All statesHimachal Pradesh · 2017 68 seats
Himachal Pradesh Himachal Pradesh elects 68 MLAs to its assembly . A party needs 35 for a majority . Bharatiya Janata Party won 44 of 68 seats.
✓ BJP got 9 more than the 35 needed.
75 Out of every 100 voters here, 75 voted. In 2012: 73.
Deep dive into Himachal Pradesh↓ Seats one dot per seat · hover for the party
INC21 42.1% of votes
Others3 7.9% of votes
BJP44 49.2% of votes
Hover a seat to see its party 35 for a majority
The numbers Turnout
75.30 %
+1.9 pts vs 2012
Electors
50.26 lakh
in 68 constituencies
Women MLAs
4
of 19 women candidates
Candidates
338
19 women · NOTA 0.9%
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
BJP 49% → 65%
INC 42% → 31%
Independent 6% → 3%
CPI(M) 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. Churah 4,944 9.4% margin Hans Raj · BJP
Hans Raj · BJP 28,293 53.9% Surender Bhardwaj · INC 23,349 44.5% Third · SP 442 0.8%
Turnout 77.3% Electors 68,623 Candidates 4 NOTA 505 (1.0%) Winner's age 34
2. Bharmour 7,349 14.4% margin Jia Lal · BJP
Jia Lal · BJP 25,744 50.3% Thakur Singh Bharmouri · INC 18,395 36.0% Third · Independent 6,255 12.2%
Turnout 72.7% Electors 71,374 Candidates 4 NOTA 723 (1.4%) Winner's age 52
3. Chamba 1,879 3.5% margin Pawan Nayyar · BJP
Pawan Nayyar · BJP 26,763 50.0% Neeraj Nayar · INC 24,884 46.4% Third · Independent 725 1.4%
Turnout 72.1% Electors 75,289 Candidates 5 NOTA 674 (1.2%) Winner's age 65
4. Dalhousie 556 1.1% margin Asha Kumari · INC
Asha Kumari · INC 24,224 49.3% D. S. Thakur · BJP 23,668 48.2% Third · CPI 720 1.5%
Turnout 74.5% Electors 66,669 Candidates 4 NOTA 569 (1.1%) Winner's age 62
5. Bhattiyat 6,885 13.1% margin Bikram Singh Jaryal · BJP
Bikram Singh Jaryal · BJP 29,119 55.5% Kuldeep Singh Pathania · INC 22,234 42.4% Third · Independent 624 1.2%
Turnout 74.2% Electors 71,545 Candidates 4 NOTA 655 (1.2%) Winner's age 56
6. Nurpur 6,642 10.4% margin Rakesh Pathania · BJP
Rakesh Pathania · BJP 34,871 54.8% Ajay Mahajan · INC 28,229 44.4% Third · BSP 484 0.8%
Turnout 77.1% Electors 83,099 Candidates 3 NOTA 454 (0.7%) Winner's age 53
7. Indora 1,095 1.9% margin Reeta Devi · BJP
Reeta Devi · BJP 29,213 49.4% Kamal Kishore · INC 28,118 47.5% Third · BSP 952 1.6%
Turnout 72.4% Electors 82,638 Candidates 6 NOTA 668 (1.1%) Winner's age 41
8. Fatehpur 1,284 2.2% margin Sujan Singh Pathania · INC
Sujan Singh Pathania · INC 18,962 32.6% Kripal Singh Parmar · BJP 17,678 30.4% Third · Independent 13,090 22.5%
Turnout 72.3% Electors 80,793 Candidates 8 NOTA 329 (0.6%) Winner's age 75
9. Jawali 8,213 12.3% margin Arjun Singh · BJP
Arjun Singh · BJP 36,999 55.3% Chander Kumar · INC 28,786 43.0% Third · Independent 315 0.5%
Turnout 74.7% Electors 90,307 Candidates 6 NOTA 518 (0.8%) Winner's age 54
10. Dehra 3,914 7.3% margin Hoshyar Singh · Independent
Hoshyar Singh · Independent 24,206 45.1% Ravinder Singh Ravi · BJP 20,292 37.8% Third · INC 8,289 15.4%
Turnout 71.4% Electors 76,522 Candidates 6 NOTA 903 (1.7%) Winner's age 50
11. Jaswan-Pragpur 1,862 3.7% margin Bikram Singh · BJP
Bikram Singh · BJP 23,583 46.6% Surinder Singh Mankotia · INC 21,721 42.9% Third · Independent 4,075 8.1%
Turnout 69.5% Electors 73,257 Candidates 9 NOTA 342 (0.7%) Winner's age 53
12. Jawalamukhi 6,464 12.1% margin Ramesh Chand Dhawala · BJP
Ramesh Chand Dhawala · BJP 27,914 52.4% Sanjay Rattan · INC 21,450 40.3% Third · Independent 3,529 6.6%
Turnout 74.3% Electors 72,292 Candidates 4 NOTA 419 (0.8%) Winner's age 66
13. Jaisinghpur 10,710 21.5% margin Ravinder Kumar · BJP
Ravinder Kumar · BJP 29,357 58.8% Yadvinder Goma · INC 18,647 37.4% Third · BSP 1,082 2.2%
Turnout 64.7% Electors 77,477 Candidates 5 NOTA 246 (0.5%) Winner's age 56
14. Sullah 10,291 15.0% margin Vipin Singh Parmar · BJP
Vipin Singh Parmar · BJP 38,173 55.5% Jagjiwan Paul · INC 27,882 40.5% Third · Independent 972 1.4%
Turnout 72.1% Electors 96,145 Candidates 7 NOTA 555 (0.8%) Winner's age 54
15. Nagrota 1,000 1.6% margin Arun Kumar · BJP
Arun Kumar · BJP 32,039 50.2% G S Bali · INC 31,039 48.6% Third · Independent 384 0.6%
Turnout 78.7% Electors 81,742 Candidates 4 NOTA 547 (0.8%) Winner's age 53
16. Kangra 6,208 10.7% margin Pawan Kumar Kajal · INC
Pawan Kumar Kajal · INC 25,549 44.2% Sanjay Chaudhary · BJP 19,341 33.5% Third · Independent 11,805 20.4%
Turnout 77.0% Electors 75,899 Candidates 6 NOTA 656 (1.1%) Winner's age 43
17. Shahpur 6,147 10.4% margin Sarveen Choudhary · BJP
Sarveen Choudhary · BJP 23,104 39.1% Major (Ret.) Vijai Singh Mankotia · Independent 16,957 28.7% Third · INC 16,333 27.6%
Turnout 75.1% Electors 80,097 Candidates 6 NOTA 1,010 (1.7%) Winner's age 51
18. Dharamshala 2,997 5.3% margin Kishan Kapoor · BJP
Kishan Kapoor · BJP 26,050 46.1% Sudhir Sharma · INC 23,053 40.8% Third · Independent 2,127 3.8%
Turnout 76.2% Electors 74,863 Candidates 12 NOTA 525 (0.9%) Winner's age 66
19. Palampur 4,324 8.6% margin Ashish Butail · INC
Ashish Butail · INC 24,252 48.3% Indu Goswami · BJP 19,928 39.7% Third · Independent 3,198 6.4%
Turnout 72.5% Electors 69,809 Candidates 8 NOTA 435 (0.9%) Winner's age 37
20. Baijnath 12,669 24.2% margin Mulkh Raj · BJP
Mulkh Raj · BJP 32,102 61.3% Kishori Lal · INC 19,433 37.1% Third · BSP 510 1.0%
Turnout 66.1% Electors 80,160 Candidates 4 NOTA 577 (1.1%) Winner's age 48
21. Lahaul & spiti 1,478 8.7% margin Dr. Ram Lal Markanda · BJP
Dr. Ram Lal Markanda · BJP 7,756 45.8% Ravi Thakur · INC 6,278 37.1% Third · Independent 2,240 13.2%
Turnout 73.2% Electors 23,231 Candidates 4 NOTA 70 (0.4%) Winner's age 52
22. Manali 3,005 5.7% margin Govind Singh Thakur · BJP
Govind Singh Thakur · BJP 27,173 51.5% Hari Chand Sharma · INC 24,168 45.8% Third · Independent 1,070 2.0%
Turnout 79.9% Electors 66,452 Candidates 4 NOTA 323 (0.6%) Winner's age 49
23. Kullu 1,538 2.5% margin Sunder Singh Thakur · INC
Sunder Singh Thakur · INC 31,423 50.7% Maheshwar Singh · BJP 29,885 48.2% Third · RADM 469 0.8%
Turnout 76.5% Electors 81,653 Candidates 4 NOTA 407 (0.7%) Winner's age 52
24. Banjar 3,240 6.1% margin Surender Shourie · BJP
Surender Shourie · BJP 28,007 52.5% Aditya Vikram Singh · INC 24,767 46.5% Third · BSP 535 1.0%
Turnout 81.7% Electors 66,126 Candidates 3 NOTA 684 (1.3%) Winner's age 36
25. Anni 5,983 10.0% margin Kishori Lal · BJP
Kishori Lal · BJP 30,559 51.1% Paras Ram · INC 24,576 41.1% Third · CPI(M) 4,704 7.9%
Turnout 78.2% Electors 77,740 Candidates 3 NOTA 943 (1.6%) Winner's age 47
26. Karsog 4,830 9.5% margin Hira Lal · BJP
Hira Lal · BJP 22,102 43.5% Mansa Ram · INC 17,272 34.0% Third · Independent 5,675 11.2%
Turnout 76.4% Electors 67,329 Candidates 9 NOTA 674 (1.3%) Winner's age 51
27. Sundernagar 9,263 16.4% margin Rakesh Kumar · BJP
Rakesh Kumar · BJP 32,545 57.6% Sohan Lal · INC 23,282 41.2% Third · BSP 624 1.1%
Turnout 77.0% Electors 74,361 Candidates 3 NOTA 807 (1.4%) Winner's age 43
28. Nachan 15,896 26.0% margin Vinod Kumar · BJP
Vinod Kumar · BJP 38,154 62.3% Lal Singh Kaushal · INC 22,258 36.4% Third · Independent 804 1.3%
Turnout 79.3% Electors 77,783 Candidates 3 NOTA 471 (0.8%) Winner's age 37
29. Seraj 11,254 17.9% margin Jai Ram Thakur · BJP
Jai Ram Thakur · BJP 35,519 56.6% Chet Ram · INC 24,265 38.7% Third · Independent 2,214 3.5%
Turnout 84.4% Electors 74,825 Candidates 5 NOTA 378 (0.6%) Winner's age 52
30. Darang 6,541 10.1% margin Jawahar Thakur · BJP
Jawahar Thakur · BJP 31,392 48.4% Kaul Singh · INC 24,851 38.3% Third · Independent 7,672 11.8%
Turnout 81.4% Electors 80,208 Candidates 6 NOTA 407 (0.6%) Winner's age 63
31. Jogindernagar 6,635 10.1% margin Prakash Rana · Independent
Prakash Rana · Independent 31,214 47.7% Gulab Singh Thakur · BJP 24,579 37.6% Third · INC 6,244 9.5%
Turnout 73.4% Electors 90,750 Candidates 5 NOTA 1,162 (1.7%) Winner's age 55
32. Dharampur 11,964 24.9% margin Mahender Singh · BJP
Mahender Singh · BJP 27,931 58.1% Chandershekhar · INC 15,967 33.2% Third · CPI(M) 3,284 6.8%
Turnout 65.4% Electors 74,052 Candidates 7 NOTA 333 (0.7%) Winner's age 67
33. Mandi 10,257 19.3% margin Anil Sharma · BJP
Anil Sharma · BJP 31,282 58.8% Champa Thakur · INC 21,025 39.5% Third · BSP 438 0.8%
Turnout 77.3% Electors 69,678 Candidates 7 NOTA 580 (1.1%) Winner's age 61
34. Balh 12,811 22.4% margin Inder Singh · BJP
Inder Singh · BJP 34,704 60.5% Prakash Chaudhary · INC 21,893 38.2% Third · BSP 466 0.8%
Turnout 81.0% Electors 71,259 Candidates 4 NOTA 403 (0.7%) Winner's age 55
35. Sarkaghat 9,302 16.4% margin Inder Singh · BJP
Inder Singh · BJP 30,705 54.1% Pawan Kumar · INC 21,403 37.7% Third · CPI(M) 3,653 6.4%
Turnout 69.1% Electors 82,756 Candidates 9 NOTA 403 (0.7%) Winner's age 72
36. Bhoranj 6,892 13.8% margin Kamlesh Kumari · BJP
Kamlesh Kumari · BJP 27,961 55.8% Suresh Kumar · INC 21,069 42.1% Third · BSP 491 1.0%
Turnout 66.7% Electors 75,689 Candidates 5 NOTA 362 (0.7%) Winner's age 47
37. Sujanpur 1,919 3.8% margin Rajinder Rana · INC
Rajinder Rana · INC 25,288 50.4% Prem Kumar Dhumal · BJP 23,369 46.5% Third · CPI(M) 1,023 2.0%
Turnout 74.0% Electors 68,504 Candidates 5 NOTA 485 (1.0%) Winner's age 51
38. Hamirpur 7,231 15.1% margin Narinder Thakur · BJP
Narinder Thakur · BJP 25,854 54.1% Kuldeep Singh Pathania · INC 18,623 39.0% Third · CPI(M) 2,398 5.0%
Turnout 69.2% Electors 69,444 Candidates 7 NOTA 259 (0.5%) Winner's age 60
39. Barsar 439 0.8% margin Inder Dutt Lakhanpal · INC
Inder Dutt Lakhanpal · INC 25,679 45.4% Baldev Sharma · BJP 25,240 44.7% Third · Independent 5,181 9.2%
Turnout 70.6% Electors 80,717 Candidates 5 NOTA 464 (0.8%) Winner's age 55
40. Nadaun 2,349 3.8% margin Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu · INC
Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu · INC 30,980 49.6% Vijay Agnihotri · BJP 28,631 45.8% Third · Independent 1,875 3.0%
Turnout 72.7% Electors 86,279 Candidates 6 NOTA 210 (0.3%) Winner's age 53
41. Chintpurni 8,579 15.1% margin Balbir Singh · BJP
Balbir Singh · BJP 32,488 57.0% Kuldip Kumar · INC 23,909 41.9% Third · BSP 621 1.1%
Turnout 73.8% Electors 77,979 Candidates 3 NOTA 534 (0.9%) Winner's age 54
42. Gagret 9,320 15.7% margin Rajesh Thakur · BJP
Rajesh Thakur · BJP 33,977 57.3% Rakesh Kalia · INC 24,657 41.6% Third · Independent 379 0.6%
Turnout 78.0% Electors 76,540 Candidates 4 NOTA 392 (0.7%) Winner's age 52
43. Haroli 7,377 11.5% margin Mukesh Agnihotri · INC
Mukesh Agnihotri · INC 35,095 54.8% Ram Kumar · BJP 27,718 43.3% Third · Independent 833 1.3%
Turnout 79.4% Electors 81,198 Candidates 4 NOTA 448 (0.7%) Winner's age 55
44. Una 3,196 5.1% margin Satpal Singh Raizada · INC
Satpal Singh Raizada · INC 31,360 50.4% Satpal Singh Satti · BJP 28,164 45.3% Third · Independent 1,723 2.8%
Turnout 78.6% Electors 79,512 Candidates 5 NOTA 256 (0.4%) Winner's age 47
45. Kutlehar 5,606 9.5% margin Virender Kanwar · BJP
Virender Kanwar · BJP 31,101 52.8% Vivek Sharma · INC 25,495 43.3% Third · Independent 1,017 1.7%
Turnout 74.3% Electors 79,693 Candidates 6 NOTA 311 (0.5%) Winner's age 53
46. Jhanduta 4,962 9.3% margin Jeet Ram Katwal · BJP
Jeet Ram Katwal · BJP 29,030 54.7% Beeru Ram Kishore · INC 24,068 45.3%
Turnout 74.3% Electors 72,355 Candidates 2 NOTA 624 (1.2%) Winner's age 61
47. Ghumarwin 10,435 17.5% margin Rajinder Garg · BJP
Rajinder Garg · BJP 34,846 58.3% Rajesh Dharmani · INC 24,411 40.9% Third · Independent 475 0.8%
Turnout 73.8% Electors 81,460 Candidates 3 NOTA 390 (0.6%) Winner's age 51
48. Bilaspur 6,862 11.9% margin Subhash Thakur · BJP
Subhash Thakur · BJP 31,547 54.6% Bumber Thakur · INC 24,685 42.7% Third · Independent 1,300 2.3%
Turnout 75.3% Electors 77,244 Candidates 4 NOTA 322 (0.6%) Winner's age 57
49. Sri Naina Deviji 1,042 1.9% margin Ram Lal Thakur · INC
Ram Lal Thakur · INC 28,119 50.0% Randhir Sharma · BJP 27,077 48.1% Third · Independent 382 0.7%
Turnout 83.7% Electors 67,763 Candidates 5 NOTA 477 (0.8%) Winner's age 66
50. Arki 6,051 9.5% margin Virbhadra Singh · INC
Virbhadra Singh · INC 34,499 54.2% Rattan Singh Pal · BJP 28,448 44.7% Third · JanSP 445 0.7%
Turnout 75.5% Electors 84,987 Candidates 4 NOTA 530 (0.8%) Winner's age 83
51. Nalagarh 1,242 1.8% margin Lakhvinder Singh Rana · INC
Lakhvinder Singh Rana · INC 25,872 37.1% K. L. Thakur · BJP 24,630 35.4% Third · Independent 13,095 18.8%
Turnout 85.0% Electors 82,701 Candidates 5 NOTA 678 (1.0%) Winner's age 48
52. Doon 4,319 7.8% margin Paramjeet Singh · BJP
Paramjeet Singh · BJP 29,701 53.5% Ram Kumar · INC 25,382 45.7% Third · Independent 436 0.8%
Turnout 89.3% Electors 62,577 Candidates 3 NOTA 345 (0.6%) Winner's age 52
53. Solan 671 1.3% margin Dr. (Col.) Dhani Ram Shandil · INC
Dr. (Col.) Dhani Ram Shandil · INC 26,200 48.7% Rajesh Kashyap · BJP 25,529 47.5% Third · CPI(M) 1,632 3.0%
Turnout 67.0% Electors 81,255 Candidates 4 NOTA 656 (1.2%) Winner's age 77
54. Kasauli 442 0.9% margin Rajiv Saizal · BJP
Rajiv Saizal · BJP 23,656 49.1% Vinod Sultanpuri · INC 23,214 48.2% Third · CPI 652 1.4%
Turnout 75.8% Electors 64,245 Candidates 5 NOTA 503 (1.0%) Winner's age 46
55. Pachhad 6,427 11.6% margin Suresh Kumar Kashyap · BJP
Suresh Kumar Kashyap · BJP 30,243 54.8% Gangu Ram Musafir · INC 23,816 43.1% Third · Independent 1,182 2.1%
Turnout 80.7% Electors 69,110 Candidates 3 NOTA 495 (0.9%) Winner's age 46
56. Nahan 3,990 6.5% margin Dr. Rajeev Bindal · BJP
Dr. Rajeev Bindal · BJP 31,563 51.8% Ajay Solankey · INC 27,573 45.3% Third · CPI(M) 836 1.4%
Turnout 82.0% Electors 75,025 Candidates 5 NOTA 594 (1.0%) Winner's age 62
57. Sri Renukaji 5,160 10.1% margin Vinay Kumar · INC
Vinay Kumar · INC 22,028 43.2% Balbir Singh · BJP 16,868 33.1% Third · Independent 12,069 23.7%
Turnout 78.9% Electors 65,716 Candidates 3 NOTA 885 (1.7%) Winner's age 39
58. Paonta Sahib 12,619 20.9% margin Sukh Ram · BJP
Sukh Ram · BJP 36,011 59.7% Kirnesh Jung · INC 23,392 38.8% Third · LOGAP 484 0.8%
Turnout 80.9% Electors 75,310 Candidates 4 NOTA 624 (1.0%) Winner's age 52
59. Shillai 4,125 7.4% margin Harshwardhan Chauhan · INC
Harshwardhan Chauhan · INC 29,171 52.5% Baldev Singh · BJP 25,046 45.1% Third · SWAP 850 1.5%
Turnout 85.1% Electors 65,777 Candidates 4 NOTA 475 (0.8%) Winner's age 53
60. Chopal 4,587 8.3% margin Balbir Singh Verma · BJP
Balbir Singh Verma · BJP 29,537 53.4% Dr.Subhash Chand Manglate · INC 24,950 45.1% Third · BSP 498 0.9%
Turnout 76.3% Electors 73,147 Candidates 4 NOTA 452 (0.8%) Winner's age 46
61. Theog 1,983 3.4% margin Rakesh Singha · CPI(M)
Rakesh Singha · CPI(M) 24,791 43.0% Rakesh Verma · BJP 22,808 39.6% Third · INC 9,101 15.8%
Turnout 73.9% Electors 78,540 Candidates 5 NOTA 383 (0.7%) Winner's age 60
62. Kasumpti 9,397 23.0% margin Anirudh Singh · INC
Anirudh Singh · INC 22,061 54.0% Vijay Jyoti · BJP 12,664 31.0% Third · CPI(M) 4,698 11.5%
Turnout 67.4% Electors 61,183 Candidates 7 NOTA 404 (1.0%) Winner's age 40
63. Shimla 1,903 5.9% margin Suresh Bhardwaj · BJP
Suresh Bhardwaj · BJP 14,012 43.7% Harish Janartha · Independent 12,109 37.8% Third · CPI(M) 3,047 9.5%
Turnout 64.3% Electors 50,424 Candidates 6 NOTA 322 (1.0%) Winner's age 65
64. Shimla Rural 4,880 9.3% margin Vikramaditya Singh · INC
Vikramaditya Singh · INC 28,275 53.7% Dr. Pramod Sharma · BJP 23,395 44.4% Third · Independent 668 1.3%
Turnout 73.8% Electors 71,915 Candidates 4 NOTA 420 (0.8%) Winner's age 28
65. Jubbal-Kotkhai 1,062 2.0% margin Narinder Bragta · BJP
Narinder Bragta · BJP 27,466 50.6% Rohit Thakur · INC 26,404 48.7% Third · Independent 370 0.7%
Turnout 81.0% Electors 67,289 Candidates 3 NOTA 289 (0.5%) Winner's age 65
66. Rampur 4,037 7.6% margin Nand Lal · INC
Nand Lal · INC 25,730 48.7% Prem Singh Daraik · BJP 21,693 41.0% Third · Independent 3,801 7.2%
Turnout 75.1% Electors 71,014 Candidates 5 NOTA 504 (0.9%) Winner's age 63
67. Rohru 9,408 19.0% margin Mohan Lal Brakta · INC
Mohan Lal Brakta · INC 29,134 58.8% Shashi Bala · BJP 19,726 39.8% Third · BSP 415 0.8%
Turnout 72.5% Electors 69,155 Candidates 4 NOTA 535 (1.1%) Winner's age 52
68. Kinnaur 120 0.3% margin Jagat Singh Negi · INC
Jagat Singh Negi · INC 20,029 48.2% Tejwant Singh Negi · BJP 19,909 47.9% Third · CPI(M) 913 2.2%
Turnout 75.5% Electors 55,390 Candidates 5 NOTA 249 (0.6%) Winner's age 60
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