Himachal Pradesh assembly election, Dec 2022
The 14th Himachal Pradesh legislative assembly. Polled.
Seats declared
68
35 needed for a majority
Largest party
INC
40 seats · majority
Candidates
480
24 women, 1 elected
Turnout
75.45%
42.2 lakh of 55.9 lakh
The house
68 seats, each dot one assembly constituency
- INC40
- BJP25
- IND3
Biggest movements
Seat change against the previous Himachal Pradesh assembly election (2017)
INC
+19
BJP
-19
Parties
Ordered by seats won
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Strike rate | Votes | Share | Share +/− | Deposits lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INCIndian National Congress | 40 | +19 | 68 | 43.9% | 18,52,504 | 43.90% | +2.22 | 1 |
| BJPBharatiya Janata Party | 25 | -19 | 68 | 43.0% | 18,14,530 | 43.00% | -5.79 | 0 |
| INDIndependent | 3 | +1 | 99 | 6.4% | 4,09,273 | 9.70% | +3.36 | 84 |
| AAAPAam Aadmi Party | 0 | — | 67 | 1.1% | 46,270 | 1.10% | — | 67 |
| COMMUNISTP…COMMUNISTPARTYOFINDIAMARXIST | 0 | — | 11 | 4.2% | 27,817 | 0.66% | — | 10 |
| RASHTRIYAD…RASHTRIYADEVBHUMIPARTY | 0 | — | 29 | 1.4% | 25,861 | 0.61% | — | 29 |
| NONEOFTHEA…NONEOFTHEABOVE | 0 | — | 68 | 0.6% | 24,861 | 0.59% | — | 0 |
| BSPBahujan Samaj Party | 0 | 0 | 53 | 0.4% | 14,613 | 0.35% | -0.14 | 53 |
| HIMACHALJA…HIMACHALJANKRANTIPARTY | 0 | — | 6 | 0.3% | 1,148 | 0.03% | — | 6 |
| HINDUSAMAJ…HINDUSAMAJPARTY | 0 | — | 3 | 0.4% | 848 | 0.02% | — | 3 |
| SWABHIMANP…SWABHIMANPARTY | 0 | — | 3 | 0.3% | 685 | 0.02% | — | 3 |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.0% | 627 | 0.01% | -0.03 | 1 |
| SAINIKSAMA…SAINIKSAMAJPARTY | 0 | — | 1 | 0.3% | 195 | 0.01% | — | 1 |
| HIMACHALJA…HIMACHALJANTAPARTY | 0 | — | 1 | 0.3% | 187 | 0.00% | — | 1 |
| BHARTIYAVE…BHARTIYAVEERDAL | 0 | — | 1 | 0.3% | 159 | 0.00% | — | 1 |
| RASHTRIYAL…RASHTRIYALOKNEETIPARTY | 0 | — | 1 | 0.1% | 57 | 0.00% | — | 1 |
Vote share is the share of valid votes cast in Himachal Pradesh at this election. A party’s national share is a different number and is never mixed with this one.
Largest victories of Dec 2022
| Assembly seat | State | Winner | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SERAJ | Himachal Pradesh | BJPJAI RAM THAKUR | INCCHET RAM | 38,18353.97% |
| ROHRU | Himachal Pradesh | INCMohan Lal Brakta | BJPShashi Bala | 19,33934.87% |
| KANGRA | Himachal Pradesh | BJPPawan Kumar Kajal | INCSurinder Kumar | 19,83431.31% |
| NURPUR | Himachal Pradesh | BJPRANBIR SINGH | INCAJAY MAHAJAN | 18,75226.54% |
| SHIMLA RURAL | Himachal Pradesh | INCVikramaditya Singh | BJPRavi Kumar Mehta | 13,86023.65% |
| GAGRET | Himachal Pradesh | INCChaitanya Sharma | BJPRajesh Thakur | 15,68523.53% |
| HAMIRPUR | Himachal Pradesh | INDASHISH SHARMA | INCPUSHPINDER VERMA | 12,89923.44% |
| NAGROTA | Himachal Pradesh | INCR.S. BALI | BJPARUN KUMAR | 15,89222.61% |
| BARSAR | Himachal Pradesh | INCINDER DUTT LAKHANPAL | BJPMAYA SHARMA | 13,79221.92% |
| KASUMPTI | Himachal Pradesh | INCAnirudh Singh | BJPSuresh Bhardwaj | 8,65518.62% |
Closest results of Dec 2022
| Assembly seat | State | Winner | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BHORANJ | Himachal Pradesh | INCSURESH KUMAR | BJPDR. ANIL DHIMAN | 600.10% |
| SRI NAINA DEVIJI | Himachal Pradesh | BJPRANDHIR SHARMA | INCRAM LAL THAKUR | 1710.27% |
| BILASPUR | Himachal Pradesh | BJPTRILOK JAMWAL | INCBUMBER THAKUR | 2760.43% |
| SHILLAI | Himachal Pradesh | INCHarshwardhan Chauhan | BJPBaldev Singh | 3820.59% |
| SUJANPUR | Himachal Pradesh | INCRAJINDER SINGH | BJPRANJIT SINGH RANA | 3990.72% |
| DARANG | Himachal Pradesh | BJPPuran Chand | INCKaul Singh | 6180.84% |
| RAMPUR | Himachal Pradesh | INCNAND LAL | BJPKAUL SINGH | 5670.98% |
| SRI RENUKAJI | Himachal Pradesh | INCVinay Kumar | BJPNarain Singh | 8601.44% |
| BALH | Himachal Pradesh | BJPINDER SINGH | INCPRAKASH CHAUDHARY | 1,3072.02% |
| NAHAN | Himachal Pradesh | INCAjay Solanki | BJPDr. Rajeev Bindal | 1,6392.33% |

