Himachal Pradesh assembly election, Dec 2012
68 assembly constituencies in Himachal Pradesh, 73.37% turnout.
Seats
68
Candidates
459
34 women, 3 elected
Turnout
73.37%
33.8 lakh of 46.1 lakh
Leading party
INC
36 of 68 seats
Party performance
Ordered by seats won in Himachal Pradesh
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Votes | Share | Share +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INCIndian National Congress | 36 | +13 | 68 | 14,47,319 | 42.81% | +3.91 |
| BJPBharatiya Janata Party | 26 | -15 | 68 | 13,00,756 | 38.47% | -4.64 |
| INDIndependent | 5 | +2 | 105 | 4,10,393 | 12.14% | +4.17 |
| HLPHLP | 1 | +1 | 36 | 81,024 | 2.40% | — |
| BSPBahujan Samaj Party | 0 | -1 | 66 | 39,575 | 1.17% | -5.96 |
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 0 | 0 | 16 | 39,081 | 1.16% | +0.58 |
| AITCAll India Trinamool Congress | 0 | 0 | 25 | 16,495 | 0.49% | — |
| LJPLok Janshakti Party | 0 | 0 | 17 | 14,885 | 0.44% | -1.26 |
| NCPNationalist Congress Party | 0 | 0 | 13 | 12,309 | 0.36% | +0.29 |
| HISPHISP | 0 | 0 | 16 | 6,571 | 0.19% | — |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6,525 | 0.19% | 0.00 |
| SPSamajwadi Party | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3,882 | 0.11% | -0.16 |
| SHSShiv Sena | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1,220 | 0.04% | — |
| BHBPBHBP | 0 | 0 | 2 | 643 | 0.02% | -0.01 |
| IJPIJP | 0 | 0 | 1 | 300 | 0.01% | — |
| HNDHND | 0 | 0 | 1 | 50 | 0.00% | — |
- INC36 (53%)
- BJP26 (38%)
- IND5 (7%)
- HLP1 (1%)
- INC36
- BJP26
- IND5
- HLP1
- INC36
- BJP26
- IND5
- HLP1
Constituency performance
From the 68 results in Himachal Pradesh
Closest contest
KASAULI
won by 24 (0.06%)
Biggest victory
ROHRU
won by 28,415 (63.52%)
Highest turnout
DOON
88.97%
Lowest turnout
SHIMLA RURAL
59.16%
Seat change
Against Himachal Pradesh's previous Vidhan Sabha election (2007), matched constituency-for-constituency
- Retained0 (0%)
- Changed hands0 (0%)
- New seat68 (100%)
0 constituencies were won by the same party as last time; 0 changed hands. 68 did not exist at the previous election.
India’s constituencies have not been redrawn since the 2008 delimitation, so this compares the same seat boundary both times.
Vote share & turnout trend
Himachal Pradesh, every Vidhan Sabha election on record
VOTE SHARE
- INC
- BJP
- IND
- HLP
TURNOUT
Assembly seat results
All 68 seats, alphabetical · showing 1–50 of 68
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANNI | INCKHUB RAM | BJPKISHORI LAL | 1,6622.97% | 77.4% |
| ARKI | BJPGOVIND RAM SHARMA | INCSANJAY | 2,0753.63% | 73.4% |
| BAIJNATH | INCKISHORI LAL | BJPMULKH RAJ | 6,65213.97% | 63.2% |
| BALH | INCPRAKASH CHAUDHARY | BJPINDER SINGH | 3,1166.14% | 77.6% |
| BANJAR | INCKARAN SINGH | BJPKHIMI RAM | 9,29218.20% | 82.9% |
| BARSAR | INCINDER DUTT LAKHANPAL | BJPBALDEV SHARMA | 2,6585.21% | 67.5% |
| BHARMOUR | INCTHAKUR SINGH BHARMOURI | BJPJIA LAL | 3,4677.19% | 75.7% |
| BHATTIYAT | BJPBIKRAM SINGH JARYAL | INCKULDEEP SINGH PATHANIA | 1110.23% | 73.5% |
| BHORANJ | BJPISHWAR DASS DHIMAN | INCRAMESH CHAND | 10,41522.68% | 64.3% |
| BILASPUR | INCBUMBER THAKUR | BJPSURESH CHANDEL | 5,14110.12% | 71.2% |
| CHAMBA | BJPB. K. CHAUHAN | INCPAWAN NAYYAR | 1,9343.79% | 74.7% |
| CHINTPURNI | INCKULDIP KUMAR | BJPBALBIR SINGH | 4380.89% | 68.7% |
| CHOPAL | INDBALBIR SINGH VERMA | INCDR SUBHASH CHAND MANGLATE | 6471.30% | 75.5% |
| CHURAH | BJPHANS RAJ | INCSURINDER BHARDWAJ | 2,2114.55% | 79.4% |
| DALHOUSIE | INCASHA KUMARI | BJPRENU | 7,36515.97% | 75.8% |
| DARANG | INCKAUL SINGH | BJPJAWAHAR LAL | 2,2323.92% | 78.4% |
| DEHRA | BJPRAVINDER SINGH | INDYOG RAJ | 15,29332.52% | 66.8% |
| DHARAMPUR | BJPMAHENDER SINGH | INCCHANDER SHEKHAR | 1,0412.15% | 70.5% |
| DHARAMSHALA | INCSUDHIR SHARMA | BJPKISHAN KAPOOR | 5,00010.51% | 73.7% |
| DOON | INCRAM KUMAR | INDDARSHAN SINGH | 3,8308.12% | 89.0% |
| FATEHPUR | INCSUJAN SINGH PATHANIA | BJPBALDEV THAKUR | 7,21714.18% | 70.0% |
| GAGRET | INCRAKESH KALIA | BJPSUSHIL KUMAR KALIA | 4,8979.61% | 73.6% |
| GHUMARWIN | INCRAJESH DHARMANI | BJPRAJINDER GARG | 3,2086.14% | 69.3% |
| HAMIRPUR | BJPPREM KUMAR DHUMAL | INCNARINDER THAKUR | 9,30221.05% | 66.9% |
| HAROLI | INCMUKESH AGNIHOTRI | BJPPROF. RAM KUMAR | 5,1729.45% | 75.8% |
| INDORA | INDMANOHAR DHIMAN | INCKAMAL KISHOR | 7,36913.79% | 72.1% |
| JAISINGHPUR | INCYADVINDER GOMA | BJPATMA RAM | 9,73521.50% | 61.0% |
| JASWAN-PRAGPUR | BJPBIKRAM SINGH | INCNIKHIL RAJOUR | 6,09312.99% | 68.8% |
| JAWALAMUKHI | INCSANJAY RATTAN | BJPRAMESH CHAND | 4,0258.59% | 71.5% |
| JAWALI | INCNEERAJ BHARTI | BJPARJAN SINGH | 4,4347.74% | 70.8% |
| JHANDUTA | BJPRIKHI RAM KONDAL | INCDR.BEERU RAM KISHORE | 1,1992.56% | 69.7% |
| JOGINDERNAGAR | BJPGULAB SINGH THAKUR | INCTHAKUR SURENDER PAL | 5,9169.73% | 71.7% |
| JUBBAL-KOTKHAI | INCROHIT THAKUR | BJPNARINDER BRAGTA | 9,09517.95% | 79.0% |
| KANGRA | INDPAWAN KAJAL | INCCHOUDHARY SURENDER KUMAR | 5631.12% | 73.9% |
| KARSOG | INCMANSA RAM | BJPHIRA LAL | 4,3329.30% | 76.7% |
| KASAULI | BJPRAJIV SAIZAL | INCVINOD SULTANPURI | 240.06% | 73.9% |
| KASUMPTI | INCANIRUDH SINGH | BJPPREM SINGH | 9,88627.34% | 60.3% |
| KINNAUR | INCJAGAT SINGH NEGI | BJPTEJWANT SINGH NEGI | 6,28816.41% | 73.9% |
| KULLU | HLPMAHESHWAR SINGH | BJPRAM SINGH | 2,9855.23% | 77.5% |
| KUTLEHAR | BJPVIRENDER KANWAR | INCRAM DASS | 1,6923.21% | 72.6% |
| LAHAUL & SPITI | INCRAVI THAKUR | BJPDR RAM LAL MARKANDA | 3,69621.89% | 75.6% |
| MANALI | BJPGOVIND SINGH THAKUR | INCBHUVNESHWAR GAUR | 3,1986.53% | 80.5% |
| MANDI | INCANIL KUMAR | BJPDURGA DUTT | 3,9308.12% | 74.6% |
| NACHAN | BJPVINOD KUMAR | INCTEK CHAND DOGRA | 3,0315.47% | 78.5% |
| NADAUN | BJPVIJAY AGNIHOTRI | INCSUKHVINDER SINGH SUKHU | 6,75011.85% | 70.8% |
| NAGROTA | INCG.S. BALI | INDARUN KUMAR | 2,7434.96% | 74.1% |
| NAHAN | BJPRAJEEV BINDAL | INCKUSH PARMAR | 12,82424.02% | 78.6% |
| NALAGARH | BJPKRISHAN LAL THAKUR | INCLAKHVINDER SINGH RANA | 9,30814.66% | 85.5% |
| NURPUR | INCAJAY MAHAJAN | INDRAKESH PATHANIA | 3,3675.88% | 76.7% |
| PACHHAD | BJPSURESH KUMAR | INCGANGU RAM MUSAFIR | 2,6255.24% | 79.9% |
Vote share and swing on this page are the party’s share of valid votes in Himachal Pradesh alone — a different number from its national or all-state figures, and never mixed with them.
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this result page exists to answer.
Who won the Himachal Pradesh assembly election, Dec 2012?
Indian National Congress won 36 of 68 seats in Himachal Pradesh, a clear majority.
What was the voter turnout in the Himachal Pradesh assembly election, Dec 2012?
Turnout was 73.37% — 33.8 lakh of 46.1 lakh registered electors voted.
How many assembly seats does Himachal Pradesh have?
Himachal Pradesh has 68 assembly seats.
