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
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| 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
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References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "Himachal Pradesh 2007". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
External links
edit- Chief Electoral Officer, Himachal Pradesh
- "India Elections". Archived from the original on 10 September 2002. Retrieved 4 November 2017.