The Bhoranj Assembly Constituency has Anil Dhiman of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Suresh Kumar from the Indian National Congress (INC), and Rajni Kaushal of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) making it a three-way contest for this year’s Himachal Pradesh Assembly Elections.
Himachal Pradesh has traditionally been an anti-incumbent state, with the BJP and the Congress alternatively coming to power since 1985. The Aam Aadmi Party aims to alter Himachal Pradesh’s political system this year.
The BJP had won 44 of Himachal’s 68 assembly constituencies last time and the Congress had won 21. The CPI (M) had won one seat. A party needs to win 35 seats for a majority to form the government in the state.
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In 2017, Kamlesh Kumari of BJP won the seat by defeating her closest rival Suresh Kumar of the Congress with a margin of 6,829 votes. Praveen Kaushal of the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), Madan Lal of Samaj Adhikar Kalyan Party (SAKP) and an independent candidate, Dhani Ram, also contested the 2017 election.
Bhoranj is one of the 68 assembly constituencies in Himachal Pradesh. Bhoranj falls under the Hamirpur district and Hamirpur Lok Sabha Constituency. Bhoranj has more than 81,000 eligible voters. This constituency is reserved for Schedule Caste candidates.
In 2012, Ishwar Dass Dhiman of the BJP defeated Ramesh Chand of the Congress by 10,415 votes. Pawan Kumar of Himachal Lokhit Party (HLP), Lal Singh Mastana of Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), and independent candidate Dhani Ram Shukla also contested the HP Assembly Elections in 2012.
Himachal Pradesh votes in a single round on November 12. Results will be announced on December 8.
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Quick facts about the Bhoranj Assembly seat
Name of the assembly constituency, district: Bhoranj, Hamirpur district
Polling date: November 12, 2022
Sitting MLA, party: Kamlesh Kumari, BJP
Key candidates, party in 2022: Anil Dhiman (BJP), Suresh Kumar (INC), Rajni Kaushal (AAP)Winning candidate, party in 2017: Kamlesh Kumari, BJP
Runner-up name, party 2017: Suresh Kumar, INC
Winning margin in 2017: 6,829
Top 3 candidates 2017: Praveen Kaushal (BSP), Suresh Kumar (INC), Kamlesh Kumari (BJP)
Top 3 candidates 2012: Ishwar Dass Dhiman (BJP), Ramesh Chand (INC), Pawan Kumar (BSP)
Lok Sabha constituency: Hamirpur
