Himachal Pradesh Election 2022: Know Assembly Term, History, No. Of Electors, Poll Schedule & More — FAQs

Himachal Pradesh Election 2022: The state is set to undergo polls in a single phase on November 12. Check details pertaining to the assembly constituencies, number of electors, and more.

Electors will decide the fate of candidates contesting the Himachal Pradesh Assembly Election on November 12, 2022.

Himachal Pradesh Election 2022: Himachal Pradesh is set to witness an assembly poll to elect 68 members of the state's Legislative Assembly. The term of the 13th Assembly will expire on January 8, 2023, and the poll schedule for the election has already been announced by Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Rajiv Kumar.

13th Himachal Legislative Assembly

Governor: Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar

Leader of the House (Chief Minister): Jairam Thakur

Speaker: Vipin Singh Parmar

Deputy Speaker: Hans Raj

Leader of the Opposition: Mukesh Agnihotri 

Term Of 13th Himachal Legislative Assembly: January 9, 2018, to January 8, 2023

No. of General Electors: 55,07,261 | No. of Service Voters: 67,532

Total Number of electors: 55,74,793

 There shall be a maximum of 1500 electors in a polling station, the Election Commission mentioned in a statement.

68 Assembly Constituencies Of Himachal Pradesh

Here is a map illustrating the 68 Assembly Constituencies of Himachal Pradesh.

Source: Election Commission Of India

Himachal Pradesh Assembly Poll History

The first State Assembly in Himachal Pradesh was constituted in 1962 with Congress leader Yashwant Singh Parmar sworn in as chief minister. He led the Hill State People's Conference and led a movement instrumental in the creation of the Himachal Pradesh province in 1948.

Since 1962, Congress has been in power eight times. Janata Party formed the government in 1977. The Bharatiya Janata Party has been in power four times including the current dispensation.

Year	Ruling Party - Chief Minister
1962–1967	Congress - Yashwant Singh Parmar
1967–1972	Congress - Yashwant Singh Parmar
1972–1977	Congress - Yashwant Singh Parmar
1977–1982	Janata Party - Shanta Kumar
1982–1985	Congress -  Thakur Ram Lal & Virbhadra Singh
1985–1990	Congress - Virbhadra Singh
1990–1992	Bharatiya Janata Party - Shanta Kumar
1993–1998	Congress - Virbhadra Singh
1998–2003	BJP - Prem Kumar Dhumal
2003–2007	Congress - Virbhadra Singh
2007-2012	BJP - Prem Kumar Dhumal
2012–2017	Congress - Virbhadra Singh
2017-Current	BJP - Jai Ram Thakur

Himachal Pradesh 2022 Poll Schedule 

• Which was the date of issue of the Gazette Notification?
  October 17, 2022 (Monday)
  
  
• Which is the last date for making nominations? 
  October 25, 2022 (Tuesday)
  
  
• When is the scrutiny of nominations going to take place?
  October 27, 2022 (Thursday)
  
  
• Which is the last date for the withdrawal of candidatures?
  October 29, 2022 (Saturday)
  
  
• When is the single-phase polling taking place?
  November 12, 2022 (Saturday)
  
  
• When will the counting of votes and result announcement be held? 
  December 8, 2022 (Thursday)
  
  
• Date before which the election shall be completed
  December 10, 2022 (Saturday)

2017 Assembly Poll Result

In the 2017 Himachal Pradesh assembly election, the BJP won 44 out of 68 seats and formed the government. The Congress was ousted from power as it managed to gain only 21 assembly seats. Besides these two parties, CPI(M) secured one seat while two independent candidates won two Vidhan sabha seats.

After the BJP won in Himachal Pradesh, it appointed Jai Ram Thakur to become the Chief Minister of the state.