Wikipedia

2022 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election

Legislative Assembly elections were held in Himachal Pradesh on 12 November 2022 to elect 68 members of the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly. The votes were counted and the results were declared on 8 December 2022.

2022 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election
← 2017 12 November 2022 Next →
All 68 seats in the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
35 seats needed for a majority
Turnout75.78%[1] (Increase0.21%)
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu Jai Ram Thakur
Party INC BJP
Leader since 2022 2017
Leader's seat Nadaun Seraj
Last election 41.7%, 21 seats 48.8%, 44 seats
Seats won 40 25
Seat change Increase 19 Decrease 19
Popular vote 1,852,504 1,814,530
Percentage 43.90% 43.00%
Swing Increase 2.22 Decrease 5.79
Map of Himachal Pradesh showing Assembly constituencies and winning parties
Chief Minister before election

Jai Ram Thakur
BJP

Elected Chief Minister

Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu
INC

The result was a victory for the Indian National Congress, which returned to power after losing their majority in 2017, continuing a pattern of the incumbent party losing reelection in Himachal Pradesh since 1985.[2]

Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu became the Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh whereas Mukesh Agnihotri became Deputy Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh.[3]

Background edit

The tenure of Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly was scheduled to end on 8 January 2023.[4] The previous assembly elections were held in November 2017. After the election, Bharatiya Janata Party formed the state government, with Jai Ram Thakur becoming chief minister.[5] The Indian National Congress became the opposition with Mukesh Agnihotri becoming Leader of Opposition in the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly.

Bypolls and defections edit

Since the last assembly elections, several bypolls were held, the most recent of which were won by the Indian National Congress, with it wresting control of the Mandi Lok Sabha constituency and 3 other assembly constituencies.[6]

Congress MLAs Pawan Kumar Kajal and Lakhvinder Singh Rana joined BJP in August 2022.[7] Kajal was the head of Congress Working committee.[8] The defection of the two senior Congress officials was deemed to be a major blow to the party just a few months prior to the Assembly election.[9] On 28 September 2022, Himachal Pradesh state Congress working president and former cabinet minister Harsh Mahajan joined BJP. The defection was another shock to Congress.[10][11]

Schedule edit

The election schedule was announced by the Election Commission of India on 14 October 2022.[12]

S.No. Poll event Date
1. Notification date 17 October 2022
2. Last date for filing Nominations 25 October 2022
3. Date for scrutiny of nominations 27 October 2022
4. Last date for withdrawal of candidatures 29 October 2022
5. Date of poll 12 November 2022
6. Date of counting 8 December 2022

Election statistics edit

Source:[13][14][15]

Parties and alliances edit

  National Democratic Alliance edit

No. Party Flag Symbol Leader Photo Seats Contested
1. Bharatiya Janata Party     Jai Ram Thakur   68[16][17][18]

  United Progressive Alliance edit

No. Party Flag Symbol Leader Photo Seats Contested
1. Indian National Congress     Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu   68[16][17][19]

  Aam Aadmi Party edit

No. Party Flag Symbol Leader Photo Seats Contested
1. Aam Aadmi Party     Surjeet Singh Thakur   67[16][17][20]

  Left Front edit

CPI(M) contested the assembly election in alliance with the CPI.[21]

No. Party Flag Symbol Leader Photo Seats Contested
1. Communist Party of India (Marxist)     Rakesh Singha   11[16][17]
2. Communist Party of India     Shyam Singh Chauhan[22]   1[16][17]

Others edit

No. Party Flag Symbol Leader Photo Seats Contested
1. Bahujan Samaj Party     Narayan Singh Azad[23]   53[16][17]
2. Rashtriya Devbhumi Party     Rumit Singh Thakur[24]   29[16][17]

Candidates edit

AAP released the first list of 4 candidates on 20 September 2022.[25] Second list of 54 candidates was released on 20 October 2022.[26] Third list of 10 candidates was released on 20 October 2022.[27] AAP's nomination from Darang was withdrawn on 29 October 2022.[28]

CPI(M) released the first list of 11 candidates on 22 September 2022.[29] and second list of 2 candidates on 24 September.[30] However, the earlier lists were withdrawn and a final list of 11 candidates was released on 18 October 2022.[31] It was reported that CPI would contest on 3 seats,[21] but decided to contest on 1 seat only.[16]

Congress released the first list of 46 candidates on 18 October 2022.[32] Second list of 17 candidates was released on 20 October 2022.[33] Congress released third list of 4 candidates on 22 October 2022.[34] Candidate for the remaining 1 seat was named on 25 October 2022.[35]

BJP released the first list of 62 candidates on 19 October 2022.[36] Second list of remaining 6 candidates was released on 20 October 2022.[37] BJP replaced its candidates from Chamba on 20 October 2022[38] and Kullu on 25 October 2022.[39]

District[40] Constituency Electors
(2022)[41] 		NDA[16][17][18] UPA[16][17][19]
No. Name Party Candidate Party Candidate
Chamba 1 Churah (SC) 75,468 BJP Hans Raj INC Yashwant Singh Khanna
2 Bharmour (ST) 76,046 BJP Janak Raj INC Thakur Singh Bharmouri
3 Chamba 81,594 BJP Neelam Nayyar INC Niraj Nayyar
4 Dalhousie 73,071 BJP D S Thakur INC Asha Kumari
5 Bhattiyat 78,980 BJP Bikram Singh Jaryal INC Kuldip Singh Pathania
Kangra 6 Nurpur 91,269 BJP Ranveer Singh INC Ajay Mahajan
7 Indora (SC) 91,569 BJP Reeta Dhiman INC Malender Rajan
8 Fatehpur 87,913 BJP Rakesh Pathania INC Bhawani Singh Pathania
9 Jawali 99,572 BJP Sanjay Kumar Guleria INC Chander Kumar
10 Dehra 83,629 BJP Ramesh Dhawala INC Rajesh Sharma
11 Jaswan-Pragpur 77,991 BJP Bikram Thakur INC Surinder Singh Mankotia
12 Jawalamukhi 78,144 BJP Ravinder Singh Ravi INC Sanjay Rattan
13 Jaisinghpur (SC) 84,018 BJP Ravinder Dhiman INC Yadvinder Goma
14 Sullah 1,03,905 BJP Vipin Singh Parmar INC Jagdish Sapehia
15 Nagrota 88,867 BJP Arun Kumar Mehra INC Raghubir Singh Bali
16 Kangra 81,583 BJP Pawan Kumar Kajal INC Surender Singh Kaku
17 Shahpur 87,723 BJP Sarveen Choudhary INC Kewal Singh Pathania
18 Dharamshala 81,516 BJP Rakesh Choudhary INC Sudhir Sharma
19 Palampur 75,481 BJP Trilok Kapoor INC Ashish Butail
20 Baijnath (SC) 89,135 BJP Mulkh Raj Premi INC Kishori Lal
Lahaul and Spiti 21 Lahaul and Spiti (ST) 24,876 BJP Ram Lal Markanda INC Ravi Thakur
Kullu 22 Manali 73,488 BJP Govind Singh Thakur INC Bhuvneshwar Gaur
23 Kullu 89,600 BJP Narottam Thakur INC Sunder Thakur
24 Banjar 73,094 BJP Surender Shourie INC Khimi Ram
25 Anni (SC) 85,643 BJP Lokendra Kumar INC Bansi Lal Kaushal
Mandi 26 Karsog (SC) 74,909 BJP Deepraj Kapoor INC Mahesh Raj
27 Sundernagar 81,164 BJP Rakesh Jamwal INC Sohan Lal Thakur
28 Nachan (SC) 86,208 BJP Vinod Kumar INC Naresh Kumar
29 Seraj 81,843 BJP Jai Ram Thakur INC Chetram Thakur
30 Darang 89,086 BJP Puranchand Thakur INC Kaul Singh Thakur
31 Jogindernagar 98,341 BJP Prakash Rana INC Surender Pal Thakur
32 Dharampur 79,958 BJP Rajat Thakur INC Chandershekhar
33 Mandi 76,957 BJP Anil Sharma INC Champa Thakur
34 Balh (SC) 79,587 BJP Indra Singh Gandhi INC Prakash Chaudhary
35 Sarkaghat 90,837 BJP Daleep Thakur INC Pawan Kumar
Hamirpur 36 Bhoranj (SC) 81,134 BJP Anil Dhiman INC Suresh Kumar
37 Sujanpur 73,922 BJP Ranjeet Singh INC Rajinder Singh Rana
38 Hamirpur 74,861 BJP Narinder Thakur INC Pushpendra Verma
39 Barsar 86,273 BJP Maya Sharma INC Inder Dutt Lakhanpal
40 Nadaun 93,107 BJP Vijay Agnihotri INC Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu
Una 41 Chintpurni (SC) 82,686 BJP Balbir Singh INC Sudarshan Singh Babloo
42 Gagret 82,774 BJP Rakesh Thakur INC Chaitanya Sharma
43 Haroli 86,273 BJP Ramkumar INC Mukesh Agnihotri
44 Una 85,254 BJP Satpal Singh Satti INC Satpal Raizada
45 Kutlehar 85,163 BJP Virender Kanwar INC Devender Kumar Bhutto
Bilaspur 46 Jhanduta (SC) 79,577 BJP Jeet Ram Katwal INC Vivek Kumar
47 Ghumarwin 88,527 BJP Rajinder Garg INC Rajesh Dharmani
48 Bilaspur 83,025 BJP Trilok Jamwal INC Bumber Thakur
49 Sri Naina Deviji 74,244 BJP Randhir Sharma INC Ram Lal Thakur
Solan 50 Arki 93,852 BJP Govind Ram Sharma INC Sanjay Awasthy
51 Nalagarh 89,828 BJP Lakhvinder Singh Rana INC Hardeep Singh Bawa
52 Doon 68,266 BJP Paramjeet Singh INC Ram Kumar Chaudhary
53 Solan (SC) 85,238 BJP Rajesh Kashyap INC Dhani Ram Shandil
54 Kasauli (SC) 67,434 BJP Rajiv Saizal INC Vinod Kumar Sultanpuri
Sirmaur 55 Pachhad (SC) 76,475 BJP Reena Kashyap INC Dayal Pyari
56 Nahan 83,561 BJP Rajeev Bindal INC Ajay Solanki
57 Sri Renukaji (SC) 72,961 BJP Narayan Singh INC Vinay Kumar
58 Paonta Sahib 82,487 BJP Sukh Ram Chaudhary INC Kirnesh Jung
59 Shillai 74,831 BJP Baldev Singh Tomar INC Harshwardhan Chauhan
Shimla 60 Chopal 79,109 BJP Balbir Singh Verma INC Rajneesh Kimta
61 Theog 83,275 BJP Ajay Shyam INC Kuldeep Singh Rathore
62 Kasumpti 65,713 BJP Suresh Bhardwaj INC Anirudh Singh
63 Shimla 48,071 BJP Sanjay Sood INC Harish Janartha
64 Shimla Rural 76,267 BJP Ravi Mehta INC Vikramaditya Singh
65 Jubbal-Kotkhai 71,566 BJP Chetan Singh Bragta INC Rohit Thakur
66 Rampur (SC) 74,838 BJP Kaul Negi INC Nand Lal
67 Rohru (SC) 73,580 BJP Shashi Bala INC Mohan Lal Brakta
Kinnaur 68 Kinnaur (ST) 58,836 BJP Surat Negi INC Jagat Singh Negi

Campaigns edit

Aam Aadmi Party edit

On 6 April 2022, AAP held a roadshow in Mandi with Delhi CM Kejriwal and Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann.[42][43] Surjeet Thakur was appointed as President of the state unit in June 2022.[44]

Manifesto edit

AAP promised 300 units of free electricity to every household, if AAP comes to power.[45]

Aam Aadmi Party published its 10 promises as guarantees of jobs for all youth, unemployment allowance, an advisory board for traders, end of "inspector rule", and corruption-free administration.[46]

  • Employment: jobs for all youth. AAP promised six lakh government jobs for the youth. AAP will bring laws against exam paper leak, conducting all recruitment exams on time, and jobs will be given on merit, not recommendations.[47]
    • Unemployment allowance of ₹3000.[47][46]
    • Implementation of the Old Pension Scheme.
  • Agriculture: Minimum Support price (MSP) for agricultural products. controlled atmosphere stores, markets, and food processing units; pesticides and fertilizers at cheap rates; Establish apple packaging manufacturing unit.[47]
  • Traders: an advisory board for traders, end of raid raj and "inspector rule", An amnesty scheme for VAT refund. Single window clearance system for tourism projects[46][47]
  • Corruption-free administration, door step delivery of public services.[47]
  • Free Healthcare: Mohalla clinics similar to Delhi and free healthcare.[48]
  • Free Education: Free education for all till tenth standard.[49] Making temporary teacher posts permanent. Building more schools with quality education. Prevent private schools from exorbitantly raising fees.
  • Women: A monthly allowance of ₹1000 to all women in Himachal Pradesh and double to women above the age of 65.[50][51]
  • ₹10 lakh annual grant to Panchayats and ₹10,000 salary for panchayat pradhans.[47]
  • Free pilgrimage scheme[47]
  • ₹1 crore compensation for soldiers killed in the line of duty.[47]

Bharatiya Janata Party edit

The BJP has launched ‘Mission Repeat’ with an aim to retain power in the State. BJP leader and PM Narendra Modi held two rallies in Una and Chamba and also inaugurated various projects in state.[52]

BJP has also launched website to seek suggestions for its manifesto.[53]

On 30 October, 30 campaigners of the party held simultaneous rallies in all 68 constituencies.[54]

Manifesto edit

  • Youth: BJP promised the "Him Startup" scheme, with a corpus of ₹900 crore for the youth of the state.
  • Employment: Amid criticism by the opposition for unemployment, it announced the created of 8 lakh job opportunities.
  • Health: Creation of 5 new medical colleges. Amount of mobile clinics in every assembly constituency will be doubled.
  • Road infrastructure: All-weather roads will connect all villages with an investment of ₹5,000 crore.
  • Education: Bicycles will be given to girls from class 6 to 12 to go to schools. Setting up of two girls hostels in every district.
  • Pilgrimage: Under the "Shakti" scheme, ₹12,000 crore will be spent over 10 years to develop infrastructure and transportation around areas of religious significance.
  • Agriculture: An additional grant of ₹3,000 annually under the PM - Kisan Nidhi Yojna, 10 lakh farmers will be added to the program.
  • Investigation of Waqf properties as per law under a judicial commission.
  • Salaries: Discrepancies in disbursal of salaries to government workers will be removed.
  • Increased compensation to soldiers' kin killed in the line of duty.
  • GST will be limited to 12% for apple growers.
  • Implementation of the Uniform Civil Code.[55]

Indian National Congress edit

From August 17 to 22, the Indian National Congress organized demonstrations throughout Himachal Pradesh as a part of its "Mehangai Chaupal". The block units of the Himachal PCC protested in all the 68 constituencies against price rise and inflation. The protests were a part of the wider "Halla Bol" demonstrations organized by the Congress against the BJP-led government in Delhi.[56][57][58]

On 31 August 2022, the Indian National Congress launched its manifesto with its 10 guarantees in Himachal Ka Sankalp.[59][60]

On 14 October 2022, Congress started its campaign with its "Parivartan Pratigya Rally" in Solan with senior Congress leaders, Priyanka Gandhi, Pratibha Singh, Mukesh Agnihotri, and Bhupesh Baghel.[61]

On 4 November 2022, Priyanka Gandhi addressed a rally in Nagrota Bagwan, Kangra. She promised 1 lakh government jobs and restoration of the Old Pension Scheme in the first cabinet meeting if the Congress comes to power.[62]

Manifesto edit

  • Employment: Congress promised 5 lakh jobs to Himachal Pradesh youth[63] out of which 1 lakh government jobs would be given in the first meeting of the cabinet after the formation of the government[64][65] amid the country-wide unemployment crisis.[66][67][68]
  • Youth: Implementation of a Rs 680 crore startup fund, for which ₹10 crore would be provided to all assembly segments in the State. Interest free loans to youth would also be given.[64][69]
  • Healthcare: Congress promised to create free mobile clinics and upgrade health facilities as a part of its 10 guarantees in Himachal Ka Sankalp.[70][64] Mobile clinics will be opened in all villages.[65]
  • Education: Quality education with English medium schools in assembly segments.[69]
  • Agriculture: Congress promised to buy 10 litres of milk from locals who own cows and buffaloes besides purchasing cow dung for Rs 2 per kg. Apple orchardists, who have been growing increasingly restless due to diminishing returns, have been told that they would be given the freedom to fix the right price for their fruits. It has also promised fair prices for crops and fruits[71][64]
  • Electricity: Free electricity up to 300 units monthly for all households.[64]
  • Women: Monthly ₹1500 financial assistance to women aged 18-60 years[69]
  • Senior Citizens: Congress promised reimplementation of the Old Pension Scheme, which it did in Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh.[64] Citizens above 75 years of age will be given special social security pension.[65]
  • Tourism: A new policy will be started to promote tourism in villages, "Smart Village" project will be started.[65]

Surveys and polls edit

Opinion polls edit

Active Parties
  Bharatiya Janata Party
  Indian National Congress
  Aam Aadmi Party
  Others
Polling firm/Commissioner Date published Lead
BJP INC AAP Others
ABP News-CVoter[72] 2 October 2022 45.2% 33.9% 9.5% 11.4% 11.3%
ABP News-CVoter[73] 14 October 2022 46.0% 35.2% 6.3% 12.5% 10.8%
India TV-Matrize[74] 4 November 2022 46% 42% 2% 10% 4%
ABP News-CVoter[75] 9 November 2022 44.8% 44.2% 3.3% 11.4% 0.6%
Polling firm/Commissioner Date published Lead
BJP INC AAP Others
ABP News-CVoter[72] 2 October 2022 37-45 21-29 0-1 0-3 16
ABP News-CVoter[73] 14 October 2022 38-46 20-28 0-1 0-2 18
India TV-Matrize[74] 4 November 2022 41 25 0 2 16
ABP News-CVoter[75] 9 November 2022 31-39 29-37 0-1 0-3 HUNG

Exit polls edit

The Election Commission of India prohibited the conduct of any exit poll and publishing the result of exit polls from 12 November 2022 and 6:30 PM on 5 December 2022. Accordingly, these exit polls were released on the evening of 5 December.

Active Parties
  Bharatiya Janata Party
  Indian National Congress
  Aam Aadmi Party
  Others
Polling agency
BJP INC AAP Others
Aaj Tak-Axis My India 24-34 30-40 0 4-8
ABP News-CVoter 33-41 24-32 0 0-4
India TV-Matrize 35-40 26-31 0 0-3
News 24-Today's Chanakya 33 33 0 2
NewsX-Jan Ki Baat 32-40 27-34 0 1-2
Republic TV-P MARQ 34-39 28-33 0-1 1-4
Times Now-ETG 34-42 24-32 0 1-3
TV9 Gujarati 33 31 0 4
Zee News-BARC 35-40 20-25 0-3 1-5
Poll of Polls (Average) 35 30 0 3
Actual Result 25 40 0 3

Voter turnout edit

The voter turnout of 75.60% was recorded in Himachal Pradesh as per provisional data.[76][77]

District Seats Turnout (%)
Chamba 5 73.90
Kangra 15 71.91
Lahaul and Spiti 1 73.74
Kullu 4 76.98
Mandi 10 75.31
Hamirpur 5 71.80
Una 5 76.91
Bilaspur 4 76.44
Solan 5 77.08
Sirmaur 5 79.91
Shimla 8 72.95
Kinnaur 1 72.56
Total 68 75.60

Results edit

The Indian National Congress emerged victorious with 40 seats, whereas the Bharatiya Janata Party fell down to 25 seats. Notably, the BJP lost all of its seats in union minister Anurag Thakur's home district Hamirpur to the Congress and 1 independent.[78] 8 cabinet ministers in the BJP government lost their seats.[79] 3 BJP rebels won as independents.[80] On the other hand, lone CPI(M) MLA Rakesh Singha lost his seat to Congress candidate Kuldeep Singh Rathore.[81]

Results by alliance and party edit

Party INC BJP Oth
Seats 40 25 3

Vote Share by alliance

  INC (43.90%)
  BJP (43.00%)
  IND (9.7%)
  AAP (1.1%)
  Other (2.3%)
Party Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Contested Won +/−
Indian National Congress 18,52,504 43.90   2.22 68 40   19
Bharatiya Janata Party 18,14,530 43.00   5.79 68 25   19
Aam Aadmi Party 46,270 1.10   1.10 67 0  
Communist Party of India (Marxist) 27,817 0.66   0.81 11 0   1
Rashtriya Devbhumi Party 25,861 0.61   29 0  
Bahujan Samaj Party 14,613 0.35   0.2 53 0  
Independents 40,92,73 9.7   3   1
Others 3906 0.09
NOTA 24,861 0.59
Total 42,19,635 100%
Valid votes 42,19,635
Invalid votes
Votes cast/ turnout 42,38,412 75.78
Abstentions
Registered voters 55,92,828
Source: Election Commission of India[82]

Seat Share

  INC (58.82%)
  BJP (36.76%)
  Others (4.41%)

Results by division edit

Division Seats INC BJP Others
Kangra 25 16 8 1
Mandi 24 9 14 1
Shimla 19 15 3 1
Total 68 40 25 3

Results by district edit

Division District Seats INC BJP Others
Kangra Chamba 5 2 3 0
Kangra 15 10 4 1
Una 5 4 1 0
Mandi Lahaul and Spiti 1 1 0 0
Kullu 4 2 2 0
Mandi 10 1 9 0
Hamirpur 5 4 0 1
Bilaspur 4 1 3 0
Shimla Solan 5 4 0 1
Sirmaur 5 3 2 0
Shimla 8 7 1 0
Kinnaur 1 1 0 0
Total 68 40 25 3

Results by constituency edit

District Constituency Winner[83] Runner Up Margin
# Name Candidate Party Votes % Candidate Party Votes %
Chamba 1 Churah (SC) Hans Raj BJP 32,095 51.49 Yashwant Singh INC 29,453 47.26 2,642
2 Bharmour (ST) Janak Raj BJP 30,336 53.68 Thakur Singh Bharmouri INC 25,164 44.53 5,172
3 Chamba Neeraj Nayar INC 32,783 53.28 Neelam Nayyar BJP 25,001 40.63 7,782
4 Dalhousie Dhavinder Singh Thakur BJP 33,488 57.49 Asha Kumari INC 23,570 40.47 9,918
5 Bhattiyat Kuldeep Singh Pathania INC 25,989 43.73 Bikram Singh BJP 24,422 41.10 1,567
Kangra 6 Nurpur Ranbir Singh BJP 44,132 62.45 Ajay Mahajan INC 25,380 35.92 18,752
7 Indora (SC) Malender Rajan INC 30,797 45.55 Reeta Devi BJP 28,547 42.22 2,250
8 Fatehpur Bhawani Singh Pathania INC 33,238 51.83 Rakesh Pathania BJP 25,884 40.36 7,354
9 Jawali Chander Kumar INC 38,243 51.22 Sanjay Guleria BJP 35,212 47.16 3,031
10 Dehra Hoshyar Singh IND 22,997 37.96 Rajesh Sharma INC 19,120 31.56 3,877
11 Jaswan-Pragpur Bikram Singh BJP 22,658 38.27 Surinder Singh Mankotia INC 20,869 35.25 1,789
12 Jawalamukhi Sanjay Rattan INC 27,827 46.48 Ravinder Singh BJP 21,423 35.78 6,404
13 Jaisinghpur (SC) Yadvinder Goma INC 28,058 50.43 Ravinder Kumar Dhiman BJP 25,362 45.58 2,696
14 Sullah Vipin Singh Parmar BJP 36,670 48.35 Jagjiwan Paul IND 29,558 38.97 7,112
15 Nagrota R.S. Bali INC 42,079 59.88 Arun Kumar BJP 26,187 37.26 15,892
16 Kangra Pawan Kumar Kajal BJP 35,239 55.64 Surinder Kumar INC 15,405 24.32 19,834
17 Shahpur Kewal Singh INC 36,603 55.39 Sarveen Choudhary BJP 24,360 36.86 12,243
18 Dharamshala Sudhir Sharma INC 27,323 45.53 Rakesh Kumar BJP 24,038 40.06 3,285
19 Palampur Ashish Butail INC 30,874 53.72 Trilok Kapoor BJP 25,546 44.45 5,328
20 Baijnath (SC) Kishori Lal INC 29,338 50.32 Mulkh Raj BJP 25,892 44.41 3,446
Lahaul and Spiti 21 Lahaul and Spiti (ST) Ravi Thakur INC 9,948 52.91 Ram Lal Markanda BJP 8,332 44.32 1,616
Kullu 22 Manali Bhuvaneshwar Gaur INC 29,892 49.46 Govind Singh Thakur BJP 26,935 44.57 2,957
23 Kullu Surinder Singh Thakur INC 30,286 42.56 Narottam Singh BJP 26,183 36.79 4,103
24 Banjar Surender Shourie BJP 25,038 40.44 Khimi Ram INC 20,704 33.44 4,334
25 Anni (SC) Lokender Kumar BJP 24,133 35.77 Paras Ram IND 17,355 25.72 6,778
Mandi 26 Karsog (SC) Deepraj Kapoor BJP 34,512 57.36 Mahesh Raj INC 23,978 39.85 10,534
27 Sundernagar Rakesh Jamwal BJP 29,432 44.16 Sohan Lal INC 21,307 31.97 8,125
28 Nachan (SC) Vinod Kumar BJP 33,200 46.40 Naresh Kumar INC 24,244 33.88 8,956
29 Seraj Jai Ram Thakur BJP 53,562 75.70 Chet Ram INC 15,379 21.74 38,183
30 Darang Puran Chand Thakur BJP 36,572 49.76 Kaul Singh Thakur INC 35,954 48.92 618
31 Jogindernagar Prakash Prem Kumar Rana BJP 33,782 47.87 Surender Paul Thakur INC 29,443 41.73 4,339
32 Dharampur Chander Shekhar Thakur INC 31,063 51.90 Rajat Thakur BJP 28,037 46.84 3,026
33 Mandi Anil Sharma BJP 31,303 53.37 Champa Thakur INC 21.297 36.31 10,006
34 Balh (SC) Inder Singh BJP 31,792 49.12 Prakash Chaudhary INC 30,485 47.1 1,307
35 Sarkaghat Dalip Thakur BJP 27,346 42.89 Pawan Kumar INC 25,539 40.05 1,807
Hamirpur 36 Bhoranj (SC) Suresh Kumar INC 24,779 43.16 Dr. Anil Dhaman BJP 24,719 43.05 60
37 Sujanpur Rajinder Rana INC 27,679 49.79 Ranjit Singh Rana BJP 27,280 49.07 399
38 Hamirpur Ashish Sharma IND 25,916 47.09 Pushpinder Vwema INC 13,017 23.65 12,899
39 Barsar Inderdutt Lakhanpal INC 30,293 48.16 Maya Sharma BJP 16.501 26.23 13,792
40 Nadaun Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu INC 36,142 50.88 Vijay Kumar BJP 32,779 46.14 3,363
Una 41 Chintpurni (SC) Sudarshan Singh Babloo INC 32,712 52.7 Balbir Singh BJP 27,854 44.87 4,858
42 Gagret Chaitanya Sharma INC 40,767 61.15 Rajesh Thakur BJP 25,082 37.62 15,685
43 Haroli Mukesh Agnihotri INC 38,652 55.33 Ram Kumar BJP 29,504 42.23 9,148
44 Una Satpal Singh Satti BJP 33,974 50.05 Satpal Raizada INC 32,238 47.49 1,736
45 Kutlehar Davinder Kumar Bhutto INC 36,636 54.84 Virender Kanwar BJP 29,057 43.49 7,579
Bilaspur 46 Jhanduta (SC) Jeet Ram Katwal BJP 28,268 46.72 Vivek Kumar INC 22.469 37.14 5,799
47 Ghumarwin Rajesh Dharmani INC 35,378 51.96 Rajinder Garg BJP 29,767 43.72 5,611
48 Bilaspur Trilok Jamwal BJP 30,988 47.76 Bumber Thakur INC 30,712 47.34 276
49 Sri Naina Deviji Randhir Sharma BJP 29,403 47.23 Ram Lal Thakur INC 29,232 46.96 171
Solan 50 Arki Sanjay Awasthy INC 30,897 42.02 Rajender IND 26,075 35.46 4,822
51 Nalagarh K. L. Thakur IND 33,427 44.51 Hardeep Singh Bhawa INC 20,163 26.85 13,264
52 Doon Ram Kumar INC 32,038 51.89 Paramjeet Singh Pammi BJP 25,227 40.86 6,811
53 Solan (SC) Dhani Ram Shandil INC 30,089 51.54 Rajesh Kashyap BJP 26,231 44.39 3,858
54 Kasauli (SC) Vinod Kumar Sultanpuri INC 28,200 52.1 Rajiv Saizal BJP 21,432 39.6 6,768
Sirmaur 55 Pachhad (SC) Reena Kashyap BJP 21,215 34.52 Dayal Pyari INC 17,358 28.25 3,857
56 Nahan Ajay Solanki INC 35,291 50.08 Rajeev Bindal BJP 33,652 47.75 1,639
57 Sri Renukaji (SC) Vinay Kumar INC 28,642 47.99 Narain Singh BJP 27,782 46.55 860
58 Paonta Sahib Sukh Ram Chaudhary BJP 31,008 46.93 Kirnesh Jung INC 22,412 33.92 8,596
59 Shillai Harshwardhan Chauhan INC 32,093 49.17 Baldev Singh Tomar BJP 31,711 48.58 382
Shimla 60 Chopal Balbir Singh Verma BJP 25,873 41.58 Rajneesh Kimta INC 20,840 33.49 5,033
61 Theog Kuldeep Singh Rathore INC 19,447 29.47 Ajay Shyam BJP 14,178 21.49 5,269
62 Kasumpti Anirudh Singh INC 25,759 55.43 Suresh Bhardwaj BJP 17,104 36.81 8,655
63 Shimla Jatin Puri INC 15,803 51.35 Jatin Puri BJP 12,766 41.48 3,037
64 Shimla Rural Vikramaditya Singh INC 35,269 60.19 Ravi Kumar Mehta BJP 21,409 36.54 13,860
65 Jubbal-Kotkhai Rohit Thakur INC 31,393 52.65 Chetan Singh Bragta BJP 26,324 44.15 5,069
66 Rampur (SC) Nand Lal INC 28,397 49.07 Kaul Singh BJP 27,830 48.09 567
67 Rohru (SC) Mohan Lal Brakta INC 34,327 61.90 Shashi Bala BJP 14,988 27.03 19,339
Kinnaur 68 Kinnaur (ST) Jagat Singh Negi INC 20,696 46.95 Surat Negi BJP 13.732 31.15 6,964

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "AC-Wise Voter Turnout in HP Vidhan Sabha Elections-2022". ceohimachal.nic.in. Archived from the original on 14 February 2023. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
  2. ^ "Congress wrests Himachal from BJP, wins 40 of 68 seats, BJP gets 25". The Economic Times. 8 December 2022. Archived from the original on 10 December 2022. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
  3. ^ "Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu named new Himachal CM, Mukesh Agnihotri is his deputy". The Indian Express. 10 December 2022. Archived from the original on 10 December 2022. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  4. ^ "Terms of the Houses". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 28 March 2022. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
  5. ^ "Jai Ram Thakur sworn in as chief minister of Himachal Pradesh". mint. 27 December 2017. Archived from the original on 30 December 2017. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
  6. ^ "Himachal Pradesh bypolls: BJP loses to Congress in Mandi Lok Sabha, 3 Assembly seats". India Today. Archived from the original on 29 September 2022. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
  7. ^ "कांग्रेस के विधायक पवन काजल व लखविंद्र राणा अंतत: भारतीय जनता पार्टी में शामिल हुए, चार बजे होगी राष्‍ट्रीय अध्‍यक्ष से भेंट, देखें वीडियो". Dainik Jagran (in Hindi). 17 August 2022. Archived from the original on 30 September 2022. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
  8. ^ Live, A. B. P. (17 August 2022). "कांग्रेस ने पवन काजल को कार्यकारी अध्यक्ष पद से हटाया, चंद्र कुमार के हाथों में थमाई कमान". www.abplive.com (in Hindi). Archived from the original on 30 September 2022. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
  9. ^ "Congress leaders Pawan Kajal, Lakhvinder Singh Rana join BJP". News9Live. 17 August 2022. Archived from the original on 30 September 2022. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
  10. ^ "Himachal elections: State Congress working president Harsh Mahajan joins BJP". Hindustan Times. 28 September 2022. Archived from the original on 29 September 2022. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
  11. ^ "Himachal Congress working president Harsh Mahajan joins BJP". The Indian Express. 28 September 2022. Archived from the original on 29 September 2022. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
  12. ^ "Himachal Pradesh Assembly Election 2022: Full schedule". mint. 14 October 2022. Archived from the original on 14 October 2022. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
  13. ^ "Himachal Assembly Elections: 55,92,828 voters to exercise their franchise". The News Himachal. 26 October 2022. Archived from the original on 27 October 2022. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
  14. ^ "Himachal Assembly Elections: 7,881 polling stations set up". The News Himachal. 29 October 2022. Archived from the original on 30 October 2022. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  15. ^ "55.92 lakh voters to decide fate of 412 candidates today in Himachal". Tribuneindia. 11 November 2022. Archived from the original on 12 November 2022. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
  16. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Himachal Assembly Elections: 412 candidates in fray for 68 assembly seats". The News Himachal. 29 October 2022. Archived from the original on 30 October 2022. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  17. ^ a b c d e f g h i "List of Contesting Candidates". ceohimachal nic.in. Archived from the original on 12 November 2022. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
  18. ^ a b "Himachal Pradesh Elections 2022: Full list of BJP candidates and their constituencies". Financialexpress. Archived from the original on 20 October 2022. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
  19. ^ a b "Himachal Pradesh Elections 2022: Full list of Congress candidates and their constituencies". Financialexpress. Archived from the original on 21 October 2022. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
  20. ^ "Himachal Pradesh Elections 2022: Full list of AAP candidates and their constituencies". Financialexpress. Archived from the original on 21 October 2022. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
  21. ^ a b "CPI and CPI(M) will fight Himachal Pradesh assembly elections together". Dainik Jagran (in Hindi). Archived from the original on 20 October 2022. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
  22. ^ "Leadership - Communist Party of India". 24 May 2022. Archived from the original on 30 October 2022. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  23. ^ "हिमाचल चुनाव के लिए बसपा ने जारी की पहली सूची, 34 उम्मीदवारों को मैदान में उतारा; देखें लिस्ट". Hindustan (in Hindi). Archived from the original on 30 October 2022. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  24. ^ "Rashtriya Devbhumi Party to be third option in Himachal Pradesh: Rumit Singh Thakur | Shimla News - Times of India". The Times of India. 20 August 2022. Archived from the original on 30 October 2022. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  25. ^ "Himachal Pradesh election: AAP takes lead, announces first list of candidates". Hindustan Times. 20 September 2022. Archived from the original on 20 September 2022. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
  26. ^ "Himachal Assembly Elections: AAP announces 54 candidates". The News Himachal. 20 October 2022. Archived from the original on 20 October 2022. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
  27. ^ "Himachal Election 2022: AAP releases 3rd and final list". The Times of India. 21 October 2022. Archived from the original on 21 October 2022. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
  28. ^ "AAP candidate Sunita Thakur from Darang withdraws nomination". Granthshala India. 29 October 2022. Archived from the original on 11 November 2022. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
  29. ^ "CPI-M declares list of 11 candidates for HP assembly polls". Hindustan Times. 22 September 2022. Archived from the original on 4 October 2022. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
  30. ^ "Himachal Pradesh Election: हिमाचल चुनाव के लिए CPIM ने 2 और कैंडिडट्स के नाम किए तय". Zee News (in Hindi). Archived from the original on 4 October 2022. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
  31. ^ "CPIM Candidate List: हिमाचल चुनाव के लिए CPIM ने 11 प्रत्याशियों की लिस्ट की जारी, जानें किसे मिली सीट". Zee News (in Hindi). Archived from the original on 19 October 2022. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
  32. ^ "Himachal Pradesh assembly polls 2022: Congress's 1st list of 46 candidates out". mint. 18 October 2022. Archived from the original on 18 October 2022. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
  33. ^ "Congress releases second list of 17 candidates for Himachal Pradesh polls". TimesNow. 20 October 2022. Archived from the original on 21 October 2022. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
  34. ^ "Himachal Pradesh election 2022: Congress releases third list of 4 candidates". www.indiatvnews.com. 22 October 2022. Archived from the original on 23 October 2022. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
  35. ^ "Himachal Pradesh Assembly Elections 2022: Congress names Pushpendra Verma as its Hamirpur candidate". www.indiatvnews.com. 25 October 2022. Archived from the original on 25 October 2022. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  36. ^ "Himachal Pradesh Assembly election 2022: BJP's list of 62 candidates out". Hindustan Times. 19 October 2022. Archived from the original on 19 October 2022. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
  37. ^ "Himachal Pradesh Assembly Election 2022: BJP releases second list of candidates". India TV. 20 October 2022. Archived from the original on 20 October 2022. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
  38. ^ "Himachal polls: BJP replaces Chamba candidate amid stir by incumbent MLA". Hindustan Times. 20 October 2022. Archived from the original on 22 October 2022. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  39. ^ "Himachal Assembly Elections: BJP replaces Maheshwar Singh with Narotam Thakur". The News Himachal. 25 October 2022. Archived from the original on 25 October 2022. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  40. ^ "Assembly constituencies - Himachal Pradesh". Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  41. ^ "Election Department, Himachal Pradesh". himachal.nic.in. Archived from the original on 20 September 2022. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
  42. ^ "AAP's bid to poach BJP, Cong leaders in Himachal". Tribuneindia News Service. 20 March 2022. Archived from the original on 21 March 2022. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  43. ^ "AAP roadshow in Mandi on April 6". Tribuneindia News Service. 20 March 2022. Archived from the original on 21 March 2022. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  44. ^ "AAP appoints Surjeet Singh Thakur, a farmer, as Himachal unit chief". The Indian Express. 7 June 2022. Archived from the original on 8 June 2022. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  45. ^ "AAP promises 300 power units free in poll-bound HP". Hindustan Times. 22 April 2022. Archived from the original on 16 October 2022. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  46. ^ a b c Vasudeva, Vikas (9 September 2022). "AAP promises six guarantees in run-up to Himachal Assembly poll". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 28 September 2022. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  47. ^ a b c d e f g h "AAP promises 6-lakh jobs, ₹3,000 unemployment allowance if voted to power in HP". Hindustan Times. 9 September 2022. Archived from the original on 27 September 2022. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  48. ^ "AAP promises free medical treatment if voted to power in HP". The Indian Express. 26 August 2022. Archived from the original on 4 September 2022. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  49. ^ "Himachal Pradesh: AAP promises free, quality education if voted to power". The Times of India. 17 August 2022. Archived from the original on 4 September 2022. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  50. ^ "AAP promises ₹1,000 monthly allowance for women in poll-bound Himachal". Hindustan Times. 31 August 2022. Archived from the original on 4 September 2022. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  51. ^ "Poll Sops Galore In Poll-bound Himachal Pradesh As AAP Promises Rs 1,000 To Women, Free Education If Voted". Outlook India. 31 August 2022. Archived from the original on 27 September 2022. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  52. ^ "आज हिमाचल प्रदेश के ऊना और चंबा का दौरा करेंगे PM मोदी, देंगे सुविधाओं वाला दिवाली गिफ्ट". www.abplive.com (in Hindi). 13 October 2022. Archived from the original on 20 October 2022. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
  53. ^ "Ahead of HP polls, BJP launches website to seek suggestions for its manifesto". Hindustan Times. 13 September 2022. Archived from the original on 20 October 2022. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
  54. ^ "BJP holds simultaneous rallies in all 68 constituencies of Himachal". The Hindu. 30 October 2022. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 30 October 2022. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  55. ^ "These are BJP's 11 poll 'commitments' in Himachal, Uniform Civil Code included". Hindustan Times. 6 November 2022. Archived from the original on 6 November 2022. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
  56. ^ "Congress to protest against price rise, unemployment: Alka Lamba". Hindustan Times. 17 August 2022. Archived from the original on 4 September 2022. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  57. ^ "Congress to organise 'mehangai chaupal' across Himachal Pradesh from August 17 to 23 | Shimla News - Times of India". The Times of India. 16 August 2022. Archived from the original on 4 September 2022. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  58. ^ "Cong 'mehangai Chaupal' In Hp Villages From Today | Shimla News - Times of India". The Times of India. 17 August 2022. Archived from the original on 4 September 2022. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  59. ^ "Himachal Pradesh: Congress kicks off election campaign with 10 promises". ThePrint. 31 August 2022. Archived from the original on 4 September 2022. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  60. ^ "Congress launches campaign against BJP from HP's apple belt". Hindustan Times. 16 July 2022. Archived from the original on 4 September 2022. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  61. ^ Service, Tribune News. "Priyanka Gandhi launches Congress' poll campaign in Himachal". The Tribune (India). Archived from the original on 16 October 2022. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  62. ^ "Himachal Polls: Priyanka Gandhi To Address Rally In Kangra Today". NDTV.com. Archived from the original on 4 November 2022. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
  63. ^ Service, Tribune News. "Congress promises 300 units free power in Himachal, 5 lakh jobs". Tribuneindia News Service. Archived from the original on 11 November 2022. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
  64. ^ a b c d e f "Congress announces 10 guarantees in poll-bound Himachal, promises to restore old pension scheme". ThePrint. 31 August 2022. Archived from the original on 4 September 2022. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  65. ^ a b c d Bureau, The Hindu (5 November 2022). "Manifesto out, Congress banks on 'freebies' for Himachal polls". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 7 November 2022. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
  66. ^ "Indians' Desperation for State Jobs Shows Unemployment Crisis". Bloomberg.com. 28 July 2022. Archived from the original on 15 August 2022. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  67. ^ Chawla, Noor (19 June 2022). "How young India is tackling the unemployment crisis". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 4 September 2022. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  68. ^ "How Agnipath is turning the spotlight on India's unemployment crisis". Business Standard. 8 July 2022. Archived from the original on 4 September 2022. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  69. ^ a b c "Congress offers 'freebies' in the run up to Himachal Pradesh Assembly polls". The Hindu. 8 August 2022. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 4 September 2022. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  70. ^ "Congress pledges to resolve people's issues in Himachal, promises 5 lakh jobs, Rs 1,500 to women: Rahul Gandhi". The Economic Times. Archived from the original on 4 September 2022. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  71. ^ Sharma, Manraj (2 September 2022). "Cow dung to allowance for women, Congress has something for everyone in Himachal". The Indian Express. Archived from the original on 4 September 2022. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  72. ^ a b "ABP News-CVoter Opinion Poll Predicts BJP's Victory In Both Gujarat And Himachal Pradesh". ABP News. 2 October 2022. Archived from the original on 6 November 2022. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
  73. ^ a b "ABP News-CVoter's Second Opinion Poll Predicts BJP's Victory In Himachal Pradesh". ABP News. 14 October 2022. Archived from the original on 6 November 2022. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
  74. ^ a b "India TV-Matrize opinion poll: BJP may win absolute majority in Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh". India TV. 4 November 2022. Archived from the original on 5 November 2022. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
  75. ^ a b Bureau, ABP News (9 November 2022). "ABP-CVoter Survey: Himachal Heading Towards Hung Assembly? Cong, BJP Neck-And-Neck — Details". news.abplive.com. Archived from the original on 9 November 2022. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
  76. ^ "Himachal Pradesh Elections: At 75.6%, state registers all-time high polling". Hindustan Times. 13 November 2022. Archived from the original on 15 November 2022. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  77. ^ "Over 75.6% turnout in Himachal Pradesh Assembly elections". The Hindu. 13 November 2022. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 15 November 2022. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  78. ^ "In Union minister Anurag Thakur's Himachal district, BJP loses all 5 Assembly seats". The Indian Express. 8 December 2022. Archived from the original on 8 December 2022. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
  79. ^ "Himachal Pradesh: 8 ministers in Jai Ram Thakur's cabinet lost Assembly election". Hindustan Times. 8 December 2022. Archived from the original on 12 December 2022. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
  80. ^ Bureau, The Hindu (8 December 2022). "In Himachal Pradesh, three winning Independents are BJP rebels". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 10 December 2022. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  81. ^ Daily, Keralakaumudi. "CPI (M) loses its only seat in Himachal Pradesh as candidate falls to fourth position". Keralakaumudi Daily. Archived from the original on 10 December 2022. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  82. ^ "Himachal Pradesh assembly election results". Archived from the original on 9 December 2022. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
  83. ^ Mint (8 December 2022). "Himachal Pradesh Election Result 2022 winners' list: Cong wrests power from BJP". Archived from the original on 9 December 2022. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2022_Himachal_Pradesh_Legislative_Assembly_election&oldid=1215731615"