Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election 2017
Himachal Pradesh will witness assembly elections on 9 November 2017 for electing its new Chief Minister. Voting will be held for all of the state's 68 constituencies. Chief Ministerial candidates from prominent political parties are garnering hope with the upcoming polls on Thursday in Himachal Pradesh. Pertaining to Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election, Prem Kumar Dhumal is BJP's chief ministerial candidate while Congress has played safe with its candidate, Virbhadra Singh. Amidst chaos and speculations, the Bharatiya Janata Party's chief Amit Shah announced that under the leadership of Dhumal, "BJP is likely to win with a two-thirds majority." However, the battle for Himachal Pradesh is becoming interesting with each passing day. 83-year-old, Virbhadra Singh is likely to contest from Arki constituency while Prem Kumar Dhumal, a two-time former chief minister of the BJP, is contesting Himachal Assembly Elections 2017 from Sujanpur constituency. For Himachal Pradesh Election 2017, Bharatiya Janata Party's confidence of winning 60 seats out of 68 assembly constituency will be tested by the voters on 9th November 2017. Fate of 337 candidates for forming the new Legislative Assembly will be decided by 50,25,941 voters of Himachal Pradesh on Thursday. Following which the counting of votes will start on December 18 at 8AM.
Following is the Schedule for the 2017 Himachal Pradesh Assembly Elections:
Himachal Pradesh Assembly Election Schedule 2017 | |
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Single Phase (68 Constituencies) | |
Date of notification: | 16. Oct. 2017 |
Last Date of Nominations | 23. Oct. 2017 |
Scrutiny of nominations | 24. Oct. 2017 |
Withdrawal of candidature: | 26. Oct. 2017 |
Polling Date | 9. Nov. 2017 |
Counting of Vote | 18. Dec. 2017 |
Himachal Pradesh Assembly Elections Result 2012
Co. No | Constituency Name | Winner | Party |
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1 | Churah (SC) | Hans Raj | BJP |
2 | Bharmour (ST) | Thakur Singh Bharmouri | Cong |
3 | Chamba | Bal Krishan Chauhan | BJP |
4 | Dalhousie | Asha Kumari | Cong |
5 | Bhattiyat | Bikram Singh Jaryal | BJP |
6 | Nurpur | Ajay Mahajan | Cong |
7 | Indora (SC) | Manohar Dhiman | IND |
8 | Fatehpur | Sujan Singh Pathania | Cong |
9 | Jawali | Neeraj Bharti | Cong |
10 | Dehra | Ravinder Singh | BJP |
11 | Jaswan-Pragpur | Bikram Singh | BJP |
12 | Jawalamukhi | Sanjay Rattan | Cong |
13 | Jaisinghpur (SC) | Yadvinder Goma | Cong |
14 | Sullah | Jagjiwan Paul | Cong |
15 | Nagrota | G.S. Bali | Cong |
16 | Kangra | Pawan Kajal | IND |
17 | Shahpur | Sarveen | BJP |
18 | Dharamshala | Sudhir Sharma | Cong |
19 | Palampur | Brij Behari Lal Butail | Cong |
20 | Baijnath (SC) | Kishori Lal | Cong |
21 | Lahaul & Spiti (ST) | Ravi Thakur | Cong |
22 | Manali | Govind Singh Thakur | BJP |
23 | Kullu | Maheshwar Singh | HLP |
24 | Banjar | Karan Singh | Cong |
25 | Anni (SC) | Khub Ram | Cong |
26 | Karsog (SC) | Mansa Ram | Cong |
27 | Sundernagar | Sohan Lal | Cong |
28 | Nachan (SC) | Vinod Kumar | BJP |
29 | Seraj | Jai Ram Thakur | BJP |
30 | Darang | Kaul Singh Thakur | Cong |
31 | Jogindernagar | Gulab Singh Thakur | BJP |
32 | Dharampur | Mahender Singh | BJP |
33 | Mandi | Anil Kumar | Cong |
34 | Balh (SC) | Prakash Choudhary | Cong |
35 | Sarkaghat | Inder Singh | BJP |
36 | Bhoranj (SC) | Ishwar Dass Dhiman | BJP |
37 | Sujanpur | Rajinder Singh | IND |
38 | Hamirpur | Prem Kumar Dhumal | BJP |
39 | Barsar | Inder Dutt Lakhanpal | Cong |
40 | Nadaun | Vijay Agnihotri | BJP |
41 | Chintpurni (SC) | Kuldeep Kumar | Cong |
42 | Gagret | Rakesh Kalia | Cong |
43 | Haroli | Mukesh Agnihotri | Cong |
44 | Una | Satpal Singh Satti | BJP |
45 | Kutlehar | Virender Kanwar | BJP |
46 | Jhanduta (SC) | Rikhi Ram | BJP |
47 | Ghumarwin | Rajesh Dharmani | Cong |
48 | Bilaspur | Bumber Thakur | Cong |
49 | Sri Naina Deviji | Randhir Sharma | BJP |
50 | Arki | Govind Ram Sharma | BJP |
51 | Nalagarh | Krishan Lal Thakur | BJP |
52 | Doon | Ram Kumar | Cong |
53 | Solan (SC) | Dhani Ram Shandil | Cong |
54 | Kasauli (SC) | Dr. Rajiv Saijal | BJP |
55 | Pachhad (SC) | Suresh Kumar | BJP |
56 | Nahan | Rajiv Bindal | BJP |
57 | Sri Renukaji (SC) | Vinay Kumar | Cong |
58 | Paonta Sahib | Kirnesh Jung | IND |
59 | Shillai | Baldev Singh Tomar | BJP |
60 | Chopal | Balbir Singh Verma | IND |
61 | Theog | Vidya Stokes | Cong |
62 | Kasumpti | Anirudh Singh | Cong |
63 | Shimla | Suresh Bhardwaj | BJP |
64 | Shimla Rural | Virbhadra Singh | Cong |
65 | Jubbal-Kotkhai | Rohit Thakur | Cong |
66 | Rampur (SC) | Nand Lal | Cong |
67 | Rohru (SC) | Mohan Lal Brakta | Cong |
68 | Kinnaur (ST) | Jagat Singh Negi | Cong |
List of Himachal Pradesh Assembly Constituencies (Himachal Vidhan Sabha Seats)
A.C. No. | Assembly Constituency Name | A.C. No. | Assembly Constituency Name |
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1 | Churah | 35 | Sarkaghat |
2 | Bharmour | 36 | Bhoranj |
3 | Chamba | 37 | Sujanpur |
4 | Dalhousie | 38 | Hamirpur |
5 | Bhattiyat | 39 | Barsar |
6 | Nurpur | 40 | Nadaun |
7 | Indora | 41 | Chintpurni |
8 | Fatehpur | 42 | Gagret |
9 | Jawali | 43 | Haroli |
10 | Dehra | 44 | Una |
11 | Jaswan Pragpur | 45 | Kutlehar |
12 | Jawalamukhi | 46 | Jhanduta |
13 | Jaisinghpur | 47 | Ghumarwin |
14 | Sullah | 48 | Bilaspur |
15 | Nagrota | 49 | Sri Naina Deviji |
16 | Kangra | 50 | Arki |
17 | Shahpur | 51 | Nalagarh |
18 | Dharamshala | 52 | Doon |
19 | Palampur | 53 | Solan |
20 | Baijnath | 54 | Kasauli |
21 | Lahaul And Spiti | 55 | Pachhad |
22 | Manali | 56 | Nahan |
23 | Kullu | 57 | Sri Renukaji |
24 | Banjar | 58 | Paonta Sahib |
25 | Anni | 59 | Shillai |
26 | Karsog | 60 | Chopal |
27 | Sundernagar | 61 | Theog |
28 | Nachan | 62 | Kasumpti |
29 | Seraj | 63 | Shimla Rural |
30 | Darang | 64 | Shimla |
31 | Joginder Nagar | 65 | Jubbal Kotkhai |
32 | Dharampur | 66 | Rampur |
33 | Mandi | 67 | Rohru |
34 | Balh | 68 | Kinnaur |
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