2007 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election
Elections to the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly were held in December 2007, to elect members of the 68 constituencies in Himachal Pradesh, India. The Bharatiya Janata Party won a majority of seats as well as the popular vote, and Prem Kumar Dhumal was reappointed as the Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh.[1][2]
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68 seats in the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly 35 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The number of constituencies were set as 68, as per the recommendations of The Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 1976.[3]
Results
Source:[4]
| Rank | Party | Seats contested |
Seats won |
% votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bharatiya Janata Party | 68 | 41 | 43.78 | |
| 2 | Indian National Congress | 67 | 23 | 38.9 | |
| 3 | Independent | 60 | 3 | 7.97 | |
| 4 | Bahujan Samaj Party | 67 | 1 | 7.26 | |
| Total | 68 | ||||
Elected members
Source:[4]
References
- Sujay Mehdudia (31 December 2007). "Dhumal sworn in Chief Minister". The Hindu. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
- "Hon'ble Chief Minister - Prof. Prem Kumar Dhumal". Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly. Archived from the original on 14 April 2012.
- "The Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 1976". Election Commission of India. 1 December 1976. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
- "Himachal Pradesh 2007". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
External links
- Chief Electoral Officer, Himachal Pradesh
- "India Elections". Archived from the original on 10 September 2002. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
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