Elections in Himachal Pradesh
Elections in Himachal Pradesh for the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly in Himachal Pradesh state, India are conducted in accordance with the Constitution of India. The Assembly of Himachal Pradesh creates laws regarding the conduct of local body elections unilaterally while any changes by the state legislature for conduct of state level elections need to be approved by the Parliament of India. In addition, the state legislature may be dismissed by the Parliament according to Article 356 of the Indian Constitution and President's rule may be imposed.
Lok Sabha elections[]
| Year | Lok Sabha election | Party-wise details | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | Total: 3. INC: 3 | ||
| 1957 | Total: 4. INC: 4 | ||
| 1962 | Total: 4. INC: 4 | ||
| 1967 | Total: 6. INC: 6 | ||
| 1971 | Total: 4. INC: 4 | ||
| 1977 | Total: 4. Janata Party/BLD: 4. | ||
| 1980 | Total: 4. INC: 4 | ||
| 1984 | Total: 4. INC: 4 | ||
| 1989 | Total: 4. BJP: 3, INC: 1 | ||
| 1991 | Total: 4. BJP: 2, INC: 2 | ||
| 1996 | Total: 4. INC: 4 | ||
| 1998 | Total: 4. BJP: 3, INC: 1 | ||
| 1999 | Total: 4. BJP: 3, HVC: 1 | ||
| 2004 | Total: 4. INC: 3, BJP: 1 | ||
| 2009 | 15th Lok Sabha | Total: 4. BJP: 3, INC: 1 | |
| 2014 | 16th Lok Sabha | Total: 4. BJP: 4 | |
| 2019 | 17th Lok Sabha | Total: 4. BJP: 4 | |
| Election | Lok Sabha | Party-wise details | Constituencies | Ref. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Seats | Kangra | Mandi | Hamirpur | Shimla | ||||||
| 2014 | 16th Lok Sabha | BJP | 4 | BJP | BJP | BJP | BJP | ||||
| 2019 | 17th Lok Sabha | BJP | 4 | BJP | BJP | BJP | BJP | ||||
| Next | 18th Lok Sabha | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | ||||
Legislative Assembly elections[]
1952 Legislative Assembly election[]
1967 Legislative Assembly election[]
1972 Legislative Assembly election[]
1977 Legislative Assembly election[]
1985 Legislative Assembly election[]
1990 Legislative Assembly election[]
1993 Legislative Assembly election[]
1998 Legislative Assembly election[]
2003 Legislative Assembly election[]
2007 Legislative Assembly election[]
The 2007 Himachal Pradesh legislative assembly election were held in Himachal Pradesh in 2007.
2012 Legislative Assembly election[]
The 2012 Himachal Pradesh legislative assembly election, 2012 was held in Himachal Pradesh, India in 2012 after the five-year term of the incumbent state legislature and government expired following the assembly elections of 2007. The election chose 68 MLAs to the Vidhan Sabha.
The results were declared on 20 December 2012. Congress defeated BJP and won outright majority by securing 36 of the 68 seats under the leadership of Virbhadra Singh - thus proving most of the pollsters and exit polls wrong, which had predicted a photo-finish. The BJP lagged far behind with just 26 seats in its kitty whereas its breakaway faction HLP won just 1 seat. The Congress won despite some 'unpopular' decisions made by the Congress-led Central government days before the election as part of its economic reforms, and the victory is likely to boost such reforms by the Centre.
Both Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh had BJP governments and went to polls together. But unlike Gujarat, where the BJP under the leadership of Narendra Modi retained power by winning a massive 115 out of 182 seats, in Himachal Pradesh, the Prem Kumar Dhumal-led BJP lost due to a huge anti-incumbency wave.
Cong veteran leader Virbhadra Singh takes oath for record sixth term as Himachal chief minister at historic Ridge ground in Shimla on 25 December 2012.
2017 Legislative Assembly election[]
BJP won 44 out of 68 seats to form the government, ousting Congress party from power. Indian National Congress won 21 seats. Jai Ram Thakur was appointed as Chief Minister after the elections.
Keys: BJP (-) INC (-) BSP (-) UKD/UKD(P) (-) NCP (-) Independent (-) CPIM (-)
| Election | Vidhan Sabha | Party-wise details | Chief Minister | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Seats | |||||
| 2012 | INC | 36 | Virbhadra Singh (2012–2017) |
INC | ||
| BJP | 26 | |||||
| Independent | 5 | |||||
| HLP | 1 | |||||
| Total | 68 | |||||
| 2017 | 13th Vidhan Sabha | BJP | 44 | 
Jai Ram Thakur |
BJP | |
| INC | 21 | |||||
| Independent | 2 | |||||
| CPIM | 1 | |||||
| Total | 68 | |||||
| 2022 | 14th Vidhan Sabha | Total | 68 | TBD | TBD | |
See also[]
References[]
- Elections in Himachal Pradesh