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.
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.