Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
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14th Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh | |
Type | |
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Term limits | 5 years |
Seats | 68 |
Elections | |
First past the post | |
Last election | November 2022 |
Next election | November 2027 |
Meeting place | |
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Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India[1] | |
Website | |
Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly |
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The Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly or the Himachal Pradesh Vidhan Sabha is the unicameral legislature of the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh.[2] The present strength of the Vidhan Sabha is 68. The Assembly building is located in Annadale in the state's summer capital of Shimla.
Current constituencies
[edit]The following is the list of the constituencies of the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly since the delimitation of legislative assembly constituencies in 2008. There are 17 constituencies are reserved for Scheduled Castes candidates, and 3 constituencies are reserved for Scheduled Tribes candidates:[3]
No. | Name | Electors (in 2022)[4] |
District[5] | Lok Sabha constituency |
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1 | Churah (SC) | 75,468 | Chamba | Kangra |
2 | Bharmour (ST) | 76,046 | Mandi | |
3 | Chamba | 81,594 | Kangra | |
4 | Dalhousie | 73,071 | ||
5 | Bhattiyat | 78,980 | ||
6 | Nurpur | 91,269 | Kangra | |
7 | Indora (SC) | 91,569 | ||
8 | Fatehpur | 87,913 | ||
9 | Jawali | 99,572 | ||
10 | Dehra | 83,629 | Hamirpur | |
11 | Jaswan-Pragpur | 77,991 | ||
12 | Jawalamukhi | 78,144 | Kangra | |
13 | Jaisinghpur (SC) | 84,018 | ||
14 | Sullah | 103,905 | ||
15 | Nagrota | 88,867 | ||
16 | Kangra | 81,583 | ||
17 | Shahpur | 87,723 | ||
18 | Dharamshala | 81,516 | ||
19 | Palampur | 75,481 | ||
20 | Baijnath (SC) | 89,135 | ||
21 | Lahaul and Spiti (ST) | 24,876 | Lahaul and Spiti | Mandi |
22 | Manali | 73,488 | Kullu | |
23 | Kullu | 89,600 | ||
24 | Banjar | 73,094 | ||
25 | Anni (SC) | 85,643 | ||
26 | Karsog (SC) | 74,909 | Mandi | |
27 | Sundernagar | 81,164 | ||
28 | Nachan (SC) | 86,208 | ||
29 | Seraj | 81,843 | ||
30 | Darang | 89,086 | ||
31 | Jogindernagar | 98,341 | ||
32 | Dharampur | 79,958 | Hamirpur | |
33 | Mandi | 76,957 | Mandi | |
34 | Balh (SC) | 79,587 | ||
35 | Sarkaghat | 90,837 | ||
36 | Bhoranj (SC) | 81,134 | Hamirpur | Hamirpur |
37 | Sujanpur | 73,922 | ||
38 | Hamirpur | 74,861 | ||
39 | Barsar | 86,273 | ||
40 | Nadaun | 93,107 | ||
41 | Chintpurni (SC) | 82,686 | Una | |
42 | Gagret | 82,774 | ||
43 | Haroli | 86,273 | ||
44 | Una | 85,254 | ||
45 | Kutlehar | 85,163 | ||
46 | Jhanduta (SC) | 79,577 | Bilaspur | |
47 | Ghumarwin | 88,527 | ||
48 | Bilaspur | 83,025 | ||
49 | Sri Naina Deviji | 74,244 | ||
50 | Arki | 93,852 | Solan | Shimla |
51 | Nalagarh | 89,828 | ||
52 | Doon | 68,266 | ||
53 | Solan (SC) | 85,238 | ||
54 | Kasauli (SC) | 67,434 | ||
55 | Pachhad (SC) | 76,475 | Sirmaur | |
56 | Nahan | 83,561 | ||
57 | Sri Renukaji (SC) | 72,961 | ||
58 | Paonta Sahib | 82,487 | ||
59 | Shillai | 74,831 | ||
60 | Chopal | 79,109 | Shimla | |
61 | Theog | 83,275 | ||
62 | Kasumpti | 65,713 | ||
63 | Shimla | 48,071 | ||
64 | Shimla Rural | 76,267 | ||
65 | Jubbal-Kotkhai | 71,566 | ||
66 | Rampur (SC) | 74,838 | Mandi | |
67 | Rohru (SC) | 73,580 | Shimla | |
68 | Kinnaur (ST) | 58,836 | Kinnaur | Mandi |
Former constituencies
[edit]# | Name | Year of disestablishment |
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1 | Bamsan | 2008 |
2 | Guler | 2008 |
3 | Banikhet | 2008 |
4 | Chachiot | 2008 |
5 | Kumarsain | 2008 |
6 | Thural | 2008 |
7 | Mewa | 2008 |
8 | Rajnagar | 2008 |
9 | Paonta Doon | 2008 |
10 | Gangath | 2008 |
11 | Jaswan | 2008 |
12 | Pragpur | 2008 |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Himachal Pradesh Cabinet to discuss venue of upcoming Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly's session". theindianexpress.com.
- ^ Himachal Legislative Assembly
- ^ "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). The Election Commission of India. pp. 6, 158–164.
- ^ "Election Department, Himachal Pradesh". himachal.nic.in. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
- ^ "Assembly constituencies - Himachal Pradesh". Retrieved 8 July 2021.
External links
[edit]- Map of constituencies of the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly Published by Election commission