Himachal Pradesh Elections 2017, Know your constituency: Theog

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 Theog Vidhan Sabha constituency, located in Shimla district, is one of the 68 constituencies of the Himachal Pradesh Vidhan Sabha. In 2012 assembly polls, the number of electors was 74060.

The constituency will have 161 polling stations.

Himachal elections 2017: Candidates contesting from Theog

1. Deepak Rathour

Party: Indian National Congress

Symbol: Hand

2. Rakesh Verma

Party: Bharatiya Janata Party

Symbol: Lotus

3. Rakesh Singha

Party: Communist Party of India (Marxist)

Symbol: Hammer, Sickle & Star

In 2012, Indian National Congress candidate Vidya won the seat with 21478 votes.

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