Himachal Pradesh Elections 2017– Updates and Results

Election Schedule for Himachal Pradesh Lok Sabha General Election 2019

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List of Candidates Contesting for Himachal Pradesh Lok Sabha General Election 2019 - Click Here

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Himachal Pradesh Lok Sabha General Election 2019 Constituency Wise Results

Results will be declared on 23rd May 2019

Himachal Pradesh By-Election Result 2017

About Himachal Pradesh Elections 2017

The tenure of the current legislative assembly in Himachal Pradesh expires in January 2018 hence Himachal Pradesh assembly election for the thirteenth assembly will be held in the state by December 2017. The Election Commission of India has announced the polling date for the Himachal Pradesh legislative assembly elections 2017. As per the announcement, the 2017 Himachal Pradesh assembly elections will be a single-phase election. According to the schedule released by the EC, polls for the Himachal Pradesh legislative assembly will be held on Nov 09, 2017. The counting of the Himachal Pradesh assembly elections 2017 will be done on the same day with the counting of Gujarat legislative assembly elections 2017 i.e Dec 18, 2017.

Himachal Pradesh was established in the year 1971 on January 25th. The capital city of this state is Shimla, which is the largest city of Himachal Pradesh. There are a total of 12 districts in Himachal Pradesh. The present Governor is Acharya Dev Vrat and the Chief Minister is Virbhadra Singh, a INC candidate. The parliamentary constituency of Himachal Pradesh is 4. The population of state is 6,864,602 and the literacy level is 82.80%. Hindi is the official languages of the state and English is the additional official language.

The state came under the direct governance of Indian judiciary immediately after independence and now it has the well-built political infrastructure. In 1948, it was given the status of Commissioner's Province; in 1950, it became Part C State and on January 25, 1971, it became a full state.

Though there are several local political parties the state is mainly dominated by these two national level parties; INC (Indian National Congress) and BJP (Bharitiya Janata Party). At prsent, the state is governed by Indian National Gongress which came into power in 2012.

Some facts about Elections in Himachal Pradesh

Himachal Pradesh has some interesting features associated with dates of poll, percentage of the electorate and service voter, photo identity card, computerization of Electoral roll, establishment of Polling stations, expenditure on elections and various other features.

The geographical conditions of this state vary with respect to districts. Few states are hilly and few others are plain. In the districts of Kinnaur, Lahual & Spiti and Bharmour-Pangi constituency of Chamba district, elections are conducted only during the times of summer. Usually when the elections are conducted between the month of May and November, it takes place in both the open and snow bound areas. During the other months of the year, elections are usually conducted in 2 phases, for the open area and the other for the snow bound and hilly areas. This is conducted as per the election schedule announced by ECI. The places like Rohtang pass, Kunzum pass and Sach pass are usually prone to heavy snowfall. During the times of election, the Government of this state makes all provisions for the opening of passes and roads by deploying men and machinery so that the various functions of the elections are not be disturbed. During the times when these passes are closed, the material required for the purpose of elections are be transported through air.

The computerization of electoral rolls was first introduced in this state in the year 1993-1994. The objective of this system is to capture the photographs in accordance with the names registered in the electoral rolls. In the year 1999, the enormous computerization system came into the picture with the intention to reduce the errors and also to maintain a permanent computer database. Due to the introduction of this, the data of elections have been accessible very easily.

Himachal Pradesh Lok Sabha Election Summary 2014

The state of Himachal Pradesh has four parliamentary constituencies: Shimla, Kangra, Hamirpur, and Mandi, where Shimla is reserved for SC candidates. This time there will be an increase of 1.3% in the number of first-time voters, especially in the age bracket of 18-19 years. The exit polls which predicted the victory of Bharatiya Janata party (BJP) majorly in the state proved correct as the party made a sweeping victory by winning all the seats in the state. The state of Himachal Pradesh has only four Lok Sabha constituencies namely Mandi, Kangra, Hamirpur and Shimla.

The state is headed by the present Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh under the Indian National Congress' alliance. INC, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) are the national level parties in Himachal Pradesh besides few regional parties. BJP and INC had been the major ruling parties in Himachal. The state took part in 2014 general elections for the four constituencies. The battle for the Hamirpur seat took place between political contenders like Anurag Singh Thakur, Rakesh Chaudhary and Kamal Kanta Batra. Himachal showed a favourable voter turnout of 65% in the state. View detailed Lok Sabha Elections 2014 Results...

Election Issues of the State

Like in other Indian states, the problems that people face are that of corruption, unemployment, lack of proper infrastructure, unemployment, price rise, and an overall economic slowdown. The dispute over the distribution of water from the Sutlej and Yamuna rivers was also an issue raised by the politicians during the elections. The impact of global warming is the big hindrance for the farmers of the state.

Administrative structure

Like all other states the state has a parliamentary system of governance. The executive authority lies with the council of ministers headed by the Chief Minister. The Governor who is the titular head of the state is elected by the President of India. The state has a unicameral legislature with 68 MLA's. The judiciary comprises of the High Court and lower courts.

Political Parties of Himachal Pradesh