10th Legislative Assembly | |
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Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
Type | |
Type | |
Term limits | 5 years |
History | |
Preceded by | 9th Legislative Assembly |
Succeeded by | 11th Legislative Assembly |
Leadership | |
Speaker | |
Deputy Speaker | |
Leader of the House (Chief Minister) | |
Leader of the Opposition | |
Structure | |
Seats | 68 |
Political groups | Government (49) Opposition (19) |
Elections | |
First past the post | |
Last election | 28 February and 3 June 1998 |
Next election | December 2007 |
Meeting place | |
Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India |
The Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly or the Himachal Pradesh Vidhan Sabha is the unicameral legislature of the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. [1] The present strength of the Vidhan Sabha is 68. The members of the Tenth Legislative Assembly were elected in the 2003 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election. [2]
Constituency | Reserved for (SC/ST/None) | Member | Party | |
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Kinnaur | ST | Jagat Singh | Indian National Congress | |
Rampur | SC | Singhi Ram | Indian National Congress | |
Rohru | None | Virbhadra Singh | Indian National Congress | |
Jubbal-kotkhai | None | Rohit Thakur | Indian National Congress | |
Chopal | None | Subhash Chand | Independent | |
Kumarsain | None | Vidya Stokes | Indian National Congress | |
Theog | None | Rakesh Verma | Independent | |
Shimla | None | Jatin Puri | Independent politician | |
Kasumpti | SC | Sohan Lal | Independent | |
Arki | None | Dharam Pal Thakur | Indian National Congress | |
Doon | None | Lajja Ram | Indian National Congress | |
Nalagarh | None | Hari Naraian Singh | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
Kasauli | SC | Raghu Raj | Indian National Congress | |
Solan | None | Dr. Rajeev Bindal | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
Pachhad | SC | Gangu Ram Musafir | Indian National Congress | |
Rainka | SC | Dr. Prem Singh | Indian National Congress | |
Shillai | None | Harsh Wardhan | Indian National Congress | |
Paonta Doon | None | Sukh Ram | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
Nahan | None | Sadanand Chauhan | Lok Jan Shakti Party | |
Kotkehloor | None | Bhawna Malhi | Indian National Congress | |
Bilaspur | None | Tilak Raj | Indian National Congress | |
Ghumarwin | None | Karam Dev Dharmani | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
Geharwin | SC | Dr. Beeru Ram Kishore | Independent | |
Nadaun | None | Sukhvinder Singh | Indian National Congress | |
Hamirpur | None | Anita Verma | Indian National Congress | |
Bamsan | None | Jatin Puri | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
Mewa | SC | Ishwar Dass Dhiman | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
Nadaunta | None | Baldev Sharma | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
Gagret | SC | Kuldeep Kumar | Indian National Congress | |
Chintpurni | None | Rakesh Kalia | Indian National Congress | |
Santokgarh | None | Mukesh Agnihotri | Indian National Congress | |
Una | None | Satpal Singh Satti | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
Kutlehar | None | Virender Kumar | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
Nurpur | None | Sat Mahajan | Indian National Congress | |
Gangath | SC | Bodh Raj | Indian National Congress | |
Jawali | None | Sujan Singh | Indian National Congress | |
Guler | None | Chander Kumar | Indian National Congress | |
Jaswan | None | Bikram Singh | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
Pragpur | SC | Naveen Dhiman | Independent | |
Jawalamukhi | None | Ramesh Chand | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
Thural | None | Ravinder Singh | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
Rajgir | SC | Atma Ram | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
Baijnath | None | Sudhir Sharma | Indian National Congress | |
Palampur | None | Brij Behari Lal | Indian National Congress | |
Sulah | None | Jagjiwan Paul | Indian National Congress | |
Nagrota | None | G.s. Bali | Indian National Congress | |
Shahpur | None | Major Vijay Singh Mankotia | Indian National Congress | |
Dharamsala | None | Chandresh Kumari | Indian National Congress | |
Kangra | None | Surinder Kumar | Indian National Congress | |
Bhattiyat | None | Kuldip Singh Pathania | Independent | |
Banikhet | None | Asha Kumari | Indian National Congress | |
Rajnagar | SC | Surinder Bhardwaj | Indian National Congress | |
Chamba | None | Harsh Mahajan | Indian National Congress | |
Bharmour | ST | Thakar Singh | Indian National Congress | |
Lahaul And Spiti | ST | Raghbir Singh | Indian National Congress | |
Kulu | None | Raj Krishan Gour | Indian National Congress | |
Banjar | None | Khimi Ram | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
Ani | SC | Ishwar Dass | Indian National Congress | |
Karsog | SC | Mast Ram | Indian National Congress | |
Chachiot | None | Jai Ram Thakur | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
Nachan | SC | Tek Chand | Indian National Congress | |
Sundernagar | None | Sohan Lal Thakur | Indian National Congress | |
Balh | SC | Damodar Dass | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
Gopalpur | None | Rangila Ram Rao | Indian National Congress | |
Dharampur | None | Mohinder Singh | Loktantrik Morcha Himachal Pradesh | |
Joginder Nagar | None | Surender Pal | Indian National Congress | |
Darang | None | Kaul Singh | Indian National Congress | |
Mandi | None | Sukh Ram | Himachal Vikas Congress | |
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