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{{Short description|Legislative Assembly election in Himachal Pradesh, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2021}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2021}}
{{Infobox election
| election_name = 1982 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election
| country = India
| type = legislative
| vote_type = Popular 
| ongoing = no
| party_colour =
| party_name =
| alliance_name =
| previous_election = 1977 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election
| previous_year = 1977
| next_election = 1985 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election
| next_year = 1985
| election_date = ''19 May 1982''
| seats_for_election = All 68 seats in the [[Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly]]
| majority_seats = 35
| registered = {{formatnum:2211524}}
| turnout = 71.06%

| image1 = Hand INC.svg
| leader1 =
| leaders_seat1 =
| party1 = Indian National Congress
| seats_before1 = 9
| popular_vote1 = 42.52%
| seat_change1 = +22
| seats1 = 31
| swing1 =

| image2 = Lotos flower symbol.svg
| leader2 =
| leaders_seat2 =
| party2 = Bharatiya Janata Party
| seats_before2 = New
| popular_vote2= 35.16%
| seat_change2 = New
| seats2 = 29
| swing2 =

| image3 =
| leader3 =
| leaders_seat3 =
| party3 = Janata Party
| seats_before3 = 53
| popular_vote3= 4.75%
| seat_change3 = –51
| seats3 = 2
| swing3 =


| title = [[Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh|CM]]
| before_party = Indian National Congress
| before_election = [[Thakur Ram Lal]]
| after_party = Indian National Congress
| after_election = [[Thakur Ram Lal]]
}}

Elections to the '''[[Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly]]''' were held in May 1982, to elect members of the 68 constituencies in [[Himachal Pradesh]], India. The [[Indian National Congress]] won the most seats as well as the popular vote, and [[Thakur Ram Lal]] was reappointed as the [[Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/indiascope/story/19830430-thakur-ram-lal-resigns-as-himachal-pradesh-cm-to-pave-the-way-for-virbhadra-singh-771329-2013-10-21 |title=Thakur Ram Lal resigns as Himachal Pradesh CM to pave the way for Virbhadra Singh |date=21 April 1983 |author=Prabhu Chawla |publisher=[[India Today]] |access-date= 6 November 2021}}</ref>

After the passing of the ''State of Himachal Pradesh Act, 1970'', Himachal Pradesh was converted from a Union Territory to a State and the size of its Legislative Assembly was increased to 68 members.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.indiacode.nic.in/bitstream/123456789/1464/1/197053.pdf |title=The State of Himachal Pradesh Act, 1970 |date=25 December 1970 |access-date=6 November 2021 |quote=...persons chosen by direct election from territorial constituencies, shall be sixty-eight of which sixteen seats shall be reserved for the Scheduled Castes and three seatsshall be reserved for the Scheduled Tribes.}}</ref>

==Result==
{{Election results
|image=[[File:India Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly 1982.svg]]
|party1=[[Indian National Congress]]|votes1=659239|seats1=31|sc1=+22
|party2=[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]|votes2=545037|seats2=29|sc2=New
|party3=[[Janata Party]]|votes3=73683|seats3=2|sc3=–51
|party4=[[Communist Party of India]]|votes4=26543|seats4=0|sc4=0
|party5=[[Lok Dal]]|votes5=22521|seats5=0|sc5=New
|party6=[[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]]|votes6=2636|seats6=0|sc6=0
|party11=Independents|votes11=220637|seats11=6|sc11=0
|total_sc=0
|invalid=21278
|electorate=2211524
|source=ECI<ref name=election1982>{{cite web |url=https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3805-himachal-pradesh-1982/ |title=Himachal Pradesh 1982 |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] |access-date= 6 November 2021}}</ref>
}}

==Elected Members==
{|class="wikitable sortable"
!Constituency
!Reserved for<br/>([[Scheduled Castes|SC]]/[[Scheduled Tribes|ST]]/None)
!Member
!colspan=2|Party
|-
| Kinnaur || ST || Thakur Sen Negi || {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|-
| Rampur || SC || Singhi Ram || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Rohru || None || Satya Dev Bushehari || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Jubbal-kotkhai || None || Ram Lal || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Chopal || None || Kewal Ram Chauhan || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Kumarsain || None || Jai Bihari Lal Khachi || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Theog || None || Vidya Stokes || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Simla || None || Daulat Ram || {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|-
| Kasumpti || SC || Balak Ram || {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|-
| Arki || None || Nagin Chander Pal || {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|-
| Doon || None || Ram Partap Chandel || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Nalagarh || None || Vijayander Singh || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Kasauli || SC || Raghu Raj || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Solan || None || Rama Nand || {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|-
| Pachhad || SC || Gangu Ram || {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|-
| Raindka || SC || Prem Singh || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Shillai || None || Guman Singh Chauhan || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Paonta Doon || None || Kush Parmar || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Nahan || None || Shyama Sharma || {{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}
|-
| Kotkehloor || None || Daulat Ram Sankhyan || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Bilaspur || None || Sada Ram Thakur || {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|-
| Ghumarwin || None || Narayan Singh Swami || {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|-
| Geharwin || SC || Ganu Ram || {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|-
| Nadaun || None || Dhani Ram || {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|-
| Hamirpur || None || Jagdev Chand || {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|-
| Bamsan || None || Lashkari Ram || {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|-
| Mewa || SC || Dharam Singh || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Nadaunta || None || Ram Rattan Sharma || {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|-
| Gagret || SC || Sadhu Ram || {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|-
| Chintpurni || None || Hans Raj Akrot || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Santokgarh || None || Vijay Kumar Joshi || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Una || None || Des Raj || {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|-
| Kutlehar || None || Ranjit Singh || {{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}
|-
| Nurpur || None || Sat Mahajan || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Gangath || SC || Des Raj || {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|-
| Jawali || None || Rajan Sushant || {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|-
| Guler || None || Chander Kumar || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Jaswan || None || Agya Ram Thakur || {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|-
| Pragpur || SC || Virender Kumar || {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|-
| Jawalamukhi || None || Kashmir Singh Rana || {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|-
| Thural || None || Chandresh Kumari || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Rajgir || SC || Milkhi Ram Goma || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Baijnath || None || Sant Ram || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Palampur || None || Sarwan Kumar || {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|-
| Sulah || None || Shanta Kumar || {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|-
| Nagrota || None || Ram Chand || {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|-
| Shahpur || None || Vijai Singh || {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|-
| Dharamsala || None || Brij Lal || {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|-
| Kangra || None || Vidya Sagar || {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|-
| Bhattiyat || None || Shiv Kumar || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Banikhet || None || Des Raj Mahajan || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Rajnagar || SC || Mohan Lal || {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|-
| Chamba || None || Sagar Chand || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Bharmour || ST || Thakur Singh || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Lahaul And Spiti || ST || Devi Singh || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Kullu || None || Kunj Lal || {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|-
| Banjar || None || Maheshwar Singh || {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|-
| Ani || SC || Khub Ram || {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|-
| Karsog || SC || Mansha Ram || {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|-
| Chachiot || None || Moti Ram || {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|-
| Nachan || SC || Dile Ram || {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|-
| Sundarnagar || None || Roop Singh || {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|-
| Balh || SC || Piru Ram || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Gopalpur || None || Rangila Ram || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Dharampur || None || Bhikham Ram || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Joginder Nagar || None || Gulab Singh || {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|-
| Darang || None || Kaul Singh || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Mandi || None || Sukh Ram || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
|}

== See also ==
* [[List of constituencies of the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly]]
* [[1982 elections in India]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Himachal Pradesh elections}}

[[Category:1982 State Assembly elections in India|Himachal Pradesh]]
[[Category:State Assembly elections in Himachal Pradesh|1982]]
[[Category:1980s in Himachal Pradesh|1982]]

1982 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election - Revision history

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