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Assembly seat no. 58 in Himachal Pradesh · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 3 times since 2012.

OverviewElection History
2022BJP2017BJP2012IND
Winner, 2012
KIRNESH JUNG
IND
Elections held
3
2012–2022
Most successful party
BJP
won 2 of 3
Margin, 2012
790
1.47% of valid votes

Result, 2012

Winner
INDKIRNESH JUNG
Votes
23,713
Vote share
44.04%
Margin
790
Runner-up
BJPSUKH RAM
Votes
22,923
Vote share
42.57%
Behind by
790
Electors
65,674
Total votes polled
53,844
Valid votes
53,844
NOTA votes
—
Turnout
82.0%

Full result, 2012

5 candidates · 53,844 valid votes

2012 election →
KIRNESH JUNGINDwon
23,713
44.0%
SUKH RAMBJP
22,923
42.6%
ONKAR SINGHINC
6,152
11.4%
SARVAR ALIIND
678
1.3%
BUDH RAMBSP
378
0.7%

Past results

Most recent 3 of 3 elections

YearWinnerPartyVotesVote shareRunner-upMargin
2022Sukh RamBJP31,00846.93%Kirnesh Jung8,596
2017SUKH RAMBJP36,01159.11%KIRNESH JUNG12,619
2012KIRNESH JUNGIND23,71344.04%SUKH RAM790

Who has held it

Wins by party across every election above

Turnout and closeness over time

Turnout

0%23%46%69%92%201220172022Turnout

Winning margin

0%6%12%17%23%201220172022Margin

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