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Himachal Pradesh assembly elections 2022: BJP's Rakesh kumar Jamwal secures Sundernagar seat

BJP has won the Sundernagar seat in Himachal Pradesh's Mandi, as results of the assembly polls displayed party candidate Rakesh Kumar Jamwal securing an 8,125 vote margin over his nearest rival, Congress' Sohan Lal.

Himachal elections 2022 BJP candidate Rakesh Kumar Jamwal wins Sundernagar seat
Himachal elections 2022 BJP candidate Rakesh Kumar Jamwal wins Sundernagar seat

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Published : Dec 8, 2022, 12:29 PM IST

Mandi (Himachal Pradesh): BJP candidate from Sundernagar constituency in Himachal Pradesh's Mandi district, Rakesh Kumar Jamwal scored a victory on Thursday, registering a total of 29,432 votes.

Jamwal defeated his rival, Congress' Sohan Lal, by a margin of 8,125 votes. Lal, on his part, received 21,307 votes. The seat, now captured by the saffron party for the second straight time, saw Congress securing the last victory back in 2012.

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Between 1977 and 1990, BJP displayed a dominant performance in the seat, with party candidate Roop Singh scoring four victories in a row. A six-time MLA, Roop Singh had picked up two more wins in 1998 and 2007, following which the contest has been between Rakesh Kumar Jamwal and Sohan Lal.

Notably, the third highest vote count in the constituency this time around has been achieved by Abhishek Thakur, son of Roop Singh who did not get a BJP candidature from the seat and chose to contest as an independent candidate.

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