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Himachal Pradesh Election - Assembly & Parliamentary Constituencies Elections in HP


Chief Minister of HP
JAI RAM THAKUR
Office Bearers
Deputy Chief Minister(s)Vacant
Governor of HPRajendra Vishwanath Arlekar
Vidhan Sabha SpeakerVipin Singh Parmar

Major Political Parties
GovernmentBharatiya Janata Party
OppositionINC
OthersAll India Tribes and Minorities Front, Him Loktantrik Morcha, Himachal Lokhit Party

Elections
HP Next ElectionOctober 2022
Last elections2017
Polity
Parliamentary Consituencies
Lok Sabha4
Rajya Sabha3

State Legislature
Vidhan Sabha68

General Facts
Himachal Pradesh Area55,673 Sq.Kms.
Himachal Pradesh Population6,864,602* (2011)
Principal LanguagesHindi


A state situated at the extensive western Himalayas filled with the extensive river system, Himachal is unique in all its natural beauty and traditions. Himachal Pradesh is present in the northern part of India and has an area of 55,673 sq km. The state is known for its natural beauty and extensive tourism networks. The state has many Hindu pilgrimage sites also.

Divided in 12 districts, the state has a population of 6.85 million. There are 66 legislative assembly seats in the state. As the citizens have now used their power of voting in the 2022 Legislative Assembly Elections of Himachal Pradesh, results are awaited on 8th of December.

The main political parties in competition are Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Indian National Congress (INC), along with Aam Aadmi Party (AAP). Currently, BJP holds the power of the state under the leadership of the Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur. The citizens of the state has an insistence on a pattern of changing the government every next assembly elections.

Therefore, this 2022 elections results are highly anticipated on the basis of the previous trends as well as for some it is an expectation of change.

Government & Politics:

The Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly or the Himachal Pradesh Vidhan Sabha is the unicameral legislature of the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. The present strength of the Vidhan Sabha is 68. Himachal Pradesh is the first state in India to launch a paperless legislative assembly known as eVidhan.
Himachal Pradesh has 4 parliamentary constituencies out of which 1 seat is reserved for a candidate belonging to scheduled caste. The state has 68 legislative assembly constituencies. The state contributes 3 seats to the upper house, the Rajya Sabha.

Administration:

Divisional administration:

The Indian state of Himachal Pradesh is made up of 12 administrative districts that are grouped into 3 divisions. Each division consists of 3-7 districts. The districts are further divided into 73 subdivisions, 78 blocks and 172 Tehsils. A divisional commissioner an officer of Indian Administrative service (IAS) is responsible for heading the administration of a division; the Divisional minister is also responsible for the collection of revenue and maintenance of law and order in his or her division.

District administration:

A district of an Indian state is an administrative geographical unit. The Indian state of Himachal Pradesh is made up of 12 administrative districts, headed by a district magistrate and collector, an IAS officer. The district magistrate is responsible for coordinating the work between various departments in the district, is responsible for law and order in the district and is also given the power of an executive magistrate.

Judiciary:

The judiciary in the Himachal Pradesh state consists of the Shimla High Court in Shimla, district courts and session courts in each district or Sessions Division, and lower courts at the tehsil level. Shimla is the administrative capital of the state. The court has a sanctioned judge strength of 13 including the chief justice.
The President of India appoints the chief justice of the High Court of the Himachal Pradesh judiciary on the advice of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of India as well as the Governor of Himachal Pradesh, Lingappa Narayana Swamy is currently serving as chief justice at shimla high court. Other judges are appointed by the President of India on the advice of the Chief Justice of the High Court.

Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly Elections 2017:

The Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, 2017 was held on 9 November 2017 to elect all 68 members of the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly.
The term of the previous Legislative Assembly ended on 7 January 2017. Since 2012, the Indian National Congress Party has been in power in the outgoing assembly with 36 seats. The lone opposition party was Bharatiya Janata Party.
Himachal Pradesh, as a state of India, follows a Parliamentary system of government similar to other states. The Government is responsible to the Assembly and stays in power only if it has the support of majority members. Elections take place on a first past the post basis, the candidate with the most votes wins the seat regardless of an absolute majority. Every citizen of the state, who is 18 and above is eligible to vote. The Governor then invites the leader of the largest party or coalition to form the government. As is common in most other first past the post electoral systems, the state's politics are dominated by two parties – the Indian National Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party.
The tenure of the current legislative assembly in Himachal Pradesh expires in January 2018 hence Himachal Pradesh assembly election for the thirteenth assembly will be held in the state by December 2017. The Election Commission of India has announced the polling date for the Himachal Pradesh legislative assembly elections 2017. As per the announcement, the 2017 Himachal Pradesh assembly elections will be a single-phase election. According to the schedule released by the EC, polls for the Himachal Pradesh legislative assembly will be held on Nov 09, 2017. The counting of the Himachal Pradesh assembly elections 2017 will be done on the same day with the counting of Gujarat legislative assembly elections 2017 i.e Dec 18, 2017.
Himachal Pradesh was established in the year 1971 on January 25th. The capital city of this state is Shimla, which is the largest city of Himachal Pradesh. There are a total of 12 districts in Himachal Pradesh. The present Governor is Acharya Dev Vrat and the Chief Minister is Jai Ram Thakur, a BNP candidate. The parliamentary constituency of Himachal Pradesh is 4. The population of the state is 6,864,602 and the literacy level is 82.80%. Hindi is the official language of the state and English is the additional official language.
The state came under the direct governance of Indian judiciary immediately after independence and now it has a well-built political infrastructure. In 1948, it was given the status of Commissioner's Province; in 1950, it became Part C State and on January 25, 1971, it became a full state.
Though there are several local political parties the state is mainly dominated by these two national level parties; INC (Indian National Congress) and BJP (Bharatiya Janata Party). At present, the state is governed by Indian National Congress which came into power in 2012.

Lok Sabha Elections 2019

In 2009 Election Results the UPA won around 261 out of 543 seats, and in the second position was NDA with 158 seats, while 23 seats were won by Left parties.
In the 2014 Election Results the BJP won 282 seats out of 543 seats. This took the NDA tally to 336 seats out of 543 seats in the Lok Sabha. INC could only manage to win 44 seats and stayed in the second position while AIADMK party from Tamil Nadu came third with 37 seats in the 2014 Lok Sabha Elections.
In 2019, the BJP is set to return to power at the Centre after a sweeping win in the 2019 Lok Sabha election , armed with a bigger mandate than in the 2014 General Election. The party - led by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP President Amit Shah duo has secured 303 seats in the 17th Lok Sabha. Meanwhile, the Congress, the main Opposition party, managed to increase its vote share from 2014 only by a handful of votes, with a final tally of 52 seats. There will be no Leader of Opposition in the upcoming Lower House for a second consecutive term.

Himachal Pradesh Legislature:

The Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly or the Himachal Pradesh Vidhan Sabha is the unicameral legislature of the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. The present strength of the Vidhan Sabha is 68. Himachal Pradesh is the first state in India to launch a paperless legislative assembly known as eVidhan. The Vidhan Sabha building is located above Nabha. The building comes under Annadale Political Ward, i.e. Ward - 4 of Shimla Municipal Corporation.

Issues of state

Major issues that Himachal Pradesh currently faces:

Connectivity: Due to forest clearances, there are many areas in Himachal Pradesh which are still not connected with roads and people have migrated out from these areas in lack of health and education facilities. In recent elections, villages of Kangra and Chamba district who have no road connectivity have also boycotted polls. Himachal Pradesh has negligible air and rail links
Crime: Even as Himachal Pradesh has comparatively low rate of most cognizable crimes in 2018, it figures among states with the highest rate for certain crimes – especially those related to narcotic drugs, forest laws. Himachal has the third-highest crime rate among NDPS cases after Punjab (39.2) and Kerala (24.9). While several states have higher rates of crimes related to possession of drugs for personal consumption, Himachal has the third-highest crime rate of 12.8 when it comes to possession of drugs for trafficking, after Punjab (19.3) and Chandigarh (15.2).
Deforestation: For 90 per cent of Himachal's 46 lakh population living in villages, deforestation has brought misery and suffering. Fuel wood and fodder are rapidly disappearing. ... The state has taken several steps to begin reforestation designed to place Himachal under 50 per cent green cover within a decade.

About Himachal Pradesh Elections 2017

The tenure of the current legislative assembly in Himachal Pradesh expires in January 2018 hence Himachal Pradesh assembly election for the thirteenth assembly will be held in the state by December 2017. The Election Commission of India has announced the polling date for the Himachal Pradesh legislative assembly elections 2017. As per the announcement, the 2017 Himachal Pradesh assembly elections will be a single-phase election. According to the schedule released by the EC, polls for the Himachal Pradesh legislative assembly will be held on Nov 09, 2017. The counting of the Himachal Pradesh assembly elections 2017 will be done on the same day with the counting of Gujarat legislative assembly elections 2017 i.e Dec 18, 2017.

Himachal Pradesh was established in the year 1971 on January 25th. The capital city of this state is Shimla, which is the largest city of Himachal Pradesh. There are a total of 12 districts in Himachal Pradesh. The present Governor is Acharya Dev Vrat and the Chief Minister is Jai Ram Thakur, a BNP candidate. The parliamentary constituency of Himachal Pradesh is 4. The population of state is 6,864,602 and the literacy level is 82.80%. Hindi is the official languages of the state and English is the additional official language.

The state came under the direct governance of Indian judiciary immediately after independence and now it has the well-built political infrastructure. In 1948, it was given the status of Commissioner's Province; in 1950, it became Part C State and on January 25, 1971, it became a full state.

Though there are several local political parties the state is mainly dominated by these two national level parties; INC (Indian National Congress) and BJP (Bharitiya Janata Party). At prsent, the state is governed by Indian National Gongress which came into power in 2012.

Some facts about Elections in Himachal Pradesh

Himachal Pradesh has some interesting features associated with dates of poll, percentage of the electorate and service voter, photo identity card, computerization of Electoral roll, establishment of Polling stations, expenditure on elections and various other features.



The geographical conditions of this state vary with respect to districts. Few states are hilly and few others are plain. In the districts of Kinnaur, Lahual & Spiti and Bharmour-Pangi constituency of Chamba district, elections are conducted only during the times of summer. Usually when the elections are conducted between the month of May and November, it takes place in both the open and snow bound areas. During the other months of the year, elections are usually conducted in 2 phases, for the open area and the other for the snow bound and hilly areas. This is conducted as per the election schedule announced by ECI. The places like Rohtang pass, Kunzum pass and Sach pass are usually prone to heavy snowfall. During the times of election, the Government of this state makes all provisions for the opening of passes and roads by deploying men and machinery so that the various functions of the elections are not be disturbed. During the times when these passes are closed, the material required for the purpose of elections are be transported through air.

The computerization of electoral rolls was first introduced in this state in the year 1993-1994. The objective of this system is to capture the photographs in accordance with the names registered in the electoral rolls. In the year 1999, the enormous computerization system came into the picture with the intention to reduce the errors and also to maintain a permanent computer database. Due to the introduction of this, the data of elections have been accessible very easily.


Election Issues of the State

Like in other Indian states, the problems that people face are that of corruption, unemployment, lack of proper infrastructure, unemployment, price rise, and an overall economic slowdown. The dispute over the distribution of water from the Sutlej and Yamuna rivers was also an issue raised by the politicians during the elections. The impact of global warming is the big hindrance for the farmers of the state.

Administrative structure

Like all other states the state has a parliamentary system of governance. The executive authority lies with the council of ministers headed by the Chief Minister. The Governor who is the titular head of the state is elected by the President of India. The state has a unicameral legislature with 68 MLA's. The judiciary comprises of the High Court and lower courts.


Himachal Pradesh Lok Sabha Election Summary 2014

The state of Himachal Pradesh has four parliamentary constituencies: Shimla, Kangra, Hamirpur, and Mandi, where Shimla is reserved for SC candidates. This time there will be an increase of 1.3% in the number of first-time voters, especially in the age bracket of 18-19 years. The exit polls which predicted the victory of Bharatiya Janata party (BJP) majorly in the state proved correct as the party made a sweeping victory by winning all the seats in the state. The state of Himachal Pradesh has only four Lok Sabha constituencies namely Mandi, Kangra, Hamirpur and Shimla.

The state was then headed by the Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh under the Indian National Congress' alliance. INC, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) are the national level parties in Himachal Pradesh besides few regional parties. BJP and INC had been the major ruling parties in Himachal. The state took part in 2014 general elections for the four constituencies. The battle for the Hamirpur seat took place between political contenders like Anurag Singh Thakur, Rakesh Chaudhary and Kamal Kanta Batra. Himachal showed a favourable voter turnout of 65% in the state. View detailed Lok Sabha Elections 2014 Results...


Lok Sabha Elections 2019 - Party Wise Election Results

Name of State/ UT Parliamentary Constituency Candidate Party EVM Votes Migrant Votes Postal Votes Total Votes % of Votes Winner Runner-Up
Himachal Pradesh Hamirpur Anurag Singh Thakur Bharatiya Janata Party 668812 0 13880 682692 69.04 Yes No
Himachal Pradesh Hamirpur Ram Lal Thakur Indian National Congress 281000 0 2120 283120 28.63 No Yes
Himachal Pradesh Hamirpur Nota None Of The Above 7865 0 161 8026 0.81 No No
Himachal Pradesh Hamirpur Desh Raj Bahujan Samaj Party 6974 0 121 7095 0.72 No No
Himachal Pradesh Hamirpur Krishan Gopal Satya Bahumat Party 2264 0 55 2319 0.23 No No
Himachal Pradesh Hamirpur Radha Krishan Narotra Independent 1413 0 7 1420 0.14 No No
Himachal Pradesh Hamirpur Vikash Kumar Independent 1394 0 10 1404 0.14 No No
Himachal Pradesh Hamirpur Tulsi Ram Sharma All India Forward Bloc 766 0 9 775 0.08 No No
Himachal Pradesh Hamirpur Parveen Thakur Independent 695 0 4 699 0.07 No No
Himachal Pradesh Hamirpur Ram Singh Shukla Bahujan Mukti Party 462 0 11 473 0.05 No No
Himachal Pradesh Hamirpur Ashok Sharma Independent 400 0 12 412 0.04 No No
Himachal Pradesh Hamirpur Ashish Kumar Independent 320 0 10 330 0.03 No No
Himachal Pradesh Kangra Kishan Kapoor Bharatiya Janata Party 712133 0 13085 725218 72.02 Yes No
Himachal Pradesh Kangra Pawan Kajal Indian National Congress 245474 0 2121 247595 24.59 No Yes
Himachal Pradesh Kangra Nota None Of The Above 11195 0 132 11327 1.12 No No
Himachal Pradesh Kangra Dr. Kehar Singh Bahujan Samaj Party 8719 0 147 8866 0.88 No No
Himachal Pradesh Kangra Dr. Sanjiv Guleria Independent 4425 0 148 4573 0.45 No No
Himachal Pradesh Kangra Prem Chand Vishvakarma Navbharat Ekta Dal 2355 0 16 2371 0.24 No No
Himachal Pradesh Kangra Bachan Singh Rana Independent 2233 0 7 2240 0.22 No No
Himachal Pradesh Kangra Nisha Katoch Independent 1297 0 101 1398 0.14 No No
Himachal Pradesh Kangra Subhash Chand Himachal Jan Kranti Party 950 0 20 970 0.1 No No
Himachal Pradesh Kangra Dr. Swaroop Singh Rana Swabhiman Party 945 0 14 959 0.1 No No
Himachal Pradesh Kangra Col. Narinder Pathania Independent 861 0 47 908 0.09 No No
Himachal Pradesh Kangra Chander Bhan (Baabla) Independent 555 0 9 564 0.06 No No
Himachal Pradesh Mandi Ram Swaroop Sharma Bharatiya Janata Party 638441 0 8748 647189 68.75 Yes No
Himachal Pradesh Mandi Aashray Sharma Indian National Congress 240184 0 1546 241730 25.68 No Yes
Himachal Pradesh Mandi Daleep Singh Kaith Communist Party Of India (Marxist) 14742 0 96 14838 1.58 No No
Himachal Pradesh Mandi Ses Ram Bahujan Samaj Party 9003 0 57 9060 0.96 No No
Himachal Pradesh Mandi Nota None Of The Above 5187 0 111 5298 0.56 No No
Himachal Pradesh Mandi Brij Gopal Independent 4085 0 2 4087 0.43 No No
Himachal Pradesh Mandi Subhash Mohan Snehi Independent 3835 0 4 3839 0.41 No No
Himachal Pradesh Mandi Dev Raj Bhardwaj Independent 3653 0 0 3653 0.39 No No
Himachal Pradesh Mandi Guman Singh Independent 2312 0 32 2344 0.25 No No
Himachal Pradesh Mandi Rajender Suryavanshi Ambedkarite Party Of India 1865 0 8 1873 0.2 No No
Himachal Pradesh Mandi Dharmender Singh Thakur Independent 1856 0 4 1860 0.2 No No
Himachal Pradesh Mandi Col. Thakur Singh Independent 1584 0 12 1596 0.17 No No
Himachal Pradesh Mandi Kartar Chand Swabhiman Party 874 0 6 880 0.09 No No
Himachal Pradesh Mandi Ghanshyam Chand Thakur Independent 773 0 2 775 0.08 No No
Himachal Pradesh Mandi Shiv Lal Thakur Bhartiya Shakti Chetna Party 714 0 37 751 0.08 No No
Himachal Pradesh Mandi Mehar Singh Rashtriya Azad Manch 579 0 3 582 0.06 No No
Himachal Pradesh Mandi Khem Chand Peoples Party Of India (Democratic) 508 0 3 511 0.05 No No
Himachal Pradesh Mandi Chandermani All India Forward Bloc 496 0 9 505 0.05 No No
Himachal Pradesh Shimla Suresh Kumar Kashyap Bharatiya Janata Party 601306 0 4877 606183 66.35 Yes No
Himachal Pradesh Shimla Dhani Ram Shandil Indian National Congress 277647 0 1021 278668 30.5 No Yes
Himachal Pradesh Shimla Nota None Of The Above 8305 0 52 8357 0.91 No No
Himachal Pradesh Shimla Vikram Singh Bahujan Samaj Party 7696 0 63 7759 0.85 No No
Himachal Pradesh Shimla Manoj Raghuvanshi All India Forward Bloc 5806 0 11 5817 0.64 No No
Himachal Pradesh Shimla Ravi Kumar Dalit Independent 3600 0 8 3608 0.39 No No
Himachal Pradesh Shimla Shamsher Singh Rashtriya Azad Manch 3209 0 7 3216 0.35 No No



Lok Sabha Elections 2019 - Constituency Wise Election Results (Winner/Runner Up)

Name of State/ UT
Parliamentary Constituency Winner Party Total Votes % of Votes Runner-Up Party Total Votes % of Votes
Himachal Pradesh Hamirpur Anurag Singh Thakur Bharatiya Janata Party 682692 69.04 Ram Lal Thakur Indian National Congress 283120 28.63
Himachal Pradesh Kangra Kishan Kapoor Bharatiya Janata Party 725218 72.02 Pawan Kajal Indian National Congress 247595 24.59
Himachal Pradesh Mandi Ram Swaroop Sharma Bharatiya Janata Party 647189 68.75 Aashray Sharma Indian National Congress 241730 25.68
Himachal Pradesh Shimla Suresh Kumar Kashyap Bharatiya Janata Party 606183 66.35 Dhani Ram Shandil Indian National Congress 278668 30.5



In 2009 Election Results the UPA won around 261 out of 543 seats, and in the second position was NDA with 158 seats, while 23 seats were won by Left parties.

In 2014 Election Results the BJP won 282 seats out of 543 seats. This took the NDA tally to 336 seats out of 543 seats in the Lok Sabha. INC could only manage to win 44 seats and stayed in the second position while AIADMK party from Tamil Nadu came third with 37 seats in the 2014 Lok Sabha Elections.

In 2019, the BJP is set to return to power at the Centre after a sweeping win in the 2019 Lok Sabha election , armed with a bigger mandate than in the 2014 General Election. The party - led by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP President Amit Shah duo has secured 303 seats in the 17th Lok Sabha. Meanwhile, the Congress, the main Opposition party, managed to increase its vote share from 2014 only by a handful of votes, with a final tally of 52 seats. There will be no Leader of Opposition in the upcoming Lower House for a second consecutive term.

Quick facts for Himachal Pradesh Elections
Parliamentary Constituencies4
Assembly Constituencies 68
Ruling PartyIndian National Congress
Opposition PartyBharatiya Janata Party
Chief MinisterJai Ram Thakur
GovernorAcharya Dev Vrat
Chief Electoral OfficerPushpendra Rajput
AddressHP Election Department, Block No.- 38, SDA Complex, Kasumpti, Shimla - 171009


Election Schedule for Himachal Pradesh Lok Sabha General Election 2019

State
Phase IPhase II Phase III Phase IV Phase V Phase VIPhase VII
Himachal Pradesh------19/May


Constituencies
PhasePolling Date
Kangra, Mandi, Hamirpur, ShimlaVIIMay-19



List of Candidates Contesting for Himachal Pradesh Lok Sabha General Election 2019 - Click Here



Himachal Pradesh By-Election Result 2017

AC Name
WinnerPartyVotesRunner-upPartyVotes
BhoranjDR. ANIL DHIMAN BJP24434PARMILA DEVI INC16144



Political Parties of Himachal Pradesh

Main national level political parties in Himachal Pradesh
Indian National Congress Bhartiya Janta Party Bahujan Samaj Party

The major state level political parties of this state are
All India Tribes and Minorities Front Him Loktrantik Morcha Himachal Kranti Party
Himachal Vikas Congress Himachal Pradesh Lok Raj Party Janhit Morcha
Loktrantic Morcha Himachal Pradesh

Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of Himachal Pradesh


Last Updated on Dec 06, 2022