The Nadaun Assembly Constituency has Vijay Agnihotri of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu from the Indian National Congress (INC), and Shanky Thaukral of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) making it a three-way contest for this year’s Himachal Pradesh Assembly Elections.
Himachal Pradesh has long been an anti-incumbent state, with the BJP and Congress alternately governing since 1985. This year, the Aam Aadmi Party hopes to change Himachal Pradesh’s political trend.
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, Inder Dutt Lakhanpal of the Congress defeated Vijay Agnihotri of the BJP by 2,349 votes. Ravi Parkash of Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) and independent candidates Lekh Raj Lekha Bhardwaj, Ranjeet Singh Jeetu and Prithi Chand Sharma also contested the 2017 election.
Nadaun is one of the 68 assembly constituencies in Himachal Pradesh. Nadaun falls under the Hamirpur district and Hamirpur Lok Sabha Constituency. Nadaun has more than 93,000 eligible voters.
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In 2012, Vijay Agnihotri of the BJP defeated Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu of the Congress by 6,750 votes. Babu Ram Mandial of Himachal Lokhit Party (HLP) 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.
Quick facts about the Nadaun Assembly seat
Name of the assembly constituency, district: Nadaun, Hamirpur district
Polling date: November 12, 2022
Sitting MLA, party:
Key candidates, party in 2022: Shanky Thaukral (AAP), Vijay Agnihotri (BJP), Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu (INC), Lekh Raj Lekha (Independent)
Winning candidate, party in 2017: Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, INC
Runner-up name, party 2017: Vijay Agnihotri, BJP
Winning margin in 2017: 2,349
Top 3 candidates 2017: Vijay Agnihotri (BJP), Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu (INC), Ravi Parkash (BSP)
