Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly Elections 2022
On November 12, a single phase of voting took place in Himachal Pradesh. Vote counting will occur on December 8 - almost a month after Election Day. On October 14, the Election Commission released the dates for the elections. The majority threshold in the 68-seat Himachal Pradesh Assembly is 35. On January 8, the Assembly's current term will come to an end.
In a state that is infamous for voting the incumbent out of office, the BJP is attempting to win an unprecedented second term.
The BJP established a government in 2017 after gaining 44 seats in the elections. 21 seats were gained by Congress. However, Rajinder Rana of the Congress defeated BJP's PK Dhumal, who ran for a chief minister from the Sujanpur district. Congress candidate Virbhadra Singh, an ex-chief minister of Himachal Pradesh, secured the Arki Assembly seat in Solan. The previous assembly elections in the mountainous state had a huge turnout of 74%.
The timeline for the 2022 Himachal Pradesh State Assembly Elections is as follows:
| Election Events | Date |
|---|---|
| Issue of Gazette Notification | October 17, 2022 (Monday) |
| Last Date of making nominations | October 25, 2022 (Tuesday) |
| Date of Scrutiny of nominations | October 27, 2022 (Thursday) |
| Last Date of withdrawal of candidature | October 29, 2022 (Saturday) |
| Date of Poll | November 12, 2022 (Single Phase) |
| Results | December 8, 2022 (Thursday) |
List of Himachal Pradesh Assembly
| A.C no | Constituency name | A.C no | Constituency name | A.C no | Constituency name | A.C no | Constituency name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Churah | 20 | Baijnath | 39 | Barsar | 58 | Paonta Sahib |
| 2 | Bharmour | 21 | Lahaul and Spiti | 40 | Nadaun | 59 | Shillai |
| 3 | Chamba | 22 | Manali | 41 | Chintpuri | 60 | Chopal |
| 4 | Dalhousie | 23 | Kullu | 42 | Gagret | 61 | Theog |
| 5 | Bhattiyat | 24 | Banjar | 43 | Haroli | 62 | Kasumpti |
| 6 | Nurpur | 25 | Anni | 44 | Una | 63 | Shimla Rural |
| 7 | Indora | 26 | Karsog | 45 | Kutlehar | 64 | Shimla |
| 8 | Fatehpur | 27 | Sundernagar | 46 | Jhanduta | 65 | Jubbal Kotkhai |
| 9 | Jawali | 28 | Nachan | 47 | Ghumarwin | 66 | Rampur |
| 10 | Dehra | 29 | Seraj | 48 | Bilaspur | 67 | Rohru |
| 11 | Jaswan Pragpur | 30 | Darang | 49 | Sri Naina Deviji | 68 | Kinnaur |
| 12 | Jawalamukhi | 31 | Joginder Nagar | 50 | Arki | ||
| 13 | Jaisinghpur | 32 | Dharampur | 51 | Nalagarh | ||
| 14 | Sullah | 33 | Mandi | 52 | Doon | ||
| 15 | Nagrota | 34 | Balh | 53 | Solan | ||
| 16 | kangra | 35 | Sarkaghat | 54 | Kasauli | ||
| 17 | Shahpur | 36 | Bhoranj | 55 | Pachhad | ||
| 18 | Dharamshala | 37 | Sujanpur | 56 | Nahan | ||
| 19 | Palampur | 38 | Hamirpur | 57 | Sri Renukaji |
Last Updated on : November 25, 2022