Independent candidate Hoshyar Singh has won the Dehra assembly seat in Himachal Pradesh, defeating Congress' Rajesh Sharma by 3,877 votes. Notably, Singh had joined the BJP just before the November 12 assembly elections in the state, but he was denied the party ticket. The sitting legislator from Jwalamukhi, Ramesh Dhawala, was asked to contest from Dehra in place of Singh.