Assembly constituency 42, Himachal Pradesh

Gagret

Chaitanya Sharma (INC) won the 2022 election by 15,685 votes, taking 61.15% of the vote to Rajesh Thakur (BJP)'s 37.60%. Below is every result here since 2009.

Latest winnerINCChaitanya Sharma, 2022
Winner's vote share, 202261.15%runner-up 37.60%
Winning margin, 202215,68523.53% of votes cast
Elections on record3INC 2, BJP 1

Result by result

2012 INC 23,581 46.3% vs 36.7%2017 BJP 33,977 57.0% vs 41.6%2022 INC 40,767 61.1% vs 37.6%
Solid bars: winner. Faded bars: runner-up. Figures are votes.
YearHouseSeatWinnerVotesRunner-upVotesMarginTurnout
2022AssemblyGagret
Seat 42
Chaitanya Sharma
INC
40,767
61.1%
Rajesh Thakur
BJP
25,082
37.6%
15,685 votes
23.53%
78.9%
2017AssemblyGagret
Seat 42
Rajesh Thakur
BJP
33,977
57.0%
Rakesh Kalia
INC
24,657
41.6%
9,320 votes
15.62%
78.0%
2012AssemblyGagret
Seat 42
Rakesh Kalia
INC
23,581
46.3%
Sushil Kumar Kalia
BJP
18,684
36.7%
4,897 votes
9.61%
73.6%

Source: Election Commission of India results, 2009 onwards.