Elections in Himachal Pradesh

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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.

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Lok Sabha elections

YearLok Sabha electionParty-wise details
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

Keys:   BJP (-)    INC (-)

Election Lok Sabha Party-wise details Constituencies
Party Seats KangraMandiHamirpurShimlaMahasuChamba
1951 1st Lok Sabha INC 4 INC INC INC INC Not ThereNot There
1957 2nd Lok Sabha INC 4 INC INC INC INC Not ThereNot There
1962 3rd Lok Sabha INC 4 INC INC INC INC Not ThereNot There
1967 4th Lok Sabha INC 6 INC INC INC INC INC INC
1971 5th Lok Sabha INC 4 INC INC INC INC Not ThereNot There
1977 6th Lok Sabha JP 4 JP JP JP JP Not ThereNot There
1980 7th Lok Sabha INC 4 INC INC INC INC Not ThereNot There
1984 8th Lok Sabha INC 4 INC INC INC INC Not ThereNot There
1989 9th Lok Sabha BJP 4 BJP BJP BJP INC Not ThereNot There
1991 10th Lok Sabha BJP /INC 4 BJP INC BJP INC Not ThereNot There
1996 11th Lok Sabha INC 4 INC INC INC INC Not ThereNot There
1998 12th Lok Sabha BJP 4 BJP BJP BJP INC Not ThereNot There
1999 13th Lok Sabha BJP 4 BJP BJP BJP HVC Not ThereNot There
2004 14th Lok Sabha INC 4 INC INC BJP INC Not ThereNot There
2009 15th Lok Sabha BJP 4 BJP INC BJP BJP Not ThereNot There
2014 16th Lok Sabha BJP 4 BJP BJP BJP BJP Not ThereNot There
2019 17th Lok Sabha BJP 4 BJP BJP BJP BJP Not ThereNot There
2024 18th Lok Sabha TBD4TBDTBDTBDTBDTBDTBD

Legislative Assembly elections

1952 Legislative Assembly election

Election Vidhan Sabha Party-wise details Chief Minister Party
Party Seats
1952 1st Vidhan Sabha Indian National Congress 24 Yashwant Singh Parmar 1988 stamp of India.jpg Yashwant Singh Parmar INC
Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party 3
Independent 8
Republican Party of India 1
Total36

1967 Legislative Assembly election

Election Vidhan Sabha Party-wise details Chief Minister Party
Party Seats
1967 2nd Vidhan Sabha Indian National Congress 34 Yashwant Singh Parmar 1988 stamp of India.jpg Yashwant Singh Parmar INC
Bharatiya Jana Sangh 7
Independent 16
Swatantra Party 2
Communist Party of India (Marxist) 2
Total60

1972 Legislative Assembly election

Election Vidhan Sabha Party-wise details Chief Minister Party
Party Seats
1972 3rd Vidhan Sabha Indian National Congress 53 Thakur Ram Lal.jpg Thakur Ram Lal INC
Bharatiya Jana Sangh 5
Independent 7
Lok Raj Party Himachal Pradesh 2
Communist Party of India (Marxist) 1
Total68

1977 Legislative Assembly election

Election Vidhan Sabha Party-wise details Chief Minister Party
Party Seats
1977 4th Vidhan Sabha Janta Party 53 Shanta Kumar.jpg Shanta Kumar JP
Indian National Congress 9
Independent 6
Total68

1982 Legislative Assembly election

Election Vidhan Sabha Party-wise details Chief Minister Party
Party Seats
1982 5th Vidhan Sabha Indian National Congress 31 Thakur Ram Lal.jpg Thakur Ram Lal INC
Bharatiya Janta Party 29
Independent 6
Janata Party 2
Total68

1985 Legislative Assembly election

Election Vidhan Sabha Party-wise details Chief Minister Party
Party Seats
1985 6th Vidhan Sabha Indian National Congress 58 Virbhadra Singh HP.jpg Virbhadra Singh INC
Bharatiya Janta Party 7
Independent 2
Lok Dal 1
Total68

1990 Legislative Assembly election

Election Vidhan Sabha Party-wise details Chief Minister Party
Party Seats
1990 7th Vidhan Sabha Bharatiya Janta Party 46 Shanta Kumar.jpg Shanta Kumar BJP
Indian National Congress 9
Janata Dal 11
Independent 1
CPI 1
Total68

1993 Legislative Assembly election

Election Vidhan Sabha Party-wise details Chief Minister Party
Party Seats
1993 8th Vidhan Sabha Indian National Congress 52 Virbhadra Singh HP.jpg Virbhadra Singh INC
Bharatiya Janta Party 8
Independent 7
Communist Party of India (Marxist) 1
Total68

1998 Legislative Assembly election

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

Election Vidhan Sabha Party-wise details Chief Minister Party
Party Seats
1998 9th Vidhan Sabha Bharatiya Janta Party 31 Prem Kumar Dhumal.jpg Prem Kumar Dhumal BJP
Indian National Congress 31
Himachal Vikas Congress 5
Independent 1
Total68

2003 Legislative Assembly election

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

Election Vidhan Sabha Party-wise details Chief Minister Party
Party Seats
2003 10th Vidhan Sabha Indian National Congress 43 Virbhadra Singh HP.jpg Virbhadra Singh INC
Bharatiya Janta Party 16
Independent 6
Himachal Vikas Congress 1
Lok Janshakti Party 1
Loktantrik Morcha Himachal Pradesh 1
Total68

2007 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
Party Seats
2007 11th Vidhan Sabha Bharatiya Janta Party 41 Prem Kumar Dhumal.jpg Prem Kumar Dhumal BJP
Indian National Congress 23
Independent 3
Bahujan Samaj Party 1
Total68

2012 Legislative Assembly election

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

Election Vidhan Sabha Party-wise details Chief Minister Party
Party Seats
2012 12th Vidhan Sabha Indian National Congress 36 Virbhadra Singh HP.jpg Virbhadra Singh
INC
Bharatiya Janta Party 26
Independent 5
Himachal Lokhit Party 1
Total68

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
2017 13th Vidhan Sabha Bharatiya Janta Party 44 JRThakur.jpg Jai Ram Thakur
BJP
Indian National Congress 21
Independent 2
Communist Party of India (Marxist) 1
Total68

2022 Legislative Assembly election

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

Election Vidhan Sabha Party-wise details Chief Minister Party
Party Seats
2022 14th Vidhan Sabha Indian National Congress 40 Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu.jpg Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu
INC
Bharatiya Janta Party 25
Independent 3
Total68

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