Himachal Pradesh assembly election, Dec 2012
68 assembly constituencies in Himachal Pradesh, 73.37% turnout.
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
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
- INC
- BJP
- IND
- HLP
Assembly seat results
All 68 seats, alphabetical · showing 51–68 of 68
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PALAMPUR | INCBRIJ BEHARI LAL BUTAIL | BJPPARVEEN KUMAR | 9,02919.38% | 72.6% |
| PAONTA SAHIB | INDKIRNESH JUNG | BJPSUKH RAM | 7901.47% | 82.0% |
| RAMPUR | INCNAND LAL | BJPPREM SINGH DRAIK | 9,47119.15% | 74.0% |
| ROHRU | INCMOHAN LAL BRAKTA | BJPBALAK RAM NEGI. | 28,41563.52% | 68.8% |
| SARKAGHAT | BJPINDER SINGH | INCRANGILA RAM RAO | 2,2044.08% | 70.3% |
| SERAJ | BJPJAI RAM THAKUR | INCTARA THAKUR | 5,7529.96% | 85.0% |
| SHAHPUR | BJPSARVEEN | INCVIJAI SINGH | 3,1235.94% | 72.5% |
| SHILLAI | BJPBALDEV SINGH TOMAR | INCHARSHWARDHAN CHAUHAN | 1,9184.03% | 82.6% |
| SHIMLA | BJPSURESH BHARDWAJ | INCHARISH | 6281.93% | 59.2% |
| SHIMLA RURAL | INCVIRBHADRA SINGH | BJPISHWAR ROHAL | 20,00049.48% | 59.2% |
| SOLAN | INCDHANI RAM SHANDIL | BJPKUMARI SHEELA | 4,4729.21% | 67.3% |
| SRI NAINA DEVIJI | BJPRANDHIR SHARMA | INCRAM LAL THAKUR | 1,3852.74% | 82.3% |
| SRI RENUKAJI | INCVINAY KUMAR | BJPHIRDAYA RAM | 6551.48% | 76.0% |
| SUJANPUR | INDRAJINDER SINGH | INCANITA VERMA | 14,16631.59% | 69.0% |
| SULLAH | INCJAGJIWAN PAUL | BJPVIPIN SINGH PARMAR | 4,4287.08% | 70.0% |
| SUNDERNAGAR | INCSOHAN LAL | INDROOP SINGH | 8,99017.12% | 77.3% |
| THEOG | INCVIDYA | BJPRAKESH VERMA | 4,2767.72% | 74.8% |
| UNA | BJPSAT PAL SINGH SATTI | INCSATPAL SINGH RAIZADA | 4,7468.78% | 75.0% |
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.
