Elections in Himachal Pradesh explained

Elections in Himachal Pradesh for the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly in Himachal Pradesh state, India are conducted in accordance with the Constitution of India.

Lok Sabha elections

See also: Lok Sabha.

Year	Lok Sabha election	Party-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:

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

Legislative Assembly elections

1952 Legislative Assembly election

See main article: 1952 Himachal Pradesh 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	INC
			Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party	3
			Independent	8
			Republican Party of India	1
		Total		36

1967 Legislative Assembly election

See main article: 1967 Himachal Pradesh 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	INC
			Bharatiya Jana Sangh	7
			Independent	16
			Swatantra Party	2
			Communist Party of India (Marxist)	2
		Total		60

1972 Legislative Assembly election

See main article: 1972 Himachal Pradesh 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	INC
			Bharatiya Jana Sangh	5
			Independent	7
			Lok Raj Party Himachal Pradesh	2
			Communist Party of India (Marxist)	1
		Total		68

1977 Legislative Assembly election

See main article: 1977 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election.

Election	Vidhan Sabha	Party-wise details			Chief Minister	Party
		Party		Seats
1977	4th Vidhan Sabha			53	Shanta Kumar	JP
			Indian National Congress	9
			Independent	6
		Total		68

1982 Legislative Assembly election

See main article: 1982 Himachal Pradesh 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	INC
				29
			Independent	6
			Janata Party	2
		Total		68

1985 Legislative Assembly election

See main article: 1985 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election.

Election	Vidhan Sabha	Party-wise details			Chief Minister	Party
		Party		Seats
1985	6th Vidhan Sabha		Indian National Congress	58	Virbhadra Singh	INC
				7
			Independent	2
			Lok Dal	1
		Total		68

1990 Legislative Assembly election

See main article: 1990 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election.

Election	Vidhan Sabha	Party-wise details			Chief Minister	Party
		Party		Seats
1990	7th Vidhan Sabha			46	Shanta Kumar	BJP
			Indian National Congress	9
			Janata Dal	11
			Independent	1
			CPI	1
		Total		68

1993 Legislative Assembly election

See main article: 1993 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election.

Election	Vidhan Sabha	Party-wise details			Chief Minister	Party
		Party		Seats
1993	8th Vidhan Sabha		Indian National Congress	52	Virbhadra Singh	INC
				8
			Independent	7
			Communist Party of India (Marxist)	1
		Total		68

1998 Legislative Assembly election

See main article: 1998 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election. Keys:

Election	Vidhan Sabha	Party-wise details			Chief Minister	Party
		Party		Seats
1998	9th Vidhan Sabha			31	Prem Kumar Dhumal	BJP
			Indian National Congress	31
			Himachal Vikas Congress	5
			Independent	1
		Total		68

2003 Legislative Assembly election

See main article: 2003 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election. Keys:

Election	Vidhan Sabha	Party-wise details			Chief Minister	Party
		Party		Seats
2003	10th Vidhan Sabha		Indian National Congress	43	Virbhadra Singh	INC
				16
			Independent	6
			Himachal Vikas Congress	1
			Lok Janshakti Party	1
			Loktantrik Morcha Himachal Pradesh	1
		Total		68

2007 Legislative Assembly election

See main article: 2007 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election. The 2007 Himachal Pradesh legislative assembly election were held in Himachal Pradesh in 2007.

Keys:

Election	Vidhan Sabha	Party-wise details			Chief Minister	Party
		Party		Seats
2007	11th Vidhan Sabha			41		BJP
			Indian National Congress	23
			Independent	3
			Bahujan Samaj Party	1
		Total		68

2012 Legislative Assembly election

See main article: 2012 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election.

Keys:

Election	Vidhan Sabha	Party-wise details			Chief Minister	Party
		Party		Seats
2012	12th Vidhan Sabha		Indian National Congress	36	Virbhadra Singh	INC
				26
			Independent	5
			Himachal Lokhit Party	1
		Total		68

2017 Legislative Assembly election

See main article: 2017 Himachal Pradesh 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:

Election	Vidhan Sabha	Party-wise details			Chief Minister	Party
		Party		Seats
2017	13th Vidhan Sabha			44	Jai Ram Thakur
			Indian National Congress	21
			Independent	2
			Communist Party of India (Marxist)	1
		Total		68

2022 Legislative Assembly election

See main article: 2022 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election. Keys:

Election	Vidhan Sabha	Party-wise details			Chief Minister	Party
		Party		Seats
2022	14th Vidhan Sabha		Indian National Congress	40	Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu	INC
				25
			Independent	3
		Total		68

See also

• All India Tribes and Minorities Front

References

• Himachal Pradesh Election Results