Location
Bhoranj assembly constituency is located in the Hamirpur district and is a part of the Hamirpur Lok Sabha constituency.
Category
Designated as a Scheduled Tribes Constituency.
Voter Turnout
During the 2012 elections, the total number of electors was 71,411 and the turnout stood at 64.30%, in real numbers- 45,915 voters. 2017 witnessed a turnout increase; out of the 75,689 electors, 68.26% of voters exercised their constitutional rights. In real numbers, though it was a reasonable jump-51,669 voters.
Representation and Results
2017’s assembly election winner, BJP’s Kamlesh Kumari gained a vote share of 54.12% and defeated INC’s Suresh Kumar whose vote share stood at 40.78%. The other prominent candidate in the fray was BSP’s Praveen Kaushal with 0.95% vote share. 0.70% Of votes were under NOTA.
Voting History –2012 & 2017
In 2012, BJP won the constituency and earned 27,323 votes and 27,961 votes in 2017. On the other hand, INC garnered 16,908 votes in 2012 and 21,069 votes in 2017. INC dominated the district of Hamirpur in 2017 by winning 3 seats. BJP emerged as the winner in 2 seats.
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