Parliamentary and Assemblies)". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  8. ^ Election Commission of India. "Himachal Pradesh General Legislative Election 2017". Retrieved 8 July 2021.
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