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Gagret Vidhan Sabha — MLA & election results

Who is the MLA of Gagret? — Rakesh Kalia (INC), who won the Himachal Pradesh Assembly bye-election 2024 by 8,487 votes. Below: history of 2 elections and every candidate's votes.
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MLA · 2024

Rakesh Kalia

INC
Margin: 8,487Comfortable win

Election history — every MLA of Gagret

2 elections · newest first

  1. 2024Jun 2024Rakesh KaliaINCCurrent MLABye-electionHimachal Pradesh Assembly bye-election 2024 · defeated Chaitanya Sharma (BJP)Margin8,487
  2. 2022Dec 2022Chaitanya SharmaINCHimachal Pradesh Assembly Election 2022 · defeated Rajesh Thakur (BJP)Margin15,685

Himachal Pradesh Assembly bye-election 2024 — results

Winner

Rakesh Kalia

INCComfortable win

votes

35,768

Margin

8,487(13.2%)

Winner vs Runner-up

Rakesh Kalia · INCChaitanya Sharma · BJP
35,76827,281
Candidate (5)votes
  1. 1Rakesh Kalia✓ WinnerINC35,76855.69%
  2. 2Chaitanya SharmaBJP27,28142.47%
  3. 3Amit VashishtINDDeposit lost5700.89%
  4. 4Ashok Sonkhala (Mikki)INDDeposit lost3230.5%
  5. 5Manohar Lal SharmaINDDeposit lost2880.45%
Total votes64,230

Deposit lost: 3 of 5 candidates — those not elected who polled no more than one-sixth of the valid votes of all candidates, NOTA excluded (Representation of the People Act 1951, s.158).

Past elections

Himachal Pradesh Assembly Election 2022Winner: Chaitanya Sharma (INC)Full result ▾
Candidate (7)votes
  1. 1Chaitanya Sharma✓ WinnerINC40,76761.15%
  2. 2Rajesh ThakurBJP25,08237.62%
  3. 3NOTA4040.61%
See all candidates (+4)
  1. 4Manohar Lal DadwalAAPDeposit lost1450.22%
  2. 5Vinod Dadwal (Pintu)Rashtriya Devbhumi PartyDeposit lost1250.19%
  3. 6Lekh Raj KatnoriaBSPDeposit lost970.15%
  4. 7Raghubir SinghHimachal Jan Kranti PartyDeposit lost450.07%
Total votes66,665

Himachal Pradesh Assembly Election 2022 — full result page →

Frequently asked questions

Who is the MLA of Gagret?

Rakesh Kalia (INC) won Gagret in the Himachal Pradesh Assembly bye-election 2024 with 35,768 votes.

What was the winning margin in Gagret?

Rakesh Kalia defeated Chaitanya Sharma (BJP) by 8,487 votes.

Who were the previous MLAs of Gagret?

2022: Chaitanya Sharma (INC)

When is the next assembly election in Gagret?

The last general election was completed in December 2022. An assembly's term is five years, so the next general election is due in 2027; the Election Commission of India announces the dates.

Source: eci.gov.in/eci-backend/public//all_files/election_report/Bye_Elections_2024_Jan_to_June_2024/Himachal_Pradesh-42-GAGRET-AC-BYE-2024_1783595945.xlsx · eci.gov.in/statistical-report/ae/2022/doc/14751 · verify with the original source for official use · Disclaimer