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2022 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election

2022-11-16T04:47:58Z

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{{Short description|Upcoming Legislative Assembly election in Assam, India}}
{{Infobox election
| election_name = 2022 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election
| country = India
| type = legislative
| ongoing = yes
| previous_election = 2017 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election
| previous_year = 2017
| election_date = November 2022
| next_election =
| next_year =
| seats_for_election = All 68 seats in the [[Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly]]
| majority_seats = 35
| registered =
| turnout =
| opinion_polls =
| image_size = 100px
| party1 = Bharatiya Janata Party
| image1 = File:JRThakur.jpg
| leader1 = [[Jai Ram Thakur]]
| leaders_seat1 = [[Seraj (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Seraj]]
| last_election1 = 48.8%, 44 seats
| alliance1 = National Democratic Alliance
| seats_before1 = 43
| leader_since1 = 2017
| party2 = Indian National Congress
| image2 = File:Pratibha Singh 2014-05-13 13-48.jpg
| leader2 = [[Pratibha Singh]]
| leaders_seat2 = None
| last_election2 = 41.7%, 21 seats
| alliance2 = [[United Progressive Alliance|UPA]]
| seats_before2 = 22
| leader_since2 = 2022
| title = [[List of Chief Ministers of Himachal Pradesh|CM]]
| before_election = [[Jai Ram Thakur]]
| before_party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| after_election = '''TBD'''
| after_party = '''TBD'''
| map_image = File:Wahlkreise zur Vidhan Sabha von Himachal Pradesh.svg
}}

'''Legislative Assembly elections''' will be held in [[Himachal Pradesh]] in November 2022 to elect 68 members of the [[Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly]].

== Background ==

The tenure of [[Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly]] is scheduled to end on 8 January 2023.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Terms of the Houses|url=https://eci.gov.in/elections/term-of-houses/|access-date=2021-10-04|website=Election Commission of India|language=en-IN}}</ref> The [[2017 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|previous assembly elections]] were held in November 2017. After the election, [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] formed the [[Government of Himachal Pradesh|state government]], with [[Jai Ram Thakur]] becoming [[List of chief ministers of Himachal Pradesh|Chief Minister]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2017-12-27|title=Jai Ram Thakur sworn in as chief minister of Himachal Pradesh|url=https://www.livemint.com/Politics/bCFHnf3LaC7EKmBiSlgSzH/Jai-Ram-Thakur-takes-oath-as-Himachal-Pradesh-chief-minister.html|url-status=live|access-date=2022-01-08|website=mint|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171230000322/http://www.livemint.com:80/Politics/bCFHnf3LaC7EKmBiSlgSzH/Jai-Ram-Thakur-takes-oath-as-Himachal-Pradesh-chief-minister.html |archive-date=2017-12-30 }}</ref>

==Schedule==

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Poll Event
! Date
|-
| Notification date
| ''17 October 2022''
|-
| Last date for filing nomination
| ''25 October 2022''
|-
| Scrutiny of nomination
| ''27 October 2022''
|-
| Last date for withdrawal of nomination
| ''29 October 2022''
|-
| Date of poll
| ''12 November 2022''
|-
| Date of counting of votes
| '''8 December 2022'''
|}

==Parties and alliances==
=== {{legend2|{{party color|National Democratic Alliance (India)}}|[[National Democratic Alliance (India)|National Democratic Alliance]]}} ===

{| class="wikitable" width="50%"
|+
!No.
!Party
!Flag
!Symbol
!Leader
!Photo
!Seats Contested
!Male Candidates
!Female Candidates
|-
|! style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}};color:white"|'''1.'''
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| [[File:BJP flag.svg|50px]]
| [[File:Election Symbol Lotus.png |50x50px]]
| [[Jai Ram Thakur]]
| [[File:JRThakur.jpg|50px]]
| ''68''
| ''TBD''
| ''TBD''
|}

=== {{legend2|{{party color|United Progressive Alliance}}|[[United Progressive Alliance]]}} ===

{| class="wikitable" width="50%"
|+
!No.
!Party
!Flag
!Symbol
!Leader
!Photo
!Seats Contested
!Male Candidates
!Female Candidates
|-
|! style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}};color:white"|'''1.'''
| [[Indian National Congress]]
| [[File:INC Flag Official.jpg|50x50px]]
| [[File:Hand INC.svg|50x50px]]
| [[Pratibha Singh]]
| [[File:Pratibha Singh 2014-05-13 13-48.jpg|50x50px]]
| ''68''
| ''TBD''
| ''TBD''
|}

=== {{legend2|{{party color|CPI(M)}}|[[Left Front]]}} ===

{| class="wikitable" width="50%"
|+
!No.
!Party
!Flag
!Symbol
!Leader
!Photo
!Seats Contested
!Male Candidates
!Female Candidates
|-
| style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}};color:white" |'''1.'''
|[[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]]
|[[File:CPI(M) Flag.jpg|frameless|50px]]
|[[File:Indian Election Symbol Hammer Sickle and Star.png|frameless|50px]]
| [[Rakesh Singha]]
| [[File:Rakesh Singha.jpg|50x50px]]
| ''11''
| ''TBD''
| ''TBD''
|-
|style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|Communist Party of India}};color:white" |'''2.'''
|[[Communist Party of India]]
|[[File:CPI-banner.svg|frameless|50px]]
|[[File:Indian Election Symbol Ears of Corn and Sickle.png|frameless|50px]]
|Shayam Singh Chauhan
|[[File:Circle-icons-profile.svg|50x50px]]
| ''1''
| ''TBD''
| ''TBD''
|}

=== {{legend2|{{party color|Aam Aadmi Party}}|[[Aam Aadmi Party]]}} ===

{| class="wikitable" width="50%"
|+
!No.
!Party
!Flag
!Symbol
!Leader
!Photo
!Seats Contested
!Male Candidates
!Female Candidates
|-
|! style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|Aam Aadmi Party}};color:white"|'''1.'''
| [[Aam Aadmi Party]]
| [[File:Aam Aadmi Party logo (English).svg|50px]]
| [[File:AAP Symbol.png|50px]]
| Surjeet Singh Thakur<ref>{{Cite web |date=7 June 2022 |title=AAP appoints Surjeet Singh Thakur, a farmer, as Himachal unit chief |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/shimla/aap-appoints-surjeet-singh-thakur-a-farmer-as-himachal-unit-chief-7957667/ |access-date=9 June 2022 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>
|[[File:Circle-icons-profile.svg|50x50px]]
| 67<ref name="AAP all seat">{{cite news |title=AAP to contest all 68 seats in Himachal |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/himachal/aap-to-contest-all-68-seats-in-himachal-313525 |access-date=8 February 2022 |work=Tribuneindia News Service |date=20 September 2021 |language=en}}</ref>
| ''TBD''
| ''TBD''
|}

=== Others ===
{| class="wikitable" width="50%"
!No.
!Party
!Flag
!Symbol
!Leader
!Photo
!Seats Contested
!Male Candidates
!Female Candidates
|-
|style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|Bahujan Samaj Party}};color:white"|'''1.'''
| [[Bahujan Samaj Party]]
| [[File:Elephant Bahujan Samaj Party.svg|50px]]
| [[File:Indian Election Symbol Elephant.png|60px]]
| [[Mayawati]]
| [[File:Mayawati.jpg|70x70px]]
| ''53''
| ''TBD''
| ''TBD''
|-
|}

==Candidates==
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible" style="text-align:center;"
! colspan="2" |Constituency
| colspan="3" bgcolor="{{party color|National Democratic Alliance}}" |[[National Democratic Alliance|'''NDA''']]
| colspan="3" bgcolor="{{party color|United Progressive Alliance}}" |[[United Progressive Alliance|'''UPA''']]
| colspan="3" bgcolor="{{party color|Aam Aadmi Party}}" | [[Aam Aadmi Party|'''AAP''']]
| colspan="3" bgcolor="{{party color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}"| [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|'''CPIM''']]
|-
!No.
!Name
! colspan="2" |Party
!Candidate
! colspan="2" |Party
!Candidate
! colspan="2" |Party
!Candidate
! colspan="2" |Party
!Candidate
|-
| colspan="15" align="center" bgcolor="grey" | [[Chamba district|'''Chamba District''']]
|-
!1
|[[Churah Assembly constituency|Churah (SC)]]
|-
!2
|[[Bharmour Assembly constituency|Bharmour (ST)]]
|-
!3
|[[Chamba Assembly constituency|Chamba]]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| {{Party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}
|Narender Singh
|-
!4
|[[Dalhousie Assembly constituency|Dalhousie]]
|-
!5
|[[Bhattiyat Assembly constituency|Bhattiyat]]
|-
| colspan="15" align="center" bgcolor="grey" | [[Kangra district|'''Kangra District''']]
|-
!6
|[[Nurpur Assembly constituency|Nurpur]]
|-
!7
|[[Indora Assembly constituency|Indora (SC)]]
|-
!8
|[[Fatehpur, Himachal Pradesh Assembly constituency|Fatehpur]]
|
|
|
|
|
|
| {{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}}
|Rajan Sushant
|-
!9
|[[Jawali Assembly constituency|Jawali]]
|-
!10
|[[Dehra Assembly constituency|Dehra]]
|-
!11
|[[Jaswan-Pragpur Assembly constituency|Jaswan-Pragpur]]
|-
!12
|[[Jawalamukhi Assembly constituency|Jawalamukhi]]
|-
!13
|[[Jaisinghpur Assembly constituency|Jaisinghpur (SC)]]
|-
!14
|[[Sullah Assembly constituency|Sullah]]
|-
!15
|[[Nagrota (Himachal Pradesh Assembly constituency)|Nagrota]]
|
|
|
|
|
|
| {{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}}
|Umakant Dogra
|-
!16
|[[Kangra Assembly constituency|Kangra]]
|-
!17
|[[Shahpur (Himachal Pradesh Assembly constituency)|Shahpur]]
|-
!18
|[[Dharamshala Assembly constituency|Dharamshala]]
|-
!19
|[[Palampur Assembly constituency|Palampur]]
|-
!20
|[[Baijnath Assembly constituency|Baijnath (SC)]]
|-
| colspan="15" align="center" bgcolor="grey" | [[Lahaul and Spiti district|'''Lahaul and Spiti District''']]
|-
!21
|[[Lahaul and Spiti Assembly constituency|Lahaul and Spiti (ST)]]
|
|
|
|
|
|
| {{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}}
|Sudershan Jaspa
|-
| colspan="15" align="center" bgcolor="grey" | [[Kullu district|'''Kullu District''']]
|-
!22
|[[Manali Assembly constituency|Manali]]
|-
!23
|[[Kullu Assembly constituency|Kullu]]
|-
!24
|[[Banjar Assembly constituency|Banjar]]
|-
!25
|[[Anni Assembly constituency|Anni (SC)]]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| {{Party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}
|Devki Nand
|-
| colspan="15" align="center" bgcolor="grey" | [[Mandi district|'''Mandi District''']]
|-
!26
|[[Karsog Assembly constituency|Karsog (SC)]]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| {{Party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}
|Kishori Lal
|-
!27
|[[Sundernagar Assembly constituency|Sundernagar]]
|-
!28
|[[Nachan Assembly constituency|Nachan (SC)]]
|-
!29
|[[Seraj Assembly constituency|Seraj]]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| {{Party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}
|Mahender Rana
|-
!30
|[[Darang Assembly constituency|Darang]]
|-
!31
|[[Jogindernagar Assembly constituency|Jogindernagar]]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| {{Party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}
|Kushal Bhardwaj
|-
!32
|[[Dharampur, Himachal Pradesh Assembly constituency|Dharampur]]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| {{Party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}
|Bhupender Singh
|-
!33
|[[Mandi Assembly constituency|Mandi]]
|-
!34
|[[Balh Assembly constituency|Balh (SC)]]
|-
!35
|[[Sarkaghat Assembly constituency|Sarkaghat]]
|-
| colspan="15" align="center" bgcolor="grey" | [[Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh|'''Hamirpur District''']]
|-
!36
|[[Bhoranj Assembly constituency|Bhoranj (SC)]]
|-
!37
|[[Sujanpur (Himachal Pradesh Assembly constituency)|Sujanpur]]
|-
!38
|[[Hamirpur (Himachal Pradesh Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Hamirpur]]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| {{Party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}
|Kashmir Singh Thakur
|-
!39
|[[Barsar Assembly constituency|Barsar]]
|-
!40
|[[Nadaun Assembly constituency|Nadaun]]
|-
| colspan="15" align="center" bgcolor="grey" | [[Una district|'''Una District''']]
|-
!41
|[[Chintpurni Assembly constituency|Chintpurni (SC)]]
|-
!42
|[[Gagret Assembly constituency|Gagret]]
|-
!43
|[[Haroli Assembly constituency|Haroli]]
|-
!44
|[[Una (Himachal Pradesh Assembly constituency)|Una]]
|-
!45
|[[Kutlehar Assembly constituency|Kutlehar]]
|-
| colspan="15" align="center" bgcolor="grey" | [[Bilaspur district, Himachal Pradesh|'''Bilaspur District''']]
|-
!46
|[[Jhanduta Assembly constituency|Jhanduta (SC)]]
|-
!47
|[[Ghumarwin Assembly constituency|Ghumarwin]]
|-
!48
|[[Bilaspur (Himachal Pradesh Assembly constituency)|Bilaspur]]
|-
!49
|[[Sri Naina Deviji Assembly constituency|Sri Naina Deviji]]
|-
| colspan="15" align="center" bgcolor="grey" | [[Solan district|'''Solan District''']]
|-
!50
|[[Arki Assembly constituency|Arki]]
|-
!51
|[[Nalagarh Assembly constituency|Nalagarh]]
|-
!52
|[[Doon Assembly constituency|Doon]]
|-
!53
|[[Solan Assembly constituency|Solan (SC)]]
|-
!54
|[[Kasauli Assembly constituency|Kasauli (SC)]]
|-
| colspan="15" align="center" bgcolor="grey" | [[Siramaur district|'''Sirmaur District''']]
|-
!55
|[[Pachhad Assembly constituency|Pachhad (SC)]]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| {{Party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}
|Aashish Kumar
|-
!56
|[[Nahan Assembly constituency|Nahan]]
|-
!57
|[[Sri Renukaji Assembly constituency|Sri Renukaji (SC)]]
|-
!58
|[[Paonta Sahib Assembly constituency|Paonta Sahib]]
|
|
|
|
|
|
| {{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}}
|Manish Thakur
|-
!59
|[[Shillai Assembly constituency|Shillai]]
|-
| colspan="15" align="center" bgcolor="grey" | [[Shimla district|'''Shimla District''']]
|-
!60
|[[Chopal Assembly constituency|Chopal]]
|-
!61
|[[Theog (Himachal Pradesh Assembly constituency)|Theog]]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| {{Party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}
|[[Rakesh Singha]]
|-
!62
|[[Kasumpati Assembly constituency|Kasumpati]]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| {{Party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}
|Kuldip Singh Tanwar
|-
!63
|[[Shimla Assembly constituency|Shimla]]
|-
!64
|[[Shimla Rural Assembly constituency|Shimla Rural]]
|-
!65
|[[Jubbal-Kotkhai Assembly constituency|Jubbal-Kotkhai]]
|-
!66
|[[Rampur (Himachal Pradesh Assembly constituency)|Rampur (SC)]]
|-
!67
|[[Rohru Assembly constituency|Rohru (SC)]]
|-
| colspan="15" align="center" bgcolor="grey" | [[Kinnaur district|'''Kinnaur District''']]
|-
!68
|[[Kinnaur Assembly constituency|Kinnaur (ST)]]
|}

==Campaign==
On 6 April 2022, AAP held a roadshow in Mandi with Kejriwal and Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann.<ref name="Tribune News 20 March 2022a">{{cite news |title=AAP's bid to poach BJP, Cong leaders in Himachal |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/himachal/aaps-bid-to-poach-bjp-cong-leaders-379087 |access-date=21 March 2022 |work=Tribuneindia News Service |date=20 March 2022 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="Tribune News 20 March 2022">{{cite news |title=AAP roadshow in Mandi on April 6 |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/himachal/aap-roadshow-in-mandi-on-april-6-379369 |access-date=21 March 2022 |work=Tribuneindia News Service |date=20 March 2022 |language=en}}</ref> Surjeet Thakur was appointed as President of the state unit in June 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |date=7 June 2022 |title=AAP appoints Surjeet Singh Thakur, a farmer, as Himachal unit chief |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/shimla/aap-appoints-surjeet-singh-thakur-a-farmer-as-himachal-unit-chief-7957667/ |access-date=9 June 2022 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>

==See also==
{{Portal|India}}
* [[2022 elections in India]]
* [[Elections in Himachal Pradesh]]

== Notes ==
{{Notelist}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Himachal Pradesh elections}}
{{Next Indian elections}}

[[Category:State Assembly elections in Himachal Pradesh]]
[[Category:2022 State Assembly elections in India|Himachal Pradesh]]

2022 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election

2022-11-16T04:47:15Z

Gokulkram: /* {{legend2|{{party color|CPI(M)}}|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}} */

{{Short description|Upcoming Legislative Assembly election in Assam, India}}
{{Infobox election
| election_name = 2022 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election
| country = India
| type = legislative
| ongoing = yes
| previous_election = 2017 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election
| previous_year = 2017
| election_date = November 2022
| next_election =
| next_year =
| seats_for_election = All 68 seats in the [[Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly]]
| majority_seats = 35
| registered =
| turnout =
| opinion_polls =
| image_size = 100px
| party1 = Bharatiya Janata Party
| image1 = File:JRThakur.jpg
| leader1 = [[Jai Ram Thakur]]
| leaders_seat1 = [[Seraj (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Seraj]]
| last_election1 = 48.8%, 44 seats
| alliance1 = National Democratic Alliance
| seats_before1 = 43
| leader_since1 = 2017
| party2 = Indian National Congress
| image2 = File:Pratibha Singh 2014-05-13 13-48.jpg
| leader2 = [[Pratibha Singh]]
| leaders_seat2 = None
| last_election2 = 41.7%, 21 seats
| alliance2 = [[United Progressive Alliance|UPA]]
| seats_before2 = 22
| leader_since2 = 2022
| title = [[List of Chief Ministers of Himachal Pradesh|CM]]
| before_election = [[Jai Ram Thakur]]
| before_party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| after_election = '''TBD'''
| after_party = '''TBD'''
| map_image = File:Wahlkreise zur Vidhan Sabha von Himachal Pradesh.svg
}}

'''Legislative Assembly elections''' will be held in [[Himachal Pradesh]] in November 2022 to elect 68 members of the [[Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly]].

== Background ==

The tenure of [[Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly]] is scheduled to end on 8 January 2023.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Terms of the Houses|url=https://eci.gov.in/elections/term-of-houses/|access-date=2021-10-04|website=Election Commission of India|language=en-IN}}</ref> The [[2017 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|previous assembly elections]] were held in November 2017. After the election, [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] formed the [[Government of Himachal Pradesh|state government]], with [[Jai Ram Thakur]] becoming [[List of chief ministers of Himachal Pradesh|Chief Minister]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2017-12-27|title=Jai Ram Thakur sworn in as chief minister of Himachal Pradesh|url=https://www.livemint.com/Politics/bCFHnf3LaC7EKmBiSlgSzH/Jai-Ram-Thakur-takes-oath-as-Himachal-Pradesh-chief-minister.html|url-status=live|access-date=2022-01-08|website=mint|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171230000322/http://www.livemint.com:80/Politics/bCFHnf3LaC7EKmBiSlgSzH/Jai-Ram-Thakur-takes-oath-as-Himachal-Pradesh-chief-minister.html |archive-date=2017-12-30 }}</ref>

==Schedule==

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Poll Event
! Date
|-
| Notification date
| ''17 October 2022''
|-
| Last date for filing nomination
| ''25 October 2022''
|-
| Scrutiny of nomination
| ''27 October 2022''
|-
| Last date for withdrawal of nomination
| ''29 October 2022''
|-
| Date of poll
| ''12 November 2022''
|-
| Date of counting of votes
| '''8 December 2022'''
|}

==Parties and alliances==
=== {{legend2|{{party color|National Democratic Alliance (India)}}|[[National Democratic Alliance (India)|National Democratic Alliance]]}} ===

{| class="wikitable" width="50%"
|+
!No.
!Party
!Flag
!Symbol
!Leader
!Photo
!Seats Contested
!Male Candidates
!Female Candidates
|-
|! style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}};color:white"|'''1.'''
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| [[File:BJP flag.svg|50px]]
| [[File:Election Symbol Lotus.png |50x50px]]
| [[Jai Ram Thakur]]
| [[File:JRThakur.jpg|50px]]
| ''68''
| ''TBD''
| ''TBD''
|}

=== {{legend2|{{party color|United Progressive Alliance}}|[[United Progressive Alliance]]}} ===

{| class="wikitable" width="50%"
|+
!No.
!Party
!Flag
!Symbol
!Leader
!Photo
!Seats Contested
!Male Candidates
!Female Candidates
|-
|! style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}};color:white"|'''1.'''
| [[Indian National Congress]]
| [[File:INC Flag Official.jpg|50x50px]]
| [[File:Hand INC.svg|50x50px]]
| [[Pratibha Singh]]
| [[File:Pratibha Singh 2014-05-13 13-48.jpg|50x50px]]
| ''68''
| ''TBD''
| ''TBD''
|}

=== {{legend2|{{party color|CPI(M)}}|[[Left Front]]}} ===

{| class="wikitable" width="50%"
|+
!No.
!Party
!Flag
!Symbol
!Leader
!Photo
!Seats Contested
!Male Candidates
!Female Candidates
|-
| style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}};color:white" |'''1.'''
|[[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]]
|[[File:CPI(M) Flag.jpg|frameless|50px]]
|[[File:Indian Election Symbol Hammer Sickle and Star.png|frameless|50px]]
| [[Rakesh Singha]]
| [[File:Rakesh Singha.jpg|50x50px]]
| ''11''
| ''TBD''
| ''TBD''
|-
|style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|Communist Party of India}};color:white" |'''2.'''
|[[Communist Party of India]]
|[[File:CPI-banner.svg|frameless|50px]]
|[[File:Indian Election Symbol Ears of Corn and Sickle.png|frameless|50px]]
|Shayam Singh Chauhan
|[[File:Circle-icons-profile.svg|50x50px]]
| ''1''
| ''TBD''
| ''TBD''
|}

=== {{legend2|{{party color|Aam Aadmi Party}}|[[Aam Aadmi Party]]}} ===

{| class="wikitable" width="50%"
|+
!No.
!Party
!Flag
!Symbol
!Leader
!Photo
!Seats Contested
!Male Candidates
!Female Candidates
|-
|! style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|Aam Aadmi Party}};color:white"|'''1.'''
| [[Aam Aadmi Party]]
| [[File:Aam Aadmi Party logo (English).svg|50px]]
| [[File:AAP Symbol.png|50px]]
| Surjeet Singh Thakur<ref>{{Cite web |date=7 June 2022 |title=AAP appoints Surjeet Singh Thakur, a farmer, as Himachal unit chief |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/shimla/aap-appoints-surjeet-singh-thakur-a-farmer-as-himachal-unit-chief-7957667/ |access-date=9 June 2022 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>
|[[File:Circle-icons-profile.svg|50x50px]]
| 67<ref name="AAP all seat">{{cite news |title=AAP to contest all 68 seats in Himachal |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/himachal/aap-to-contest-all-68-seats-in-himachal-313525 |access-date=8 February 2022 |work=Tribuneindia News Service |date=20 September 2021 |language=en}}</ref>
| ''TBD''
| ''TBD''
|}

=== Others ===
{| class="wikitable" width="50%"
!No.
!Party
!Flag
!Symbol
!Leader
!Photo
!Seats Contested
!Male Candidates
!Female Candidates
|-
|style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|Communist Party of India}};color:white" |'''1.'''
|[[Communist Party of India]]
|[[File:CPI-banner.svg|frameless|50px]]
|[[File:Indian Election Symbol Ears of Corn and Sickle.png|frameless|50px]]
|Shayam Singh Chauhan
|[[File:Circle-icons-profile.svg|50x50px]]
| ''1''
| ''TBD''
| ''TBD''
|-
|style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|Bahujan Samaj Party}};color:white"|'''2.'''
| [[Bahujan Samaj Party]]
| [[File:Elephant Bahujan Samaj Party.svg|50px]]
| [[File:Indian Election Symbol Elephant.png|60px]]
| [[Mayawati]]
| [[File:Mayawati.jpg|70x70px]]
| ''53''
| ''TBD''
| ''TBD''
|-
|}

==Candidates==
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible" style="text-align:center;"
! colspan="2" |Constituency
| colspan="3" bgcolor="{{party color|National Democratic Alliance}}" |[[National Democratic Alliance|'''NDA''']]
| colspan="3" bgcolor="{{party color|United Progressive Alliance}}" |[[United Progressive Alliance|'''UPA''']]
| colspan="3" bgcolor="{{party color|Aam Aadmi Party}}" | [[Aam Aadmi Party|'''AAP''']]
| colspan="3" bgcolor="{{party color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}"| [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|'''CPIM''']]
|-
!No.
!Name
! colspan="2" |Party
!Candidate
! colspan="2" |Party
!Candidate
! colspan="2" |Party
!Candidate
! colspan="2" |Party
!Candidate
|-
| colspan="15" align="center" bgcolor="grey" | [[Chamba district|'''Chamba District''']]
|-
!1
|[[Churah Assembly constituency|Churah (SC)]]
|-
!2
|[[Bharmour Assembly constituency|Bharmour (ST)]]
|-
!3
|[[Chamba Assembly constituency|Chamba]]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| {{Party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}
|Narender Singh
|-
!4
|[[Dalhousie Assembly constituency|Dalhousie]]
|-
!5
|[[Bhattiyat Assembly constituency|Bhattiyat]]
|-
| colspan="15" align="center" bgcolor="grey" | [[Kangra district|'''Kangra District''']]
|-
!6
|[[Nurpur Assembly constituency|Nurpur]]
|-
!7
|[[Indora Assembly constituency|Indora (SC)]]
|-
!8
|[[Fatehpur, Himachal Pradesh Assembly constituency|Fatehpur]]
|
|
|
|
|
|
| {{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}}
|Rajan Sushant
|-
!9
|[[Jawali Assembly constituency|Jawali]]
|-
!10
|[[Dehra Assembly constituency|Dehra]]
|-
!11
|[[Jaswan-Pragpur Assembly constituency|Jaswan-Pragpur]]
|-
!12
|[[Jawalamukhi Assembly constituency|Jawalamukhi]]
|-
!13
|[[Jaisinghpur Assembly constituency|Jaisinghpur (SC)]]
|-
!14
|[[Sullah Assembly constituency|Sullah]]
|-
!15
|[[Nagrota (Himachal Pradesh Assembly constituency)|Nagrota]]
|
|
|
|
|
|
| {{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}}
|Umakant Dogra
|-
!16
|[[Kangra Assembly constituency|Kangra]]
|-
!17
|[[Shahpur (Himachal Pradesh Assembly constituency)|Shahpur]]
|-
!18
|[[Dharamshala Assembly constituency|Dharamshala]]
|-
!19
|[[Palampur Assembly constituency|Palampur]]
|-
!20
|[[Baijnath Assembly constituency|Baijnath (SC)]]
|-
| colspan="15" align="center" bgcolor="grey" | [[Lahaul and Spiti district|'''Lahaul and Spiti District''']]
|-
!21
|[[Lahaul and Spiti Assembly constituency|Lahaul and Spiti (ST)]]
|
|
|
|
|
|
| {{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}}
|Sudershan Jaspa
|-
| colspan="15" align="center" bgcolor="grey" | [[Kullu district|'''Kullu District''']]
|-
!22
|[[Manali Assembly constituency|Manali]]
|-
!23
|[[Kullu Assembly constituency|Kullu]]
|-
!24
|[[Banjar Assembly constituency|Banjar]]
|-
!25
|[[Anni Assembly constituency|Anni (SC)]]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| {{Party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}
|Devki Nand
|-
| colspan="15" align="center" bgcolor="grey" | [[Mandi district|'''Mandi District''']]
|-
!26
|[[Karsog Assembly constituency|Karsog (SC)]]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| {{Party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}
|Kishori Lal
|-
!27
|[[Sundernagar Assembly constituency|Sundernagar]]
|-
!28
|[[Nachan Assembly constituency|Nachan (SC)]]
|-
!29
|[[Seraj Assembly constituency|Seraj]]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| {{Party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}
|Mahender Rana
|-
!30
|[[Darang Assembly constituency|Darang]]
|-
!31
|[[Jogindernagar Assembly constituency|Jogindernagar]]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| {{Party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}
|Kushal Bhardwaj
|-
!32
|[[Dharampur, Himachal Pradesh Assembly constituency|Dharampur]]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| {{Party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}
|Bhupender Singh
|-
!33
|[[Mandi Assembly constituency|Mandi]]
|-
!34
|[[Balh Assembly constituency|Balh (SC)]]
|-
!35
|[[Sarkaghat Assembly constituency|Sarkaghat]]
|-
| colspan="15" align="center" bgcolor="grey" | [[Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh|'''Hamirpur District''']]
|-
!36
|[[Bhoranj Assembly constituency|Bhoranj (SC)]]
|-
!37
|[[Sujanpur (Himachal Pradesh Assembly constituency)|Sujanpur]]
|-
!38
|[[Hamirpur (Himachal Pradesh Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Hamirpur]]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| {{Party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}
|Kashmir Singh Thakur
|-
!39
|[[Barsar Assembly constituency|Barsar]]
|-
!40
|[[Nadaun Assembly constituency|Nadaun]]
|-
| colspan="15" align="center" bgcolor="grey" | [[Una district|'''Una District''']]
|-
!41
|[[Chintpurni Assembly constituency|Chintpurni (SC)]]
|-
!42
|[[Gagret Assembly constituency|Gagret]]
|-
!43
|[[Haroli Assembly constituency|Haroli]]
|-
!44
|[[Una (Himachal Pradesh Assembly constituency)|Una]]
|-
!45
|[[Kutlehar Assembly constituency|Kutlehar]]
|-
| colspan="15" align="center" bgcolor="grey" | [[Bilaspur district, Himachal Pradesh|'''Bilaspur District''']]
|-
!46
|[[Jhanduta Assembly constituency|Jhanduta (SC)]]
|-
!47
|[[Ghumarwin Assembly constituency|Ghumarwin]]
|-
!48
|[[Bilaspur (Himachal Pradesh Assembly constituency)|Bilaspur]]
|-
!49
|[[Sri Naina Deviji Assembly constituency|Sri Naina Deviji]]
|-
| colspan="15" align="center" bgcolor="grey" | [[Solan district|'''Solan District''']]
|-
!50
|[[Arki Assembly constituency|Arki]]
|-
!51
|[[Nalagarh Assembly constituency|Nalagarh]]
|-
!52
|[[Doon Assembly constituency|Doon]]
|-
!53
|[[Solan Assembly constituency|Solan (SC)]]
|-
!54
|[[Kasauli Assembly constituency|Kasauli (SC)]]
|-
| colspan="15" align="center" bgcolor="grey" | [[Siramaur district|'''Sirmaur District''']]
|-
!55
|[[Pachhad Assembly constituency|Pachhad (SC)]]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| {{Party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}
|Aashish Kumar
|-
!56
|[[Nahan Assembly constituency|Nahan]]
|-
!57
|[[Sri Renukaji Assembly constituency|Sri Renukaji (SC)]]
|-
!58
|[[Paonta Sahib Assembly constituency|Paonta Sahib]]
|
|
|
|
|
|
| {{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}}
|Manish Thakur
|-
!59
|[[Shillai Assembly constituency|Shillai]]
|-
| colspan="15" align="center" bgcolor="grey" | [[Shimla district|'''Shimla District''']]
|-
!60
|[[Chopal Assembly constituency|Chopal]]
|-
!61
|[[Theog (Himachal Pradesh Assembly constituency)|Theog]]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| {{Party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}
|[[Rakesh Singha]]
|-
!62
|[[Kasumpati Assembly constituency|Kasumpati]]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| {{Party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}
|Kuldip Singh Tanwar
|-
!63
|[[Shimla Assembly constituency|Shimla]]
|-
!64
|[[Shimla Rural Assembly constituency|Shimla Rural]]
|-
!65
|[[Jubbal-Kotkhai Assembly constituency|Jubbal-Kotkhai]]
|-
!66
|[[Rampur (Himachal Pradesh Assembly constituency)|Rampur (SC)]]
|-
!67
|[[Rohru Assembly constituency|Rohru (SC)]]
|-
| colspan="15" align="center" bgcolor="grey" | [[Kinnaur district|'''Kinnaur District''']]
|-
!68
|[[Kinnaur Assembly constituency|Kinnaur (ST)]]
|}

==Campaign==
On 6 April 2022, AAP held a roadshow in Mandi with Kejriwal and Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann.<ref name="Tribune News 20 March 2022a">{{cite news |title=AAP's bid to poach BJP, Cong leaders in Himachal |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/himachal/aaps-bid-to-poach-bjp-cong-leaders-379087 |access-date=21 March 2022 |work=Tribuneindia News Service |date=20 March 2022 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="Tribune News 20 March 2022">{{cite news |title=AAP roadshow in Mandi on April 6 |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/himachal/aap-roadshow-in-mandi-on-april-6-379369 |access-date=21 March 2022 |work=Tribuneindia News Service |date=20 March 2022 |language=en}}</ref> Surjeet Thakur was appointed as President of the state unit in June 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |date=7 June 2022 |title=AAP appoints Surjeet Singh Thakur, a farmer, as Himachal unit chief |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/shimla/aap-appoints-surjeet-singh-thakur-a-farmer-as-himachal-unit-chief-7957667/ |access-date=9 June 2022 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>

==See also==
{{Portal|India}}
* [[2022 elections in India]]
* [[Elections in Himachal Pradesh]]

== Notes ==
{{Notelist}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Himachal Pradesh elections}}
{{Next Indian elections}}

[[Category:State Assembly elections in Himachal Pradesh]]
[[Category:2022 State Assembly elections in India|Himachal Pradesh]]

2022 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election

2022-11-15T06:48:30Z

Gokulkram: /* Parties and alliances */

{{Short description|Upcoming Legislative Assembly election in Assam, India}}
{{Infobox election
| election_name = 2022 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election
| country = India
| type = legislative
| ongoing = yes
| previous_election = 2017 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election
| previous_year = 2017
| election_date = November 2022
| next_election =
| next_year =
| seats_for_election = All 68 seats in the [[Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly]]
| majority_seats = 35
| registered =
| turnout =
| opinion_polls =
| image_size = 100px
| party1 = Bharatiya Janata Party
| image1 = File:JRThakur.jpg
| leader1 = [[Jai Ram Thakur]]
| leaders_seat1 = [[Seraj (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Seraj]]
| last_election1 = 48.8%, 44 seats
| alliance1 = National Democratic Alliance
| seats_before1 = 43
| leader_since1 = 2017
| party2 = Indian National Congress
| image2 = File:Pratibha Singh 2014-05-13 13-48.jpg
| leader2 = [[Pratibha Singh]]
| leaders_seat2 = None
| last_election2 = 41.7%, 21 seats
| alliance2 = [[United Progressive Alliance|UPA]]
| seats_before2 = 22
| leader_since2 = 2022
| title = [[List of Chief Ministers of Himachal Pradesh|CM]]
| before_election = [[Jai Ram Thakur]]
| before_party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| after_election = '''TBD'''
| after_party = '''TBD'''
| map_image = File:Wahlkreise zur Vidhan Sabha von Himachal Pradesh.svg
}}

'''Legislative Assembly elections''' will be held in [[Himachal Pradesh]] in November 2022 to elect 68 members of the [[Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly]].

== Background ==

The tenure of [[Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly]] is scheduled to end on 8 January 2023.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Terms of the Houses|url=https://eci.gov.in/elections/term-of-houses/|access-date=2021-10-04|website=Election Commission of India|language=en-IN}}</ref> The [[2017 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|previous assembly elections]] were held in November 2017. After the election, [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] formed the [[Government of Himachal Pradesh|state government]], with [[Jai Ram Thakur]] becoming [[List of chief ministers of Himachal Pradesh|Chief Minister]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2017-12-27|title=Jai Ram Thakur sworn in as chief minister of Himachal Pradesh|url=https://www.livemint.com/Politics/bCFHnf3LaC7EKmBiSlgSzH/Jai-Ram-Thakur-takes-oath-as-Himachal-Pradesh-chief-minister.html|url-status=live|access-date=2022-01-08|website=mint|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171230000322/http://www.livemint.com:80/Politics/bCFHnf3LaC7EKmBiSlgSzH/Jai-Ram-Thakur-takes-oath-as-Himachal-Pradesh-chief-minister.html |archive-date=2017-12-30 }}</ref>

==Schedule==

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Poll Event
! Date
|-
| Notification date
| ''17 October 2022''
|-
| Last date for filing nomination
| ''25 October 2022''
|-
| Scrutiny of nomination
| ''27 October 2022''
|-
| Last date for withdrawal of nomination
| ''29 October 2022''
|-
| Date of poll
| ''12 November 2022''
|-
| Date of counting of votes
| '''8 December 2022'''
|}

==Parties and alliances==
=== {{legend2|{{party color|National Democratic Alliance (India)}}|[[National Democratic Alliance (India)|National Democratic Alliance]]}} ===

{| class="wikitable" width="50%"
|+
!No.
!Party
!Flag
!Symbol
!Leader
!Photo
!Seats Contested
!Male Candidates
!Female Candidates
|-
|! style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}};color:white"|'''1.'''
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| [[File:BJP flag.svg|50px]]
| [[File:Election Symbol Lotus.png |50x50px]]
| [[Jai Ram Thakur]]
| [[File:JRThakur.jpg|50px]]
| ''68''
| ''TBD''
| ''TBD''
|}

=== {{legend2|{{party color|United Progressive Alliance}}|[[United Progressive Alliance]]}} ===

{| class="wikitable" width="50%"
|+
!No.
!Party
!Flag
!Symbol
!Leader
!Photo
!Seats Contested
!Male Candidates
!Female Candidates
|-
|! style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}};color:white"|'''1.'''
| [[Indian National Congress]]
| [[File:INC Flag Official.jpg|50x50px]]
| [[File:Hand INC.svg|50x50px]]
| [[Pratibha Singh]]
| [[File:Pratibha Singh 2014-05-13 13-48.jpg|50x50px]]
| ''68''
| ''TBD''
| ''TBD''
|}

=== {{legend2|{{party color|CPI(M)}}|[[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]]}} ===

{| class="wikitable" width="50%"
|+
!No.
!Party
!Flag
!Symbol
!Leader
!Photo
!Seats Contested
!Male Candidates
!Female Candidates
|-
| style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}};color:white" |'''1.'''
|[[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]]
|[[File:CPI(M) Flag.jpg|frameless|50px]]
|[[File:Indian Election Symbol Hammer Sickle and Star.png|frameless|50px]]
| [[Rakesh Singha]]
| [[File:Rakesh Singha.jpg|50x50px]]
| ''11''
| ''TBD''
| ''TBD''
|}
=== {{legend2|{{party color|Aam Aadmi Party}}|[[Aam Aadmi Party]]}} ===

{| class="wikitable" width="50%"
|+
!No.
!Party
!Flag
!Symbol
!Leader
!Photo
!Seats Contested
!Male Candidates
!Female Candidates
|-
|! style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|Aam Aadmi Party}};color:white"|'''1.'''
| [[Aam Aadmi Party]]
| [[File:Aam Aadmi Party logo (English).svg|50px]]
| [[File:AAP Symbol.png|50px]]
| Surjeet Singh Thakur<ref>{{Cite web |date=7 June 2022 |title=AAP appoints Surjeet Singh Thakur, a farmer, as Himachal unit chief |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/shimla/aap-appoints-surjeet-singh-thakur-a-farmer-as-himachal-unit-chief-7957667/ |access-date=9 June 2022 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>
|[[File:Circle-icons-profile.svg|50x50px]]
| 67<ref name="AAP all seat">{{cite news |title=AAP to contest all 68 seats in Himachal |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/himachal/aap-to-contest-all-68-seats-in-himachal-313525 |access-date=8 February 2022 |work=Tribuneindia News Service |date=20 September 2021 |language=en}}</ref>
| ''TBD''
| ''TBD''
|}

=== Others ===
{| class="wikitable" width="50%"
!No.
!Party
!Flag
!Symbol
!Leader
!Photo
!Seats Contested
!Male Candidates
!Female Candidates
|-
|style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|Communist Party of India}};color:white" |'''1.'''
|[[Communist Party of India]]
|[[File:CPI-banner.svg|frameless|50px]]
|[[File:Indian Election Symbol Ears of Corn and Sickle.png|frameless|50px]]
|Shayam Singh Chauhan
|[[File:Circle-icons-profile.svg|50x50px]]
| ''1''
| ''TBD''
| ''TBD''
|-
|style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|Bahujan Samaj Party}};color:white"|'''2.'''
| [[Bahujan Samaj Party]]
| [[File:Elephant Bahujan Samaj Party.svg|50px]]
| [[File:Indian Election Symbol Elephant.png|60px]]
| [[Mayawati]]
| [[File:Mayawati.jpg|70x70px]]
| ''53''
| ''TBD''
| ''TBD''
|-
|}

==Candidates==
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible" style="text-align:center;"
! colspan="2" |Constituency
| colspan="3" bgcolor="{{party color|National Democratic Alliance}}" |[[National Democratic Alliance|'''NDA''']]
| colspan="3" bgcolor="{{party color|United Progressive Alliance}}" |[[United Progressive Alliance|'''UPA''']]
| colspan="3" bgcolor="{{party color|Aam Aadmi Party}}" | [[Aam Aadmi Party|'''AAP''']]
| colspan="3" bgcolor="{{party color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}"| [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|'''CPIM''']]
|-
!No.
!Name
! colspan="2" |Party
!Candidate
! colspan="2" |Party
!Candidate
! colspan="2" |Party
!Candidate
! colspan="2" |Party
!Candidate
|-
| colspan="15" align="center" bgcolor="grey" | [[Chamba district|'''Chamba District''']]
|-
!1
|[[Churah Assembly constituency|Churah (SC)]]
|-
!2
|[[Bharmour Assembly constituency|Bharmour (ST)]]
|-
!3
|[[Chamba Assembly constituency|Chamba]]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| {{Party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}
|Narender Singh
|-
!4
|[[Dalhousie Assembly constituency|Dalhousie]]
|-
!5
|[[Bhattiyat Assembly constituency|Bhattiyat]]
|-
| colspan="15" align="center" bgcolor="grey" | [[Kangra district|'''Kangra District''']]
|-
!6
|[[Nurpur Assembly constituency|Nurpur]]
|-
!7
|[[Indora Assembly constituency|Indora (SC)]]
|-
!8
|[[Fatehpur, Himachal Pradesh Assembly constituency|Fatehpur]]
|
|
|
|
|
|
| {{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}}
|Rajan Sushant
|-
!9
|[[Jawali Assembly constituency|Jawali]]
|-
!10
|[[Dehra Assembly constituency|Dehra]]
|-
!11
|[[Jaswan-Pragpur Assembly constituency|Jaswan-Pragpur]]
|-
!12
|[[Jawalamukhi Assembly constituency|Jawalamukhi]]
|-
!13
|[[Jaisinghpur Assembly constituency|Jaisinghpur (SC)]]
|-
!14
|[[Sullah Assembly constituency|Sullah]]
|-
!15
|[[Nagrota (Himachal Pradesh Assembly constituency)|Nagrota]]
|
|
|
|
|
|
| {{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}}
|Umakant Dogra
|-
!16
|[[Kangra Assembly constituency|Kangra]]
|-
!17
|[[Shahpur (Himachal Pradesh Assembly constituency)|Shahpur]]
|-
!18
|[[Dharamshala Assembly constituency|Dharamshala]]
|-
!19
|[[Palampur Assembly constituency|Palampur]]
|-
!20
|[[Baijnath Assembly constituency|Baijnath (SC)]]
|-
| colspan="15" align="center" bgcolor="grey" | [[Lahaul and Spiti district|'''Lahaul and Spiti District''']]
|-
!21
|[[Lahaul and Spiti Assembly constituency|Lahaul and Spiti (ST)]]
|
|
|
|
|
|
| {{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}}
|Sudershan Jaspa
|-
| colspan="15" align="center" bgcolor="grey" | [[Kullu district|'''Kullu District''']]
|-
!22
|[[Manali Assembly constituency|Manali]]
|-
!23
|[[Kullu Assembly constituency|Kullu]]
|-
!24
|[[Banjar Assembly constituency|Banjar]]
|-
!25
|[[Anni Assembly constituency|Anni (SC)]]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| {{Party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}
|Devki Nand
|-
| colspan="15" align="center" bgcolor="grey" | [[Mandi district|'''Mandi District''']]
|-
!26
|[[Karsog Assembly constituency|Karsog (SC)]]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| {{Party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}
|Kishori Lal
|-
!27
|[[Sundernagar Assembly constituency|Sundernagar]]
|-
!28
|[[Nachan Assembly constituency|Nachan (SC)]]
|-
!29
|[[Seraj Assembly constituency|Seraj]]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| {{Party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}
|Mahender Rana
|-
!30
|[[Darang Assembly constituency|Darang]]
|-
!31
|[[Jogindernagar Assembly constituency|Jogindernagar]]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| {{Party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}
|Kushal Bhardwaj
|-
!32
|[[Dharampur, Himachal Pradesh Assembly constituency|Dharampur]]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| {{Party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}
|Bhupender Singh
|-
!33
|[[Mandi Assembly constituency|Mandi]]
|-
!34
|[[Balh Assembly constituency|Balh (SC)]]
|-
!35
|[[Sarkaghat Assembly constituency|Sarkaghat]]
|-
| colspan="15" align="center" bgcolor="grey" | [[Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh|'''Hamirpur District''']]
|-
!36
|[[Bhoranj Assembly constituency|Bhoranj (SC)]]
|-
!37
|[[Sujanpur (Himachal Pradesh Assembly constituency)|Sujanpur]]
|-
!38
|[[Hamirpur (Himachal Pradesh Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Hamirpur]]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| {{Party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}
|Kashmir Singh Thakur
|-
!39
|[[Barsar Assembly constituency|Barsar]]
|-
!40
|[[Nadaun Assembly constituency|Nadaun]]
|-
| colspan="15" align="center" bgcolor="grey" | [[Una district|'''Una District''']]
|-
!41
|[[Chintpurni Assembly constituency|Chintpurni (SC)]]
|-
!42
|[[Gagret Assembly constituency|Gagret]]
|-
!43
|[[Haroli Assembly constituency|Haroli]]
|-
!44
|[[Una (Himachal Pradesh Assembly constituency)|Una]]
|-
!45
|[[Kutlehar Assembly constituency|Kutlehar]]
|-
| colspan="15" align="center" bgcolor="grey" | [[Bilaspur district, Himachal Pradesh|'''Bilaspur District''']]
|-
!46
|[[Jhanduta Assembly constituency|Jhanduta (SC)]]
|-
!47
|[[Ghumarwin Assembly constituency|Ghumarwin]]
|-
!48
|[[Bilaspur (Himachal Pradesh Assembly constituency)|Bilaspur]]
|-
!49
|[[Sri Naina Deviji Assembly constituency|Sri Naina Deviji]]
|-
| colspan="15" align="center" bgcolor="grey" | [[Solan district|'''Solan District''']]
|-
!50
|[[Arki Assembly constituency|Arki]]
|-
!51
|[[Nalagarh Assembly constituency|Nalagarh]]
|-
!52
|[[Doon Assembly constituency|Doon]]
|-
!53
|[[Solan Assembly constituency|Solan (SC)]]
|-
!54
|[[Kasauli Assembly constituency|Kasauli (SC)]]
|-
| colspan="15" align="center" bgcolor="grey" | [[Siramaur district|'''Sirmaur District''']]
|-
!55
|[[Pachhad Assembly constituency|Pachhad (SC)]]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| {{Party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}
|Aashish Kumar
|-
!56
|[[Nahan Assembly constituency|Nahan]]
|-
!57
|[[Sri Renukaji Assembly constituency|Sri Renukaji (SC)]]
|-
!58
|[[Paonta Sahib Assembly constituency|Paonta Sahib]]
|
|
|
|
|
|
| {{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}}
|Manish Thakur
|-
!59
|[[Shillai Assembly constituency|Shillai]]
|-
| colspan="15" align="center" bgcolor="grey" | [[Shimla district|'''Shimla District''']]
|-
!60
|[[Chopal Assembly constituency|Chopal]]
|-
!61
|[[Theog (Himachal Pradesh Assembly constituency)|Theog]]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| {{Party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}
|[[Rakesh Singha]]
|-
!62
|[[Kasumpati Assembly constituency|Kasumpati]]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| {{Party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}
|Kuldip Singh Tanwar
|-
!63
|[[Shimla Assembly constituency|Shimla]]
|-
!64
|[[Shimla Rural Assembly constituency|Shimla Rural]]
|-
!65
|[[Jubbal-Kotkhai Assembly constituency|Jubbal-Kotkhai]]
|-
!66
|[[Rampur (Himachal Pradesh Assembly constituency)|Rampur (SC)]]
|-
!67
|[[Rohru Assembly constituency|Rohru (SC)]]
|-
| colspan="15" align="center" bgcolor="grey" | [[Kinnaur district|'''Kinnaur District''']]
|-
!68
|[[Kinnaur Assembly constituency|Kinnaur (ST)]]
|}

==Campaign==
On 6 April 2022, AAP held a roadshow in Mandi with Kejriwal and Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann.<ref name="Tribune News 20 March 2022a">{{cite news |title=AAP's bid to poach BJP, Cong leaders in Himachal |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/himachal/aaps-bid-to-poach-bjp-cong-leaders-379087 |access-date=21 March 2022 |work=Tribuneindia News Service |date=20 March 2022 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="Tribune News 20 March 2022">{{cite news |title=AAP roadshow in Mandi on April 6 |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/himachal/aap-roadshow-in-mandi-on-april-6-379369 |access-date=21 March 2022 |work=Tribuneindia News Service |date=20 March 2022 |language=en}}</ref> Surjeet Thakur was appointed as President of the state unit in June 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |date=7 June 2022 |title=AAP appoints Surjeet Singh Thakur, a farmer, as Himachal unit chief |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/shimla/aap-appoints-surjeet-singh-thakur-a-farmer-as-himachal-unit-chief-7957667/ |access-date=9 June 2022 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>

==See also==
{{Portal|India}}
* [[2022 elections in India]]
* [[Elections in Himachal Pradesh]]

== Notes ==
{{Notelist}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Himachal Pradesh elections}}
{{Next Indian elections}}

[[Category:State Assembly elections in Himachal Pradesh]]
[[Category:2022 State Assembly elections in India|Himachal Pradesh]]

2022 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election

2022-11-15T06:46:32Z

Gokulkram: /* {{legend2|{{party color|National Democratic Alliance (India)}}|National Democratic Alliance}} */

{{Short description|Upcoming Legislative Assembly election in Assam, India}}
{{Infobox election
| election_name = 2022 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election
| country = India
| type = legislative
| ongoing = yes
| previous_election = 2017 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election
| previous_year = 2017
| election_date = November 2022
| next_election =
| next_year =
| seats_for_election = All 68 seats in the [[Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly]]
| majority_seats = 35
| registered =
| turnout =
| opinion_polls =
| image_size = 100px
| party1 = Bharatiya Janata Party
| image1 = File:JRThakur.jpg
| leader1 = [[Jai Ram Thakur]]
| leaders_seat1 = [[Seraj (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Seraj]]
| last_election1 = 48.8%, 44 seats
| alliance1 = National Democratic Alliance
| seats_before1 = 43
| leader_since1 = 2017
| party2 = Indian National Congress
| image2 = File:Pratibha Singh 2014-05-13 13-48.jpg
| leader2 = [[Pratibha Singh]]
| leaders_seat2 = None
| last_election2 = 41.7%, 21 seats
| alliance2 = [[United Progressive Alliance|UPA]]
| seats_before2 = 22
| leader_since2 = 2022
| title = [[List of Chief Ministers of Himachal Pradesh|CM]]
| before_election = [[Jai Ram Thakur]]
| before_party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| after_election = '''TBD'''
| after_party = '''TBD'''
| map_image = File:Wahlkreise zur Vidhan Sabha von Himachal Pradesh.svg
}}

'''Legislative Assembly elections''' will be held in [[Himachal Pradesh]] in November 2022 to elect 68 members of the [[Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly]].

== Background ==

The tenure of [[Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly]] is scheduled to end on 8 January 2023.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Terms of the Houses|url=https://eci.gov.in/elections/term-of-houses/|access-date=2021-10-04|website=Election Commission of India|language=en-IN}}</ref> The [[2017 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|previous assembly elections]] were held in November 2017. After the election, [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] formed the [[Government of Himachal Pradesh|state government]], with [[Jai Ram Thakur]] becoming [[List of chief ministers of Himachal Pradesh|Chief Minister]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2017-12-27|title=Jai Ram Thakur sworn in as chief minister of Himachal Pradesh|url=https://www.livemint.com/Politics/bCFHnf3LaC7EKmBiSlgSzH/Jai-Ram-Thakur-takes-oath-as-Himachal-Pradesh-chief-minister.html|url-status=live|access-date=2022-01-08|website=mint|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171230000322/http://www.livemint.com:80/Politics/bCFHnf3LaC7EKmBiSlgSzH/Jai-Ram-Thakur-takes-oath-as-Himachal-Pradesh-chief-minister.html |archive-date=2017-12-30 }}</ref>

==Schedule==

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Poll Event
! Date
|-
| Notification date
| ''17 October 2022''
|-
| Last date for filing nomination
| ''25 October 2022''
|-
| Scrutiny of nomination
| ''27 October 2022''
|-
| Last date for withdrawal of nomination
| ''29 October 2022''
|-
| Date of poll
| ''12 November 2022''
|-
| Date of counting of votes
| '''8 December 2022'''
|}

==Parties and alliances==
=== {{legend2|{{party color|National Democratic Alliance (India)}}|[[National Democratic Alliance (India)|National Democratic Alliance]]}} ===

{| class="wikitable" width="50%"
|+
!No.
!Party
!Flag
!Symbol
!Leader
!Photo
!Seats Contested
!Male Candidates
!Female Candidates
|-
|! style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}};color:white"|'''1.'''
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| [[File:BJP flag.svg|50px]]
| [[File:Election Symbol Lotus.png |50x50px]]
| [[Jai Ram Thakur]]
| [[File:JRThakur.jpg|50px]]
| ''68''
| ''TBD''
| ''TBD''
|}

=== {{legend2|{{party color|United Progressive Alliance}}|[[United Progressive Alliance]]}} ===

{| class="wikitable" width="50%"
|+
!No.
!Party
!Flag
!Symbol
!Leader
!Photo
!Seats Contested
!Male Candidates
!Female Candidates
|-
|! style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}};color:white"|'''1.'''
| [[Indian National Congress]]
| [[File:INC Flag Official.jpg|50x50px]]
| [[File:Hand INC.svg|50x50px]]
| [[Pratibha Singh]]
| [[File:Pratibha Singh 2014-05-13 13-48.jpg|50x50px]]
| ''TBD''
| ''TBD''
| ''TBD''
|}

=== {{legend2|{{party color|CPI(M)}}|[[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]]}} ===

{| class="wikitable" width="50%"
|+
!No.
!Party
!Flag
!Symbol
!Leader
!Photo
!Seats Contested
!Male Candidates
!Female Candidates
|-
| style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}};color:white" |'''1.'''
|[[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]]
|[[File:CPI(M) Flag.jpg|frameless|50px]]
|[[File:Indian Election Symbol Hammer Sickle and Star.png|frameless|50px]]
| [[Rakesh Singha]]
| [[File:Rakesh Singha.jpg|50x50px]]
| ''TBD''
| ''TBD''
| ''TBD''
|}
=== {{legend2|{{party color|Aam Aadmi Party}}|[[Aam Aadmi Party]]}} ===

{| class="wikitable" width="50%"
|+
!No.
!Party
!Flag
!Symbol
!Leader
!Photo
!Seats Contested
!Male Candidates
!Female Candidates
|-
|! style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|Aam Aadmi Party}};color:white"|'''1.'''
| [[Aam Aadmi Party]]
| [[File:Aam Aadmi Party logo (English).svg|50px]]
| [[File:AAP Symbol.png|50px]]
| Surjeet Singh Thakur<ref>{{Cite web |date=7 June 2022 |title=AAP appoints Surjeet Singh Thakur, a farmer, as Himachal unit chief |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/shimla/aap-appoints-surjeet-singh-thakur-a-farmer-as-himachal-unit-chief-7957667/ |access-date=9 June 2022 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>
|[[File:Circle-icons-profile.svg|50x50px]]
| 68<ref name="AAP all seat">{{cite news |title=AAP to contest all 68 seats in Himachal |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/himachal/aap-to-contest-all-68-seats-in-himachal-313525 |access-date=8 February 2022 |work=Tribuneindia News Service |date=20 September 2021 |language=en}}</ref>
| ''TBD''
| ''TBD''
|}

=== Others ===
{| class="wikitable" width="50%"
!No.
!Party
!Flag
!Symbol
!Leader
!Photo
!Seats Contested
!Male Candidates
!Female Candidates
|-
|style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|Communist Party of India}};color:white" |'''1.'''
|[[Communist Party of India]]
|[[File:CPI-banner.svg|frameless|50px]]
|[[File:Indian Election Symbol Ears of Corn and Sickle.png|frameless|50px]]
|Shayam Singh Chauhan
|[[File:Circle-icons-profile.svg|50x50px]]
| ''TBD''
| ''TBD''
| ''TBD''
|-
|style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|Bahujan Samaj Party}};color:white"|'''2.'''
| [[Bahujan Samaj Party]]
| [[File:Elephant Bahujan Samaj Party.svg|50px]]
| [[File:Indian Election Symbol Elephant.png|60px]]
| [[Mayawati]]
| [[File:Mayawati.jpg|70x70px]]
| ''TBD''
| ''TBD''
| ''TBD''
|-
|}

==Candidates==
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible" style="text-align:center;"
! colspan="2" |Constituency
| colspan="3" bgcolor="{{party color|National Democratic Alliance}}" |[[National Democratic Alliance|'''NDA''']]
| colspan="3" bgcolor="{{party color|United Progressive Alliance}}" |[[United Progressive Alliance|'''UPA''']]
| colspan="3" bgcolor="{{party color|Aam Aadmi Party}}" | [[Aam Aadmi Party|'''AAP''']]
| colspan="3" bgcolor="{{party color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}"| [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|'''CPIM''']]
|-
!No.
!Name
! colspan="2" |Party
!Candidate
! colspan="2" |Party
!Candidate
! colspan="2" |Party
!Candidate
! colspan="2" |Party
!Candidate
|-
| colspan="15" align="center" bgcolor="grey" | [[Chamba district|'''Chamba District''']]
|-
!1
|[[Churah Assembly constituency|Churah (SC)]]
|-
!2
|[[Bharmour Assembly constituency|Bharmour (ST)]]
|-
!3
|[[Chamba Assembly constituency|Chamba]]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| {{Party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}
|Narender Singh
|-
!4
|[[Dalhousie Assembly constituency|Dalhousie]]
|-
!5
|[[Bhattiyat Assembly constituency|Bhattiyat]]
|-
| colspan="15" align="center" bgcolor="grey" | [[Kangra district|'''Kangra District''']]
|-
!6
|[[Nurpur Assembly constituency|Nurpur]]
|-
!7
|[[Indora Assembly constituency|Indora (SC)]]
|-
!8
|[[Fatehpur, Himachal Pradesh Assembly constituency|Fatehpur]]
|
|
|
|
|
|
| {{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}}
|Rajan Sushant
|-
!9
|[[Jawali Assembly constituency|Jawali]]
|-
!10
|[[Dehra Assembly constituency|Dehra]]
|-
!11
|[[Jaswan-Pragpur Assembly constituency|Jaswan-Pragpur]]
|-
!12
|[[Jawalamukhi Assembly constituency|Jawalamukhi]]
|-
!13
|[[Jaisinghpur Assembly constituency|Jaisinghpur (SC)]]
|-
!14
|[[Sullah Assembly constituency|Sullah]]
|-
!15
|[[Nagrota (Himachal Pradesh Assembly constituency)|Nagrota]]
|
|
|
|
|
|
| {{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}}
|Umakant Dogra
|-
!16
|[[Kangra Assembly constituency|Kangra]]
|-
!17
|[[Shahpur (Himachal Pradesh Assembly constituency)|Shahpur]]
|-
!18
|[[Dharamshala Assembly constituency|Dharamshala]]
|-
!19
|[[Palampur Assembly constituency|Palampur]]
|-
!20
|[[Baijnath Assembly constituency|Baijnath (SC)]]
|-
| colspan="15" align="center" bgcolor="grey" | [[Lahaul and Spiti district|'''Lahaul and Spiti District''']]
|-
!21
|[[Lahaul and Spiti Assembly constituency|Lahaul and Spiti (ST)]]
|
|
|
|
|
|
| {{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}}
|Sudershan Jaspa
|-
| colspan="15" align="center" bgcolor="grey" | [[Kullu district|'''Kullu District''']]
|-
!22
|[[Manali Assembly constituency|Manali]]
|-
!23
|[[Kullu Assembly constituency|Kullu]]
|-
!24
|[[Banjar Assembly constituency|Banjar]]
|-
!25
|[[Anni Assembly constituency|Anni (SC)]]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| {{Party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}
|Devki Nand
|-
| colspan="15" align="center" bgcolor="grey" | [[Mandi district|'''Mandi District''']]
|-
!26
|[[Karsog Assembly constituency|Karsog (SC)]]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| {{Party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}
|Kishori Lal
|-
!27
|[[Sundernagar Assembly constituency|Sundernagar]]
|-
!28
|[[Nachan Assembly constituency|Nachan (SC)]]
|-
!29
|[[Seraj Assembly constituency|Seraj]]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| {{Party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}
|Mahender Rana
|-
!30
|[[Darang Assembly constituency|Darang]]
|-
!31
|[[Jogindernagar Assembly constituency|Jogindernagar]]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| {{Party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}
|Kushal Bhardwaj
|-
!32
|[[Dharampur, Himachal Pradesh Assembly constituency|Dharampur]]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| {{Party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}
|Bhupender Singh
|-
!33
|[[Mandi Assembly constituency|Mandi]]
|-
!34
|[[Balh Assembly constituency|Balh (SC)]]
|-
!35
|[[Sarkaghat Assembly constituency|Sarkaghat]]
|-
| colspan="15" align="center" bgcolor="grey" | [[Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh|'''Hamirpur District''']]
|-
!36
|[[Bhoranj Assembly constituency|Bhoranj (SC)]]
|-
!37
|[[Sujanpur (Himachal Pradesh Assembly constituency)|Sujanpur]]
|-
!38
|[[Hamirpur (Himachal Pradesh Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Hamirpur]]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| {{Party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}
|Kashmir Singh Thakur
|-
!39
|[[Barsar Assembly constituency|Barsar]]
|-
!40
|[[Nadaun Assembly constituency|Nadaun]]
|-
| colspan="15" align="center" bgcolor="grey" | [[Una district|'''Una District''']]
|-
!41
|[[Chintpurni Assembly constituency|Chintpurni (SC)]]
|-
!42
|[[Gagret Assembly constituency|Gagret]]
|-
!43
|[[Haroli Assembly constituency|Haroli]]
|-
!44
|[[Una (Himachal Pradesh Assembly constituency)|Una]]
|-
!45
|[[Kutlehar Assembly constituency|Kutlehar]]
|-
| colspan="15" align="center" bgcolor="grey" | [[Bilaspur district, Himachal Pradesh|'''Bilaspur District''']]
|-
!46
|[[Jhanduta Assembly constituency|Jhanduta (SC)]]
|-
!47
|[[Ghumarwin Assembly constituency|Ghumarwin]]
|-
!48
|[[Bilaspur (Himachal Pradesh Assembly constituency)|Bilaspur]]
|-
!49
|[[Sri Naina Deviji Assembly constituency|Sri Naina Deviji]]
|-
| colspan="15" align="center" bgcolor="grey" | [[Solan district|'''Solan District''']]
|-
!50
|[[Arki Assembly constituency|Arki]]
|-
!51
|[[Nalagarh Assembly constituency|Nalagarh]]
|-
!52
|[[Doon Assembly constituency|Doon]]
|-
!53
|[[Solan Assembly constituency|Solan (SC)]]
|-
!54
|[[Kasauli Assembly constituency|Kasauli (SC)]]
|-
| colspan="15" align="center" bgcolor="grey" | [[Siramaur district|'''Sirmaur District''']]
|-
!55
|[[Pachhad Assembly constituency|Pachhad (SC)]]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| {{Party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}
|Aashish Kumar
|-
!56
|[[Nahan Assembly constituency|Nahan]]
|-
!57
|[[Sri Renukaji Assembly constituency|Sri Renukaji (SC)]]
|-
!58
|[[Paonta Sahib Assembly constituency|Paonta Sahib]]
|
|
|
|
|
|
| {{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}}
|Manish Thakur
|-
!59
|[[Shillai Assembly constituency|Shillai]]
|-
| colspan="15" align="center" bgcolor="grey" | [[Shimla district|'''Shimla District''']]
|-
!60
|[[Chopal Assembly constituency|Chopal]]
|-
!61
|[[Theog (Himachal Pradesh Assembly constituency)|Theog]]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| {{Party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}
|[[Rakesh Singha]]
|-
!62
|[[Kasumpati Assembly constituency|Kasumpati]]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| {{Party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}
|Kuldip Singh Tanwar
|-
!63
|[[Shimla Assembly constituency|Shimla]]
|-
!64
|[[Shimla Rural Assembly constituency|Shimla Rural]]
|-
!65
|[[Jubbal-Kotkhai Assembly constituency|Jubbal-Kotkhai]]
|-
!66
|[[Rampur (Himachal Pradesh Assembly constituency)|Rampur (SC)]]
|-
!67
|[[Rohru Assembly constituency|Rohru (SC)]]
|-
| colspan="15" align="center" bgcolor="grey" | [[Kinnaur district|'''Kinnaur District''']]
|-
!68
|[[Kinnaur Assembly constituency|Kinnaur (ST)]]
|}

==Campaign==
On 6 April 2022, AAP held a roadshow in Mandi with Kejriwal and Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann.<ref name="Tribune News 20 March 2022a">{{cite news |title=AAP's bid to poach BJP, Cong leaders in Himachal |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/himachal/aaps-bid-to-poach-bjp-cong-leaders-379087 |access-date=21 March 2022 |work=Tribuneindia News Service |date=20 March 2022 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="Tribune News 20 March 2022">{{cite news |title=AAP roadshow in Mandi on April 6 |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/himachal/aap-roadshow-in-mandi-on-april-6-379369 |access-date=21 March 2022 |work=Tribuneindia News Service |date=20 March 2022 |language=en}}</ref> Surjeet Thakur was appointed as President of the state unit in June 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |date=7 June 2022 |title=AAP appoints Surjeet Singh Thakur, a farmer, as Himachal unit chief |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/shimla/aap-appoints-surjeet-singh-thakur-a-farmer-as-himachal-unit-chief-7957667/ |access-date=9 June 2022 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>

==See also==
{{Portal|India}}
* [[2022 elections in India]]
* [[Elections in Himachal Pradesh]]

== Notes ==
{{Notelist}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Himachal Pradesh elections}}
{{Next Indian elections}}

[[Category:State Assembly elections in Himachal Pradesh]]
[[Category:2022 State Assembly elections in India|Himachal Pradesh]]

2022 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election

2022-11-15T06:45:12Z

Gokulkram: /* Schedule */

{{Short description|Upcoming Legislative Assembly election in Assam, India}}
{{Infobox election
| election_name = 2022 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election
| country = India
| type = legislative
| ongoing = yes
| previous_election = 2017 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election
| previous_year = 2017
| election_date = November 2022
| next_election =
| next_year =
| seats_for_election = All 68 seats in the [[Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly]]
| majority_seats = 35
| registered =
| turnout =
| opinion_polls =
| image_size = 100px
| party1 = Bharatiya Janata Party
| image1 = File:JRThakur.jpg
| leader1 = [[Jai Ram Thakur]]
| leaders_seat1 = [[Seraj (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Seraj]]
| last_election1 = 48.8%, 44 seats
| alliance1 = National Democratic Alliance
| seats_before1 = 43
| leader_since1 = 2017
| party2 = Indian National Congress
| image2 = File:Pratibha Singh 2014-05-13 13-48.jpg
| leader2 = [[Pratibha Singh]]
| leaders_seat2 = None
| last_election2 = 41.7%, 21 seats
| alliance2 = [[United Progressive Alliance|UPA]]
| seats_before2 = 22
| leader_since2 = 2022
| title = [[List of Chief Ministers of Himachal Pradesh|CM]]
| before_election = [[Jai Ram Thakur]]
| before_party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| after_election = '''TBD'''
| after_party = '''TBD'''
| map_image = File:Wahlkreise zur Vidhan Sabha von Himachal Pradesh.svg
}}

'''Legislative Assembly elections''' will be held in [[Himachal Pradesh]] in November 2022 to elect 68 members of the [[Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly]].

== Background ==

The tenure of [[Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly]] is scheduled to end on 8 January 2023.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Terms of the Houses|url=https://eci.gov.in/elections/term-of-houses/|access-date=2021-10-04|website=Election Commission of India|language=en-IN}}</ref> The [[2017 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|previous assembly elections]] were held in November 2017. After the election, [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] formed the [[Government of Himachal Pradesh|state government]], with [[Jai Ram Thakur]] becoming [[List of chief ministers of Himachal Pradesh|Chief Minister]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2017-12-27|title=Jai Ram Thakur sworn in as chief minister of Himachal Pradesh|url=https://www.livemint.com/Politics/bCFHnf3LaC7EKmBiSlgSzH/Jai-Ram-Thakur-takes-oath-as-Himachal-Pradesh-chief-minister.html|url-status=live|access-date=2022-01-08|website=mint|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171230000322/http://www.livemint.com:80/Politics/bCFHnf3LaC7EKmBiSlgSzH/Jai-Ram-Thakur-takes-oath-as-Himachal-Pradesh-chief-minister.html |archive-date=2017-12-30 }}</ref>

==Schedule==

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Poll Event
! Date
|-
| Notification date
| ''17 October 2022''
|-
| Last date for filing nomination
| ''25 October 2022''
|-
| Scrutiny of nomination
| ''27 October 2022''
|-
| Last date for withdrawal of nomination
| ''29 October 2022''
|-
| Date of poll
| ''12 November 2022''
|-
| Date of counting of votes
| '''8 December 2022'''
|}

==Parties and alliances==
=== {{legend2|{{party color|National Democratic Alliance (India)}}|[[National Democratic Alliance (India)|National Democratic Alliance]]}} ===

{| class="wikitable" width="50%"
|+
!No.
!Party
!Flag
!Symbol
!Leader
!Photo
!Seats Contested
!Male Candidates
!Female Candidates
|-
|! style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}};color:white"|'''1.'''
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| [[File:BJP flag.svg|50px]]
| [[File:Election Symbol Lotus.png |50x50px]]
| [[Jai Ram Thakur]]
| [[File:JRThakur.jpg|50px]]
| ''TBD''
| ''TBD''
| ''TBD''
|}

=== {{legend2|{{party color|United Progressive Alliance}}|[[United Progressive Alliance]]}} ===

{| class="wikitable" width="50%"
|+
!No.
!Party
!Flag
!Symbol
!Leader
!Photo
!Seats Contested
!Male Candidates
!Female Candidates
|-
|! style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}};color:white"|'''1.'''
| [[Indian National Congress]]
| [[File:INC Flag Official.jpg|50x50px]]
| [[File:Hand INC.svg|50x50px]]
| [[Pratibha Singh]]
| [[File:Pratibha Singh 2014-05-13 13-48.jpg|50x50px]]
| ''TBD''
| ''TBD''
| ''TBD''
|}

=== {{legend2|{{party color|CPI(M)}}|[[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]]}} ===

{| class="wikitable" width="50%"
|+
!No.
!Party
!Flag
!Symbol
!Leader
!Photo
!Seats Contested
!Male Candidates
!Female Candidates
|-
| style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}};color:white" |'''1.'''
|[[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]]
|[[File:CPI(M) Flag.jpg|frameless|50px]]
|[[File:Indian Election Symbol Hammer Sickle and Star.png|frameless|50px]]
| [[Rakesh Singha]]
| [[File:Rakesh Singha.jpg|50x50px]]
| ''TBD''
| ''TBD''
| ''TBD''
|}
=== {{legend2|{{party color|Aam Aadmi Party}}|[[Aam Aadmi Party]]}} ===

{| class="wikitable" width="50%"
|+
!No.
!Party
!Flag
!Symbol
!Leader
!Photo
!Seats Contested
!Male Candidates
!Female Candidates
|-
|! style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|Aam Aadmi Party}};color:white"|'''1.'''
| [[Aam Aadmi Party]]
| [[File:Aam Aadmi Party logo (English).svg|50px]]
| [[File:AAP Symbol.png|50px]]
| Surjeet Singh Thakur<ref>{{Cite web |date=7 June 2022 |title=AAP appoints Surjeet Singh Thakur, a farmer, as Himachal unit chief |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/shimla/aap-appoints-surjeet-singh-thakur-a-farmer-as-himachal-unit-chief-7957667/ |access-date=9 June 2022 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>
|[[File:Circle-icons-profile.svg|50x50px]]
| 68<ref name="AAP all seat">{{cite news |title=AAP to contest all 68 seats in Himachal |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/himachal/aap-to-contest-all-68-seats-in-himachal-313525 |access-date=8 February 2022 |work=Tribuneindia News Service |date=20 September 2021 |language=en}}</ref>
| ''TBD''
| ''TBD''
|}

=== Others ===
{| class="wikitable" width="50%"
!No.
!Party
!Flag
!Symbol
!Leader
!Photo
!Seats Contested
!Male Candidates
!Female Candidates
|-
|style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|Communist Party of India}};color:white" |'''1.'''
|[[Communist Party of India]]
|[[File:CPI-banner.svg|frameless|50px]]
|[[File:Indian Election Symbol Ears of Corn and Sickle.png|frameless|50px]]
|Shayam Singh Chauhan
|[[File:Circle-icons-profile.svg|50x50px]]
| ''TBD''
| ''TBD''
| ''TBD''
|-
|style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|Bahujan Samaj Party}};color:white"|'''2.'''
| [[Bahujan Samaj Party]]
| [[File:Elephant Bahujan Samaj Party.svg|50px]]
| [[File:Indian Election Symbol Elephant.png|60px]]
| [[Mayawati]]
| [[File:Mayawati.jpg|70x70px]]
| ''TBD''
| ''TBD''
| ''TBD''
|-
|}

==Candidates==
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible" style="text-align:center;"
! colspan="2" |Constituency
| colspan="3" bgcolor="{{party color|National Democratic Alliance}}" |[[National Democratic Alliance|'''NDA''']]
| colspan="3" bgcolor="{{party color|United Progressive Alliance}}" |[[United Progressive Alliance|'''UPA''']]
| colspan="3" bgcolor="{{party color|Aam Aadmi Party}}" | [[Aam Aadmi Party|'''AAP''']]
| colspan="3" bgcolor="{{party color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}"| [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|'''CPIM''']]
|-
!No.
!Name
! colspan="2" |Party
!Candidate
! colspan="2" |Party
!Candidate
! colspan="2" |Party
!Candidate
! colspan="2" |Party
!Candidate
|-
| colspan="15" align="center" bgcolor="grey" | [[Chamba district|'''Chamba District''']]
|-
!1
|[[Churah Assembly constituency|Churah (SC)]]
|-
!2
|[[Bharmour Assembly constituency|Bharmour (ST)]]
|-
!3
|[[Chamba Assembly constituency|Chamba]]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| {{Party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}
|Narender Singh
|-
!4
|[[Dalhousie Assembly constituency|Dalhousie]]
|-
!5
|[[Bhattiyat Assembly constituency|Bhattiyat]]
|-
| colspan="15" align="center" bgcolor="grey" | [[Kangra district|'''Kangra District''']]
|-
!6
|[[Nurpur Assembly constituency|Nurpur]]
|-
!7
|[[Indora Assembly constituency|Indora (SC)]]
|-
!8
|[[Fatehpur, Himachal Pradesh Assembly constituency|Fatehpur]]
|
|
|
|
|
|
| {{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}}
|Rajan Sushant
|-
!9
|[[Jawali Assembly constituency|Jawali]]
|-
!10
|[[Dehra Assembly constituency|Dehra]]
|-
!11
|[[Jaswan-Pragpur Assembly constituency|Jaswan-Pragpur]]
|-
!12
|[[Jawalamukhi Assembly constituency|Jawalamukhi]]
|-
!13
|[[Jaisinghpur Assembly constituency|Jaisinghpur (SC)]]
|-
!14
|[[Sullah Assembly constituency|Sullah]]
|-
!15
|[[Nagrota (Himachal Pradesh Assembly constituency)|Nagrota]]
|
|
|
|
|
|
| {{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}}
|Umakant Dogra
|-
!16
|[[Kangra Assembly constituency|Kangra]]
|-
!17
|[[Shahpur (Himachal Pradesh Assembly constituency)|Shahpur]]
|-
!18
|[[Dharamshala Assembly constituency|Dharamshala]]
|-
!19
|[[Palampur Assembly constituency|Palampur]]
|-
!20
|[[Baijnath Assembly constituency|Baijnath (SC)]]
|-
| colspan="15" align="center" bgcolor="grey" | [[Lahaul and Spiti district|'''Lahaul and Spiti District''']]
|-
!21
|[[Lahaul and Spiti Assembly constituency|Lahaul and Spiti (ST)]]
|
|
|
|
|
|
| {{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}}
|Sudershan Jaspa
|-
| colspan="15" align="center" bgcolor="grey" | [[Kullu district|'''Kullu District''']]
|-
!22
|[[Manali Assembly constituency|Manali]]
|-
!23
|[[Kullu Assembly constituency|Kullu]]
|-
!24
|[[Banjar Assembly constituency|Banjar]]
|-
!25
|[[Anni Assembly constituency|Anni (SC)]]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| {{Party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}
|Devki Nand
|-
| colspan="15" align="center" bgcolor="grey" | [[Mandi district|'''Mandi District''']]
|-
!26
|[[Karsog Assembly constituency|Karsog (SC)]]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| {{Party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}
|Kishori Lal
|-
!27
|[[Sundernagar Assembly constituency|Sundernagar]]
|-
!28
|[[Nachan Assembly constituency|Nachan (SC)]]
|-
!29
|[[Seraj Assembly constituency|Seraj]]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| {{Party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}
|Mahender Rana
|-
!30
|[[Darang Assembly constituency|Darang]]
|-
!31
|[[Jogindernagar Assembly constituency|Jogindernagar]]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| {{Party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}
|Kushal Bhardwaj
|-
!32
|[[Dharampur, Himachal Pradesh Assembly constituency|Dharampur]]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| {{Party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}
|Bhupender Singh
|-
!33
|[[Mandi Assembly constituency|Mandi]]
|-
!34
|[[Balh Assembly constituency|Balh (SC)]]
|-
!35
|[[Sarkaghat Assembly constituency|Sarkaghat]]
|-
| colspan="15" align="center" bgcolor="grey" | [[Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh|'''Hamirpur District''']]
|-
!36
|[[Bhoranj Assembly constituency|Bhoranj (SC)]]
|-
!37
|[[Sujanpur (Himachal Pradesh Assembly constituency)|Sujanpur]]
|-
!38
|[[Hamirpur (Himachal Pradesh Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Hamirpur]]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| {{Party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}
|Kashmir Singh Thakur
|-
!39
|[[Barsar Assembly constituency|Barsar]]
|-
!40
|[[Nadaun Assembly constituency|Nadaun]]
|-
| colspan="15" align="center" bgcolor="grey" | [[Una district|'''Una District''']]
|-
!41
|[[Chintpurni Assembly constituency|Chintpurni (SC)]]
|-
!42
|[[Gagret Assembly constituency|Gagret]]
|-
!43
|[[Haroli Assembly constituency|Haroli]]
|-
!44
|[[Una (Himachal Pradesh Assembly constituency)|Una]]
|-
!45
|[[Kutlehar Assembly constituency|Kutlehar]]
|-
| colspan="15" align="center" bgcolor="grey" | [[Bilaspur district, Himachal Pradesh|'''Bilaspur District''']]
|-
!46
|[[Jhanduta Assembly constituency|Jhanduta (SC)]]
|-
!47
|[[Ghumarwin Assembly constituency|Ghumarwin]]
|-
!48
|[[Bilaspur (Himachal Pradesh Assembly constituency)|Bilaspur]]
|-
!49
|[[Sri Naina Deviji Assembly constituency|Sri Naina Deviji]]
|-
| colspan="15" align="center" bgcolor="grey" | [[Solan district|'''Solan District''']]
|-
!50
|[[Arki Assembly constituency|Arki]]
|-
!51
|[[Nalagarh Assembly constituency|Nalagarh]]
|-
!52
|[[Doon Assembly constituency|Doon]]
|-
!53
|[[Solan Assembly constituency|Solan (SC)]]
|-
!54
|[[Kasauli Assembly constituency|Kasauli (SC)]]
|-
| colspan="15" align="center" bgcolor="grey" | [[Siramaur district|'''Sirmaur District''']]
|-
!55
|[[Pachhad Assembly constituency|Pachhad (SC)]]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| {{Party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}
|Aashish Kumar
|-
!56
|[[Nahan Assembly constituency|Nahan]]
|-
!57
|[[Sri Renukaji Assembly constituency|Sri Renukaji (SC)]]
|-
!58
|[[Paonta Sahib Assembly constituency|Paonta Sahib]]
|
|
|
|
|
|
| {{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}}
|Manish Thakur
|-
!59
|[[Shillai Assembly constituency|Shillai]]
|-
| colspan="15" align="center" bgcolor="grey" | [[Shimla district|'''Shimla District''']]
|-
!60
|[[Chopal Assembly constituency|Chopal]]
|-
!61
|[[Theog (Himachal Pradesh Assembly constituency)|Theog]]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| {{Party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}
|[[Rakesh Singha]]
|-
!62
|[[Kasumpati Assembly constituency|Kasumpati]]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| {{Party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}
|Kuldip Singh Tanwar
|-
!63
|[[Shimla Assembly constituency|Shimla]]
|-
!64
|[[Shimla Rural Assembly constituency|Shimla Rural]]
|-
!65
|[[Jubbal-Kotkhai Assembly constituency|Jubbal-Kotkhai]]
|-
!66
|[[Rampur (Himachal Pradesh Assembly constituency)|Rampur (SC)]]
|-
!67
|[[Rohru Assembly constituency|Rohru (SC)]]
|-
| colspan="15" align="center" bgcolor="grey" | [[Kinnaur district|'''Kinnaur District''']]
|-
!68
|[[Kinnaur Assembly constituency|Kinnaur (ST)]]
|}

==Campaign==
On 6 April 2022, AAP held a roadshow in Mandi with Kejriwal and Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann.<ref name="Tribune News 20 March 2022a">{{cite news |title=AAP's bid to poach BJP, Cong leaders in Himachal |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/himachal/aaps-bid-to-poach-bjp-cong-leaders-379087 |access-date=21 March 2022 |work=Tribuneindia News Service |date=20 March 2022 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="Tribune News 20 March 2022">{{cite news |title=AAP roadshow in Mandi on April 6 |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/himachal/aap-roadshow-in-mandi-on-april-6-379369 |access-date=21 March 2022 |work=Tribuneindia News Service |date=20 March 2022 |language=en}}</ref> Surjeet Thakur was appointed as President of the state unit in June 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |date=7 June 2022 |title=AAP appoints Surjeet Singh Thakur, a farmer, as Himachal unit chief |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/shimla/aap-appoints-surjeet-singh-thakur-a-farmer-as-himachal-unit-chief-7957667/ |access-date=9 June 2022 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>

==See also==
{{Portal|India}}
* [[2022 elections in India]]
* [[Elections in Himachal Pradesh]]

== Notes ==
{{Notelist}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Himachal Pradesh elections}}
{{Next Indian elections}}

[[Category:State Assembly elections in Himachal Pradesh]]
[[Category:2022 State Assembly elections in India|Himachal Pradesh]]