Himachal Pradesh Assembly Election 2022: BJP's incumbent CM Jairam Thakur has won Seraj Assembly constituency by a margin of over 22,000 votes. Thakur has won the constituency for the 6th time.
Thakur is an MLA from Seraj since 2012. He defeated Congress leader Chet Ram in 2017 assembly election. In the last assembly election, Thakur got 35,519 votes (56.27%), while Ram bagged 24,265 votes (38.44%). Seraj always sees a tough fight between Congress and BJP.
Seraj is a part of Mandi Lok Sabha constituency which belongs to Congress. Pratibha Singh, the widow of former CM Virbhadra Singh, represents Mandi Lok Sabha constituency. It would be interesting to see whether Pratibha Singh will be able to defeat BJP in her own turf as she became MP just one year ago. She has been campaigning for Congress candidate from Seraj Chet Ram.
The fight is between Congress candidate Chet Ram and BJP’s Jairam Thakur in Seraj. However, AAP’s entry into the poll battlefield made the contest triangular but it is unclear whether AAP candidate Adv. Gita Nand Thakur will have impact on poll fight or not. CPI(M) leader Mahender Rana is also contesting from Seraj.
The voting in 68 constituencies was held on November 12. And the result was declared on December 8.
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