Mewa Assembly constituency

{{Short description|Former Legislative Assembly constituency in Himachal Pradesh, India}}

{{Infobox Indian constituency

|name = Mewa

|state = Himachal Pradesh

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|type= SLA

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|district = Hamirpur

| loksabha_cons = Hamirpur

|established =

|abolished = 2012

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|reservation = None

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Mewa was one of the 68 constituencies in the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh a northern state of India.{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3939-dpaco-1976/ |title=The Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 1976 |publisher=Election Commission of India |date=1 December 1976 |access-date=13 October 2021}}{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3805-himachal-pradesh-1982/ |title=Himachal Pradesh 1982 |publisher=Election Commission of India |access-date= 6 November 2021}} It was also part of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh Lok Sabha constituency.{{cite news |title=Sitting and previous MLAs from Mewa Assembly Constituency |url=http://elections.traceall.in/vidhan-sabha-assembly-election-results/Mewa-in-Himachal-Pradesh |work=Elections.in |access-date= November 2, 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= November 2, 2017 }}

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Year !Member !colspan=2\|Party
class="wikitable sortable"
1967	Amar Singh	{{Full party name with color\|Bharatiya Jana Sangh}}
1972	Dharam Singh	{{Full party name with color\|Indian National Congress}}
1977	Amar Singh Choudhry	{{Full party name with color\|Janata Party}}
1982	rowspan=2 \| Dharam Singh	{{Full party name with color\|Indian National Congress\|rowspan=2}}
1985
1990	rowspan=5 \| Ishwar Dass Dhiman	{{Full party name with color\|Bharatiya Janata Party\|rowspan=5}}
1993
1998
2003
2007

Election results

=Assembly Election 2007 =

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

{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Ishwar Dass Dhiman |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=24,421 |percentage=51.91% |change={{increase}}2.72 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Suresh Kumar |party=Indian National Congress |votes=14,046 |percentage=29.86% |change={{decrease}}16.47 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Prem Kaushal |party=Independent politician |votes=6,836 |percentage=14.53% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Dr. Lal Singh Mastana |party=Bahujan Samaj Party |votes=1,227 |percentage=2.61% |change={{increase}}1.86 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Ranjeet Kumar |party=Lok Jan Shakti Party |votes=500 |percentage=1.06% |change= New}}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=10,375 |percentage=22.05% |change= {{increase}}19.18 }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=47,044 |percentage=65.49% |change= {{decrease}}8.69 }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 71,833 |ref = |change= {{increase}}15.09 }}

{{Election box hold with party link |winner=Bharatiya Janata Party |loser=Bharatiya Janata Party |swing= {{increase}}2.72 }}

=Assembly Election 2003 =

{{Election box begin|title= 2003 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Mewa{{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=Ishwar Dass Dhiman |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=22,778 |percentage=49.19% |change={{decrease}}4.35 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Suresh Kumar |party=Indian National Congress |votes=21,449 |percentage=46.32% |change={{increase}}7.32 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Amin Chand |party=Independent politician |votes=943 |percentage=2.04% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Ishwari Devi |party=Himachal Vikas Congress |votes=588 |percentage=1.27% |change={{decrease}}2.72 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Dhani Ram Shukla |party=Bahujan Samaj Party |votes=345 |percentage=0.75% |change={{decrease}}0.70 }}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=1,329 |percentage=2.87% |change= {{decrease}}11.67 }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=46,302 |percentage=74.19% |change= {{increase}}3.53 }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 62,416 |ref = |change= {{increase}}18.38 }}

{{Election box hold with party link |winner=Bharatiya Janata Party |loser=Bharatiya Janata Party |swing= {{decrease}}4.35 }}

=Assembly Election 1998 =

{{Election box begin|title= 1998 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Mewa{{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=Ishwar Dass Dhiman |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=19,949 |percentage=53.55% |change={{increase}}3.91 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Prem Kaushal |party=Indian National Congress |votes=14,532 |percentage=39.01% |change={{decrease}}9.33 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Dharam Dass |party=Himachal Vikas Congress |votes=1,486 |percentage=3.99% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Braham Dass |party=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |votes=750 |percentage=2.01% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Madan Lal |party=Bahujan Samaj Party |votes=538 |percentage=1.44% |change={{increase}}0.46 }}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=5,417 |percentage=14.54% |change= {{increase}}13.25 }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=37,255 |percentage=71.28% |change= {{increase}}2.70 }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 52,727 |ref = |change= {{increase}}3.80 }}

{{Election box hold with party link |winner=Bharatiya Janata Party |loser=Bharatiya Janata Party |swing= {{increase}}3.91 }}

=Assembly Election 1993 =

{{Election box begin|title= 1993 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Mewa{{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=Ishwar Dass Dhiman |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=17,134 |percentage=49.63% |change={{decrease}}16.02 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Neeraj Kumar |party=Indian National Congress |votes=16,687 |percentage=48.34% |change={{increase}}20.27 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Zulfi Ram |party=Bahujan Samaj Party |votes=338 |percentage=0.98% |change={{decrease}}1.23 }}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=447 |percentage=1.29% |change= {{decrease}}36.28 }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=34,520 |percentage=68.41% |change= {{increase}}1.99 }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 50,796 |ref = |change= {{increase}}5.60 }}

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

=Assembly Election 1990 =

{{Election box begin|title= 1990 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Mewa{{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=Ishwar Dass Dhiman |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=20,832 |percentage=65.65% |change={{increase}}20.31 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Dharam Singh |party=Indian National Congress |votes=8,908 |percentage=28.07% |change={{decrease}}24.85 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Mukesh Kumar |party=Communist Party of India |votes=934 |percentage=2.94% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Mehar Singh |party=Bahujan Samaj Party |votes=700 |percentage=2.21% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Prem Chand |party=Doordarshi Party |votes=356 |percentage=1.12% |change= New}}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=11,924 |percentage=37.58% |change= {{increase}}30.00 }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=31,730 |percentage=66.60% |change= {{decrease}}3.51 }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 48,101 |ref = |change= {{increase}}31.63 }}

{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Bharatiya Janata Party |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= {{increase}}12.73 }}

=Assembly Election 1985 =

{{Election box begin|title= 1985 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Mewa{{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=Dharam Singh |party=Indian National Congress |votes=13,437 |percentage=52.93% |change={{increase}}1.40 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Mela Ram |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=11,512 |percentage=45.35% |change={{increase}}2.06 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Om Prakash |party=Independent politician |votes=296 |percentage=1.17% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Bhagat Ram |party=Independent politician |votes=142 |percentage=0.56% |change= New}}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=1,925 |percentage=7.58% |change= {{decrease}}0.66 }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=25,387 |percentage=70.06% |change= {{increase}}4.11 }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 36,542 |ref = |change= {{increase}}4.18 }}

{{Election box hold with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= {{increase}}1.40 }}

=Assembly Election 1982 =

{{Election box begin|title= 1982 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Mewa{{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=Dharam Singh |party=Indian National Congress |votes=11,814 |percentage=51.53% |change={{increase}}6.29 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Amar Singh |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=9,924 |percentage=43.29% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Gian Chand |party=Independent politician |votes=1,059 |percentage=4.62% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Sita Ram |party=Independent politician |votes=129 |percentage=0.56% |change= New}}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=1,890 |percentage=8.24% |change= {{increase}}2.09 }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=22,926 |percentage=66.23% |change= {{increase}}13.04 }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 35,077 |ref = |change= {{increase}}10.53 }}

{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Janata Party |swing= {{increase}}0.14 }}

=Assembly Election 1977 =

{{Election box begin|title= 1977 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Mewa{{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=Amar Singh Choudhry |party=Janata Party |votes=8,533 |percentage=51.39% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Dharam Singh |party=Indian National Congress |votes=7,512 |percentage=45.24% |change={{decrease}}7.69 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Mela Ram |party=Independent politician |votes=558 |percentage=3.36% |change= New}}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=1,021 |percentage=6.15% |change= {{decrease}}16.50 }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=16,603 |percentage=53.16% |change= {{increase}}6.29 }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 31,736 |ref = |change= {{increase}}7.78 }}

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

=Assembly Election 1972 =

{{Election box begin|title= 1972 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Mewa{{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=Dharam Singh |party=Indian National Congress |votes=7,173 |percentage=52.93% |change={{increase}}26.30 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Rup Singh Phul |party=Independent politician |votes=4,104 |percentage=30.29% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Amar Singh |party=Bharatiya Jana Sangh |votes=2,274 |percentage=16.78% |change={{decrease}}44.30 }}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=3,069 |percentage=22.65% |change= {{decrease}}11.80 }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=13,551 |percentage=47.60% |change= {{increase}}3.07 }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 29,445 |ref = |change= {{increase}}11.41 }}

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

=Assembly Election 1967 =

{{Election box begin|title= 1967 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Mewa{{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=Amar Singh |party=Bharatiya Jana Sangh |votes=6,933 |percentage=61.08% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=R. Phul |party=Indian National Congress |votes=3,023 |percentage=26.63% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=M. Ram |party=Republic Party Of India |votes=1,395 |percentage=12.29% |change= New}}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=3,910 |percentage=34.45% |change= }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=11,351 |percentage=45.97% |change= }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 26,430 |ref = |change= }}

{{Election box new seat win |winner=Bharatiya Jana Sangh |loser= |swing= }}