All statesHimachal Pradesh · 2003 68 seats
Himachal Pradesh Himachal Pradesh elects 68 MLAs to its assembly . A party needs 35 for a majority . Indian National Congress won 43 of 68 seats.
✓ INC got 8 more than the 35 needed.
75 Out of every 100 voters here, 75 voted. In 1998: 71.
Deep dive into Himachal Pradesh↓ Seats one dot per seat · hover for the party
BJP16 35.4% of votes
Others9 21.6% of votes
INC43 41.0% of votes
Hover a seat to see its party 35 for a majority
The numbers Turnout
74.51 %
+3.3 pts vs 1998
Electors
41.01 lakh
in 68 constituencies
Women MLAs
4
of 31 women candidates
Candidates
408
31 women · NOTA 0.0%
Who won the 68 seats one tile per constituency, grouped by party
Votes vs seats pale = share of votes · solid = share of seats
Share of votes Share of seats
INC 41% → 63%
BJP 35% → 24%
Independent 13% → 9%
HVC 6% → 1%
LMHP 2% → 1%
LJNSP 1% → 1%
Vote share bars: % of valid votes · right: seats
Notable contests tap one to open that constituency
Constituencies 68 · tap one for the full result
1. Kinnaur ST 7,406 21.1% margin Jagat Singh · INC
Jagat Singh · INC 19,052 54.3% Tejwant Singh · BJP 11,646 33.2% Third · HVC 2,728 7.8%
Turnout 72.4% Electors 48,513 Candidates 4 NOTA 0 (0.0%)
2. Rampur SC 17,247 40.9% margin Singhi Ram · INC
Singhi Ram · INC 27,757 65.8% Brij Lal · BJP 10,510 24.9% Third · CPI(M) 2,202 5.2%
Turnout 69.0% Electors 61,092 Candidates 4 NOTA 0 (0.0%)
3. Rohru 17,289 36.1% margin Virbhadra Singh · INC
Virbhadra Singh · INC 32,617 68.0% Khushi Ram Balnahta · BJP 15,328 32.0%
Turnout 76.2% Electors 63,033 Candidates 2 NOTA 0 (0.0%)
4. Jubbal-Kotkhai 6,844 17.0% margin Rohit Thakur · INC
Rohit Thakur · INC 21,884 54.2% Narinder Singh · BJP 15,040 37.3% Third · HVC 1,817 4.5%
Turnout 78.0% Electors 52,009 Candidates 4 NOTA 0 (0.0%)
5. Chopal 2,571 6.6% margin Subhash Chand · Independent
Subhash Chand · Independent 10,910 28.1% Yogendra Chandra · INC 8,339 21.5% Third · BJP 6,919 17.8%
Turnout 78.4% Electors 49,546 Candidates 8 NOTA 0 (0.0%)
6. Kumarsain 4,271 10.4% margin Vidya Stokes · INC
Vidya Stokes · INC 17,600 43.1% Parmod Kumar Sharma · Independent 13,329 32.6% Third · BJP 8,173 20.0%
Turnout 72.3% Electors 56,594 Candidates 4 NOTA 0 (0.0%)
7. Theog 3,359 7.8% margin Rakesh Verma · Independent
Rakesh Verma · Independent 19,869 46.3% Rajinder Verma · INC 16,510 38.5% Third · BJP 3,743 8.7%
Turnout 79.8% Electors 53,830 Candidates 5 NOTA 0 (0.0%)
8. Simla 2,111 6.7% margin Harbhajan Singh Bhajji · INC
Harbhajan Singh Bhajji · INC 12,060 38.1% Sanjay Chauhan · CPI(M) 9,949 31.5% Third · BJP 9,283 29.4%
Turnout 46.1% Electors 68,562 Candidates 4 NOTA 0 (0.0%)
9. Kasumpti SC 3,485 7.5% margin Sohan Lal · Independent
Sohan Lal · Independent 16,972 36.4% Roop Dass Kashyap · BJP 13,487 28.9% Third · INC 9,652 20.7%
Turnout 56.1% Electors 83,523 Candidates 7 NOTA 0 (0.0%)
10. Arki 1,043 2.6% margin Dharam Pal Thakur · INC
Dharam Pal Thakur · INC 15,933 40.1% Govind Ram Sharma · BJP 14,890 37.4% Third · Independent 3,694 9.3%
Turnout 71.4% Electors 55,717 Candidates 13 NOTA 0 (0.0%)
11. Doon 2,420 5.1% margin Lajja Ram · INC
Lajja Ram · INC 17,297 36.3% Vinod Kumari · LMHP 14,877 31.2% Third · BJP 8,278 17.4%
Turnout 81.9% Electors 58,230 Candidates 6 NOTA 0 (0.0%)
12. Nalagarh 3,083 5.7% margin Hari Naraian Singh · BJP
Hari Naraian Singh · BJP 22,892 42.2% Sukriti Kumari · INC 19,809 36.5% Third · Independent 11,515 21.2%
Turnout 85.9% Electors 63,126 Candidates 3 NOTA 0 (0.0%)
13. Kasauli SC 3,759 9.8% margin Raghu Raj · INC
Raghu Raj · INC 17,886 46.4% Virender Kashyap · BJP 14,127 36.6% Third · HVC 3,491 9.1%
Turnout 68.6% Electors 56,284 Candidates 7 NOTA 0 (0.0%)
14. Solan 1,359 3.0% margin Dr. Rajeev Bindal · BJP
Dr. Rajeev Bindal · BJP 15,332 34.2% Mohinder Nath Sofat · Independent 13,973 31.2% Third · INC 10,665 23.8%
Turnout 68.8% Electors 65,204 Candidates 8 NOTA 0 (0.0%)
15. Pachhad SC 1,286 2.9% margin Gangu Ram Musafir · INC
Gangu Ram Musafir · INC 21,671 49.3% Ram Prakash · BJP 20,385 46.4% Third · Independent 1,890 4.3%
Turnout 79.6% Electors 55,380 Candidates 3 NOTA 0 (0.0%)
16. Rainka SC 6,334 17.4% margin Dr. Prem Singh · INC
Dr. Prem Singh · INC 19,948 55.0% Balbir Singh · BJP 13,614 37.5% Third · HVC 1,079 3.0%
Turnout 77.4% Electors 46,915 Candidates 5 NOTA 0 (0.0%)
17. Shillai 7,424 19.2% margin Harsh Wardhan · INC
Harsh Wardhan · INC 17,326 44.8% Jagat Singh · Independent 9,902 25.6% Third · BJP 8,379 21.6%
Turnout 78.7% Electors 49,220 Candidates 4 NOTA 0 (0.0%)
18. Paonta Doon 5,862 10.3% margin Sukh Ram · BJP
Sukh Ram · BJP 22,647 39.8% Kirnesh Jung · LMHP 16,785 29.5% Third · INC 16,044 28.2%
Turnout 82.7% Electors 68,911 Candidates 4 NOTA 0 (0.0%)
19. Nahan 1,191 2.9% margin Sadanand Chauhan · LJNSP
Sadanand Chauhan · LJNSP 14,551 34.9% Kush Parmar · INC 13,360 32.1% Third · BJP 10,079 24.2%
Turnout 78.2% Electors 53,303 Candidates 7 NOTA 0 (0.0%)
20. Kotkehloor 3,002 6.3% margin Thakur Ram Lal · INC
Thakur Ram Lal · INC 19,509 41.2% Randheer Kumar · BJP 16,507 34.9% Third · HVC 8,276 17.5%
Turnout 79.8% Electors 59,321 Candidates 6 NOTA 0 (0.0%)
21. Bilaspur 2,726 6.1% margin Tilak Raj · INC
Tilak Raj · INC 22,868 50.9% Jagat Prakash Nadda · BJP 20,142 44.8% Third · HVC 1,167 2.6%
Turnout 77.5% Electors 57,958 Candidates 5 NOTA 0 (0.0%)
22. Ghumarwin 3,407 7.1% margin Karam Dev Dharmani · BJP
Karam Dev Dharmani · BJP 20,609 43.1% Kashmir Singh · INC 17,202 36.0% Third · HVC 8,736 18.3%
Turnout 72.3% Electors 66,165 Candidates 5 NOTA 0 (0.0%)
23. Geharwin SC 1,554 3.4% margin Dr. Beeru Ram Kishore · Independent
Dr. Beeru Ram Kishore · Independent 21,512 47.7% Rikhi Ram Kondal · BJP 19,958 44.2% Third · INC 1,693 3.8%
Turnout 77.5% Electors 58,340 Candidates 5 NOTA 0 (0.0%)
24. Nadaun 4,585 10.8% margin Sukhvinder Singh · INC
Sukhvinder Singh · INC 14,379 33.8% Prabhat Chand · Independent 9,794 23.1% Third · BJP 8,657 20.4%
Turnout 73.4% Electors 58,023 Candidates 7 NOTA 0 (0.0%)
25. Hamirpur 6,865 14.8% margin Anita Verma · INC
Anita Verma · INC 20,749 44.7% Urmil Thakur · BJP 13,884 29.9% Third · Independent 10,290 22.2%
Turnout 70.6% Electors 65,723 Candidates 5 NOTA 0 (0.0%)
26. Bamsan 15,698 35.7% margin Prem Kumar Dhumal · BJP
Prem Kumar Dhumal · BJP 29,325 66.7% Kuldeep Singh Pathania · INC 13,627 31.0% Third · Independent 537 1.2%
Turnout 74.5% Electors 59,018 Candidates 4 NOTA 0 (0.0%)
27. Mewa SC 1,329 2.9% margin Ishwar Dass Dhiman · BJP
Ishwar Dass Dhiman · BJP 22,778 49.2% Suresh Kumar · INC 21,449 46.3% Third · Independent 943 2.0%
Turnout 74.2% Electors 62,416 Candidates 6 NOTA 0 (0.0%)
28. Nadaunta 12,561 26.5% margin Baldev Sharma · BJP
Baldev Sharma · BJP 23,796 50.1% Vidya Kumari · INC 11,235 23.7% Third · Independent 10,568 22.3%
Turnout 72.6% Electors 65,394 Candidates 6 NOTA 0 (0.0%)
29. Gagret SC 7,178 17.5% margin Kuldeep Kumar · INC
Kuldeep Kumar · INC 23,297 56.6% Balbir Singh · BJP 16,119 39.2% Third · ABHM 524 1.3%
Turnout 73.7% Electors 55,881 Candidates 6 NOTA 0 (0.0%)
30. Chintpurni 10,941 24.8% margin Rakesh Kalia · INC
Rakesh Kalia · INC 26,581 60.4% Praveen Sharma · BJP 15,640 35.5% Third · BSP 522 1.2%
Turnout 74.4% Electors 59,314 Candidates 7 NOTA 0 (0.0%)
31. Santokgarh 5,024 10.1% margin Mukesh Agnihotri · INC
Mukesh Agnihotri · INC 16,360 32.9% Jagroop Singh · Independent 11,336 22.8% Third · BJP 10,634 21.4%
Turnout 70.5% Electors 70,531 Candidates 9 NOTA 0 (0.0%)
32. Una 51 0.1% margin Satpal Singh Satti · BJP
Satpal Singh Satti · BJP 27,651 48.5% Virender Gautam · INC 27,600 48.4% Third · BSP 1,018 1.8%
Turnout 73.2% Electors 77,877 Candidates 4 NOTA 0 (0.0%)
33. Kutlehar 3,916 9.1% margin Virender Kumar · BJP
Virender Kumar · BJP 12,380 28.8% Saroj Thakur · INC 8,464 19.7% Third · Independent 8,062 18.8%
Turnout 72.2% Electors 59,480 Candidates 6 NOTA 0 (0.0%)
34. Nurpur 9,599 15.9% margin Sat Mahajan · INC
Sat Mahajan · INC 32,049 53.2% Rakesh Pathania · BJP 22,450 37.3% Third · Independent 2,852 4.7%
Turnout 78.7% Electors 76,740 Candidates 8 NOTA 0 (0.0%)
35. Gangath SC 2,279 4.5% margin Bodh Raj · INC
Bodh Raj · INC 24,499 48.6% Des Raj · BJP 22,220 44.1% Third · BSP 1,243 2.5%
Turnout 77.4% Electors 65,349 Candidates 7 NOTA 0 (0.0%)
36. Jawali 5,833 11.2% margin Sujan Singh · INC
Sujan Singh · INC 27,147 52.0% Rajan Sushant · BJP 21,314 40.8% Third · HVC 2,452 4.7%
Turnout 77.5% Electors 67,440 Candidates 6 NOTA 0 (0.0%)
37. Guler 5,934 14.7% margin Chander Kumar · INC
Chander Kumar · INC 21,936 54.5% Harbans Singh · BJP 16,002 39.8% Third · SP 903 2.2%
Turnout 77.5% Electors 51,987 Candidates 7 NOTA 0 (0.0%)
38. Jaswan 2,186 6.0% margin Bikram Singh · BJP
Bikram Singh · BJP 17,180 47.3% Viplove Thakur · INC 14,994 41.3% Third · LJNSP 2,445 6.7%
Turnout 72.1% Electors 50,367 Candidates 6 NOTA 0 (0.0%)
39. Pragpur SC 4,226 10.3% margin Naveen Dhiman · Independent
Naveen Dhiman · Independent 16,585 40.2% Yog Raj · Independent 12,359 30.0% Third · INC 5,749 13.9%
Turnout 72.4% Electors 56,945 Candidates 7 NOTA 0 (0.0%)
40. Jawalamukhi 13,729 30.8% margin Ramesh Chand · BJP
Ramesh Chand · BJP 22,459 50.3% Sanjay Rattan · Independent 8,730 19.6% Third · INC 7,786 17.4%
Turnout 75.6% Electors 59,027 Candidates 11 NOTA 0 (0.0%)
41. Thural 2,811 7.3% margin Ravinder Singh · BJP
Ravinder Singh · BJP 19,278 50.1% Jagdish Chand Sepehia · INC 16,467 42.8% Third · Independent 1,774 4.6%
Turnout 71.4% Electors 53,883 Candidates 5 NOTA 0 (0.0%)
42. Rajgir SC 1,255 3.5% margin Atma Ram · BJP
Atma Ram · BJP 15,018 41.8% Dr.Milkhi Ram Goma · INC 13,763 38.3% Third · Independent 6,005 16.7%
Turnout 70.7% Electors 50,790 Candidates 6 NOTA 0 (0.0%)
43. Baijnath 6,239 15.0% margin Sudhir Sharma · INC
Sudhir Sharma · INC 22,371 53.9% Dulo Ram · BJP 16,132 38.9% Third · BSP 715 1.7%
Turnout 72.1% Electors 57,622 Candidates 9 NOTA 0 (0.0%)
44. Palampur 7,243 16.0% margin Brij Behari Lal · INC
Brij Behari Lal · INC 24,333 53.8% Parveen Kumar · BJP 17,090 37.8% Third · Independent 734 1.6%
Turnout 74.9% Electors 60,378 Candidates 10 NOTA 0 (0.0%)
45. Sulah 10,930 28.9% margin Jagjiwan Paul · INC
Jagjiwan Paul · INC 23,851 63.1% Bipan Singh Parmar · BJP 12,921 34.2% Third · Independent 353 0.9%
Turnout 74.8% Electors 50,569 Candidates 6 NOTA 0 (0.0%)
46. Nagrota 10,394 21.5% margin G.S. Bali · INC
G.S. Bali · INC 27,925 57.6% Ch.Ram Chand Bhatia · BJP 17,531 36.2% Third · HVC 835 1.7%
Turnout 78.6% Electors 61,659 Candidates 8 NOTA 0 (0.0%)
47. Shahpur 4,296 8.8% margin Major Vijay Singh Mankotia · INC
Major Vijay Singh Mankotia · INC 24,572 50.4% Sarveen Chaudhary · BJP 20,276 41.6% Third · Independent 2,837 5.8%
Turnout 79.7% Electors 61,206 Candidates 5 NOTA 0 (0.0%)
48. Dharamsala 5,118 12.0% margin Chandresh Kumari · INC
Chandresh Kumari · INC 22,181 52.0% Kishan Kapoor · BJP 17,063 40.0% Third · HVC 2,473 5.8%
Turnout 75.5% Electors 56,459 Candidates 6 NOTA 0 (0.0%)
49. Kangra 5,033 10.4% margin Surinder Kumar · INC
Surinder Kumar · INC 18,836 38.9% Rattan Lal Jagtamba · BJP 13,803 28.5% Third · Independent 9,882 20.4%
Turnout 71.9% Electors 67,394 Candidates 8 NOTA 0 (0.0%)
50. Bhattiyat 2,226 5.5% margin Kuldip Singh Pathania · Independent
Kuldip Singh Pathania · Independent 13,948 34.5% Bhupinder Singh Chauhan · Independent 11,722 29.0% Third · BJP 7,957 19.7%
Turnout 76.3% Electors 53,020 Candidates 4 NOTA 0 (0.0%)
51. Banikhet 860 1.7% margin Asha Kumari · INC
Asha Kumari · INC 24,348 47.2% Renu Chadha · BJP 23,488 45.6% Third · CPI 1,266 2.5%
Turnout 73.6% Electors 70,122 Candidates 7 NOTA 0 (0.0%)
52. Rajnagar SC 3,312 7.8% margin Surinder Bhardwaj · INC
Surinder Bhardwaj · INC 20,613 48.4% Mohan Lal · BJP 17,301 40.6% Third · HVC 2,186 5.1%
Turnout 75.9% Electors 56,130 Candidates 5 NOTA 0 (0.0%)
53. Chamba 2,187 5.0% margin Harsh Mahajan · INC
Harsh Mahajan · INC 21,829 50.0% B.K.Chauhan · BJP 19,642 45.0% Third · Independent 850 1.9%
Turnout 77.6% Electors 56,344 Candidates 5 NOTA 0 (0.0%)
54. Bharmour ST 9,692 27.3% margin Thakar Singh · INC
Thakar Singh · INC 21,869 61.6% Tulsi Ram · BJP 12,177 34.3% Third · HVC 626 1.8%
Turnout 73.6% Electors 48,298 Candidates 5 NOTA 0 (0.0%)
55. Lahaul And Spiti ST 4,768 28.6% margin Raghbir Singh · INC
Raghbir Singh · INC 9,458 56.7% Dr.Ram Lal Markanda · HVC 4,690 28.1% Third · BJP 1,961 11.8%
Turnout 77.8% Electors 21,471 Candidates 8 NOTA 0 (0.0%)
56. Kulu 7,270 11.4% margin Raj Krishan Gour · INC
Raj Krishan Gour · INC 21,547 33.7% Govind Singh Thakur · Independent 14,277 22.3% Third · BJP 13,033 20.4%
Turnout 76.3% Electors 83,947 Candidates 6 NOTA 0 (0.0%)
57. Banjar 4,542 6.9% margin Khimi Ram · BJP
Khimi Ram · BJP 30,842 46.9% Satya Parkash Thakur · INC 26,300 40.0% Third · Independent 6,364 9.7%
Turnout 78.8% Electors 83,572 Candidates 4 NOTA 0 (0.0%)
58. Ani SC 7,593 14.7% margin Ishwar Dass · INC
Ishwar Dass · INC 22,978 44.5% Tej Ram · BJP 15,385 29.8% Third · Independent 8,544 16.5%
Turnout 71.3% Electors 72,572 Candidates 8 NOTA 0 (0.0%)
59. Karsog SC 5,911 13.4% margin Mast Ram · INC
Mast Ram · INC 19,124 43.4% Joginder Pal · BJP 13,213 30.0% Third · HVC 11,730 26.6%
Turnout 74.6% Electors 59,067 Candidates 3 NOTA 0 (0.0%)
60. Chachiot 7,588 15.7% margin Jai Ram Thakur · BJP
Jai Ram Thakur · BJP 21,040 43.6% Shiv Lal · HVC 13,452 27.9% Third · INC 9,158 19.0%
Turnout 82.5% Electors 58,562 Candidates 5 NOTA 0 (0.0%)
61. Nachan SC 1,610 3.3% margin Tek Chand · INC
Tek Chand · INC 17,479 35.9% Dile Ram · BJP 15,869 32.6% Third · HVC 11,295 23.2%
Turnout 80.2% Electors 61,267 Candidates 6 NOTA 0 (0.0%)
62. Sundernagar 4,638 12.5% margin Sohan Lal Thakur · INC
Sohan Lal Thakur · INC 20,248 54.6% Roop Singh · BJP 15,610 42.1% Third · HVC 763 2.1%
Turnout 77.9% Electors 47,606 Candidates 4 NOTA 0 (0.0%)
63. Balh SC 188 0.3% margin Damodar Dass · BJP
Damodar Dass · BJP 18,392 32.8% Prakash Chaudhary · HVC 18,204 32.5% Third · Independent 9,143 16.3%
Turnout 78.5% Electors 71,419 Candidates 8 NOTA 0 (0.0%)
64. Gopalpur 2,519 5.3% margin Rangila Ram Rao · INC
Rangila Ram Rao · INC 20,959 43.6% Col.Inder Singh · BJP 18,440 38.4% Third · HVC 5,639 11.8%
Turnout 73.1% Electors 65,822 Candidates 8 NOTA 0 (0.0%)
65. Dharampur 3,910 8.6% margin Mohinder Singh · LMHP
Mohinder Singh · LMHP 16,854 37.3% Karamvir · BJP 12,944 28.6% Third · INC 9,702 21.4%
Turnout 73.1% Electors 61,963 Candidates 7 NOTA 0 (0.0%)
66. Joginder Nagar 6,537 14.4% margin Surender Pal · INC
Surender Pal · INC 24,518 53.9% Gulab Singh · BJP 17,981 39.5% Third · LMHP 1,012 2.2%
Turnout 73.1% Electors 62,312 Candidates 7 NOTA 0 (0.0%)
67. Darang 6,840 12.8% margin Kaul Singh · INC
Kaul Singh · INC 27,508 51.3% Ramesh Chand · BJP 20,668 38.5% Third · HVC 3,502 6.5%
Turnout 76.0% Electors 71,052 Candidates 5 NOTA 0 (0.0%)
68. Mandi 12,390 27.0% margin Sukh Ram · HVC
Sukh Ram · HVC 23,816 51.9% Durga Dutt · INC 11,426 24.9% Third · BJP 7,687 16.8%
Turnout 71.4% Electors 64,299 Candidates 5 NOTA 0 (0.0%)
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