Himachal Pradesh Elections 2017, Know your constituency: Gagret

SHIMLA: Himachal Pradesh is all set to go to polls in a single-phase on November 9, 2017. The counting of votes will take place on December 18, 2017. The hill state has 68 constituencies.

The Gagret Vidhan Sabha constituency, located in Una district, is one of the 68 constituencies of the Himachal Pradesh Vidhan Sabha. In 2012 assembly polls, the number of electors was 71244.

The constituency will have 90 polling stations.

Himachal elections 2017: Candidates contesting from Gagret

1. Rakesh Kalia

Party: Indian National Congress

Symbol: Hand

2. Rajesh Thakur

Party: Bharatiya Janata Party

Symbol: Lotus

3. Lekh Raj Katnoria

Party: Bahujan Samaj Party

Symbol: Elephant

In 2012, Indian National Congress candidate Rakesh Kalia won the seat with 23581 votes. However, in 2007 assembly elections, BJP candidate Balbir Singh had won the seat with 23,914 votes.

The term of the 68-member Himachal Pradesh Assembly comes to an end on January 7, 2018.