DHARAMSHALA
Assembly seat no. 18 in Himachal Pradesh · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 3 times since 2012.
Winner, 2022
SUDHIR SHARMA
INC
Elections held
3
2012–2022
Most successful party
INC
won 2 of 3
Margin, 2022
3,285
5.47% of valid votes
Result, 2022
Runner-up
BJPRAKESH KUMAR
- Votes
- 24,038
- Vote share
- 40.06%
- Behind by
- 3,285
Electors
83,829
Total votes polled
60,010
Valid votes
60,010
NOTA votes
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Turnout
71.6%
Full result, 2022
7 candidates · 60,010 valid votes
SUDHIR SHARMAINCwon
27,323
45.5%
RAKESH KUMARBJP
24,038
40.1%
VIPAN KUMAR NEHRIAIND
7,416
12.4%
KULWANT SINGH RANAAAAP
527
0.9%
NOTANONEOFTHEABOVE
438
0.7%
SUBHASH CHAND SHUKLAIND
170
0.3%
ABHAY KUMAR ASHOKIND
98
0.2%
Past results
Most recent 3 of 3 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | SUDHIR SHARMA | INC | 27,323 | 45.53% | RAKESH KUMAR | 3,285 |
| 2017 | KISHAN KAPOOR | BJP | 26,050 | 45.69% | SUDHIR SHARMA | 2,997 |
| 2012 | SUDHIR SHARMA | INC | 21,241 | 44.64% | KISHAN KAPOOR | 5,000 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
