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Assembly constituency 19· General seat

Palampur Vidhan Sabha — MLA & election results

Who is the MLA of Palampur? — Ashish Butail (INC), who won the Himachal Pradesh Assembly Election 2022 by 5,328 votes. Below: every candidate's votes.

MLA · 2022

Ashish Butail

INC
Margin: 5,328Comfortable win

Himachal Pradesh Assembly Election 2022 — results

Winner

Ashish Butail

INCComfortable win

votes

30,874

Margin

5,328(9.3%)

Winner vs Runner-up

Ashish Butail · INCTrilok Kapoor · BJP
30,87425,546
Candidate (5)votes
  1. 1Ashish Butail✓ WinnerINC30,87453.72%
  2. 2Trilok KapoorBJP25,54644.45%
  3. 3Sanjay BhardwajAAPDeposit lost4300.75%
  4. 4NOTA3820.66%
  5. 5Suresh KumarBSPDeposit lost2440.42%
Total votes57,476

Deposit lost: 2 of 4 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).

Electors & turnout — Assembly election 2022

From the Election Commission of India's statistical report

Electors
78,449

incl. service voters

Votes cast
57,842

incl. 1,988 postal

Turnout
73.73%
Polling stations
87

Turnout of men and women

Women77.1%

29,618 of 38,392 voted on EVMs

Men65.5%

26,236 of 40,057 voted on EVMs

  • Candidates4
  • Lost deposit2
  • NOTA382
  • Valid votes57,094

Frequently asked questions

Who is the MLA of Palampur?

Ashish Butail (INC) won Palampur in the Himachal Pradesh Assembly Election 2022 with 30,874 votes.

What was the winning margin in Palampur?

Ashish Butail defeated Trilok Kapoor (BJP) by 5,328 votes.

What was the turnout in Palampur in 2022?

73.73% — 57,842 of 78,449 electors voted (postal votes included). Women's turnout was 77.1%, men's 65.5%.

How many voters does Palampur have?

78,449 electors at the 2022 election — 40,057 men, 38,392 women (service voters included), and 87 polling stations.

When is the next assembly election in Palampur?

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 · verify with the original source for official use · Disclaimer