Darang Assembly constituency

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

Darang
Constituency No. 30 for the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	North India
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Mandi
Lok Sabha constituency	Mandi
Established	1977
Total electors	91,525[1]
Reservation	None
Member of Legislative Assembly
14th Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Incumbent Puran Chand Thakur
Party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Elected year	2022

Members of Legislative Assembly

Year	Member	Party
1977	Kaul Singh Thakur		Janata Party
1982			Indian National Congress
1985
1990	Dina Nath		Bharatiya Janata Party
1993	Kaul Singh Thakur		Indian National Congress
1998
2003
2007
2012
2017	Jawahar Lal Thakur		Bharatiya Janata Party
2022	Puran Chand Thakur

Election results

Assembly Election 2022

2022 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Darang

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Puran Chand Thakur	36,572	49.76%	2.54
	INC	Kaul Singh Thakur	35,954	48.92%	11.54
	NOTA	Nota	579	0.79%	0.18
	BSP	Ramesh Kumar	385	0.52%	0.25
Margin of victory			618	0.84%	9.00
Turnout			73,490	80.30%	2.59
Registered electors			91,525		14.11
	BJP hold		Swing	2.54

Assembly Election 2017

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Jawahar Lal Thakur	31,392	47.22%	1.51
	INC	Kaul Singh Thakur	24,851	37.38%	12.24
	Independent	Puran Chand Thakur	7,672	11.54%	New
	BSP	Ramesh Kumar	514	0.77%	0.20
	NOTA	None of the Above	407	0.61%	New
Margin of victory			6,541	9.84%	5.93
Turnout			66,479	82.88%	4.38
Registered electors			80,208		10.32
	BJP gain from INC		Swing	2.40

Assembly Election 2012

2012 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Darang

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Kaul Singh Thakur	28,325	49.62%	0.99
	BJP	Jawahar Lal Thakur	26,093	45.71%	0.02
	HLC	Kapil Dev	1,121	1.96%	New
	Independent	Girdhari Lal	719	1.26%	New
	BSP	Chuni Lal	556	0.97%	1.74
Margin of victory			2,232	3.91%	0.97
Turnout			57,081	78.51%	2.72
Registered electors			72,708		10.36
	INC hold		Swing	0.99

Assembly Election 2007

2007 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Darang

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Kaul Singh Thakur	29,898	48.64%	2.66
	BJP	Jawahar Lal Thakur	28,089	45.69%	7.16
	BSP	Uttam Singh Chauhan	1,669	2.71%	New
	NCP	Param Dev	851	1.38%	0.58
	BBP	Tej Ram	523	0.85%	New
	LJP	Guru Sharan Singh	432	0.70%	New
Margin of victory			1,809	2.94%	9.81
Turnout			61,474	75.79%	0.31
Registered electors			81,109		14.15
	INC hold		Swing	2.66

Assembly Election 2003

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Kaul Singh Thakur	27,508	51.29%	1.36
	BJP	Ramesh Chand	20,668	38.54%	18.28
	HVC	Dina Nath	3,502	6.53%	17.10
	LHMP	Dharam Singh	1,522	2.84%	New
	NCP	Param Dev	431	0.80%	New
Margin of victory			6,840	12.75%	16.27
Turnout			53,631	75.99%	1.69
Registered electors			71,052		16.90
	INC hold		Swing	1.36

Assembly Election 1998

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Kaul Singh Thakur	23,616	52.65%	3.95
	HVC	Jawahar Lal Thakur	10,598	23.63%	New
	BJP	Ramesh Chand	9,087	20.26%	19.64
	Republican Janata Party	Dina Nath	872	1.94%	New
	CPI	Hardev Singh	458	1.02%	0.48
Margin of victory			13,018	29.02%	12.32
Turnout			44,853	74.33%	0.39
Registered electors			60,782		13.51
	INC hold		Swing	3.95

Assembly Election 1993

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Kaul Singh Thakur	22,482	56.60%	12.16
	BJP	Dina Nath	15,848	39.90%	13.83
	BSP	Kanshi Ram	636	1.60%	New
	CPI	Hardev Singh	597	1.50%	New
Margin of victory			6,634	16.70%	7.41
Turnout			39,722	75.00%	2.69
Registered electors			53,547		8.36
	INC gain from BJP		Swing	2.87

Assembly Election 1990

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Dina Nath	18,980	53.72%	20.93
	INC	Kaul Singh Thakur	15,699	44.44%	22.49
	Doordarshi Party	Puran Singh	245	0.69%	New
	INS(SCS)	Brahma Nand	213	0.60%	New
Margin of victory			3,281	9.29%	24.85
Turnout			35,329	72.03%	1.23
Registered electors			49,415		33.99
	BJP gain from INC		Swing	13.21

Assembly Election 1985

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Kaul Singh Thakur	17,344	66.93%	9.80
	BJP	Dina Nath	8,498	32.79%	7.62
Margin of victory			8,846	34.14%	17.42
Turnout			25,914	71.13%	4.54
Registered electors			36,879		6.62
	INC hold		Swing

Assembly Election 1982

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Kaul Singh Thakur	12,989	57.13%	45.99
	BJP	Dina Nath	9,189	40.42%	New
	LKD	Vipat Ram	558	2.45%	New
Margin of victory			3,800	16.71%	13.09
Turnout			22,736	66.62%	16.05
Registered electors			34,589		17.18
	INC gain from JP		Swing	12.21

Assembly Election 1977

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JP	Kaul Singh Thakur	6,588	44.92%	New
	Independent	Dina Nath Gautam	6,057	41.30%	New
	INC	Prakash Chand	1,634	11.14%	New
	Independent	Inder Singh	224	1.53%	New
	Independent	Nawal Thakur	129	0.88%	New
Margin of victory			531	3.62%
Turnout			14,666	50.60%
Registered electors			29,519
	JP win (new seat)

See also

• List of constituencies of Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly