Location
Ghumarwin assembly constituency is located in the Bilaspur district and is a part of the Hamirpur Lok Sabha constituency.
Category
Designated as a General Constituency.
Voter Turnout
During the 2012 elections, the total number of electors was 75,415 and the turnout stood at 69.25%, in real numbers- 52,227 voters. 2017 witnessed a turnout increase; out of the 81,460 electors, 75.37% of voters exercised their constitutional rights. In real numbers, though it was a reasonable jump-61,395 voters.
Representation and Results
2017’s assembly election winner, BJP’s Rajinder Garg gained a vote share of 56.76% and defeated INC’s Rajesh Dharmani whose vote share stood at 39.76%. The other prominent candidate in the fray was independent candidate Suresh Kumar with 0.77% vote share. 0.64% Of votes were under NOTA.
Voting History –2012 & 2017
In 2012, INC won the constituency and earned 22,672 votes and 24,411 votes in 2017. On the other hand, BJP garnered 19,464 votes in 2012 and 34,846 votes in 2017. BJP dominated the district of Bilaspur in 2017 by winning 3 seats. INC emerged victorious in 1 seat in the district.
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