Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh

The Himachal Pradesh Vidhan Sabha or the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly is the unicameral legislature of the India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

n state of Himachal Pradesh

Himachal Pradesh

Himachal Pradesh is a state in Northern India. It is spread over , and is bordered by the Indian states of Jammu and Kashmir on the north, Punjab on the west and south-west, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh on the south, Uttarakhand on the south-east and by the Tibet Autonomous Region on the east...

. The present strength of the Vidhan Sabha

Vidhan Sabha

The Vidhan Sabha or the Legislative Assembly is the lower house or the sole house of the provincial legislature in the different states of India. The same name is also used for the lower house of the legislatures for two of the union territories, Delhi and Pondicherry...

is 68. The current speaker of the house is Tulsi Ram.

List of Assemblies

Election Year	Assembly	Winning Party/Coalition	Chief Minister
1952	Legislative Assembly of Part-C State of H.P.	Indian National Congress Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...	Yashwant Singh Parmar
1957	Territorial Council
1962–1967	First Assembly	Indian National Congress Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...	Yashwant Singh Parmar
1967–1972	Second Assembly	Indian National Congress Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...	Yashwant Singh Parmar
1972–1977	Third Assembly	Indian National Congress Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...	Yashwant Singh Parmar
1977–1982	Fourth Assembly	Janta Party	Shanta Kumar Shanta Kumar Shanta Kumar is a former Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh and a former minister in Government of India. He is a leader of Bharatiya Janata Party. He was elected to the 9th Lok Sabha from Kangra constituency in 1989. He was re-elected to the Lok Sabha in 1998 and 1999 from the same constituency...
1982–1985	Fifth Assembly	Indian National Congress Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...	Ram Lal Thakur Virbhadra Singh Virbhadra Singh Virbhadra Singh is the current Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises of the Republic of India. He became the Union Minister of MSME of the United Progressive Alliance government, led by the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, on June 21, 2010 .His portfolio was changed from Ministry of Steeel...
1985–1990	Sixth Assembly	Indian National Congress Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...	Virbhadra Singh
1990–1992	Seventh Assembly	Bharatiya Janata Party Bharatiya Janata Party The Bharatiya Janata Party ,; translation: Indian People's Party) is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Indian National Congress. Established in 1980, it is India's second largest political party in terms of representation in the parliament...	Shanta Kumar Shanta Kumar Shanta Kumar is a former Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh and a former minister in Government of India. He is a leader of Bharatiya Janata Party. He was elected to the 9th Lok Sabha from Kangra constituency in 1989. He was re-elected to the Lok Sabha in 1998 and 1999 from the same constituency...
1993–1998	Eighth Assembly Eighth Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh - Assembly Members 1993-1998 : Sr.No. Members Name Political Party Constituency Name...	Indian National Congress Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...	Virbhadra Singh Virbhadra Singh Virbhadra Singh is the current Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises of the Republic of India. He became the Union Minister of MSME of the United Progressive Alliance government, led by the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, on June 21, 2010 .His portfolio was changed from Ministry of Steeel... (2)
1998–2003	Ninth Assembly Ninth Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh The following assembly members were in the Ninth Legislative Assembly:Notes:*Shri Sant Ram died on June 30, 1998. Shri Dulo Ram was elected from Baijnath in the following by-election....	Bharatiya Janata Party Bharatiya Janata Party The Bharatiya Janata Party ,; translation: Indian People's Party) is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Indian National Congress. Established in 1980, it is India's second largest political party in terms of representation in the parliament...	Prem Kumar Dhumal Prem Kumar Dhumal Prem Kumar Dhumal is an Indian politician who was Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh from March 1998 to March 2003 and has been Chief Minister again since 1 January 2008.-Electoral career:...
2003–2007	Tenth Assembly Tenth Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh - Assembly Members : Sr.No. Members Name Political Party Constituency Name 1....	Indian National Congress Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...	Virbhadra Singh Virbhadra Singh Virbhadra Singh is the current Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises of the Republic of India. He became the Union Minister of MSME of the United Progressive Alliance government, led by the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, on June 21, 2010 .His portfolio was changed from Ministry of Steeel... (3)
2007-Current	Eleventh Assembly Eleventh Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh - Assembly Members : Sr.No. Members Name Political Party Constituency Name 1....	Bharatiya Janata Party Bharatiya Janata Party The Bharatiya Janata Party ,; translation: Indian People's Party) is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Indian National Congress. Established in 1980, it is India's second largest political party in terms of representation in the parliament...	Prem Kumar Dhumal Prem Kumar Dhumal Prem Kumar Dhumal is an Indian politician who was Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh from March 1998 to March 2003 and has been Chief Minister again since 1 January 2008.-Electoral career:... (2)

Current Cabinet (2007-present)

Source: Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly

Designation	Name
Chief Minister	Prem Kumar Dhumal Prem Kumar Dhumal Prem Kumar Dhumal is an Indian politician who was Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh from March 1998 to March 2003 and has been Chief Minister again since 1 January 2008.-Electoral career:...
Public Works Minister	Thakur Gulab Singh
Education Minister	Ishwar Dass Dhiman Ishwar Dass Dhiman Ishwar Dass Dhiman is an Indian politician from Himachal Pradesh.Ishwar Dhiman was born at Dialri, Hamirpur district to G.R. Dhiman in 1934. He was educated at the Punjab University in Chandigarh and the Himachal Pradesh University in Shimla. He holds M.A. and M.Ed degrees...
Forest Minister	J.P.Nadda
Irrigation & Public Health Minister	Ravinder Singh Ravi
Industries Minister	Kishan Kapoor
Horticulture Minister	Narender Bragta
Food, Civil Supplies & Consumers Affairs Minister	Ramesh Dhawala
Health & Family Welfare Minister	Rajeev Bindal Rajeev Bindal Rajeev Bindal is minister of health and family welfare in Government of Himachal Pradesh, India..Son of late Vaid Bal Mukand Bindal; born on 12 January 1955 at Solan. He is third term MLA from Solan....
Social Justice & Empowerment Department Minister	Sarveen Chaudhari
Panchayati Raj & R.D Minister	Jai Ram Thakur Jai Ram Thakur Jai Ram Thakur is a current cabinet minister in BJP ministry in Himachal Pradesh. He is minister of rural development and panchayati raj.He was elected to Himachal Pradesh Assembly from [cachyt, Himachal Pradesh\|Mandi]]....
Transport Minister	Mahender Singh

Current Party Composition

Source: Party Position in the House

Sl.No.	Name of the Political Party (Abbreviation)	Number of Members
1	BJP Bharatiya Janata Party The Bharatiya Janata Party ,; translation: Indian People's Party) is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Indian National Congress. Established in 1980, it is India's second largest political party in terms of representation in the parliament...	42
2	INC Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...	23
3	IND Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...	3
	Total	68

List of constituencies and present MLAs

Source: H.P. Vidhan Sabha-Election Results

Sr.No.	Members Name	Political Party	Constituency Name
1.	Anil Kumar	INC Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...	Mandi-68
2.	Atma Ram	BJP Bharatiya Janata Party The Bharatiya Janata Party ,; translation: Indian People's Party) is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Indian National Congress. Established in 1980, it is India's second largest political party in terms of representation in the parliament...	Rajgir Rajgir Rajgir is a city and a notified area in Nalanda district in the Indian state of Bihar. The city of Rajgir was the first capital of the kingdom of Magadha, a state that would eventually evolve into the Mauryan Empire. Its date of origin is unknown, although ceramics dating to about 1000 BC have... -42(SC)
3.	Bal Krishan Chauhan	BJP	Chamba Chamba, Himachal Pradesh Chamba is an ancient town in the Chamba district in the state of Himachal Pradesh, in northern India. According to the 2001 Indian census, Chamba has a population of 20,312 people... -53
4.	Balbir Singh	BJP	Gagret Gagret Gagret is a beautiful town and a nagar panchayat in Una district in the state of Himachal Pradesh, India.Gagret falls under Hamirpur parliamentary Constituency and is a constituency for Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly.Gagret is situated near Swan or Sombhadra river; Swan is a seasonal river... -29(SC)
5.	Baldev Sharma	BJP	Nadaunta-28
6.	Des Raj	BJP	Gangath-35(SC)
7.	Dile Ram	BJP	Nachan-61(SC)
8.	Dr. Prem Singh	INC	Renuka-16(SC)
9.	Dr. Rajeev Bindal	BJP	Solan Solan Solan is a town and a municipal council in Solan district in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. It is located south of state capital Shimla. The place is named after the Hindu goddess Shoolini devi. Solan was the capital of erstwhile princely state, Bhagat... -14
10.	Dr. Rajiv Saizal	BJP	Kasauli Kasauli Kasauli is a cantonment and town, located in Solan district in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. The cantonment was established by the British Raj in 1842 as a Colonial hill station, from Shimla, from Chandigarh, and from Panchkula, and lies at a height of .-Demographics:According to the... -13(SC)
11.	Dr. Ram Lal Markanda	BJP	Lahaul Spiti-55(ST)
12.	G.S. Bali	INC	Nagrota Nagrota Nagrota is a town located in the Jammu district of Jammu and Kashmir state in India. It is located on National Highway 1A between Jammu city and Udhampur... -46
13.	Gangu Ram Musafir	INC	Pachhad-15(SC)
14.	Gobind Ram	BJP	Arki Arki Arki may refer to:Arki, India: a town in Himachal Pradesh, IndiaArki, Greece* Árki, the Hungarian name for Archia village, Deva, Hunedoara County, Romania... -10
15.	Govind Singh Thakur	BJP	Kullu Kullu Kullu, once known as Kul-anti-peetha - "the end of the habitable world", is the capital town of the Kullu District, in the state of Himachal Pradesh, India. It is located on the banks of the Beas River in the Kullu Valley about ten kilometres north of the airport at Bhuntar.Kullu is a broad open... -56
16.	Gulab Singh	BJP	Jogindernagar Jogindernagar Joginder Nagar or Jogindar Nagar is a town and a nagar panchayat in Mandi district in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. Named after Raja Joginder Sen, Joginder Nagar is terminal point of 163 km long Kangra Valley Narrow gauge railhead... -66
17.	Hari Narayan Singh	BJP	Nalagarh Nalagarh #REDIRECT Target page nameNalagarh is a city and a municipal committee in Solan district in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. It was the seat of the eponymous princely state during the British Raj, and known in medieval period as the state of Hindur. It was founded by the Chandella Rajputs in... -12
18.	Harshwardhan Chauhan	INC	Shillai Shillai SHILLAI is a small town situated in the Sirmaur district of the indian state Himachal Pradesh. Shillai is located on the south east facing hill at an average elevation of 2000 meters. The hill is called Dhar Shillai, and is 2000 meters high... -17
19.	Hira Lal	IND Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...	Karsog-59(SC)
20.	Inder Singh Inder Singh In the death of hockey Olympian Inder Singh, who breathed his last in Italy on August 19, 2001 at the age of 56, India lost a versatile sportsman who not only inspired youngsters back home with his dazzling stickwork but also motivated youngsters to take up hockey overseas...	BJP	Gopalpur Gopalpur Gopalpur is a census town under Ranaghat police station of Ranaghat subdivision in Nadia district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Geography:... -64
21.	Ishwar Dass Dhiman	BJP	Mewa MeWa MeWa is a LaTeX editor for Windows. It was previously called LaTeXEditor. MeWa works well with the MiKTeX distribution and comes with a spell checker.-External links:*... -27(SC)
22.	Jagat Prakash Nadda	BJP	Bilaspur Bilaspur, Himachal Pradesh Bilaspur is a city and a municipal council in Bilaspur district in the state of Himachal Pradesh, India.-Geography:Bilaspur is located at . It has an average elevation of 673 metres . It is hot in summer and cold in winters. It rains mostly in July to august .It lies near the reservoir of... -21
23.	Jai Ram Thakur	BJP	Chachiot-60
24.	Kaul Singh Thakur Kaul Singh Thakur Kaul Singh Thakur is the current present President of the Pradesh Congress Committee, Himachal Pradesh, India-Life and career:...	INC	Darang-67
25.	Khimi Ram	BJP	Banjar Banjar Banjar may refer to:Banjar people, an ethnic group in AsiaBanjar language of the Banjar peopleBanjar, India, a town in Himachal Pradesh, IndiaBanjar, West Java, a city in West Java province of Indonesia... -57
26.	Khushi Ram Balanatah	BJP	Rohru Rohru Rohru is a town and a municipal committee in Shimla district in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. It is a town located at the banks of Pabbar River and it is about 115 kilometres away from Shimla city. Rohru is also famous for trout fishing. The hatchery is situated at Dhamwari, 25 km... -3
27.	Kishan Kapoor	BJP	Dharamsala Dharamsala Dharamshala or Dharamsala is a city in northern India. It was formerly known as Bhagsu; it is the winter seat of government of the state of Himachal Pradesh and the district headquarters of the Kangra district.... -48
28.	Kishori Lal	BJP	Ani Ani Ani is a ruined and uninhabited medieval Armenian city-site situated in the Turkish province of Kars, near the border with Armenia. It was once the capital of a medieval Armenian kingdom that covered much of present day Armenia and eastern Turkey... -58(SC)
29.	Kuldeep Singh Pathania	INC	Bhatyiyat-50
30.	Kush Parmar	INC	Nahan Nahan Nahan नाहन is a town in Himachal Pradesh in India and is the headquarters of the Sirmaur District.- Geography :Nahan is located at . It has an average elevation of 920 metre- Demographics :... -19
31.	Mahender Singh	BJP	Dharampur Dharampur Dharampur, was a princely state ruled by Sisodia Rajput rulers, which acceded to the Union of India June 10, 1948. It is now loacted in Gujarat, India.... -65
32.	Mukesh Agnihotri	INC	Santokhgarh Santokhgarh Santokhgarh is a town and a nagar panchayat in Una district in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh.-Geography:Santokhgarh is located at . It has an average elevation of .-Demographics:... -31
33.	Nand Lal	INC	Rampur Rampur, Himachal Pradesh Rampur Bushahr is a city and a municipal council in Shimla district in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. It is 130 km from Shimla well connected with National Highway which passes through Narkanda .-History:... -2(SC)
34.	Narender Bragta	BJP	Jubbal Jubbal Jubbal is a town and a nagar panchayat in Shimla district in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh.-Geography:Jubbal, located at has an average elevation of 1901 metres .... -Kotkhai Kotkhai Kotkhai is a town and a nagar panchayat in Shimla district in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh.-Geography:Kotkhai is located at . It has an average elevation of 1,881 metres . It the largest apple growing valley in Himchal Pradesh and has been a stupendous growth in the per capital... -4
35.	Neeraj Bharti	INC	Guler-37
36.	Nikhil Rajour	INC	Jaswan Jaswan Jaswan was a precolonial Indian state centred at Rajpura, in modern-day Himachal Pradesh. It was founded in 1170 by Raja Purab Chand, a scion of the ancient royal family of Kangra. It remained a bastion of the Sikh Empire for most of its history.... -38
37.	Parveen Kumar	BJP	Palampur Palampur Palampur is a green hill station and a municipal council in the Kangra Valley in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh, surrounded on all sides by tea gardens and pine forests before they merge with the Dhauladhar ranges. Palampur is the tea capital of northwest India but tea is just one aspect that... -44
38.	Prakash Chaudhary	INC	Balh-63(SC)
39.	Prof. Prem Kumar Dhumal Prem Kumar Dhumal Prem Kumar Dhumal is an Indian politician who was Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh from March 1998 to March 2003 and has been Chief Minister again since 1 January 2008.-Electoral career:...	BJP	Bamsan-26
40.	Rajesh Dharmani	INC	Ghumarwin Ghumarwin `12Ghumarwin is a town and a municipal council in Bilaspur district in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh.-Demographics:As of 2001 India census, Ghumarwin had a population of 5720. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Ghumarwin has an average literacy rate of 78%, higher than... -22
41.	Rakesh Kalia	INC	Chintpurni Chintpurni Chintpurni is a place of pilgrimage in India. Chintpurni is located in Una district Himachal Pradesh state, surrounded by the western Himalaya in the north and east in the smaller Shiwalik range bordering the state of Punjab.... -30
42.	Rakesh Pathania	IND	Nurpur Nurpur Nurpur is a city and a municipal council in Kangra district in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. It was formerly a Kingdom ruled by the Pathania clan of Rajputs, since the 11th century AD. The capital of the Kingdom was at Pathankot, now in Punjab.... -34
43.	Rakesh Verma	IND	Theog Theog Theog is a town and a municipal committee in Shimla district in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh.-Demographics: India census, Theog had a population of 7714. Males constitute 57% of the population and females 43%. Theog has an average literacy rate of 80%, higher than the national average of... -7
44.	Ramesh Chand	BJP	Jawalamukhi Jawalamukhi Jawalamukhi is a town and a nagar panchayat in Kangra district in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh.-Geography:Jawalamukhi is located at . It has an average elevation of 610 metres .-Demographics:... -40
45.	Randhir Sharma	BJP	Kot Kehloor-20
46.	Ravinder Singh	BJP	Thural-41
49.	Renu Chadha	BJP	Banikhet Banikhet Banikhet is located about seven kilometers from Dalhousie and is known for the Chamera Hydro-electric Project. The road leading to Dalhousie and Chamba bifurcates at Banikhet. Banikhet forms an important part of tourism in Dalhousie.-Geography:... -51
48.	Rikhi Ram Kaundal	BJP	Geharwin-23(SC)
49.	Roop Singh	BJP	Sundernagar-62
50.	Sanjay Chaudhary	BJP	Kangra-49
51.	Sarveen Chaudhary	BJP	Shahpur-47
52.	Satpal Singh Satti	BJP	Una Una Una and UNA may refer to:In geography:* Una River, numerous riversIndia* Una District, in Himachal Pradesh Una, Himachal Pradesh, town Una, Gujarat, townUnited States* Una, California** Una, Mississippi... -32
53.	Sohan Lal	INC	Kasumpti-9(SC)
54.	Subhash Chand Manglate	INC	Chopal-5
55.	Sudhir Sharma	INC	Baijnath-43
56.	Sujan Singh Pathania	INC	Jawali Jawali Jawali, Maharashtra is small village located in Mahadeva Mountain range of Phaltan Tehsil of Satara district of Indian state of Maharashtra.... -36
57.	Sukh Ram	BJP	Paonta Doon-18
58.	Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu	INC	Nadaun Nadaun Nadaun is a town and a nagar panchayat in Hamirpur district in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. Nadaun is a small town in Himachal Pradesh, located on the foothills of the Shivalik range forming the western end of the district Hamirpur. It is 42 km east of Kangra and is situated on the... -24
59.	Suresh Bhardwaj	BJP	Shimla Shimla Shimla , formerly known as Simla, is the capital city of Himachal Pradesh. In 1864, Shimla was declared the summer capital of the British Raj in India. A popular tourist destination, Shimla is often referred to as the "Queen of Hills," a term coined by the British... -8
60.	Surinder Bhardwaj	INC	Rajnagar Rajnagar Rajnagar may refer to:Places* Rajnagar Upazila a subdivision in Maulvibazar District, Bangladesh* Rajnagar Bihar, a town in Madhubani District, Bihar, India* Rajnagar, Chhatarpur, a town in Madhya Pradesh, India... -52(SC)
61.	Tejwant Negi	BJP	Kinnaur-1(ST)
62.	Tulsi Ram	BJP	Bharmaur-54(ST)
63.	Urmil Thakur	BJP	Hamirpur Hamirpur Hamirpur is the name of two cities and two districts in India:* Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh, the administrative headquarters of Hamirpur District, Himachal Pradesh* Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh... -25
64.	Vidya Stokes Vidya Stokes Vidya Stokes is an active member of Indian National Congress from 1970 and of Pradesh Congress Committee since 1974.She was born at Kotgarh, District Shimla on 8 December 1927. She is an under graduate and was educated at Delhi University. She got married to Lal Chand Stokes who is a Horticulturist...	INC	Kumarsain-6
65.	Vinod Kumari	BJP	Doon Doon Doon can refer to:Geography and places:River Doon, ScotlandLoch Doon, ScotlandDoon River, New ZealandDoon, Iowa, USADoon, County Cavan, IrelandDoon, County Offaly, Ireland*Doon, County Limerick, Ireland... -11
66.	Vipin Singh Parmar	BJP	Sulah-45
67.	Virender Kanwar	BJP	Kutlehar-33
68.	Yog Raj	INC	Pragpur-39(SC)

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