Election history

Himachal Pradesh Assembly Elections

Historical results, trends and insights from 1967 to 2022.

Lok Sabha16 Vidhan Sabha13

2022 2017 2012 2007 2003

More years

1998 1993 1990 1985 1982 1977 1972 1967

Current government

Who governs Himachal Pradesh today

Full CM history →

Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh

Sukhvinder Singh SukhuINC

In office since 11 Dec 2022 · 3 years, 9 months

Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu (born 27 March 1964) is an Indian politician. He is serving as the 7th Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh since 11 Dec 2022 and also serving as leader of the house in legislative assembly. As a member of Indian National Congress, he is a 4-time and incumbent MLA from Nadaun assembly constituency of Himachal Pradesh.

Current seats

in the present Himachal Pradesh assembly

Elections contested

Leading party, 2022

INC

40 of 68 seats

Compare elections

See what changed between any two Vidhan Sabha elections in Himachal Pradesh.

Seat swings, vote share shifts and constituency-level changes, side by side.

Seat share over the years

Seats and vote share by election for the parties that have won the most Vidhan Sabha seats in Himachal Pradesh

Party	2022	2017	2012	2007	2003	1998	1993	1990	1985	1982	1977	1972	1967
INC	40	21	36	23	43	31	52	9	58	31	9	53	34
BJP	25	44	26	41	16	31	8	45	7	29	0	0	0
IND	3	2	5	3	6	1	7	1	2	6	6	7	16
JNP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	53	0	0
Others	0	1	1	1	3	5	1	12	1	0	0	8	10
Total seats	68	68	68	68	68	68	68	67	68	68	68	68	60

Seats won over time

The four parties that have won the most Vidhan Sabha seats in Himachal Pradesh

Constituency performance

From the 68 results in Himachal Pradesh, 2022

Best performance

SERAJ

JAI RAM THAKUR, 75.70% share

Closest contest

BHORANJ

won by 60 (0.10%)

Biggest victory

SERAJ

won by 38,183 (53.97%)

Lowest turnout

SHIMLA

63.32%

Seat change & vote share

Himachal Pradesh, 2022

Retained37 (54%)
Changed hands31 (46%)

37 constituencies were won by the same party as 2017; 31 changed hands.

Vote share by party

INC43.90%

BJP43.00%

IND9.70%

AAAP1.10%

COMMUNISTP…0.66%

RASHTRIYAD…0.61%

NONEOFTHEA…0.59%

BSP0.35%

Result by election

2022Full result →68 seats

INC40
BJP25
IND3

2017Full result →68 seats

BJP44
INC21
IND2
CPM1

2012Full result →68 seats

INC36
BJP26
IND5
HLP1

2007Full result →68 seats

BJP41
INC23
IND3
BSP1

2003Full result →68 seats

INC43
BJP16
IND6
LJNSP1
HVC1
LMHP1

1998Full result →68 seats

BJP31
INC31
HVC5
IND1

1993Full result →68 seats

INC52
BJP8
IND7
CPM1

1990Full result →67 seats

BJP45
JD11
INC9
CPI1
IND1

1985Full result →68 seats

INC58
BJP7
IND2
LKD1

1982Full result →68 seats

INC31
BJP29
IND6
JNP2

1977Full result →68 seats

JNP53
INC9
IND6

1972Full result →68 seats

INC53
IND7
BJS5
LRP2
CPM1

1967Full result →60 seats

INC34
IND16
BJS7
CPI2
SWA1

Top leaders

Chief Ministers of Himachal Pradesh, most recent first

Full history →

Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu

INCIncumbent

2022–present

Jai Ram Thakur

BJP

2017–2022

Prem Kumar Dhumal

BJP

1998–2012

Virbhadra Singh

INC

1983–2017

Assembly constituencies

68 current, 146 under former boundaries · showing 151–200 of 214

No.	Assembly seat	Reservation	Elections	Last contested
38	JASWANformer boundary	GEN	8	2007
38	MANGWALformer boundary	GEN	1	1972
39	JAWALIformer boundary	GEN	2	1972
39	PRAGPURformer boundary	SC	8	2007
40	GANGATHformer boundary	SC	2	1972
40	JAWALAMUKHIformer boundary	GEN	8	2007
41	NURPURformer boundary	GEN	2	1972
41	THURALformer boundary	GEN	8	2007
42	RAJGIRformer boundary	SC	8	2007
42	SHAHPURformer boundary	GEN	1	1972
43	BAIJNATHformer boundary	GEN	8	2007
43	DHARAMSALAformer boundary	GEN	2	1972
44	KANGRAformer boundary	GEN	2	1972
44	PALAMPURformer boundary	GEN	8	2007
45	NAGROTAformer boundary	GEN	2	1972
45	SULAHformer boundary	GEN	8	2007
46	NAGROTAformer boundary	GEN	8	2007
46	PALAMPURformer boundary	GEN	2	1972
47	SHAHPURformer boundary	GEN	8	2007
47	SULAHformer boundary	GEN	1	1972
48	DHARAMSALAformer boundary	GEN	8	2007
48	RAJGIRformer boundary	SC	2	1972
49	KANGRAformer boundary	GEN	8	2007
49	KHERAformer boundary	GEN	1	1972
50	BAIJNATHformer boundary	GEN	2	1972
50	BHATTIYATformer boundary	GEN	8	2007
51	BANIKHETformer boundary	GEN	8	2007
51	BHATTIYATformer boundary	GEN	2	1972
52	BANIKHETformer boundary	GEN	2	1972
52	RAJNAGARformer boundary	SC	8	2007
53	CHAMBAformer boundary	GEN	8	2007
53	RAJNAGARformer boundary	SC	2	1972
54	BHARMOURformer boundary	ST	8	2007
54	CHAMBAformer boundary	GEN	2	1972
55	BHARMOURformer boundary	ST	2	1972
55	LAHAUL AND SPITIformer boundary	ST	8	2007
56	KULLUformer boundary	GEN	1	1982
56	KULUformer boundary	GEN	6	2007
56	LAHAUL SPITIformer boundary	ST	2	1972
57	BANJARformer boundary	GEN	8	2007
57	KULUformer boundary	GEN	2	1972
58	ANIformer boundary	SC	8	2007
58	INNER SERAJformer boundary	GEN	2	1972
59	KARSOGformer boundary	SC	8	2007
59	OUTER SERAJformer boundary	SC	2	1972
60	CHACHIOTformer boundary	GEN	8	2007
60	KARSOGformer boundary	SC	2	1972
61	CHACHIOTformer boundary	GEN	2	1972
61	NACHANformer boundary	SC	8	2007
62	SUNDARNAGARformer boundary	GEN	1	1982

Seats marked “former boundary” were redrawn by a later delimitation order. A name that survives a redrawing keeps its own page, with each boundary era labelled on the result.