Arki Assembly constituency

{{short description|Legislative Assembly constituency in Himachal Pradesh State, India}}

{{Use Indian English|date=February 2023}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}

{{Infobox Indian constituency

| name = Arki

| type= SLA

| constituency_no = 50

| map_image = 50-Arki constituency.svg

| mla = Sanjay Awasthy

| party = Indian National Congress

| latest_election_year = 2022

| state = Himachal Pradesh

| district = Solan

| established = 1967

| loksabha_cons = Shimla

| reservation = None

| electors = {{formatnum:95788}}{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/14751-himachal-pradesh-general-legislative-election-2022/ |title=Himachal Pradesh General Legislative Election 2022 |publisher=Election Commission of India |access-date=22 April 2023}}{{update after|2028|1}}

}}

Arki Assembly constituency is one of the 68 constituencies in the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh a northern state of India. Arki is a part of Shimla Lok Sabha constituency.{{cite news |title=Sitting and previous MLAs from Arki Assembly constituency |url=http://www.elections.in/himachal-pradesh/assembly-constituencies/arki.html |work=Elections.in |access-date= October 31, 2017 }}{{cite news |title=DELIMITATION OF PARLIAMENTARY AND ASSEMBLY CONSTITUENCIES ORDER, 2008 |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/CurrentElections/CONSOLIDATED_ORDER%20_ECI%20.pdf |work=Election commission of India |access-date= October 31, 2017 }}

Members of the Legislative Assembly

class="wikitable sortable"
Year

!Member

!Picture

!colspan="2"|Party

1967{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3801-himachal-pradesh-1967/ |title=Himachal Pradesh General Legislative Election 1967 |publisher=Election Commission of India |access-date=8 July 2021}}rowspan=2| Hira Singh Pal

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{{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
1972{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3802-himachal-pradesh-1972/ |title=Himachal Pradesh General Legislative Election 1972 |publisher=Election Commission of India |access-date=8 July 2021}}{{Full party name with color|Lok Raj Party Himachal Pradesh}}
1977rowspan=2| Nagin Chander Pal

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{{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}
1982{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
1985Hira Singh Pal

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{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
1990Nagin Chander Pal

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{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
1993rowspan=3| Dharam Pal Thakur

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{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=3}}
1998
2003
2007rowspan=2| Govind Ram Sharma

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{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party|rowspan=2}}
2012
2017

| Virbhadra Singh

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{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=3}}
2021^

| rowspan=2|Sanjay Awasthy{{cite web |url=https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcByeNov2021/ConstituencywiseS0850.htm?ac=50 |title=Bye election to Assembly Trends & Result November 2021 - Himachal Pradesh - Arki |publisher=Election Commission of India |access-date= 2 November 2021 |url-status=live |archive-date=2 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211102102809/https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcByeNov2021/ConstituencywiseS0850.htm?ac=50}}

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2022

^By poll

Election results

=Assembly Election 2022 =

{{Election box begin|title= 2022 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Arki}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Sanjay |party=Indian National Congress |votes=30,897 |percentage=42.02% |change={{decrease}}8.85 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Rajender |party=Independent politician |votes=26,075 |percentage=35.46% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Govind Ram |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=13,444 |percentage=18.28% |change={{decrease}}27.27 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Jai Dev Singh |party=Rashtriya Devbhumi Party |votes=1,747 |percentage=2.38% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Nota |party=None of the above |votes=466 |percentage=0.63% |change={{decrease}}2.05 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Jeet Ram |party=Aam Aadmi Party |votes=316 |percentage=0.43% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Kamlesh |party=Bahujan Samaj Party |votes=306 |percentage=0.42% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Sanjay Kumar |party=Independent politician |votes=285 |percentage=0.39% |change= New}}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=4,822 |percentage=6.56% |change= {{increase}}1.24 }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=73,536 |percentage=76.77% |change= {{increase}}11.39 }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 95,788 |ref = |change= {{increase}}3.43 }}

{{Election box hold with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= {{decrease}}8.85 }}

{{Election box end}}

=Assembly By-election 2021 =

The sitting MLA, Virbhadra Singh died on 8 July 2021.{{Cite news|last=PTI|date=8 July 2021|title=President, PM, leaders condole demise of Virbhadra Singh|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/president-pm-leaders-condole-demise-of-virbhadra-singh/article35206237.ece|access-date=9 July 2021|issn=0971-751X}} The Election Commission of India announced that by-elections for the vacant constituencies would be done on 30 October 2021.{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/13715-schedule-for-bye-elections-in-parliamentaryassembly-constituencies-of-various-states-reg/ |title=Schedule for Bye-elections in Parliamentary/Assembly Constituencies of various States - reg - Press Releases - No. ECI/PN/83/2021 |publisher=Election Commission of India |date=28 September 2021 |access-date= 31 October 2021}}

{{Election box begin|title= 2021 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly by-election: Arki{{cite web |url=https://www.eci.gov.in/files/file/13971-bye-elections-2021-parliamentary-and-assemblies/|title=Bye Elections 2021 (Parliamentary and Assemblies)|access-date=10 December 2023|publisher=Election Commission of India }}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Sanjay |party=Indian National Congress |votes=30,798 |percentage=50.86% |change={{decrease}}2.40 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Rattan Singh Pal |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=27,579 |percentage=45.55% |change={{increase}}1.62 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Nota |party=None of the above |votes=1,626 |percentage=2.69% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Jeet Ram |party=Independent politician |votes=547 |percentage=0.90% |change= New}}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=3,219 |percentage=5.32% |change= {{decrease}}4.03 }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=60,550 |percentage=64.65% |change= {{decrease}}10.82 }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 92,609 |ref = |change= {{increase}}8.97 }}

{{Election box hold with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= {{decrease}}2.40 }}

{{Election box end}}

=Assembly Election 2017 =

{{Election box begin|title= 2017 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Arki{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3815-himachal-pradesh-general-legislative-election-2017/ |title=Himachal Pradesh General Legislative Election 2017 |author=Election Commission of India |access-date=8 July 2021}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Virbhadra Singh |party=Indian National Congress |votes=34,499 |percentage=53.27% |change={{increase}}26.83 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Rattan Singh Pal |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=28,448 |percentage=43.92% |change={{increase}}13.86 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=None of the Above |party=None of the above |votes=530 |percentage=0.82% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Vijay Singh Rajput |party=Janral Samaj Party |votes=445 |percentage=0.69% |change= New}}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=6,051 |percentage=9.34% |change= {{increase}}5.72 }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=64,765 |percentage=76.21% |change= {{increase}}2.74 }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 84,987 |ref = |change= {{increase}}9.06 }}

{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Bharatiya Janata Party |swing= {{increase}}23.20 }}

{{Election box end}}

=Assembly Election 2012 =

{{Election box begin|title= 2012 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Arki}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Govind Ram |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=17,211 |percentage=30.06% |change={{decrease}}15.59 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Sanjay |party=Indian National Congress |votes=15,136 |percentage=26.44% |change={{increase}}10.11 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Amar Chand Pal |party=Independent politician |votes=10,477 |percentage=18.30% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Bhagat Singh Bahlwal |party=Nationalist Congress Party |votes=7,515 |percentage=13.13% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Ram Krishan |party=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |votes=2,981 |percentage=5.21% |change={{increase}}2.55 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Ahsa Parihar |party=Independent politician |votes=1,754 |percentage=3.06% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Gurdas Ram |party=Bahujan Samaj Party |votes=575 |percentage=1.00% |change={{increase}}0.14 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Vijay Singh Chauhan |party=Independent politician |votes=456 |percentage=0.80% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Pawan Kumar |party=Independent politician |votes=430 |percentage=0.75% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Brij Lal |party=Himachal Swabhiman Party |votes=413 |percentage=0.72% |change= New}}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=2,075 |percentage=3.62% |change= {{decrease}}10.80 }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=57,247 |percentage=73.46% |change= {{decrease}}2.34 }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 77,927 |ref = |change= {{increase}}27.41 }}

{{Election box hold with party link |winner=Bharatiya Janata Party |loser=Bharatiya Janata Party |swing= {{decrease}}15.59 }}

{{Election box end}}

=Assembly Election 2007 =

{{Election box begin|title= 2007 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Arki}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Gobind Ram |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=21,168 |percentage=45.66% |change={{increase}}8.22 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Dharam Pal Thakur |party=Independent politician |votes=14,481 |percentage=31.23% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Parkash Chand |party=Indian National Congress |votes=7,569 |percentage=16.33% |change={{decrease}}23.73 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Ram Krishan |party=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |votes=1,233 |percentage=2.66% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Vijay Singh Chauhan |party=Independent politician |votes=636 |percentage=1.37% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Deep Chand Sharma |party=Communist Party of India |votes=500 |percentage=1.08% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Gomti Devi |party=Bahujan Samaj Party |votes=401 |percentage=0.86% |change= New}}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=6,687 |percentage=14.42% |change= {{increase}}11.80 }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=46,364 |percentage=75.81% |change= {{increase}}4.42 }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 61,161 |ref = |change= {{increase}}9.77 }}

{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Bharatiya Janata Party |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= {{increase}}5.60 }}

{{Election box end}}

=Assembly Election 2003 =

{{Election box begin|title= 2003 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Arki{{cite web|publisher=Election Commission of India|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1998 to the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1998/StatisticalReport-HP98.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120111191922/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1998/StatisticalReport-HP98.pdf|archive-date=11 January 2012|format=pdf}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Dharam Pal Thakur |party=Indian National Congress |votes=15,933 |percentage=40.06% |change={{decrease}}1.90 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Govind Ram |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=14,890 |percentage=37.43% |change={{decrease}}2.83 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Gurdas Ram |party=Independent politician |votes=3,694 |percentage=9.29% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Vishal Sharma |party=Himachal Vikas Congress |votes=1,205 |percentage=3.03% |change={{decrease}}8.25 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Ram Chand Pal |party=Independent politician |votes=1,069 |percentage=2.69% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Surat Ram |party=Independent politician |votes=938 |percentage=2.36% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Kailash Chand Bhargav |party=Independent politician |votes=501 |percentage=1.26% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Jeet Ram |party=Independent politician |votes=440 |percentage=1.11% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Virender Sharma |party=Independent politician |votes=404 |percentage=1.02% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Kanta Chandel |party=Samajwadi Party |votes=206 |percentage=0.52% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Vijay Singh Chauhan |party=Independent politician |votes=203 |percentage=0.51% |change= New}}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=1,043 |percentage=2.62% |change= {{increase}}0.93 }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=39,777 |percentage=71.42% |change= {{increase}}1.30 }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 55,717 |ref = |change= {{increase}}14.37 }}

{{Election box hold with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= {{decrease}}1.90 }}

{{Election box end}}

=Assembly Election 1998 =

{{Election box begin|title= 1998 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Arki{{cite web|publisher=Election Commission of India|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1998 to the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1998/StatisticalReport-HP98.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120111191922/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1998/StatisticalReport-HP98.pdf|archive-date=11 January 2012|format=pdf}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Dharam Pal Thakur |party=Indian National Congress |votes=14,327 |percentage=41.96% |change={{decrease}}17.25 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Nagin Chandra Pal |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=13,749 |percentage=40.26% |change={{increase}}0.91 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Inder Singh Thakur |party=Himachal Vikas Congress |votes=3,850 |percentage=11.27% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Ram Krishan |party=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |votes=2,044 |percentage=5.99% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Sant Ram |party=Janata Dal |votes=177 |percentage=0.52% |change= New}}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=578 |percentage=1.69% |change= {{decrease}}18.16 }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=34,147 |percentage=71.04% |change= {{increase}}2.16 }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 48,716 |ref = |change= {{increase}}14.75 }}

{{Election box hold with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= {{decrease}}17.25 }}

{{Election box end}}

=Assembly Election 1993 =

{{Election box begin|title= 1993 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Arki{{cite web|publisher=Election Commission of India|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1993 to the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1993/Statistical%20Report%201993%20Himachal%20Pradesh.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120111133700/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1993/Statistical%20Report%201993%20Himachal%20Pradesh.pdf|archive-date=11 January 2012|format=pdf}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Dharam Pal Thakur |party=Indian National Congress |votes=17,077 |percentage=59.21% |change={{increase}}40.15 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Nagin Chander Pal |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=11,350 |percentage=39.35% |change={{decrease}}27.88 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Devender Sharma |party=Doordarshi Party |votes=170 |percentage=0.59% |change= New}}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=5,727 |percentage=19.86% |change= {{decrease}}28.32 }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=28,842 |percentage=68.62% |change= {{increase}}8.67 }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 42,454 |ref = |change= {{increase}}10.22 }}

{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Bharatiya Janata Party |swing= }}

{{Election box end}}

=Assembly Election 1990 =

{{Election box begin|title= 1990 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Arki{{cite web|publisher=Election Commission of India|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1990 to the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1990/Statisticall%20Report%20Himachal%20Pradesh%201990.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120114181905/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1990/Statisticall%20Report%20Himachal%20Pradesh%201990.pdf|archive-date=14 January 2012|format=pdf}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Nagin Chander Pal |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=15,350 |percentage=67.24% |change={{increase}}34.21 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Amar Chand Pal |party=Indian National Congress |votes=4,352 |percentage=19.06% |change={{decrease}}43.61 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Amar Singh Thakur |party=Independent politician |votes=1,018 |percentage=4.46% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Balak Ram Thakur |party=Independent politician |votes=857 |percentage=3.75% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Harish Kaushal |party=Communist Party of India |votes=685 |percentage=3.00% |change={{decrease}}0.99 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Sant Ram |party=Bahujan Samaj Party |votes=327 |percentage=1.43% |change= New}}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=10,998 |percentage=48.17% |change= {{increase}}18.52 }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=22,830 |percentage=59.77% |change= {{decrease}}12.52 }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 38,518 |ref = |change= {{increase}}27.86 }}

{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Bharatiya Janata Party |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= {{increase}}4.56 }}

{{Election box end}}

=Assembly Election 1985 =

{{Election box begin|title= 1985 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Arki{{cite web|publisher=Election Commission of India|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1985 to the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1985/StatisticalReport%201985%20Himachal%20Pradesh.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120114090530/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1985/StatisticalReport%201985%20Himachal%20Pradesh.pdf|archive-date=14 January 2012|format=pdf}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Hira Singh Pal |party=Indian National Congress |votes=13,554 |percentage=62.67% |change={{increase}}30.37 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Nagin Chander Pal |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=7,142 |percentage=33.03% |change={{decrease}}10.23 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Harish Chander |party=Communist Party of India |votes=862 |percentage=3.99% |change= New}}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=6,412 |percentage=29.65% |change= {{increase}}18.70 }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=21,626 |percentage=72.50% |change= {{increase}}0.52 }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 30,124 |ref = |change= {{increase}}5.98 }}

{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Bharatiya Janata Party |swing= {{increase}}19.41 }}

{{Election box end}}

=Assembly Election 1982 =

{{Election box begin|title= 1982 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Arki{{cite web|publisher=Election Commission of India|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1982 to the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/statisticalreports/SE_1982/Statistical%20Report%201982%20Himachal%20Pradesh.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120117041754/eci.nic.in/eci_main/statisticalreports/SE_1982/Statistical%20Report%201982%20Himachal%20Pradesh.pdf|archive-date=17 January 2012|format=pdf}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Nagin Chander Pal |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=8,764 |percentage=43.26% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Hira Singh |party=Indian National Congress |votes=6,545 |percentage=32.31% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Hari Dass |party=Independent politician |votes=4,291 |percentage=21.18% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Rajinder Kumar |party=Janata Party |votes=418 |percentage=2.06% |change={{decrease}}74.81 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Bala Ram |party=Lokdal |votes=169 |percentage=0.83% |change= New}}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=2,219 |percentage=10.95% |change= {{decrease}}47.30 }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=20,259 |percentage=72.26% |change= {{increase}}14.33 }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 28,424 |ref = |change= {{increase}}13.37 }}

{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Bharatiya Janata Party |loser=Janata Party |swing= {{decrease}}33.61 }}

{{Election box end}}

=Assembly Election 1977 =

{{Election box begin|title= 1977 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Arki{{cite web|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1977 to the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/statisticalreports/SE_1977/Statistical%20Report%201977%20Himachal%20Pradesh.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160319174923/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/statisticalreports/SE_1977/Statistical%20Report%201977%20Himachal%20Pradesh.pdf|archive-date=19 March 2016|format=pdf}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Nagin Chandra Pal |party=Janata Party |votes=10,976 |percentage=76.87% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Kameshwar Pandit |party=Communist Party of India |votes=2,659 |percentage=18.62% |change={{increase}}3.47 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Kanshi Ram |party=Independent politician |votes=643 |percentage=4.50% |change= New}}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=8,317 |percentage=58.25% |change= {{increase}}53.05 }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=14,278 |percentage=57.45% |change= {{increase}}7.80 }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 25,072 |ref = |change= {{increase}}5.11 }}

{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Janata Party |loser=Lok Raj Party Himachal Pradesh |swing= {{increase}}43.81 }}

{{Election box end}}

=Assembly Election 1972 =

{{Election box begin|title= 1972 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Arki{{cite web|url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3802-himachal-pradesh-1972/ |title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1972 to the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh |publisher=Election Commission of India |access-date=10 February 2022}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Hira Singh Pal |party=Lok Raj Party Himachal Pradesh |votes=3,876 |percentage=33.06% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Bali Ram Thakur |party=Indian National Congress |votes=3,266 |percentage=27.86% |change={{increase}}2.18 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Hari Dass |party=Indian National Congress (Organisation) |votes=2,199 |percentage=18.76% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Kameshwar Pandit |party=Communist Party of India |votes=1,777 |percentage=15.16% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Karam Chand |party=Independent politician |votes=606 |percentage=5.17% |change= New}}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=610 |percentage=5.20% |change= {{decrease}}43.43 }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=11,724 |percentage=50.34% |change= {{decrease}}15.07 }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 23,853 |ref = |change= {{decrease}}3.34 }}

{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Lok Raj Party Himachal Pradesh |loser=Independent politician |swing= {{decrease}}41.26 }}

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=Assembly Election 1967 =

{{Election box begin|title= 1967 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Arki{{cite web|publisher=Election Commission of India|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1967 to the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1967/Statistical%20Report%20Himachal%20Pradesh%201967.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120117081612/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1967/Statistical%20Report%20Himachal%20Pradesh%201967.pdf|archive-date=17 January 2012|format=pdf}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Hira Singh Pal |party=Independent politician |votes=11,778 |percentage=74.32% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=H. Dass |party=Indian National Congress |votes=4,070 |percentage=25.68% |change= New}}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=7,708 |percentage=48.64% |change= }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=15,848 |percentage=66.18% |change= }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 24,678 |ref = |change= }}

{{Election box new seat win |winner=Independent politician |loser= |swing= }}

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