GAGRET
Assembly seat no. 42 in Himachal Pradesh · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 13 times since 1967.
Winner, 2012
RAKESH KALIA
INC
Elections held
13
1967–2022
Most successful party
INC
won 8 of 13
Margin, 2012
4,897
9.61% of valid votes
Result, 2012
Runner-up
BJPSUSHIL KUMAR KALIA
- Votes
- 18,684
- Vote share
- 36.68%
- Behind by
- 4,897
Electors
69,189
Total votes polled
50,938
Valid votes
50,938
NOTA votes
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Turnout
73.6%
Full result, 2012
10 candidates · 50,938 valid votes
RAKESH KALIAINCwon
23,581
46.3%
SUSHIL KUMAR KALIABJP
18,684
36.7%
RAMAN KUMAR JASWALIND
5,245
10.3%
GURBUX RAI THAKURBSP
997
2.0%
NARINDER SINGH PARMARHLP
789
1.6%
LAKSHMI JARIYALIND
752
1.5%
KRISHAN GOPALHISP
323
0.6%
RAM KRISHAN SANDHUIND
248
0.5%
SHIV KUMARAITC
216
0.4%
VIJAY KUMARSHS
103
0.2%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 13 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Chaitanya Sharma | INC | 40,767 | 61.15% | Rajesh Thakur | 15,685 |
| 2017 | RAJESH THAKUR | BJP | 33,977 | 56.95% | RAKESH KALIA | 9,320 |
| 2012 | RAKESH KALIA | INC | 23,581 | 46.29% | SUSHIL KUMAR KALIA | 4,897 |
| 2007 | BALBIR SINGH | BJP | 23,914 | 51.31% | KULDEEP KUMAR | 3,071 |
| 2003 | KULDEEP KUMAR | INC | 23,297 | 56.65% | BALBIR SINGH | 7,178 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the GAGRET assembly constituency in 2022?
Chaitanya Sharma (INC) won GAGRET in 2022, by a margin of 15,685 votes.
Which party has won GAGRET the most times?
INC, with 8 of the 13 wins recorded since 1967.
How many times has GAGRET gone to the polls?
13 times, from 1967 to 2022.
Who has won GAGRET the most times?
KULDEEP KUMAR, with 3 wins between 1993 and 2003.







