Himachal Pradesh Elections 2017, Know your constituency: Arki

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 Arki Vidhan Sabha constituency, located in Solan district, is one of the 68 constituencies of the Himachal Pradesh Vidhan Sabha. In 2012 assembly polls, the number of electors was 61477.

The constituency will have 130 polling stations.

Himachal elections 2017: Candidates contesting from Arki

1. Virbhadra Singh

Party: Indian National Congress

Symbol: Hand

2. Rattan Singh Pal

Party: Bharatiya Janata Party

Symbol: Lotus

3. Vijay Singh Rajput

Party: Janral Samaj Party

Symbol: Almirah

In 2012, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Govind Ram Sharma won the seat with 17211 votes.

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