All statesHimachal Pradesh · 2012 68 seats
Himachal Pradesh Himachal Pradesh elects 68 MLAs to its assembly . A party needs 35 for a majority . Indian National Congress won 36 of 68 seats.
✓ INC got 1 more than the 35 needed.
73 Out of every 100 voters here, 73 voted. In 2007: 72.
Deep dive into Himachal Pradesh↓ Seats one dot per seat · hover for the party
BJP26 38.5% of votes
Others6 14.5% of votes
INC36 42.8% of votes
Hover a seat to see its party 35 for a majority
The numbers Turnout
73.37 %
+1.9 pts vs 2007
Electors
46.08 lakh
in 68 constituencies
Women MLAs
3
of 34 women candidates
Candidates
459
34 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 43% → 53%
BJP 38% → 38%
Independent 12% → 7%
HLP 2% → 1%
BSP 1% → 0%
CPI(M) 1% → 0%
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. Churah SC 2,211 4.5% margin Hans Raj · BJP
Hans Raj · BJP 24,978 51.5% Surinder Bhardwaj · INC 22,767 46.9% Third · BSP 799 1.6%
Turnout 79.4% Electors 61,120 Candidates 3 NOTA 0 (0.0%) Winner's age 29
2. Bharmour ST 3,467 7.2% margin Thakur Singh Bharmouri · INC
Thakur Singh Bharmouri · INC 24,751 51.4% Jia Lal · BJP 21,284 44.2% Third · Independent 893 1.9%
Turnout 75.7% Electors 63,710 Candidates 5 NOTA 0 (0.0%) Winner's age 65
3. Chamba 1,934 3.8% margin B. K. Chauhan · BJP
B. K. Chauhan · BJP 19,714 38.6% Pawan Nayyar · INC 17,780 34.9% Third · Independent 10,813 21.2%
Turnout 74.7% Electors 68,283 Candidates 8 NOTA 0 (0.0%) Winner's age 65
4. Dalhousie 7,365 16.0% margin Asha Kumari · INC
Asha Kumari · INC 25,541 55.4% Renu · BJP 18,176 39.4% Third · CPI 1,310 2.8%
Turnout 75.8% Electors 60,828 Candidates 5 NOTA 0 (0.0%) Winner's age 57
5. Bhattiyat 111 0.2% margin Bikram Singh Jaryal · BJP
Bikram Singh Jaryal · BJP 18,098 37.8% Kuldeep Singh Pathania · INC 17,987 37.5% Third · Independent 9,870 20.6%
Turnout 73.5% Electors 65,199 Candidates 6 NOTA 0 (0.0%) Winner's age 51
6. Nurpur 3,367 5.9% margin Ajay Mahajan · INC
Ajay Mahajan · INC 26,546 46.4% Rakesh Pathania · Independent 23,179 40.5% Third · BJP 6,868 12.0%
Turnout 76.7% Electors 74,679 Candidates 5 NOTA 0 (0.0%) Winner's age 54
7. Indora SC 7,369 13.8% margin Manohar Dhiman · Independent
Manohar Dhiman · Independent 21,424 40.1% Kamal Kishor · INC 14,055 26.3% Third · BJP 11,624 21.8%
Turnout 72.1% Electors 74,073 Candidates 7 NOTA 0 (0.0%) Winner's age 55
8. Fatehpur 7,217 14.2% margin Sujan Singh Pathania · INC
Sujan Singh Pathania · INC 18,662 36.7% Baldev Thakur · BJP 11,445 22.5% Third · Independent 9,335 18.3%
Turnout 70.0% Electors 72,676 Candidates 8 NOTA 0 (0.0%) Winner's age 71
9. Jawali 4,434 7.7% margin Neeraj Bharti · INC
Neeraj Bharti · INC 23,798 41.6% Arjan Singh · BJP 19,364 33.8% Third · Independent 10,924 19.1%
Turnout 70.8% Electors 80,874 Candidates 9 NOTA 0 (0.0%) Winner's age 34
10. Dehra 15,293 32.5% margin Ravinder Singh · BJP
Ravinder Singh · BJP 24,463 52.0% Yog Raj · Independent 9,170 19.5% Third · INC 7,639 16.3%
Turnout 66.8% Electors 70,424 Candidates 16 NOTA 0 (0.0%) Winner's age 57
11. Jaswan-Pragpur 6,093 13.0% margin Bikram Singh · BJP
Bikram Singh · BJP 22,000 46.9% Nikhil Rajour · INC 15,907 33.9% Third · HLP 6,982 14.9%
Turnout 68.8% Electors 68,140 Candidates 8 NOTA 0 (0.0%) Winner's age 48
12. 4,025 8.6% margin Sanjay Rattan · INC
Sanjay Rattan · INC 24,929 53.2% Ramesh Chand · BJP 20,904 44.6% Third · AITC 410 0.9%
Turnout 71.5% Electors 65,474 Candidates 5 NOTA 0 (0.0%) Winner's age 49
13. Jaisinghpur SC 9,735 21.5% margin Yadvinder Goma · INC
Yadvinder Goma · INC 22,233 49.1% Atma Ram · BJP 12,498 27.6% Third · Independent 8,006 17.7%
Turnout 61.0% Electors 74,165 Candidates 9 NOTA 0 (0.0%) Winner's age 26
14. 4,428 7.1% margin Jagjiwan Paul · INC
Jagjiwan Paul · INC 32,105 51.4% Vipin Singh Parmar · BJP 27,677 44.3% Third · CPI(M) 828 1.3%
Turnout 70.0% Electors 89,293 Candidates 8 NOTA 0 (0.0%) Winner's age 58
15. Nagrota 2,743 5.0% margin G.S. Bali · INC
G.S. Bali · INC 23,626 42.8% Arun Kumar · Independent 20,883 37.8% Third · BJP 8,793 15.9%
Turnout 74.1% Electors 74,574 Candidates 8 NOTA 0 (0.0%) Winner's age 58
16. Kangra 563 1.1% margin Pawan Kajal · Independent
Pawan Kajal · Independent 14,632 29.0% Choudhary Surender · INC 14,069 27.9% Third · BJP 11,700 23.2%
Turnout 73.9% Electors 68,243 Candidates 8 NOTA 0 (0.0%) Winner's age 38
17. Shahpur 3,123 5.9% margin Sarveen · BJP
Sarveen · BJP 25,487 48.4% Vijai Singh · INC 22,364 42.5% Third · Independent 1,814 3.5%
Turnout 72.5% Electors 72,593 Candidates 7 NOTA 0 (0.0%) Winner's age 47
18. Dharamshala 5,000 10.5% margin Sudhir Sharma · INC
Sudhir Sharma · INC 21,241 44.6% Kishan Kapoor · BJP 16,241 34.1% Third · Independent 3,580 7.5%
Turnout 73.7% Electors 64,598 Candidates 14 NOTA 0 (0.0%) Winner's age 40
19. Palampur 9,029 19.4% margin Brij Behari Lal Butail · INC
Brij Behari Lal Butail · INC 23,341 50.1% Parveen Kumar · BJP 14,312 30.7% Third · HLP 6,115 13.1%
Turnout 72.6% Electors 64,197 Candidates 9 NOTA 0 (0.0%) Winner's age 71
20. Baijnath SC 6,652 14.0% margin Kishori Lal · INC
Kishori Lal · INC 21,878 45.9% Mulkh Raj · BJP 15,226 32.0% Third · HLP 7,049 14.8%
Turnout 63.2% Electors 75,322 Candidates 8 NOTA 0 (0.0%) Winner's age 65
21. Lahaul & spiti ST 3,696 21.9% margin Ravi Thakur · INC
Ravi Thakur · INC 10,187 60.3% Dr Ram Lal Markanda · BJP 6,491 38.4% Third · AITC 77 0.5%
Turnout 75.6% Electors 22,344 Candidates 6 NOTA 0 (0.0%) Winner's age 50
22. Manali 3,198 6.5% margin Govind Singh Thakur · BJP
Govind Singh Thakur · BJP 17,645 36.0% Bhuvneshwar Gaur · INC 14,447 29.5% Third · Independent 14,346 29.3%
Turnout 80.5% Electors 60,818 Candidates 6 NOTA 0 (0.0%) Winner's age 44
23. Kullu 2,985 5.2% margin Maheshwar Singh · HLP
Maheshwar Singh · HLP 18,582 32.5% Ram Singh · BJP 15,597 27.3% Third · INC 14,830 26.0%
Turnout 77.5% Electors 73,707 Candidates 6 NOTA 0 (0.0%) Winner's age 63
24. Banjar 9,292 18.2% margin Karan Singh · INC
Karan Singh · INC 29,622 58.0% Khimi Ram · BJP 20,330 39.8% Third · CPI(M) 474 0.9%
Turnout 82.9% Electors 61,599 Candidates 5 NOTA 0 (0.0%) Winner's age 55
25. Anni SC 1,662 3.0% margin Khub Ram · INC
Khub Ram · INC 21,664 38.7% Kishori Lal · BJP 20,002 35.8% Third · HLP 8,340 14.9%
Turnout 77.4% Electors 72,274 Candidates 5 NOTA 0 (0.0%) Winner's age 59
26. Karsog SC 4,332 9.3% margin Mansa Ram · INC
Mansa Ram · INC 18,978 40.7% Hira Lal · BJP 14,646 31.4% Third · Independent 11,000 23.6%
Turnout 76.7% Electors 60,706 Candidates 5 NOTA 0 (0.0%) Winner's age 71
27. Sundernagar 8,990 17.1% margin Sohan Lal · INC
Sohan Lal · INC 24,258 46.2% Roop Singh · Independent 15,268 29.1% Third · BJP 12,076 23.0%
Turnout 77.3% Electors 67,908 Candidates 5 NOTA 0 (0.0%) Winner's age 54
28. Nachan SC 3,031 5.5% margin Vinod Kumar · BJP
Vinod Kumar · BJP 22,924 41.4% Tek Chand Dogra · INC 19,893 35.9% Third · Independent 10,861 19.6%
Turnout 78.5% Electors 70,584 Candidates 6 NOTA 0 (0.0%) Winner's age 32
29. Seraj 5,752 10.0% margin Jai Ram Thakur · BJP
Jai Ram Thakur · BJP 30,837 53.4% Tara Thakur · INC 25,085 43.4% Third · CPI(M) 1,094 1.9%
Turnout 85.0% Electors 67,952 Candidates 4 NOTA 0 (0.0%) Winner's age 47
30. Darang 2,232 3.9% margin Kaul Singh · INC
Kaul Singh · INC 28,325 49.7% Jawahar Lal · BJP 26,093 45.8% Third · HLP 1,121 2.0%
Turnout 78.4% Electors 72,708 Candidates 6 NOTA 0 (0.0%) Winner's age 67
31. Jogindernagar 5,916 9.7% margin Gulab Singh Thakur · BJP
Gulab Singh Thakur · BJP 30,092 49.5% Thakur Surender Pal · INC 24,176 39.8% Third · Independent 2,343 3.9%
Turnout 71.7% Electors 84,738 Candidates 8 NOTA 0 (0.0%) Winner's age 64
32. Dharampur 1,041 2.1% margin Mahender Singh · BJP
Mahender Singh · BJP 24,029 49.6% Chander Shekhar · INC 22,988 47.5% Third · HLP 565 1.2%
Turnout 70.5% Electors 68,626 Candidates 7 NOTA 0 (0.0%) Winner's age 61
33. Mandi 3,930 8.1% margin Anil Kumar · INC
Anil Kumar · INC 20,866 43.1% Durga Dutt · BJP 16,936 35.0% Third · Independent 3,370 7.0%
Turnout 74.6% Electors 64,881 Candidates 10 NOTA 0 (0.0%) Winner's age 56
34. Balh SC 3,116 6.1% margin Prakash Chaudhary · INC
Prakash Chaudhary · INC 20,043 39.5% Inder Singh · BJP 16,927 33.3% Third · Independent 9,023 17.8%
Turnout 77.6% Electors 65,451 Candidates 9 NOTA 0 (0.0%) Winner's age 50
35. Sarkaghat 2,204 4.1% margin Inder Singh · BJP
Inder Singh · BJP 26,722 49.5% Rangila Ram Rao · INC 24,518 45.4% Third · Independent 1,155 2.1%
Turnout 70.3% Electors 76,750 Candidates 9 NOTA 0 (0.0%) Winner's age 68
36. Bhoranj SC 10,415 22.7% margin Ishwar Dass Dhiman · BJP
Ishwar Dass Dhiman · BJP 27,323 59.5% Ramesh Chand · INC 16,908 36.8% Third · HLP 891 1.9%
Turnout 64.3% Electors 71,411 Candidates 5 NOTA 0 (0.0%) Winner's age 77
37. Sujanpur 14,166 31.6% margin Rajinder Singh · Independent
Rajinder Singh · Independent 24,674 55.0% Anita Verma · INC 10,508 23.4% Third · BJP 8,853 19.7%
Turnout 69.0% Electors 65,006 Candidates 7 NOTA 0 (0.0%) Winner's age 46
38. Hamirpur 9,302 21.1% margin Prem Kumar Dhumal · BJP
Prem Kumar Dhumal · BJP 25,567 57.9% Narinder Thakur · INC 16,265 36.8% Third · CPI(M) 1,368 3.1%
Turnout 66.9% Electors 66,025 Candidates 7 NOTA 0 (0.0%) Winner's age 68
39. Barsar 2,658 5.2% margin Inder Dutt Lakhanpal · INC
Inder Dutt Lakhanpal · INC 26,041 51.0% Baldev Sharma · BJP 23,383 45.8% Third · HLP 538 1.1%
Turnout 67.5% Electors 75,582 Candidates 7 NOTA 0 (0.0%) Winner's age 50
40. Nadaun 6,750 11.8% margin Vijay Agnihotri · BJP
Vijay Agnihotri · BJP 31,305 55.0% Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu · INC 24,555 43.1% Third · HLP 1,090 1.9%
Turnout 70.8% Electors 80,482 Candidates 3 NOTA 0 (0.0%) Winner's age 45
41. Chintpurni SC 438 0.9% margin Kuldip Kumar · INC
Kuldip Kumar · INC 23,720 48.5% Balbir Singh · BJP 23,282 47.6% Third · HLP 662 1.4%
Turnout 68.7% Electors 71,244 Candidates 6 NOTA 0 (0.0%) Winner's age 62
42. Gagret 4,897 9.6% margin Rakesh Kalia · INC
Rakesh Kalia · INC 23,581 46.3% Sushil Kumar Kalia · BJP 18,684 36.7% Third · Independent 5,245 10.3%
Turnout 73.6% Electors 69,189 Candidates 10 NOTA 0 (0.0%) Winner's age 44
43. Haroli 5,172 9.4% margin Mukesh Agnihotri · INC
Mukesh Agnihotri · INC 28,875 52.8% Prof. Ram Kumar · BJP 23,703 43.3% Third · BSP 1,052 1.9%
Turnout 75.8% Electors 72,225 Candidates 5 NOTA 0 (0.0%) Winner's age 50
44. Una 4,746 8.8% margin Sat Pal Singh Satti · BJP
Sat Pal Singh Satti · BJP 26,835 49.6% Satpal Singh Raizada · INC 22,089 40.9% Third · AITC 2,177 4.0%
Turnout 75.0% Electors 72,021 Candidates 6 NOTA 0 (0.0%) Winner's age 48
45. Kutlehar 1,692 3.2% margin Virender Kanwar · BJP
Virender Kanwar · BJP 26,028 49.4% Ram Dass · INC 24,336 46.1% Third · HiSP 699 1.3%
Turnout 72.6% Electors 72,596 Candidates 7 NOTA 0 (0.0%) Winner's age 48
46. Jhanduta SC 1,199 2.6% margin Rikhi Ram Kondal · BJP
Rikhi Ram Kondal · BJP 22,941 49.0% Dr.Beeru Ram Kishore · INC 21,742 46.4% Third · HLP 791 1.7%
Turnout 69.7% Electors 67,186 Candidates 5 NOTA 0 (0.0%) Winner's age 65
47. Ghumarwin 3,208 6.1% margin Rajesh Dharmani · INC
Rajesh Dharmani · INC 22,672 43.4% Rajinder Garg · BJP 19,464 37.3% Third · Independent 6,664 12.8%
Turnout 69.3% Electors 75,415 Candidates 7 NOTA 0 (0.0%) Winner's age 40
48. Bilaspur 5,141 10.1% margin Bumber Thakur · INC
Bumber Thakur · INC 24,347 48.0% Suresh Chandel · BJP 19,206 37.8% Third · Independent 3,607 7.1%
Turnout 71.2% Electors 71,367 Candidates 7 NOTA 0 (0.0%) Winner's age 43
49. Sri Naina Deviji 1,385 2.7% margin Randhir Sharma · BJP
Randhir Sharma · BJP 24,598 48.6% Ram Lal Thakur · INC 23,213 45.9% Third · CPI 1,117 2.2%
Turnout 82.3% Electors 61,477 Candidates 6 NOTA 0 (0.0%) Winner's age 48
50. 2,075 3.6% margin Govind Ram Sharma · BJP
Govind Ram Sharma · BJP 17,211 30.1% Sanjay · INC 15,136 26.5% Third · Independent 10,477 18.3%
Turnout 73.4% Electors 77,927 Candidates 11 NOTA 0 (0.0%) Winner's age 57
51. Nalagarh 9,308 14.7% margin Krishan Lal Thakur · BJP
Krishan Lal Thakur · BJP 35,341 55.7% Lakhvinder Singh Rana · INC 26,033 41.0% Third · BSP 610 1.0%
Turnout 85.5% Electors 74,261 Candidates 6 NOTA 0 (0.0%) Winner's age 51
52. Doon 3,830 8.1% margin Ram Kumar · INC
Ram Kumar · INC 15,520 32.9% Darshan Singh · Independent 11,690 24.8% Third · Independent 10,429 22.1%
Turnout 89.0% Electors 52,996 Candidates 7 NOTA 0 (0.0%) Winner's age 43
53. Solan SC 4,472 9.2% margin Dhani Ram Shandil · INC
Dhani Ram Shandil · INC 24,250 50.0% Kumari Sheela · BJP 19,778 40.8% Third · HLP 2,044 4.2%
Turnout 67.3% Electors 72,100 Candidates 8 NOTA 0 (0.0%) Winner's age 72
54. Kasauli SC 24 0.1% margin Rajiv Saizal · BJP
Rajiv Saizal · BJP 19,960 47.1% Vinod Sultanpuri · INC 19,936 47.0% Third · CPI(M) 837 2.0%
Turnout 73.9% Electors 57,343 Candidates 7 NOTA 0 (0.0%) Winner's age 41
55. Pachhad SC 2,625 5.2% margin Suresh Kumar · BJP
Suresh Kumar · BJP 25,488 50.9% Gangu Ram Musafir · INC 22,863 45.6% Third · AITC 668 1.3%
Turnout 79.9% Electors 62,697 Candidates 6 NOTA 0 (0.0%) Winner's age 41
56. Nahan 12,824 24.0% margin Rajeev Bindal · BJP
Rajeev Bindal · BJP 25,459 47.7% Kush Parmar · INC 12,635 23.7% Third · LJP 8,273 15.5%
Turnout 78.6% Electors 67,890 Candidates 6 NOTA 0 (0.0%) Winner's age 57
57. Sri Renukaji SC 655 1.5% margin Vinay Kumar · INC
Vinay Kumar · INC 21,332 48.1% Hirdaya Ram · BJP 20,677 46.6% Third · CPI(M) 1,531 3.5%
Turnout 76.0% Electors 58,325 Candidates 4 NOTA 0 (0.0%) Winner's age 34
58. 790 1.5% margin Kirnesh Jung · Independent
Kirnesh Jung · Independent 23,713 44.0% Sukh Ram · BJP 22,923 42.6% Third · INC 6,152 11.4%
Turnout 82.0% Electors 65,674 Candidates 5 NOTA 0 (0.0%) Winner's age 55
59. Shillai 1,918 4.0% margin Baldev Singh Tomar · BJP
Baldev Singh Tomar · BJP 23,455 49.3% Harshwardhan Chauhan · INC 21,537 45.3% Third · CPI(M) 1,346 2.8%
Turnout 82.6% Electors 57,549 Candidates 5 NOTA 0 (0.0%) Winner's age 41
60. Chopal 647 1.3% margin Balbir Singh Verma · Independent
Balbir Singh Verma · Independent 22,056 44.4% Dr Subhash Chand · INC 21,409 43.1% Third · BJP 4,747 9.6%
Turnout 75.5% Electors 65,811 Candidates 6 NOTA 0 (0.0%) Winner's age 41
61. Theog 4,276 7.7% margin Vidya · INC
Vidya · INC 21,478 38.8% Rakesh Verma · BJP 17,202 31.1% Third · CPI(M) 10,379 18.7%
Turnout 74.8% Electors 74,060 Candidates 7 NOTA 0 (0.0%) Winner's age 84
62. Kasumpti 9,886 27.3% margin Anirudh Singh · INC
Anirudh Singh · INC 16,929 46.8% Prem Singh · BJP 7,043 19.5% Third · Independent 6,466 17.9%
Turnout 60.3% Electors 59,938 Candidates 8 NOTA 0 (0.0%) Winner's age 35
63. Shimla 628 1.9% margin Suresh Bhardwaj · BJP
Suresh Bhardwaj · BJP 11,563 35.6% Harish · INC 10,935 33.7% Third · CPI(M) 8,025 24.7%
Turnout 59.2% Electors 54,905 Candidates 7 NOTA 0 (0.0%) Winner's age 60
64. Shimla Rural 20,000 49.5% margin Virbhadra Singh · INC
Virbhadra Singh · INC 28,892 71.5% Ishwar Rohal · BJP 8,892 22.0% Third · Independent 1,171 2.9%
Turnout 59.2% Electors 68,326 Candidates 6 NOTA 0 (0.0%) Winner's age 78
65. Jubbal-Kotkhai 9,095 17.9% margin Rohit Thakur · INC
Rohit Thakur · INC 29,219 57.7% Narinder Bragta · BJP 20,124 39.7% Third · BSP 683 1.4%
Turnout 79.0% Electors 64,121 Candidates 4 NOTA 0 (0.0%) Winner's age 38
66. Rampur SC 9,471 19.1% margin Nand Lal · INC
Nand Lal · INC 27,925 56.5% Prem Singh Draik · BJP 18,454 37.3% Third · HLP 2,383 4.8%
Turnout 74.0% Electors 66,819 Candidates 4 NOTA 0 (0.0%) Winner's age 58
67. Rohru SC 28,415 63.5% margin Mohan Lal Brakta · INC
Mohan Lal Brakta · INC 34,465 77.0% Balak Ram Negi. · BJP 6,050 13.5% Third · HLP 1,809 4.0%
Turnout 68.8% Electors 65,029 Candidates 6 NOTA 0 (0.0%) Winner's age 47
68. ST 6,288 16.4% margin Jagat Singh Negi · INC
Jagat Singh Negi · INC 20,722 54.1% Tejwant Singh Negi · BJP 14,434 37.7% Third · HLP 2,240 5.8%
Turnout 73.9% Electors 51,850 Candidates 5 NOTA 0 (0.0%) Winner's age 57
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