14th Himachal Pradesh Assembly

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14th Legislative Assembly
Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
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Type
Type
Term limits
5 years
History
Preceded by 13th Legislative Assembly
Leadership
Deputy Speaker
Vinay Kumar, INC
since 19 December 2023
Leader of the House
(Chief Minister)
Deputy Leader of the House
(Deputy Chief Minister)
Structure
Seats 68
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Political groups
Government (40)
  •   INC (40)

Opposition (28)

Elections
First past the post
Last election
12 November 2022
Next election
2027
Meeting place
Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly, Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh, India
Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India
Website
Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly

The 14th Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh [1] [2] [3] is formed following the 2022 Assembly election for all 68 seats in the unicameral legislature. In December 2027, the 14th Assembly's term will come to an end.

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In the 2022 elections, the Congress had gained a significant majority of 40 seats. In early 2024, the BJP won a Rajya Sabha election with the cross-voting of 6 Congress MLAs. [4] These MLAs led a rebellion against Sukhu, were disqualified and joined the BJP. However in the bypolls which followed, Congress won four seats and BJP won only two. [5]

Notable positions

PositionPortraitNamePartyConstituencyOffice Taken
Speaker Kuldeep Singh Pathania INC Bhattiyat 5 January 2023
Deputy Speaker Vinay Kumar Sri Renukaji 19 December 2023 [6]
Leader of the House (Chief Minister) Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu.jpg Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu Nadaun 11 December 2022 [7]
Deputy Leader of the house (Deputy Chief Minister) Mukesh Agnihotri (cropped).jpg Mukesh Agnihotri Haroli
Leader of the opposition JRThakur.jpg Jai Ram Thakur BJP Seraj 25 December 2022

Members of Legislative Assembly

DistrictConstituencyNamePartyRemarksLok Sabha constituency
Chamba

Churah (SC) Hans Raj Bharatiya Janata Party Kangra
Bharmour (ST) Janak Raj Bharatiya Janata Party Mandi
Chamba Neeraj Nayar Indian National Congress Kangra
Dalhousie D S Thakur Bharatiya Janata Party Kangra
Bhattiyat Kuldeep Singh Pathania Indian National Congress SpeakerKangra
Kangra Nurpur Ranveer Singh Bharatiya Janata Party Kangra
Indora (SC) Malender Rajan Indian National Congress Kangra
Fatehpur Bhawani Singh Pathania Indian National Congress Kangra
Jawali Chander Kumar Indian National Congress Cabinet MinisterKangra
Dehra Hoshyar Singh Independent Resigned on 22 March 2024 [8] Hamirpur
Kamlesh Thakur Indian National Congress Elected on 13 Jul 2024Hamirpur
Jaswan-Pragpur Bikram Thakur Bharatiya Janata Party Hamirpur
Jawalamukhi Sanjay Rattan Indian National Congress Kangra
Jaisinghpur (SC) Yadvinder Goma Indian National Congress

Cabinet Minister

Kangra
Sullah Vipin Singh Parmar Bharatiya Janata Party Kangra
Nagrota Raghubir Singh Bali Indian National Congress Kangra
Kangra Pawan Kumar Kajal Bharatiya Janata Party Kangra
Shahpur Kewal Singh Pathania Indian National Congress Kangra
Dharamshala Sudhir Sharma Indian National Congress Disqualified on 28 February 2024 [4] Kangra
Sudhir Sharma Bharatiya Janata Party Elected on 4 Jun 2024 [9] Kangra
Palampur Ashish Butail Indian National Congress Kangra
Baijnath (SC) Kishori Lal Indian National Congress Kangra
Lahaul and Spiti Lahaul and Spiti (ST) Ravi Thakur Indian National Congress Disqualified on 28 February 2024 [4] Mandi
Anuradha Rana Indian National Congress Elected on 4 Jun 2024 [9] Mandi
Kullu Manali Bhuvneshwar Gaur Indian National Congress Mandi
Kullu Sunder Singh Thakur Indian National Congress Mandi
Banjar Surender Shourie Bharatiya Janata Party Mandi
Anni (SC) Lokendra Kumar Bharatiya Janata Party Mandi
Mandi Karsog (SC) Deepraj Kapoor Bharatiya Janata Party Mandi
Sundernagar Rakesh Jamwal Bharatiya Janata Party Mandi
Nachan (SC) Vinod Kumar Bharatiya Janata Party Mandi
Seraj Jai Ram Thakur Bharatiya Janata Party Leader of OppositionMandi
Darang Puranchand Thakur Bharatiya Janata Party Mandi
Jogindernagar Prakash Rana Bharatiya Janata Party Mandi
Dharampur Chandershekhar Indian National Congress Hamirpur
Mandi Anil Sharma Bharatiya Janata Party Mandi
Balh (SC) Inder Singh Gandhi Bharatiya Janata Party Mandi
Sarkaghat Dalip Thakur Bharatiya Janata Party Mandi
Hamirpur Bhoranj (SC) Suresh Kumar Indian National Congress Hamirpur
Sujanpur Rajinder Singh Rana Indian National Congress Disqualified on 28 February 2024 [4] Hamirpur
Ranjit Singh Indian National Congress Elected on 4 Jun 2024 [9] Hamirpur
Hamirpur Ashish Sharma Independent Resigned on 22 March 2024 [10] Hamirpur
Ashish Sharma Bharatiya Janata Party Elected on 13 July 2024Hamirpur
Barsar Inder Dutt Lakhanpal Indian National Congress Disqualified on 28 February 2024 [4] Hamirpur
Inder Dutt Lakhanpal Bharatiya Janata Party Elected on 4 Jun 2024 [9] Hamirpur
Nadaun Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu Indian National Congress Chief MinisterHamirpur
Una Chintpurni (SC) Sudarshan Singh Babloo Indian National Congress Hamirpur
Gagret Chaitanya Sharma Indian National Congress Disqualified on 28 February 2024 [4] Hamirpur
Rakesh Kalia Indian National Congress Elected on 4 Jun 2024 [9] Hamirpur
Haroli Mukesh Agnihotri Indian National Congress Deputy Chief MinisterHamirpur
Una Satpal Singh Satti Bharatiya Janata Party Hamirpur
Kutlehar Devender Kumar Bhutto Indian National Congress Disqualified on 28 February 2024 [4] Hamirpur
Vivek Sharma Indian National Congress Elected on 4 Jun 2024 [9] Hamirpur
Bilaspur Jhanduta (SC) Jeet Ram Katwal Bharatiya Janata Party Hamirpur
Ghumarwin Rajesh Dharmani Indian National Congress Cabinet MinisterHamirpur
Bilaspur Trilok Jamwal Bharatiya Janata Party Hamirpur
Sri Naina Deviji Randhir Sharma Bharatiya Janata Party Hamirpur
Solan Arki Sanjay Awasthy Indian National Congress Shimla
Nalagarh K.L. Thakur Independent Resigned on 22 March 2024 [11] Shimla
Hardeep Singh Bawa Indian National Congress Elected on 13 July 2024Shimla
Doon Ram Kumar Chaudhary Indian National Congress Shimla
Solan (SC) Dhani Ram Shandil Indian National Congress Cabinet MinisterShimla
Kasauli (SC) Vinod Sultanpuri Indian National Congress Shimla
Sirmaur Pachhad (SC) Reena Kashyap Bharatiya Janata Party Shimla
Nahan Ajay Solanki Indian National Congress Shimla
Sri Renukaji (SC) Vinay Kumar Indian National Congress Deputy SpeakerShimla
Paonta Sahib Sukh Ram Chaudhary Bharatiya Janata Party Shimla
Shillai Harshwardhan Chauhan Indian National Congress Cabinet MinisterShimla
Shimla Chopal Balbir Singh Verma Bharatiya Janata Party Shimla
Theog Kuldeep Singh Rathore Indian National Congress Shimla
Kasumpti Anirudh Singh Indian National Congress Cabinet MinisterShimla
Shimla Harish Janartha Indian National Congress Shimla
Shimla Rural Vikramaditya Singh Indian National Congress Cabinet ministerShimla
Jubbal-Kotkhai Rohit Thakur Indian National Congress Cabinet ministerShimla
Rampur (SC) Nand Lal Indian National Congress Shimla
Rohru (SC) Mohan Lal Brakta Indian National Congress Shimla
Kinnaur Kinnaur (ST) Jagat Singh Negi Indian National Congress Cabinet MinisterShimla

Lok Sabha constituency-wise composition

Lok Sabha ConstituencyNumber of Cabinet Ministers, Speaker and Deputy SpeakerName of Ministers, Speaker and Deputy SpeakerName of Constituencies (Respectively)
Kangra Lok Sabha Constituency3Kuldeep Singh Pathania (Speaker), Chander Kumar, Yadvinder GomaBhattiyat, Jawali, Jaisinghpur (SC)
Mandi Lok Sabha Constituency0--
Hamirpur Lok Sabha Constituency3Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu (Chief Minister), Mukesh Agnihotri (Deputy Chief Minister), Rajesh DharmaniNadaun, Haroli, Ghumarwin
Shimla Lok Sabha Constituency7Vinay Kumar (Deputy Speaker), Dhani Ram Shandil, Harshwardhan Chauhan, Anirudh Singh, Vikramaditya Singh, Rohit Thakur, Jagat Singh NegiSri Renukaji (SC), Solan (SC), Shillai, Kasumpti, Shimla Rural, Jubbal-Kotkhai, Kinnaur (ST)

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