Dehra Assembly constituency

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

{{Use Indian English|date=July 2017}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2021}}

{{Infobox Indian constituency

| name = Dehra

| type= SLA

| constituency_no = 10

| map_image = 10-Dehra constituency.svg

| mla = Kamlesh Thakur

| party = Indian National Congress

| latest_election_year = 2024

| state = Himachal Pradesh

| district = Kangra

| loksabha_cons = Hamirpur

| established = 1967

| reservation = None

| electors = {{formatnum:85263}}{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/14751-himachal-pradesh-general-legislative-election-2022/ |title=Himachal Pradesh General Legislative Election 2012 |publisher=Election Commission of India |access-date=22 April 2023}}{{update after|2028|1}}

}}

Dehra (Vidhan Sabha or Assembly constituency & AC No.10) is one of the 68 assembly constituencies of Himachal Pradesh, a state in northern India. The town, municipality, and tehsil of Dehhra are part of this constituency. The assembly constituency is a part of the Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh Lok Sabha constituency.[http://www.elections.in/himachal-pradesh/assembly-constituencies/dehra.html Sitting and previous MLAs from Dehra Assembly constituency]

Members of Legislative Assembly

class="wikitable sortable"
Year

!Member

!colspan="2"|Party

1967

| V. Bhushan

|{{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}

2012

| Ravinder Singh Ravi

|{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}

2017

|rowspan="2" |Hoshyar Singh

|{{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)|rowspan=2}}

2022
2024

|Kamlesh Thakur

|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}

★By election

Election results

=2024 by-election=

{{Election box begin | title= Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly by-election 2024: Dehra}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link

|candidate = Kamlesh Thakur

|party = Indian National Congress

|votes = 32,737

|percentage = 57.94%

|change = {{up}}26.38

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|candidate = Hoshyar Singh

|party = Bharatiya Janata Party

|votes = 23,338

|percentage = 41.30%

|change = {{up}}13.68

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party =Independent

|candidate = Sulekha Chaudhary

|votes = 171

|percentage = 0.30%

|change =N/A

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|candidate = None of the Above

|party = None of the above

|votes = 150

|percentage = 0.27%

|change = {{down}}0.51

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party =Independent

|candidate = Arun Ankesh Syal

|votes = 67

|percentage = 0.12%

|change =N/A

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party =Independent

|candidate =Adv. Sanjay Sharma

|votes = 43

|percentage = 0.08%

|change =N/A

}}

{{Election box majority

|votes = 9,399

|percentage = 16.63%

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout

|votes = 56,506

|percentage =

|change =

}}

{{Election box gain with party link

|winner = Indian National Congress

|loser = Independent

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

=Assembly Election 2022 =

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

{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Hoshyar Singh |party=Independent politician |votes=22,997 |percentage=37.96% |change= {{down}}5.64}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Dr. Rajesh Sharma |party=Indian National Congress |votes=19,120 |percentage=31.56% |change={{increase}}16.63 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Ramesh Chand |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=16,730 |percentage=27.62% |change={{decrease}}8.93 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Varun Kumar |party=Independent politician |votes=560 |percentage=0.92% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Manish Kumar |party=Aam Aadmi Party |votes=483 |percentage=0.80% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Nota |party=None of the above |votes=472 |percentage=0.78% |change={{decrease}}0.85 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Harbans Singh |party=Bahujan Samaj Party |votes=213 |percentage=0.35% |change= New}}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=3,877 |percentage=6.40% |change= {{decrease}}0.65 }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=60,575 |percentage=71.04% |change= {{decrease}}1.51 }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 85,263 |ref = |change= {{increase}}11.42 }}

{{Election box hold with party link |winner=Independent politician |loser=Independent politician |swing= {{decrease}}5.63 }}

{{Election box end}}

=Assembly Election 2017 =

{{Election box begin|title= 2017 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Dehra{{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=Hoshyar Singh |party=Independent politician |votes=24,206 |percentage=43.60% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Ravinder Singh Ravi |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=20,292 |percentage=36.55% |change={{decrease}}15.36 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Viplove Thakur |party=Indian National Congress |votes=8,289 |percentage=14.93% |change={{decrease}}1.28 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=None of the Above |party=None of the above |votes=903 |percentage=1.63% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Manohar Lal Sharma |party=Bhartiya Himachal Jan Vikas Party |votes=393 |percentage=0.71% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Sudesh Choudhary |party=Independent politician |votes=337 |percentage=0.61% |change= New}}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=3,914 |percentage=7.05% |change= {{decrease}}25.40 }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=55,519 |percentage=72.55% |change= {{increase}}5.63 }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 76,522 |ref = |change= {{increase}}8.66 }}

{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Independent politician |loser=Bharatiya Janata Party |swing= {{decrease}}8.31 }}

{{Election box end}}

=Assembly Election 2012 =

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

{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Ravinder Singh Ravi |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=24,463 |percentage=51.91% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Yog Raj |party=Independent politician |votes=9,170 |percentage=19.46% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Rajinder Singh Rana |party=Indian National Congress |votes=7,639 |percentage=16.21% |change={{decrease}}16.00 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Hari Om |party=Bahujan Samaj Party |votes=1,603 |percentage=3.40% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Harpal Singh Jaswal |party=Independent politician |votes=838 |percentage=1.78% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Rajesh Kumar |party=Independent politician |votes=689 |percentage=1.46% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Onkar Chand Thakur |party=Independent politician |votes=387 |percentage=0.82% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Vijay Kumar |party=Independent politician |votes=361 |percentage=0.77% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Satish Kumar |party=Independent politician |votes=360 |percentage=0.76% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Raj Kumar |party=Trinamool Congress |votes=326 |percentage=0.69% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Ashwani Kumar |party=Independent politician |votes=288 |percentage=0.61% |change= New}}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=15,293 |percentage=32.45% |change= {{increase}}29.89 }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=47,130 |percentage=66.92% |change= {{increase}}13.02 }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 70,424 |ref = |change= {{increase}}183.73 }}

{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Bharatiya Janata Party |loser=Independent politician |swing= {{increase}}17.13 }}

{{Election box end}}

=Assembly Election 1967 =

{{Election box begin|title= 1967 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Dehra{{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=V. Bhushan |party=Independent politician |votes=4,653 |percentage=34.78% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=M. Ram |party=Indian National Congress |votes=4,310 |percentage=32.21% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=G. Ram |party=Independent politician |votes=2,902 |percentage=21.69% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=S. Singh |party=Independent politician |votes=1,038 |percentage=7.76% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=K. Ram |party=Bharatiya Jana Sangh |votes=477 |percentage=3.57% |change= New}}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=343 |percentage=2.56% |change= }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=13,380 |percentage=57.38% |change= }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 24,821 |ref = |change= }}

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

{{Election box end}}

See also

References

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