Elections in Himachal Pradesh

Himachal Pradesh

Elections for the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly in Himachal Pradesh state, India are conducted in accordance with the Constitution of India.

## Lok Sabha elections

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See also: Lok Sabha

Year  | Lok Sabha election  | Party-wise details

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1951  | 1st Lok Sabha |  | Total: 3. INC: 3
1957  | 2nd Lok Sabha |  | Total: 4. INC: 4
1962  | 3rd Lok Sabha |  | Total: 4. INC: 4
1967  | 4th Lok Sabha |  | Total: 6. INC: 6
1971  | 5th Lok Sabha |  | Total: 4. INC: 4
1977  | 6th Lok Sabha |  | Total: 4. Janata Party/BLD: 4.
1980  | 7th Lok Sabha |  | Total: 4. INC: 4
1984  | 8th Lok Sabha |  | Total: 4. INC: 4
1989  | 9th Lok Sabha |  | Total: 4. BJP: 3, INC: 1
1991  | 10th Lok Sabha |  | Total: 4. BJP: 2, INC: 2
1996  | 11th Lok Sabha |  | Total: 4. INC: 4
1998  | 12th Lok Sabha |  | Total: 4. BJP: 3, INC: 1
1999  | 13th Lok Sabha |  | Total: 4. BJP: 3, HVC: 1
2004  | 14th Lok Sabha |  | 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
2024  | 18th Lok Sabha |  | Total: 4. BJP: 4

Keys:   BJP (-)    INC (-)

Election | Lok Sabha | Party-wise details  | Constituencies

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Party  | Seats | Kangra  | Mandi  | Hamirpur  | Shimla  | Mahasu  | Chamba
1951 | 1st Lok Sabha |  | INC | 4 | INC | INC | INC | INC | Not There | Not There
1957 | 2nd Lok Sabha |  | INC | 4 | INC | INC | INC | INC | Not There | Not There
1962 | 3rd Lok Sabha |  | INC | 4 | INC | INC | INC | INC | Not There | Not There
1967 | 4th Lok Sabha |  | INC | 6 | INC | INC | INC | INC | INC | INC
1971 | 5th Lok Sabha |  | INC | 4 | INC | INC | INC | INC | Not There | Not There
1977 | 6th Lok Sabha |  | JP | 4 | JP | JP | JP | JP | Not There | Not There
1980 | 7th Lok Sabha |  | INC | 4 | INC | INC | INC | INC | Not There | Not There
1984 | 8th Lok Sabha |  | INC | 4 | INC | INC | INC | INC | Not There | Not There
1989 | 9th Lok Sabha |  | BJP | 4 | BJP | BJP | BJP | INC | Not There | Not There
1991 | 10th Lok Sabha |  | BJP/INC | 4 | BJP | INC | BJP | INC | Not There | Not There
1996 | 11th Lok Sabha |  | INC | 4 | INC | INC | INC | INC | Not There | Not There
1998 | 12th Lok Sabha |  | BJP | 4 | BJP | BJP | BJP | INC | Not There | Not There
1999 | 13th Lok Sabha |  | BJP | 4 | BJP | BJP | BJP | HVC | Not There | Not There
2004 | 14th Lok Sabha |  | INC | 4 | INC | INC | BJP | INC | Not There | Not There
2009 | 15th Lok Sabha |  | BJP | 4 | BJP | INC | BJP | BJP | Not There | Not There
2014 | 16th Lok Sabha |  | BJP | 4 | BJP | BJP | BJP | BJP | Not There | Not There
2019 | 17th Lok Sabha |  | BJP | 4 | BJP | BJP | BJP | BJP | Not There | Not There
2024 | 18th Lok Sabha |  | BJP | 4 | BJP | BJP | BJP | BJP | Not There | Not There

## Legislative Assembly elections

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### 1952 Legislative Assembly election

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Main article: 1952 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election

Election | Vidhan Sabha | Party-wise details  | Chief Minister | Party

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Party  | Seats
1952 | 1st Vidhan Sabha |  | Indian National Congress | 24  | Yashwant Singh Parmar | INC
| Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party | 3
| Independent | 8
| Republican Party of India | 1
Total | 36

### 1967 Legislative Assembly election

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Main article: 1967 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election

Election | Vidhan Sabha | Party-wise details  | Chief Minister | Party

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Party  | Seats
1967 | 2nd Vidhan Sabha |  | Indian National Congress | 34  | Yashwant Singh Parmar | INC
| Bharatiya Jana Sangh | 7
| Independent | 16
| Swatantra Party | 2
| Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 2
Total | 60

### 1972 Legislative Assembly election

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Main article: 1972 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election

Election | Vidhan Sabha | Party-wise details  | Chief Minister | Party

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Party  | Seats
1972 | 3rd Vidhan Sabha |  | Indian National Congress | 53  | Thakur Ram Lal | INC
| Bharatiya Jana Sangh | 5
| Independent | 7
| Lok Raj Party Himachal Pradesh | 2
| Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 1
Total | 68

### 1977 Legislative Assembly election

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Main article: 1977 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election

Election | Vidhan Sabha | Party-wise details  | Chief Minister | Party

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Party  | Seats
1977 | 4th Vidhan Sabha |  | Janta Party | 53  | Shanta Kumar | JP
| Indian National Congress | 9
| Independent | 6
Total | 68

### 1982 Legislative Assembly election

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Main article: 1982 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election

Election | Vidhan Sabha | Party-wise details  | Chief Minister | Party

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Party  | Seats
1982 | 5th Vidhan Sabha |  | Indian National Congress | 31  | Thakur Ram Lal | INC
| Bharatiya Janta Party | 29
| Independent | 6
| Janata Party | 2
Total | 68

### 1985 Legislative Assembly election

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Main article: 1985 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election

Election | Vidhan Sabha | Party-wise details  | Chief Minister | Party

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Party  | Seats
1985 | 6th Vidhan Sabha |  | Indian National Congress | 58  | Virbhadra Singh | INC
| Bharatiya Janta Party | 7
| Independent | 2
| Lok Dal | 1
Total | 68

### 1990 Legislative Assembly election

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Main article: 1990 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election

Election | Vidhan Sabha | Party-wise details  | Chief Minister | Party

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Party  | Seats
1990 | 7th Vidhan Sabha |  | Bharatiya Janta Party | 46  | Shanta Kumar | BJP
| Indian National Congress | 9
| Janata Dal | 11
| Independent | 1
| CPI | 1
Total | 68

### 1993 Legislative Assembly election

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Main article: 1993 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election

Election | Vidhan Sabha | Party-wise details  | Chief Minister | Party

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Party  | Seats
1993 | 8th Vidhan Sabha |  | Indian National Congress | 52  | Virbhadra Singh | INC
| Bharatiya Janta Party | 8
| Independent | 7
| Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 1
Total | 68

### 1998 Legislative Assembly election

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Main article: 1998 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election

Keys:   BJP (-)    INC (-)    BSP (-)    UKD/UKD(P) (-)    NCP (-)    Independent (-)    CPIM (-)

Election | Vidhan Sabha | Party-wise details  | Chief Minister | Party

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Party  | Seats
1998 | 9th Vidhan Sabha |  | Bharatiya Janta Party | 31  | Prem Kumar Dhumal | BJP
| Indian National Congress | 31
| Himachal Vikas Congress | 5
| Independent | 1
Total | 68

### 2003 Legislative Assembly election

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Main article: 2003 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election

Keys:   BJP (-)    INC (-)    BSP (-)    UKD/UKD(P) (-)    NCP (-)    Independent (-)    CPIM (-)

Election | Vidhan Sabha | Party-wise details  | Chief Minister | Party

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Party  | Seats
2003 | 10th Vidhan Sabha |  | Indian National Congress | 43  | Virbhadra Singh | INC
| Bharatiya Janta Party | 16
| Independent | 6
| Himachal Vikas Congress | 1
| Lok Janshakti Party | 1
| Loktantrik Morcha Himachal Pradesh | 1
Total | 68

### 2007 Legislative Assembly election

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Main article: 2007 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election

The 2007 Himachal Pradesh legislative assembly election were held in Himachal Pradesh in 2007.

Keys:   BJP (-)    INC (-)    BSP (-)    Independent (-)

Election | Vidhan Sabha | Party-wise details  | Chief Minister | Party

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Party  | Seats
2007 | 11th Vidhan Sabha |  | Bharatiya Janta Party | 41  | Prem Kumar Dhumal | BJP
| Indian National Congress | 23
| Independent | 3
| Bahujan Samaj Party | 1
Total | 68

### 2012 Legislative Assembly election

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Main article: 2012 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election

Keys:   BJP (-)    INC (-)    BSP (-)    UKD/UKD(P) (-)    NCP (-)    Independent (-)    CPIM (-)

Election | Vidhan Sabha | Party-wise details  | Chief Minister | Party

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Party  | Seats
2012 | 12th Vidhan Sabha |  | Indian National Congress | 36  | Virbhadra Singh
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| Bharatiya Janta Party | 26
| Independent | 5
| Himachal Lokhit Party | 1
Total | 68

### 2017 Legislative Assembly election

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Main article: 2017 Himachal Pradesh 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

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Party  | Seats
2017 | 13th Vidhan Sabha |  | Bharatiya Janta Party | 44  | Jai Ram Thakur
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| Indian National Congress | 21
| Independent | 2
| Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 1
Total | 68

### 2022 Legislative Assembly election

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Main article: 2022 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election

Keys:   INC (-)    BJP (-)    Independent (-)

Election | Vidhan Sabha | Party-wise details  | Chief Minister | Party

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Party  | Seats
2022 | 14th Vidhan Sabha |  | Indian National Congress | 40  | Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu
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| Bharatiya Janta Party | 25
| Independent | 3
Total | 68

## See also

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* All India Tribes and Minorities Front

## References

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* Himachal Pradesh Election Results

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Elections in Himachal Pradesh

General elections|

* 1967
* 1971
* 1977
* 1980
* 1984
* 1989
* 1991
* 1996
* 1998
* 1999
* 2004
* 2009
* 2014
* 2019
* 2024

Legislative Assembly|

* 1952
* 1967
* 1972
* 1977
* 1982
* 1985
* 1990
* 1993
* 1998
* 2003
* 2007
* 2012
* 2017
* 2022

Local elections|

* ...
* 2016
* 2021
* 2026

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