Ayush Jain

Assembly constituency 18, Himachal Pradesh

Dharamshala

Sudhir Sharma (INC) won the 2022 election by 3,285 votes, taking 45.53% of the vote to Rakesh Kumar (BJP)'s 40.10%. Below is every result here since 2009.

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Latest winnerINCSudhir Sharma, 2022
Winner's vote share, 202245.53%runner-up 40.10%
Winning margin, 20223,2855.47% of votes cast
Elections on record3INC 2, BJP 1

Result by result

2012 INC 21,241 44.6% vs 34.1%2017 BJP 26,050 45.7% vs 40.8%2022 INC 27,323 45.5% vs 40.1%
Solid bars: winner. Faded bars: runner-up. Figures are votes.
YearHouseSeatWinnerVotesRunner-upVotesMarginTurnout
2022AssemblyDharamshala
Seat 18		Sudhir Sharma
INC		27,323
45.5%		Rakesh Kumar
BJP		24,038
40.1%		3,285 votes
5.47%		71.6%
2017AssemblyDharamshala
Seat 18		Kishan Kapoor
BJP		26,050
45.7%		Sudhir Sharma
INC		23,053
40.8%		2,997 votes
5.26%		76.2%
2012AssemblyDharamshala
Seat 18		Sudhir Sharma
INC		21,241
44.6%		Kishan Kapoor
BJP		16,241
34.1%		5,000 votes
10.51%		73.7%

Source: Election Commission of India results, 2009 onwards.