https://indianpedia.org/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Arki_Assembly_constituency Arki Assembly constituency - Revision history 2026-07-31T08:28:16Z Revision history for this page on the wiki MediaWiki 1.45.4 https://indianpedia.org/index.php?title=Arki_Assembly_constituency&diff=487490&oldid=prev Pranav at 23:38, 15 April 2026 2026-04-15T23:38:37Z <p></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{short description|Legislative Assembly constituency in Himachal Pradesh State, India}}<br /> {{Use Indian English|date=February 2023}}<br /> {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}<br /> {{Infobox Indian constituency<br /> | name = Arki<br /> | type= SLA<br /> | constituency_no = 50<br /> | map_image = 50-Arki constituency.svg<br /> | mla = [[Sanjay Awasthy]]<br /> | party = [[Indian National Congress]]<br /> | latest_election_year = [[2022 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2022]]<br /> | state = [[Himachal Pradesh]]<br /> | district = [[Solan district|Solan]]<br /> | established = 1967<br /> | loksabha_cons = [[Shimla Lok Sabha constituency|Shimla]]<br /> | reservation = None<br /> | electors = {{formatnum:95788}}&lt;ref name=election2022&gt;{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/14751-himachal-pradesh-general-legislative-election-2022/ |title=Himachal Pradesh General Legislative Election 2022 |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] |access-date=22 April 2023}}&lt;/ref&gt;{{update after|2028|1}}<br /> }}<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Arki Assembly constituency&#039;&#039;&#039; is one of the 68 constituencies in the [[Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly]] of [[Himachal Pradesh]], a northern state of [[India]]. Arki forms part of the [[Shimla Lok Sabha constituency]].&lt;ref&gt;{{cite news |title=Sitting and previous MLAs from Arki Assembly constituency |url=http://www.elections.in/himachal-pradesh/assembly-constituencies/arki.html |work=Elections.in |access-date= October 31, 2017 }}&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;{{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= October 31, 2017 }}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> == Members of the Legislative Assembly ==<br /> {| class=&quot;wikitable sortable&quot;<br /> |-<br /> !Year<br /> !Member<br /> !Picture<br /> !colspan=&quot;2&quot;|Party<br /> |-<br /> | [[1967 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1967]]&lt;ref name=election1967&gt;{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3801-himachal-pradesh-1967/ |title=Himachal Pradesh General Legislative Election 1967 |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] |access-date=8 July 2021}}&lt;/ref&gt; ||rowspan=2| Hira Singh Pal <br /> |rowspan=2| || {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[1972 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1972]]&lt;ref name=election1972&gt;{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3802-himachal-pradesh-1972/ |title=Himachal Pradesh General Legislative Election 1972 |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] |access-date=8 July 2021}}&lt;/ref&gt; || {{Full party name with color|Lok Raj Party Himachal Pradesh}}<br /> |-<br /> <br /> | [[1977 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1977]] ||rowspan=2| Nagin Chander Pal <br /> |rowspan=2| || {{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}<br /> |-<br /> <br /> | [[1982 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1982]] || {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}<br /> |-<br /> <br /> | [[1985 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1985]] || Hira Singh Pal<br /> | || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}<br /> |-<br /> <br /> | [[1990 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1990]] || Nagin Chander Pal <br /> | || {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}<br /> |-<br /> <br /> | [[1993 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1993]] ||rowspan=3| Dharam Pal Thakur<br /> |rowspan=3| || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=3}}<br /> |-<br /> <br /> | [[1998 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1998]]<br /> |-<br /> | [[2003 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2003]]<br /> |-<br /> | [[2007 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2007]] ||rowspan=2| Govind Ram Sharma<br /> |rowspan=2| || {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party|rowspan=2}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[2012 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2012]]<br /> |-<br /> <br /> |[[2017 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2017]] <br /> | [[Virbhadra Singh]]&lt;ref name=election2017/&gt;<br /> |[[File:Virbhadra Singh HP.jpg|50px]] || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=3}}<br /> |-<br /> |[[2021 elections in India#Himachal Pradesh|2021^]]<br /> | rowspan=2|[[Sanjay Awasthy]]&lt;ref name=&quot;bye-election2021&quot;&gt;{{cite web |url=https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcByeNov2021/ConstituencywiseS0850.htm?ac=50 |title=Bye election to Assembly Trends &amp; Result November 2021 - Himachal Pradesh - Arki |publisher=Election Commission of India |access-date= 2 November 2021 |url-status=live |archive-date=2 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211102102809/https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcByeNov2021/ConstituencywiseS0850.htm?ac=50}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> |rowspan=2|[[File:Arkiblockcongress.jpg|50px]]<br /> |-<br /> |[[2022 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2022]]<br /> |}<br /> <br /> ^By poll<br /> <br /> ==Election results==<br /> ===Assembly Election 2022 ===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[2022 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Arki}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Sanjay |party=Indian National Congress |votes=30,897 |percentage=42.02% |change={{decrease}}8.85 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Rajender |party=Independent politician |votes=26,075 |percentage=35.46% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Govind Ram |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=13,444 |percentage=18.28% |change={{decrease}}27.27 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Jai Dev Singh |party=Rashtriya Devbhumi Party |votes=1,747 |percentage=2.38% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Nota |party=None of the above |votes=466 |percentage=0.63% |change={{decrease}}2.05 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Jeet Ram |party=Aam Aadmi Party |votes=316 |percentage=0.43% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Kamlesh |party=Bahujan Samaj Party |votes=306 |percentage=0.42% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Sanjay Kumar |party=Independent politician |votes=285 |percentage=0.39% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=4,822 |percentage=6.56% |change= {{increase}}1.24 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=73,536 |percentage=76.77% |change= {{increase}}11.39 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 95,788 |ref = |change= {{increase}}3.43 }}<br /> {{Election box hold with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= {{decrease}}8.85 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> ===Assembly By-election 2021 ===<br /> The sitting MLA, [[Virbhadra Singh]] died on 8 July 2021.&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite news|last=PTI|date=8 July 2021|title=President, PM, leaders condole demise of Virbhadra Singh|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/president-pm-leaders-condole-demise-of-virbhadra-singh/article35206237.ece|access-date=9 July 2021|issn=0971-751X}}&lt;/ref&gt; The [[Election Commission of India]] announced that by-elections for the vacant constituencies would be done on 30 October 2021.&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/13715-schedule-for-bye-elections-in-parliamentaryassembly-constituencies-of-various-states-reg/ |title=Schedule for Bye-elections in Parliamentary/Assembly Constituencies of various States - reg - Press Releases - No. ECI/PN/83/2021 |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] |date=28 September 2021 |access-date= 31 October 2021}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[2021 elections in India#Himachal Pradesh|2021 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly by-election]]: Arki&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web |url=https://www.eci.gov.in/files/file/13971-bye-elections-2021-parliamentary-and-assemblies/|title=Bye Elections 2021 (Parliamentary and Assemblies)|access-date=10 December 2023|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] }}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Sanjay |party=Indian National Congress |votes=30,798 |percentage=50.86% |change={{decrease}}2.40 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Rattan Singh Pal |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=27,579 |percentage=45.55% |change={{increase}}1.62 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Nota |party=None of the above |votes=1,626 |percentage=2.69% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Jeet Ram |party=Independent politician |votes=547 |percentage=0.90% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=3,219 |percentage=5.32% |change= {{decrease}}4.03 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=60,550 |percentage=64.65% |change= {{decrease}}10.82 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 92,609 |ref = |change= {{increase}}8.97 }}<br /> {{Election box hold with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= {{decrease}}2.40 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ===Assembly Election 2017 ===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[2017 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Arki&lt;ref name=election2017&gt;{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3815-himachal-pradesh-general-legislative-election-2017/ |title=Himachal Pradesh General Legislative Election 2017 |author=Election Commission of India |access-date=8 July 2021}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Virbhadra Singh]] |party=Indian National Congress |votes=34,499 |percentage=53.27% |change={{increase}}26.83 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Rattan Singh Pal |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=28,448 |percentage=43.92% |change={{increase}}13.86 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=None of the Above |party=None of the above |votes=530 |percentage=0.82% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Vijay Singh Rajput |party=Janral Samaj Party |votes=445 |percentage=0.69% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=6,051 |percentage=9.34% |change= {{increase}}5.72 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=64,765 |percentage=76.21% |change= {{increase}}2.74 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 84,987 |ref = |change= {{increase}}9.06 }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Bharatiya Janata Party |swing= {{increase}}23.20 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> ===Assembly Election 2012 ===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[2012 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Arki}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Govind Ram |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=17,211 |percentage=30.06% |change={{decrease}}15.59 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Sanjay |party=Indian National Congress |votes=15,136 |percentage=26.44% |change={{increase}}10.11 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Amar Chand Pal |party=Independent politician |votes=10,477 |percentage=18.30% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Bhagat Singh Bahlwal |party=Nationalist Congress Party |votes=7,515 |percentage=13.13% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Ram Krishan |party=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |votes=2,981 |percentage=5.21% |change={{increase}}2.55 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Ahsa Parihar |party=Independent politician |votes=1,754 |percentage=3.06% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Gurdas Ram |party=Bahujan Samaj Party |votes=575 |percentage=1.00% |change={{increase}}0.14 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Vijay Singh Chauhan |party=Independent politician |votes=456 |percentage=0.80% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Pawan Kumar |party=Independent politician |votes=430 |percentage=0.75% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Brij Lal |party=Himachal Swabhiman Party |votes=413 |percentage=0.72% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=2,075 |percentage=3.62% |change= {{decrease}}10.80 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=57,247 |percentage=73.46% |change= {{decrease}}2.34 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 77,927 |ref = |change= {{increase}}27.41 }}<br /> {{Election box hold with party link |winner=Bharatiya Janata Party |loser=Bharatiya Janata Party |swing= {{decrease}}15.59 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> ===Assembly Election 2007 ===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[2007 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Arki}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Gobind Ram |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=21,168 |percentage=45.66% |change={{increase}}8.22 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Dharam Pal Thakur |party=Independent politician |votes=14,481 |percentage=31.23% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Parkash Chand |party=Indian National Congress |votes=7,569 |percentage=16.33% |change={{decrease}}23.73 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Ram Krishan |party=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |votes=1,233 |percentage=2.66% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Vijay Singh Chauhan |party=Independent politician |votes=636 |percentage=1.37% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Deep Chand Sharma |party=Communist Party of India |votes=500 |percentage=1.08% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Gomti Devi |party=Bahujan Samaj Party |votes=401 |percentage=0.86% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=6,687 |percentage=14.42% |change= {{increase}}11.80 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=46,364 |percentage=75.81% |change= {{increase}}4.42 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 61,161 |ref = |change= {{increase}}9.77 }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=Bharatiya Janata Party |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= {{increase}}5.60 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> ===Assembly Election 2003 ===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[2003 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Arki&lt;ref&gt;{{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}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Dharam Pal Thakur |party=Indian National Congress |votes=15,933 |percentage=40.06% |change={{decrease}}1.90 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Govind Ram |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=14,890 |percentage=37.43% |change={{decrease}}2.83 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Gurdas Ram |party=Independent politician |votes=3,694 |percentage=9.29% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Vishal Sharma |party=Himachal Vikas Congress |votes=1,205 |percentage=3.03% |change={{decrease}}8.25 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Ram Chand Pal |party=Independent politician |votes=1,069 |percentage=2.69% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Surat Ram |party=Independent politician |votes=938 |percentage=2.36% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Kailash Chand Bhargav |party=Independent politician |votes=501 |percentage=1.26% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Jeet Ram |party=Independent politician |votes=440 |percentage=1.11% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Virender Sharma |party=Independent politician |votes=404 |percentage=1.02% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Kanta Chandel |party=Samajwadi Party |votes=206 |percentage=0.52% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Vijay Singh Chauhan |party=Independent politician |votes=203 |percentage=0.51% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=1,043 |percentage=2.62% |change= {{increase}}0.93 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=39,777 |percentage=71.42% |change= {{increase}}1.30 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 55,717 |ref = |change= {{increase}}14.37 }}<br /> {{Election box hold with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= {{decrease}}1.90 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> ===Assembly Election 1998 ===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1998 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Arki&lt;ref&gt;{{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}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Dharam Pal Thakur |party=Indian National Congress |votes=14,327 |percentage=41.96% |change={{decrease}}17.25 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Nagin Chandra Pal |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=13,749 |percentage=40.26% |change={{increase}}0.91 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Inder Singh Thakur |party=Himachal Vikas Congress |votes=3,850 |percentage=11.27% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Ram Krishan |party=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |votes=2,044 |percentage=5.99% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Sant Ram |party=Janata Dal |votes=177 |percentage=0.52% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=578 |percentage=1.69% |change= {{decrease}}18.16 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=34,147 |percentage=71.04% |change= {{increase}}2.16 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 48,716 |ref = |change= {{increase}}14.75 }}<br /> {{Election box hold with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= {{decrease}}17.25 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> ===Assembly Election 1993 ===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1993 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Arki&lt;ref&gt;{{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}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Dharam Pal Thakur |party=Indian National Congress |votes=17,077 |percentage=59.21% |change={{increase}}40.15 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Nagin Chander Pal |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=11,350 |percentage=39.35% |change={{decrease}}27.88 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Devender Sharma |party=Doordarshi Party |votes=170 |percentage=0.59% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=5,727 |percentage=19.86% |change= {{decrease}}28.32 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=28,842 |percentage=68.62% |change= {{increase}}8.67 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 42,454 |ref = |change= {{increase}}10.22 }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Bharatiya Janata Party |swing= }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> ===Assembly Election 1990 ===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1990 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Arki&lt;ref&gt;{{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}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Nagin Chander Pal |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=15,350 |percentage=67.24% |change={{increase}}34.21 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Amar Chand Pal |party=Indian National Congress |votes=4,352 |percentage=19.06% |change={{decrease}}43.61 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Amar Singh Thakur |party=Independent politician |votes=1,018 |percentage=4.46% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Balak Ram Thakur |party=Independent politician |votes=857 |percentage=3.75% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Harish Kaushal |party=Communist Party of India |votes=685 |percentage=3.00% |change={{decrease}}0.99 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Sant Ram |party=Bahujan Samaj Party |votes=327 |percentage=1.43% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=10,998 |percentage=48.17% |change= {{increase}}18.52 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=22,830 |percentage=59.77% |change= {{decrease}}12.52 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 38,518 |ref = |change= {{increase}}27.86 }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=Bharatiya Janata Party |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= {{increase}}4.56 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> ===Assembly Election 1985 ===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1985 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Arki&lt;ref&gt;{{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}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Hira Singh Pal |party=Indian National Congress |votes=13,554 |percentage=62.67% |change={{increase}}30.37 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Nagin Chander Pal |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=7,142 |percentage=33.03% |change={{decrease}}10.23 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Harish Chander |party=Communist Party of India |votes=862 |percentage=3.99% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=6,412 |percentage=29.65% |change= {{increase}}18.70 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=21,626 |percentage=72.50% |change= {{increase}}0.52 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 30,124 |ref = |change= {{increase}}5.98 }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Bharatiya Janata Party |swing= {{increase}}19.41 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> ===Assembly Election 1982 ===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1982 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Arki&lt;ref&gt;{{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}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Nagin Chander Pal |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=8,764 |percentage=43.26% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Hira Singh |party=Indian National Congress |votes=6,545 |percentage=32.31% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Hari Dass |party=Independent politician |votes=4,291 |percentage=21.18% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Rajinder Kumar |party=Janata Party |votes=418 |percentage=2.06% |change={{decrease}}74.81 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Bala Ram |party=Lokdal |votes=169 |percentage=0.83% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=2,219 |percentage=10.95% |change= {{decrease}}47.30 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=20,259 |percentage=72.26% |change= {{increase}}14.33 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 28,424 |ref = |change= {{increase}}13.37 }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=Bharatiya Janata Party |loser=Janata Party |swing= {{decrease}}33.61 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> ===Assembly Election 1977 ===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1977 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Arki&lt;ref&gt;{{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}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Nagin Chandra Pal |party=Janata Party |votes=10,976 |percentage=76.87% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Kameshwar Pandit |party=Communist Party of India |votes=2,659 |percentage=18.62% |change={{increase}}3.47 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Kanshi Ram |party=Independent politician |votes=643 |percentage=4.50% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=8,317 |percentage=58.25% |change= {{increase}}53.05 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=14,278 |percentage=57.45% |change= {{increase}}7.80 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 25,072 |ref = |change= {{increase}}5.11 }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=Janata Party |loser=Lok Raj Party Himachal Pradesh |swing= {{increase}}43.81 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> ===Assembly Election 1972 ===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1972 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Arki&lt;ref&gt;{{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}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Hira Singh Pal |party=Lok Raj Party Himachal Pradesh |votes=3,876 |percentage=33.06% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Bali Ram Thakur |party=Indian National Congress |votes=3,266 |percentage=27.86% |change={{increase}}2.18 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Hari Dass |party=Indian National Congress (Organisation) |votes=2,199 |percentage=18.76% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Kameshwar Pandit |party=Communist Party of India |votes=1,777 |percentage=15.16% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Karam Chand |party=Independent politician |votes=606 |percentage=5.17% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=610 |percentage=5.20% |change= {{decrease}}43.43 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=11,724 |percentage=50.34% |change= {{decrease}}15.07 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 23,853 |ref = |change= {{decrease}}3.34 }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=Lok Raj Party Himachal Pradesh |loser=Independent politician |swing= {{decrease}}41.26 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> ===Assembly Election 1967 ===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1967 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Arki&lt;ref&gt;{{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}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Hira Singh Pal |party=Independent politician |votes=11,778 |percentage=74.32% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=H. Dass |party=Indian National Congress |votes=4,070 |percentage=25.68% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=7,708 |percentage=48.64% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=15,848 |percentage=66.18% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 24,678 |ref = |change= }}<br /> {{Election box new seat win |winner=Independent politician |loser= |swing= }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ==See also==<br /> * [[Solan district]]<br /> * [[List of constituencies of Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly]]<br /> *[[Arki Fort]]<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{reflist}}<br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> * {{cite web |title=Results of Himachal Pradesh Assembly Elections |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/category/74-himachal-pradesh/ |website=eci.gov.in |publisher=Election Commission of India |access-date=15 March 2022}}<br /> <br /> {{Assembly constituencies of Himachal Pradesh|state=expanded}}<br /> {{Himachal Pradesh elections|state=collapsed}}<br /> <br /> {{coord|31.15|76.97|display=title}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Assembly constituencies of Himachal Pradesh]]<br /> [[Category:Solan district]]<br /> [[Category:Politics of Himachal Pradesh]]<br /> [[Category:Legislative Assembly constituencies of Indian states established in 1967]]<br /> [[Category:1967 establishments in Himachal Pradesh]]</div> Pranav