Balh Assembly constituency

Balh is one of the 68 constituencies in the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh a northern state of India. Balh is also part of Mandi Lok Sabha constituency.^[2][3]

Balh
Constituency No. 34 for the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	North India
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Mandi
Lok Sabha constituency	Mandi
Established	1967
Total electors	81,597[1]
Reservation	SC
Member of Legislative Assembly
14th Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Incumbent Inder Singh
Party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Elected year	2022

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Year	Member	Picture	Party
1967	Piru Ram			Indian National Congress
1972	Tulsi Ram			Communist Party of India
1977				Janata Party
1982	Piru Ram			Indian National Congress
1985
1990	Damodar Dass			Bharatiya Janata Party
1993	Nek Ram			Indian National Congress
1998	Prakash Chaudhary			Himachal Vikas Congress
2003	Damodar Dass			Bharatiya Janata Party
2007	Prakash Chaudhary			Indian National Congress
2012
2017	Inder Singh Gandhi[4]			Bharatiya Janata Party

Election results

Assembly Election 2022

2022 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Balh

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Inder Singh Gandhi	31,792	49.12%	9.92
	INC	Prakash Chaudhary	30,485	47.10%	9.85
	AAP	Tara Chand	1,406	2.17%	New
	NOTA	Nota	498	0.77%	0.08
Margin of victory			1,307	2.02%	19.78
Turnout			64,726	79.32%	3.16
Registered electors			81,597		14.51
	BJP hold		Swing	9.92

Assembly Election 2017

2017 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Balh^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Inder Singh Gandhi	34,704	59.04%	25.91
	INC	Prakash Chaudhary	21,893	37.25%	1.98
	BSP	Prof. Prem Kumar Hawal	466	0.79%	0.16
	NOTA	None of the Above	403	0.69%	New
Margin of victory			12,811	21.80%	15.70
Turnout			58,778	82.49%	4.43
Registered electors			71,259		8.87
	BJP gain from INC		Swing	19.81

Assembly Election 2012

2012 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Balh

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Prakash Chaudhary	20,043	39.23%	1.46
	BJP	Inder Singh Gandhi	16,927	33.13%	3.83
	Independent	Mahant Ram	9,023	17.66%	New
	Independent	Sanjay Kumar Surehali	2,487	4.87%	New
	CPI(M)	Paras Ram	600	1.17%	New
	HLC	Netar Singh	518	1.01%	New
	BSP	Parshotam Ram	488	0.96%	19.60
	Himachal Swabhiman Party	Padam Singh	343	0.67%	New
	AITC	Shakuntala Devi	339	0.66%	New
Margin of victory			3,116	6.10%	2.37
Turnout			51,091	78.06%	0.81
Registered electors			65,451		17.51
	INC hold		Swing	1.46

Assembly Election 2007

2007 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Balh

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Prakash Chaudhary	24,941	40.69%	28.69
	BJP	Damodar Dass	22,653	36.96%	4.15
	BSP	Mahant Ram	12,599	20.55%	New
	Independent	Ramesh Chand	489	0.80%	New
	LJP	Dev Kant	334	0.54%	New
Margin of victory			2,288	3.73%	3.40
Turnout			61,295	77.25%	1.23
Registered electors			79,342		11.09
	INC gain from BJP		Swing	7.88

Assembly Election 2003

2003 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Balh^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Damodar Dass	18,392	32.81%	3.03
	HVC	Prakash Chaudhary	18,204	32.48%	13.65
	Independent	Mahant Ram	9,143	16.31%	New
	INC	Kashmir Singh	6,724	12.00%	4.06
	LHMP	Lal Singh	1,827	3.26%	New
	Independent	Prashotam Ram	836	1.49%	New
	Independent	Padam Singh	477	0.85%	New
	Independent	Chaman Lal	451	0.80%	New
Margin of victory			188	0.34%	16.01
Turnout			56,054	78.49%	3.29
Registered electors			71,419		20.29
	BJP gain from HVC		Swing	13.31

Assembly Election 1998

1998 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Balh^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	HVC	Parkash	20,594	46.12%	New
	BJP	Damodar Dass	13,295	29.78%	8.47
	INC	Gangbir	7,170	16.06%	32.97
	BSP	Kanshi Ram	1,704	3.82%	0.43
	CPI	Sukh Dev	767	1.72%	New
	Independent	Chaman Rahi	669	1.50%	New
	Republican Janata Party	Surender Kumar	450	1.01%	New
Margin of victory			7,299	16.35%	5.56
Turnout			44,649	75.89%	5.07
Registered electors			59,374		7.16
	HVC gain from INC		Swing	2.90

Assembly Election 1993

1993 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Balh^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Nek Ram	19,050	49.03%	18.95
	BJP	Damodar Dass	14,860	38.24%	28.22
	BSP	Narpat Ram	1,651	4.25%	2.29
	Independent	Chaman Lal	1,256	3.23%	New
	Independent	Hira Singh	1,059	2.73%	New
	CPI(M)	Rajinder Mohan	451	1.16%	New
Margin of victory			4,190	10.78%	25.60
Turnout			38,855	70.77%	3.24
Registered electors			55,406		12.15
	INC gain from BJP		Swing	17.43

Assembly Election 1990

1990 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Balh^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Damodar Dass	24,088	66.46%	21.36
	INC	Piru Ram	10,900	30.07%	16.04
	BSP	Kanshi Ram	711	1.96%	New
	Doordarshi Party	Puran Chand	314	0.87%	New
Margin of victory			13,188	36.39%	35.38
Turnout			36,243	73.96%	1.58
Registered electors			49,402		34.25
	BJP gain from INC		Swing	20.34

Assembly Election 1985

1985 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Balh^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Piru Ram	12,719	46.12%	3.71
	BJP	Damoder Dass	12,440	45.11%	2.68
	Independent	Nek Ram	1,541	5.59%	New
	CPI	Karam Singh	266	0.96%	New
	Independent	Dharam Singh	234	0.85%	New
	Independent	Anant Ram	201	0.73%	New
	Independent	Minku Ram	178	0.65%	New
Margin of victory			279	1.01%	1.03
Turnout			27,579	75.79%	3.61
Registered electors			36,798		6.06
	INC hold		Swing	3.71

Assembly Election 1982

1982 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Balh^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Piru Ram	12,334	49.83%	8.13
	BJP	Damodar Dass	11,828	47.79%	New
	Independent	Narpat Ram	369	1.49%	New
	Independent	Anant Ram	220	0.89%	New
Margin of victory			506	2.04%	0.06
Turnout			24,751	72.38%	8.06
Registered electors			34,696		17.92
	INC gain from JP		Swing	6.02

Assembly Election 1977

1977 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Balh^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JP	Tulsi Ram	8,157	43.81%	New
	INC	Piroo Ram	7,765	41.70%	6.04
	Independent	Nek Ram	2,531	13.59%	New
	Independent	Gatu Ram	111	0.60%	New
Margin of victory			392	2.11%	1.31
Turnout			18,619	64.41%	11.69
Registered electors			29,424		0.37
	JP gain from CPI(M)		Swing	7.36

Assembly Election 1972

1972 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Balh^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	CPI(M)	Tulsi Ram	7,738	51.17%	New
	INC	Nek Ram	7,221	47.75%	3.33
	Independent	Ram Dass	164	1.08%	New
Margin of victory			517	3.42%	6.56
Turnout			15,123	53.42%	5.48
Registered electors			29,315		19.14
	CPI(M) gain from INC		Swing	0.09

Assembly Election 1967

1967 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Balh^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Piru Ram	5,795	51.08%	New
	Independent	T. Ram	4,663	41.10%	New
	Independent	B. Singh	888	7.83%	New
Margin of victory			1,132	9.98%
Turnout			11,346	49.29%
Registered electors			24,606
	INC win (new seat)

See also

• Balh
• Mandi district
• List of constituencies of Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly