The Himachal Pradesh assembly election results came as a relief to the battered Congress, as several candidates won by razor-thin margins. While the Congress' final tally was 40, five more than the majority mark in the 68-member state assembly, the overall vote share difference with the BJP was less than 1 per cent.

The Himachal Pradesh assembly election results came as a relief to the battered Congress, as several candidates won by razor-thin margins. While the Congress' final tally was 40, five more than the majority mark in the 68-member state assembly, the overall vote share difference with the BJP was less than 1 per cent. Himachal Pradesh Assembly Election Result 2022 Suresh Kumar, the Congress candidate in Bhoranj, won by only 60 votes. Kumar received 43.1 per cent of the total votes cast, with 24,779 votes cast, while BJP's Anil Dhiman received 43.05 per cent (24,719 votes). Pawan Kumar, an independent candidate, received 6,861 votes, while Rajni Kaushal, of the Aam Aadmi Party, received 463 votes. In Bilaspur, the BJP's Trilok Jamwal defeated the Congress's Bumber Thakur by only 267 votes. Jamwal received 30,988 votes, while Thakur received 30,712. Randhir Sharma of the BJP received 171 votes in the Sri Naina Deviji constituency. Himachal Pradesh Election Constituencies Winners Name 2022 Himachal Pradesh is governed by the Bharatiya Janata Party. Here you can find out which party wins how many seats in Himachal Pradesh Election Results 2022 out of 68 assembly constituencies. The table below contains a complete listing of which MLAs were elected from which constituencies. 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Himachal Pradesh Election Result 2022: CHECK full list of winners constituencies-wise of Congress, BJP

Polling started on a dull note for 68 Assembly seats in Himachal Pradesh today with 13.72 per cent voters exercising their franchise in the first two hours.

The polling started across the state at 8 am and at several places in Chamba and tribal areas five to ten per cent polling was recorded.

Shimla district recorded 18 per cent polling, Hamirpur 17 per cent, Chamba 12 per cent, Kangra 14 per cent, Mandi 16 per cent, Una, Hamirpur and Bilaspur 15 to 20 per cent and Solan and Sirmaur 18 to 20 per cent.

Reports of fault in VVPAT machines were received in Sirmaur district while polling started late by 15-20 minutes in some polling booths.

Kusumpti constituency in Shimla recorded 22 per cent polling, Shimla(rural) 20 per cent, Theog 19 per cent, Rampur 18 per cent and Shimla (Urban) and Rohroo 16 per cent, Election Department.

Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh exercised his franchise at Rampur while former chief minister P K Dhumal cast his vote at Samirpur along with family members.

A total of 50,25,941 voters are eligible to cast their vote.

As many as 7,525 polling booths have been set up in the state and 37,605 polling personnel have been deputed for poll duty.

Besides 17,850 personnel of police and Home Guards and 65 companies of central paramilitary force have been deployed.

Chief Minister Singh, 10 ministers, eight Chief Parliamentary Secretaries, Deputy Speaker Jagat Singh Negi, former chief minister Prem Kumar Dhumal and over a dozen former ministers are among those contesting the polls.

The ruling Congress led by the chief minister and the BJP led with former chief minister Dhumal are contesting all 68 seats while the BSP is contesting 42 seats, followed by the CPI(M) 14, Swabhiman Party and Lok Gathbandhan Party six each and the CPI-3.

There is a straight contest only in one constituency (Jhanduta) while the maximum number of 12 candidates is in fray in Dharamsala.

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Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh exercised his franchise at Rampur while former chief minister P K Dhumal cast his vote at Samirpur along with family members

Polling started on a dull note for 68 Assembly seats in Himachal Pradesh today with 13.72 per cent voters exercising their franchise in the first two hours. The polling started across the state at 8 am and at several places in Chamba and tribal areas five to ten per cent polling was recorded. Shimla district recorded 18 per cent polling, Hamirpur 17 per cent, Chamba 12 per cent, Kangra 14 per cent, Mandi 16 per cent, Una, Hamirpur and Bilaspur 15 to 20 per cent and Solan and Sirmaur 18 to 20 per cent. Reports of fault in VVPAT machines were received in Sirmaur district while polling started late by 15-20 minutes in some polling booths. Kusumpti constituency in Shimla recorded 22 per cent polling, Shimla(rural) 20 per cent, Theog 19 per cent, Rampur 18 per cent and Shimla (Urban) and Rohroo 16 per cent, Election Department. Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh exercised his franchise at Rampur while former chief minister P K Dhumal cast his vote at Samirpur along with family members. A total of 50,25,941 voters are eligible to cast their vote. As many as 7,525 polling booths have been set up in the state and 37,605 polling personnel have been deputed for poll duty. Besides 17,850 personnel of police and Home Guards and 65 companies of central paramilitary force have been deployed. Chief Minister Singh, 10 ministers, eight Chief Parliamentary Secretaries, Deputy Speaker Jagat Singh Negi, former chief minister Prem Kumar Dhumal and over a dozen former ministers are among those contesting the polls. The ruling Congress led by the chief minister and the BJP led with former chief minister Dhumal are contesting all 68 seats while the BSP is contesting 42 seats, followed by the CPI(M) 14, Swabhiman Party and Lok Gathbandhan Party six each and the CPI-3. There is a straight contest only in one constituency (Jhanduta) while the maximum number of 12 candidates is in fray in Dharamsala.

Himachal Pradesh: 13.72% polling recorded in first two hours

The northern hill state of Himachal Pradesh goes to polls today. Here&#39;s a ready reckoner.

Polling

Polling for all the 68 constituencies began at 8:00 am and go on till 5:00 pm.

Total candidates

There are 338 candidates in the fray.<a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/himachal-pradesh-polls-bjp-announces-prem-kumar-dhumal-as-partys-chief-ministerial-candidate-23225"> Former Himachal Pradesh chief minister Prem Kumar Dhumal is the chief ministerial candidate of the BJP</a>. He faces-off with chief minister Virbhadra Singh of the Congress.&nbsp;

The males contesting the elections outnumber the females by more than 15 times (319 vs 19).

Party-wise candidates

The Indian National Congress (INC): 68&nbsp; 
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP): 68 
Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP): 42 
Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI-M): 14 
Communist Party of India (CPI): 3 
Nationalist Congress Party (NCP): 2 
Samajwadi Party (SP): 2 
Independents: 112 
Registered but unrecognised: 27

Voters

A total of 5025941 voters will exercise their franchise. They include 2568761 males, 2457166 females and 14 third gender voters. The males and females are evenly balanced.

Constituencies 
 
Constituency with maximum candidates: Dharamshala (12) 
Constituency with minimum candidates: Jhanduta (2) 
Electorate-wise largest constituency: Sullah&nbsp; 
Electorate-wise smallest constituency: Lahaul and Spiti 
Area-wise largest constituency: Lahaul and Spiti 
Constituency with more than one woman candidate: Mandi (2)

Results&nbsp;

Results will be declared on December 18.

The BJP is hopeful of defeating the incumbent Congress government and getting a clear majority in the state.

The northern hill state of Himachal Pradesh goes to polls today. Here's a ready reckoner

The northern hill state of Himachal Pradesh goes to polls today. Here's a ready reckoner. Polling Polling for all the 68 constituencies began at 8:00 am and go on till 5:00 pm. Total candidates There are 338 candidates in the fray. Former Himachal Pradesh chief minister Prem Kumar Dhumal is the chief ministerial candidate of the BJP. He faces-off with chief minister Virbhadra Singh of the Congress. The males contesting the elections outnumber the females by more than 15 times (319 vs 19). Party-wise candidates The Indian National Congress (INC): 68 Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP): 68 Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP): 42 Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI-M): 14 Communist Party of India (CPI): 3 Nationalist Congress Party (NCP): 2 Samajwadi Party (SP): 2 Independents: 112 Registered but unrecognised: 27 Voters A total of 5025941 voters will exercise their franchise. They include 2568761 males, 2457166 females and 14 third gender voters. The males and females are evenly balanced. Constituencies Constituency with maximum candidates: Dharamshala (12) Constituency with minimum candidates: Jhanduta (2) Electorate-wise largest constituency: Sullah Electorate-wise smallest constituency: Lahaul and Spiti Area-wise largest constituency: Lahaul and Spiti Constituency with more than one woman candidate: Mandi (2) Results Results will be declared on December 18. The BJP is hopeful of defeating the incumbent Congress government and getting a clear majority in the state.

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WION morning news brief, November 9, 2017

Ahead of the upcoming assembly elections in Himachal Pradesh, BJP chief Amit Shah, who is on a five-day tour of the hill state, addressed a rally in Kangra district.

On Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel&#39;s 147th birth anniversary today, the BJP president said the freedom fighter should have been the first recipient of Bharat Ratna, the country&#39;s highest civilian award.&nbsp;

&quot;There was a question to give Bharat Ratna to Sardar Patel. I think that if there was anyone who should have been awarded Bharat Ratna first, it would be Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel,&quot; Amit Shah said.

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The first recipients of the Bharat Ratna were politician C Rajagopalachari, former president S Radhakrishnan, and scientist CV Raman, who received the award in 1954.

Sardar Vallabhai Patel died in 1950 before the award was instituted. The Bharat Ratna was bestowed upon him posthumously in 1991.

The BJP President also highlighted the contribution made by Sardar Patel at the time of independence and said he &quot;unified all principalities and worked to make one united India.&quot;

&quot;After independence, Britishers wanted to divide the country in more than 300 principalities. We got independence, whole world believed; even people had questions what would happen to the country now. Will this country be divided? But Sardar with his patience unified all principalities and worked to make one united India. It is because of this, our country is developing today.&quot;

The birth anniversary of Sardar Patel is being celebrated across the country as &#39;Rashtriya Ekta Diwas&#39; (National Unity Day).

Amit Shah also criticised the Virbhadra Singh-led Himachal Pradesh government for the rape and murder of a teenage girl in Shimla&#39;s Kotkhai area in July.&nbsp;

&quot;I want to ask the chief minister who is responsible for what happened to the little girl in Shimla,&quot; Amit Shah said.

The Himachal Pradesh assembly elections will take place on November 9.

He also took potshots at Congress president Rahul Gandhi and said that while the Congress president asked prime minister Narendra Modi what he had done in three years, he wanted to ask Rahul Gandhi what he had done all these years.

&quot;Rahul baba asks Modi ji &#39;what have you done in three years&#39;. But I ask what have you done in so many years,&quot; the BJP President said. 
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Amit Shah is on a five day tour of Himachal Pradesh

Ahead of the upcoming assembly elections in Himachal Pradesh, BJP chief Amit Shah, who is on a five-day tour of the hill state, addressed a rally in Kangra district. On Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel's 147th birth anniversary today, the BJP president said the freedom fighter should have been the first recipient of Bharat Ratna, the country's highest civilian award. "There was a question to give Bharat Ratna to Sardar Patel. I think that if there was anyone who should have been awarded Bharat Ratna first, it would be Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel," Amit Shah said. (Also Read - Himachal Pradesh polls: BJP announces Prem Kumar Dhumal as party's chief ministerial candidate) The first recipients of the Bharat Ratna were politician C Rajagopalachari, former president S Radhakrishnan, and scientist CV Raman, who received the award in 1954. Sardar Vallabhai Patel died in 1950 before the award was instituted. The Bharat Ratna was bestowed upon him posthumously in 1991. The BJP President also highlighted the contribution made by Sardar Patel at the time of independence and said he "unified all principalities and worked to make one united India." "After independence, Britishers wanted to divide the country in more than 300 principalities. We got independence, whole world believed; even people had questions what would happen to the country now. Will this country be divided? But Sardar with his patience unified all principalities and worked to make one united India. It is because of this, our country is developing today." The birth anniversary of Sardar Patel is being celebrated across the country as 'Rashtriya Ekta Diwas' (National Unity Day). Amit Shah also criticised the Virbhadra Singh-led Himachal Pradesh government for the rape and murder of a teenage girl in Shimla's Kotkhai area in July. "I want to ask the chief minister who is responsible for what happened to the little girl in Shimla," Amit Shah said. The Himachal Pradesh assembly elections will take place on November 9. He also took potshots at Congress president Rahul Gandhi and said that while the Congress president asked prime minister Narendra Modi what he had done in three years, he wanted to ask Rahul Gandhi what he had done all these years. "Rahul baba asks Modi ji 'what have you done in three years'. But I ask what have you done in so many years," the BJP President said.

Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel should have been first recipient of Bharat Ratna: Amit Shah at Himachal election rally

The filing of nominations for the November 9 Assembly polls in Himachal Pradesh is scheduled to begin on Monday, but both the major political parties,&nbsp;the Congress and the BJP, are yet to announce their candidates. 
 
The last date for filing nominations is October 23, scrutiny of papers is scheduled to be taken up on October 24, the last day for withdrawal of nominations is October 26, while polling will be held on November 9. 
 
Of the 7,521 polling booths in the state, 136 (two each in the 68 constituencies) would only have women officials, Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Pushpender Rajput said.

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He added that the counting of votes would be taken up on December 18 and the Model Code of Conduct would remain in force till December 20. 
 
Of the 68 Assembly segments in the state, 17 were reserved for the scheduled castes and three for scheduled tribes, Rajput said. 
 
The total number of registered voters in the state was 49,13,888, he said, adding that the figure was likely to go up once the pending cases for registration of voters were disposed of. 
 
The CEO said electronic voting machines (EVMs), connected to voter-verifiable paper audit trail (VVPAT) machines, would be used in all the 7,521 polling booths. 
 
VVPAT machines would be used for the first time in the Himachal Assembly polls and they would enable a voter to see the name and election symbol of the candidate he has voted for for seven seconds, he added.

Both the major parties, the Congress and the BJP, are yet to announce their candidates

The filing of nominations for the November 9 Assembly polls in Himachal Pradesh is scheduled to begin on Monday, but both the major political parties, the Congress and the BJP, are yet to announce their candidates. The last date for filing nominations is October 23, scrutiny of papers is scheduled to be taken up on October 24, the last day for withdrawal of nominations is October 26, while polling will be held on November 9. Of the 7,521 polling booths in the state, 136 (two each in the 68 constituencies) would only have women officials, Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Pushpender Rajput said. The elections will be held on November 9 × He added that the counting of votes would be taken up on December 18 and the Model Code of Conduct would remain in force till December 20. Of the 68 Assembly segments in the state, 17 were reserved for the scheduled castes and three for scheduled tribes, Rajput said. The total number of registered voters in the state was 49,13,888, he said, adding that the figure was likely to go up once the pending cases for registration of voters were disposed of. The CEO said electronic voting machines (EVMs), connected to voter-verifiable paper audit trail (VVPAT) machines, would be used in all the 7,521 polling booths. VVPAT machines would be used for the first time in the Himachal Assembly polls and they would enable a voter to see the name and election symbol of the candidate he has voted for for seven seconds, he added.

Himachal polls: Filing of nominations to start today

Himachal Pradesh chief minister Virbhadra Singh will be the Congress party&#39;s chief ministerial candidate for the upcoming elections in the state, the party&#39;s vice-president Rahul Gandhi announced on Saturday.

Rahul Gandhi, who was addressing a rally in the northern hill state&#39;s Mandi district, said he was confident that Virbhadra Singh would be elected chief minister of Himachal Pradesh for the seventh time since he had done a lot of work for the development of the state.

The Congress vice-president added that Virbhadra Singh would have the full backing of the party.

The Assembly elections in the state are likely to be held before the end of the year.

Virbhadra Singh is currently facing stiff opposition within the party from Himachal Pradesh Congress Committee president Sukhwinder Sukhu.&nbsp;

Virbhadra Singh is facing a CBI probe in a disproportionate assets case against him.

Rahul Gandhi, who was addressing a rally in the northern hill state's Mandi district, said he was confident that Virbhadra Singh would be elected chief minister of Himachal Pradesh for the seventh time

Himachal Pradesh chief minister Virbhadra Singh will be the Congress party's chief ministerial candidate for the upcoming elections in the state, the party's vice-president Rahul Gandhi announced on Saturday. Rahul Gandhi, who was addressing a rally in the northern hill state's Mandi district, said he was confident that Virbhadra Singh would be elected chief minister of Himachal Pradesh for the seventh time since he had done a lot of work for the development of the state. The Congress vice-president added that Virbhadra Singh would have the full backing of the party. The Assembly elections in the state are likely to be held before the end of the year. Virbhadra Singh is currently facing stiff opposition within the party from Himachal Pradesh Congress Committee president Sukhwinder Sukhu. Virbhadra Singh is facing a CBI probe in a disproportionate assets case against him.

Virbhadra Singh to be chief ministerial candidate for Himachal Pradesh assembly elections: Rahul Gandhi