Elections in Himachal Pradesh


Elections for the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly in Himachal Pradesh state, India are conducted in accordance with the Constitution of India. The Assembly of Himachal Pradesh creates laws regarding the conduct of local body elections unilaterally while any changes by the state legislature for conduct of state level elections need to be approved by the Parliament of India. In addition, the state legislature may be dismissed by the Parliament according to Article 356 of the Indian Constitution and President's rule may be imposed.

Lok Sabha Elections

Himachal Pradesh legislative assembly election, 1952

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Himachal Pradesh legislative assembly election, 1967

RankPartySeats ContestedSeats won% votes
1Indian National Congress603442.19
2Independent601638.10
3Bharatiya Jana Sangh33713.87
4Communist Party of India1122.89
5Swatantra Party511.93
Total 60

Himachal Pradesh legislative assembly election, 1972

RankPartySeats ContestedSeats won% votes
1Indian National Congress685353.24
2Bharatiya Jana Sangh31517.15
3Lok Raj Party Himachal Pradesh16220.54
4Communist Party of India 411.10
5Independent68728.27
Total 68

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Himachal Pradesh legislative assembly election, 1977

RankPartySeats ContestedSeats won% votes
1Janata Party685349.01
2Indian National Congress56927.32
3Independent68621.10
Total 68

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Himachal Pradesh legislative assembly election, 1985

RankPartySeats ContestedSeats won% votes
1Indian National Congress685855.86
2Bharatiya Janata Party57735.87
3Independent6828.28
4Lok Dal311.44
Total 68

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Himachal Pradesh legislative assembly election, 1990

RankPartySeats ContestedSeats won% votes
1Bharatiya Janata Party514641.78
2Indian National Congress66936.54
3Janata Dal171110.83
4Independent6816.10
5Communist Party of India1812.06
Total 68

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Himachal Pradesh legislative assembly election, 1993

RankPartySeats ContestedSeats won% votes
1Indian National Congress675248.82
2Bharatiya Janata Party68836.14
3Communist Party of India 610.76
4Independent6879.76
Total 68

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Himachal Pradesh legislative assembly election, 1998

Himachal Pradesh legislative assembly election, 2003

RankPartySeats ContestedSeats won% votes
1Indian National Congress684341
2Bharatiya Janata Party681635.38
3Independent68612.60
4Himachal Vikas Congress4915.87
5Lok Jan Shakti Party2711
6Loktantrik Morcha Himachal Pradesh1412.17
Total 68

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Himachal Pradesh legislative assembly election, 2007

Legislative Assembly elections were held in Himachal Pradesh in 2007.
RankPartySeats ContestedSeats won% votes
1Bharatiya Janata Party684143.78
2Indian National Congress672338.9
3Independent6037.97
4Bahujan Samaj Party6717.26
Total 68

Himachal Pradesh legislative assembly election, 2012

The Himachal Pradesh legislative assembly election, 2012 was held in Himachal Pradesh, India in 2012 after the five-year term of the incumbent state legislature and government expired following the assembly elections of 2007. The election chose 68 MLAs to the Vidhan Sabha.
Summary of the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, 2012 result
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Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election, 2017

Jai Ram Thakur was appointed as Chief Minister after the elections.