Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly

The Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly (Vidhan Sabha) is the unicameral legislature of the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. The seat of the Assembly is at Shimla, the capital of the state. There are 68 Members of Legislative Assembly, all directly elected from single-seat constituencies.[5] Its term is 5 years, unless sooner dissolved.

Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
14th Himachal Pradesh Assembly
Coat of arms or logo
Type
Type
Term limits
5 years
History
Preceded by13th Legislative Assembly
Leadership
Speaker
Kuldeep Singh Pathania[1], INC
since 5 January 2023
Deputy Speaker
Vinay Kumar, INC
since 19 December 2023
Leader of the House
(Chief Minister)
Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, INC
since 11 December 2022
Deputy Leader of the House
(Deputy Chief Minister)
Mukesh Agnihotri, INC
since 11 December 2022
Leader of the Opposition
Jai Ram Thakur, BJP
since 25 December 2022
Structure
Seats68
Political groups
Government (34)
  INC (34)

Official Opposition (25)

  BJP (25)[2]

Vacant (9)

  Vacant (9)[3][4]
Elections
First past the post
Last election
12 November 2022
Next election
2027
Meeting place
Vidhan Bhavan, Shimla
Vidhan Bhavan, Dharamshala (Winter session)
Website
https://hpvidhansabha.nic.in/

History
Front gate of the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly

Himachal Pradesh was the first state in India to launch a paperless legislative assembly.[6][7]

List of assemblies
Election Year Assembly Ruling Party Chief Minister Seats
1952–1957 Legislative Assembly of Part-C State of Himachal Pradesh Indian National Congress Yashwant Singh Parmar INC : 24; IND:8; KMPP:3; SCF:1

Total: 36

1957–1962 Territorial Council Indian National Congress Thakur Karam Singh
1962–1967 First Assembly Indian National Congress Yashwant Singh Parmar (2)
1967–1972 Second Assembly Indian National Congress Yashwant Singh Parmar (3) INC : 34;IND:16;ABJS:7; CPI(M):2;SP:1

Total: 60

1972–1977 Third Assembly Indian National Congress Yashwant Singh Parmar (4) INC : 53; IND:7; ABJS:5; LRP:2 ; CPI(M):1; SP:1

Total: 68

1977–1982 Fourth Assembly Janata Party Shanta Kumar JP: 53; INC: 9; IND: 6

Total: 68

1982–1985 Fifth Assembly Indian National Congress Thakur Ram Lal INC: 31;BJP: 29; IND: 6; JP: 3

Total: 68

Virbhadra Singh
1985–1990 Sixth Assembly Indian National Congress Virbhadra Singh (2) INC: 58;BJP: 7; IND: 2; LD: 1

Total: 68

1990–1992 Seventh Assembly Bharatiya Janata Party Shanta Kumar (2) BJP: 46; JD: 1; INC: 9;IND: 1;CPI(M): 1

Total: 68

1993–1998 Eighth Assembly Indian National Congress Virbhadra Singh (3) INC: 52;BJP: 8; IND: 7; CPI(M): 1

Total: 68

1998–2003 Ninth Assembly Bharatiya Janata Party Prem Kumar Dhumal BJP:31; INC: 31; HVC:5;IND:1

Total: 68

2003–2007 Tenth Assembly Indian National Congress Virbhadra Singh (4) INC: 43;BJP:16; IND:6; HVC:1; LJP:1; LMHP;1

Total: 68

2007–2012 Eleventh Assembly Bharatiya Janata Party Prem Kumar Dhumal (2) BJP:41; INC: 23;IND:3; BSP:1

Total: 68

2012–2017 Twelfth Assembly Indian National Congress Virbhadra Singh (5) INC: 36;BJP: 26; IND:6

Total: 68

2017–2022 Thirteenth Assembly Bharatiya Janata Party Jai Ram Thakur BJP: 44; INC: 21; IND: 2; CPI(M):1

Total: 68

2022– Fourteenth Assembly Indian National Congress Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu INC:40 ;BJP: 25; IND:3

Total: 68

Members of Legislative Assembly
District

Constituency Name Party Remarks
Chamba

Churah (SC) Hans Raj Bharatiya Janata Party
Bharmour (ST) Janak Raj Bharatiya Janata Party
Chamba Neeraj Nayar Indian National Congress
Dalhousie D S Thakur Bharatiya Janata Party
Bhattiyat Kuldeep Singh Pathania Indian National Congress Speaker
Kangra Nurpur Ranveer Singh Bharatiya Janata Party
Indora (SC) Malender Rajan Indian National Congress
Fatehpur Bhawani Singh Pathania Indian National Congress
Jawali Chander Kumar Indian National Congress Cabinet Minister
Dehra Hoshyar Singh Independent
Jaswan-Pragpur Bikram Thakur Bharatiya Janata Party
Jawalamukhi Sanjay Rattan Indian National Congress
Jaisinghpur (SC) Yadvinder Goma Indian National Congress

Cabinet Minister

Sullah Vipin Singh Parmar Bharatiya Janata Party
Nagrota Raghubir Singh Bali Indian National Congress
Kangra Pawan Kumar Kajal Bharatiya Janata Party
Shahpur Kewal Singh Pathania Indian National Congress
Dharamshala Sudhir Sharma Indian National Congress Disqualified on 28 February 2024[8]
Vacant
Palampur Ashish Butail Indian National Congress

Chief Parliamentary Secretary

Baijnath (SC) Kishori Lal Indian National Congress

Chief Parliamentary Secretary

Lahaul and Spiti Lahaul and Spiti (ST) Ravi Thakur Indian National Congress Disqualified on 28 February 2024[8]
Vacant
Kullu Manali Bhuvneshwar Gaur Indian National Congress
Kullu Sunder Singh Thakur Indian National Congress

Chief Parliamentary Secretary

Banjar Surender Shourie Bharatiya Janata Party
Anni (SC) Lokendra Kumar Bharatiya Janata Party
Mandi Karsog (SC) Deepraj Kapoor Bharatiya Janata Party
Sundernagar Rakesh Jamwal Bharatiya Janata Party
Nachan (SC) Vinod Kumar Bharatiya Janata Party
Seraj Jai Ram Thakur Bharatiya Janata Party Leader of Opposition
Darang Puranchand Thakur Bharatiya Janata Party
Jogindernagar Prakash Rana Bharatiya Janata Party
Dharampur Chandershekhar Indian National Congress
Mandi Anil Sharma Bharatiya Janata Party
Balh (SC) Indra Singh Gandhi Bharatiya Janata Party
Sarkaghat Dalip Thakur Bharatiya Janata Party
Hamirpur Bhoranj (SC) Suresh Kumar Indian National Congress
Sujanpur Rajinder Singh Rana Indian National Congress Disqualified on 28 February 2024[8]
Vacant
Hamirpur Ashish Sharma Independent
Barsar Inder Dutt Lakhanpal Indian National Congress Disqualified on 28 February 2024[8]
Vacant
Nadaun Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu Indian National Congress Chief Minister
Una Chintpurni (SC) Sudarshan Singh Babloo Indian National Congress
Gagret Chaitanya Sharma Indian National Congress Disqualified on 28 February 2024[8]
Vacant
Haroli Mukesh Agnihotri Indian National Congress Deputy Chief Minister
Una Satpal Singh Satti Bharatiya Janata Party
Kutlehar Devender Kumar Bhutto Indian National Congress Disqualified on 28 February 2024[8]
Vacant
Bilaspur Jhanduta (SC) Jeet Ram Katwal Bharatiya Janata Party
Ghumarwin Rajesh Dharmani Indian National Congress

Cabinet Minister

Bilaspur Trilok Jamwal Bharatiya Janata Party
Sri Naina Deviji Randhir Sharma Bharatiya Janata Party
Solan Arki Sanjay Awasthy Indian National Congress

Chief Parliamentary Secretary

Nalagarh K.L. Thakur Independent
Doon Ram Kumar Chaudhary Indian National Congress

Chief Parliamentary Secretary

Solan (SC) Dhani Ram Shandil Indian National Congress Cabinet Minister
Kasauli (SC) Vinod Sultanpuri Indian National Congress
Sirmaur Pachhad (SC) Reena Kashyap Bharatiya Janata Party
Nahan Ajay Solanki Indian National Congress
Sri Renukaji (SC) Vinay Kumar Indian National Congress Deputy Speaker
Paonta Sahib Sukh Ram Chaudhary Bharatiya Janata Party
Shillai Harshwardhan Chauhan Indian National Congress Cabinet Minister
Shimla Chopal Balbir Singh Verma Bharatiya Janata Party
Theog Kuldeep Singh Rathore Indian National Congress
Kasumpti Anirudh Singh Indian National Congress Cabinet Minister
Shimla Harish Janartha Indian National Congress
Shimla Rural Vikramaditya Singh Indian National Congress Former Cabinet minister
Jubbal-Kotkhai Rohit Thakur Indian National Congress Cabinet minister
Rampur (SC) Nand Lal Indian National Congress
Rohru (SC) Mohan Lal Brakta Indian National Congress

Chief Parliamentary Secretary

Kinnaur Kinnaur (ST) Jagat Singh Negi Indian National Congress Cabinet Minister

List of speakers and deputy speakers

List of speakers
List of speakers of Himachal Pradesh (1963–71)

(Union Territory with Legislature)

No. of Assembly & its Period Date of its First Sitting Speaker Time Period
From To
1st

(Territorial Council)

 3 October 1963 Desh Raj Mahajan 4 October 1963 18 March 1967
2nd

(1967 elections)

 18 March 1967 Desh Raj Mahajan 20 March 1967 19 March 1972
List of speakers of Himachal Pradesh (1971–present)

(State)

3rd

(1972 election)

 27 March 1972 Kultar Chand Rana 28 March 1972 9 June 1977
4th

(1977 election)

 29 June 1977 Sarvan Kumar 30 June 1977 18 April 1979
T.S. Negi 8 May 1979 21 June 1982
5th

(1982 election)

 21 June 1982 T.S. Negi 22 June 1982 14 September 1984
6th

(1985 elections)

 11 March 1985 Vidya Stokes 11 March 1985 19 March 1990
7th

(1990 elections)

 21 March 1990 Radha Raman Shastri 21 March 1990  17 August 1990
T.S. Negi 20 August 1990 14 December 1993
8th

(1993 elections)

 15 December 1993 Kaul Singh Thakur 15 December 1993 12 March 1998
9th

(1998 elections)

 12 March 1998 Gulab Singh Thakur 30 March 1998 7 March 2003
10th

(2003 elections)

 10 March 2003 G.R. Mussafir 10 March 2003 4 January 2007
11th

(2007 elections)

 11 January 2007 Tulsi Ram 11 January 2007 9 January 2013
12th

(2012 elections)

 9 January 2013 Brij Behari Lal Butail 9 January 2013 10 January 2018
13th

(2017 elections)

 10 January 2018 Rajeev Bindal 10 January 2018 26 February 2020
Vipin Singh Parmar 26 February 2020 10 December 2022
14th

(2022 elections)

 19 December 2022 Kuldeep Singh Pathania 5 January 2023 Incumbent

List of deputy speakers
List of deputy speakers of Himachal Pradesh (1963–71)

(Union Territory with Legislature)

No. of Assembly & its Period Date of its First Sitting Deputy Speaker Time Period
From To
1st

(Territorial Council)

 3 October 1963 Tapendra Singh 17 October 1963 12 January 1967
2nd

(1967 elections)

 18 March 1967 Amin Chand 29 March 1967 17 March 1972
List of deputy speakers of Himachal Pradesh (1971–present)

(State)

3rd

(1972 election)

 27 March 1972 Lekh Ram Thakur 30 March 1972 21 April 1977
4th

(1977 election)

 29 June 1977 Ranjit Singh Verma 4 July 1977 9 May 1977
5th

(1982 election)

 21 June 1982 Vijay Kumar  Joshi 29 June 1982 23 January 1985
6th

(1985 elections)

 11 March 1985 Dev Raj Negi 7 March 1986 16 March 1989
7th

(1990 elections)

 21 March 1990 Ram Nath Sharma 29 March 1989 3 March 1990
Rikhi Ram

Kaundalh

 17 August 1990 15 December 1992
8th

(1993 elections)

 15 December 1993 Kuldip Kumar 17 December 1993 18 October 1995
Ishwar Dass 31 October 1995 23December1997
9th

(1998 elections)

 12 March 1998 Ram Dass Malanger 20 August 1999 28 January 2003
10th

(2003 elections)

 10 March 2003 Dharam Pal Thakur 27 March 2003 30 December 2007
11th

(2007 elections)

 11 January 2007 Vacant
12th

(2012 elections)

 9 January 2013 Jagat Singh Negi 12 March 2013 21 December 2017
13th

(2017 elections)

 10 January 2018 Hans Raj 10 January 2018 10 December 2022
14th

(2022 elections)

 19 December 2022 Vinay Kumar 19 December 2023

List of Leaders of the House

Representation of chief ministers by party

  Office abolished/President's Rule (12.73%)
  Indian National Congress (61.66%)
  Janata Party (5.74%)
  Bharatiya Janata Party (19.88%)

The Chief Commissioner's Province of Himachal Pradesh was formed on 15 April 1948 through integration of 30 erstwhile princely-states. In 1951, Himachal Pradejsh become a Part C state, under the Government of Part C State, 1951 and was brought under a Lt. Governor with 36-member Legislative Assembly. First elections to the Assembly were held in 1952.[9] The Indian National Congress won 24 seats to form a government under Yashwant Singh Parmar.

In 1954, Bilaspur, another part-C State, was merged with Himachal Pradesh. In 1956 it was made a Union Territory and was placed under a Lt. Governor with a Territorial Council with limited powers.[10]

List of chief ministers of Himachal Pradesh (1951–56)

(Part 'C' State)

No[lower-alpha 1] Portrait Name Constituency Term of office Assembly

(election)

 Party[lower-alpha 2]
From To Days in office
1 Yashwant Singh Parmar Pachhad 8 March 1952 31 October 1956 4 years, 237 days Legislative

Assembly

(1952 election)

 Indian

National Congress

Office abolished, 1956–63

(Himachal Pradesh became a Union Territory)

In 1963, Himachal Pradesh though being a Union Territory was provided with a Legislative Assembly. The Territorial Council was converted into the Legislative Assembly of the Union Territory. The assembly has its first sitting on 1 October 1971.[9] On 18 December 1970, the State of Himachal Pradesh Act was passed by Parliament and the new state came into being on 25 January 1971. Thus Himachal Pradesh emerged as the 18th state of Indian Union.[11]

List of chief ministers of Himachal Pradesh (1963–71)

(Union Territory with Legislature)

No[lower-alpha 1] Portrait Name Constituency Term of office Assembly

(election)

 Party[lower-alpha 3]
From To Days in office
(1) Yashwant Singh Parmar Shri Renukaji 1 July 1963 4 March 1967 7 years, 208 days 1st

(Territorial Council)

 Indian National Congress
4 March 1967 25 January 1971 2nd

(1967 elections)

List of chief ministers of Himachal Pradesh (1971–present)

(State)

(1) Yashwant Singh Parmar Shri Renukaji 25 January 1971 10 March 1972 6 years, 3 days 2nd

(1967 election)

 Indian National Congress
10 March 1972 28 January 1977 3rd

(1972 election)

2 Thakur Ram Lal Jubbal-Kotkhai 28 January 1977 30 April 1977 92 days
–
Vacant[lower-alpha 4]
(President's rule) 		N/A 30 April 1977 22 June 1977 53 days Dissolved N/A
3 Shanta Kumar Sullah 22 June 1977 14 February 1980 2 years, 237 days 4th

(1977 election)

 Janata Party
(2) Thakur Ram Lal Jubbal-Kotkhai 14 February 1980 15 June 1982 3 years, 53 days Indian National Congress
15 June 1982 8 April 1983 5th

(1982 election)

4 Virbhadra Singh Jubbal-Kotkhai 8 April 1983 8 March 1985 6 years, 331 days
8 March 1985 5 March 1990 6th

(1985 elections)

(3) Shanta Kumar Palampur 5 March 1990 15 December 1992 2 years, 285 days 7th

(1990 elections)

 Bharatiya Janata Party
–
Vacant[lower-alpha 4]
(President's rule) 		N/A 15 December 1992 3 December 1993 353 days Dissolved N/A
(4) Virbhadra Singh Rohru 3 December 1993 24 March 1998 4 years, 111 days 8th

(1993 elections)

 Indian National Congress
5 Prem Kumar Dhumal Bamsan 24 March 1998 6 March 2003 4 years, 347 days 9th

(1998 elections)

 Bharatiya Janata Party
(4) Virbhadra Singh Rohru 6 March 2003 30 December 2007 4 years, 299 days 10th

(2003 elections)

 Indian National Congress
(5) Prem Kumar Dhumal Bamsan 30 December 2007 25 December 2012 4 years, 361 days 11th

(2007 elections)

 Bharatiya Janata Party
(4) Virbhadra Singh Shimla Rural 25 December 2012 27 December 2017 5 years, 2 days 12th

(2012 elections)

 Indian National Congress
6 Jai Ram Thakur Seraj 27 December 2017 11 December 2022 4 years, 349 days 13th

(2017 elections)

 Bharatiya Janata Party
7

Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu Nadaun 11 December 2022 incumbent 1 year, 148 days 14th

(2022 elections)

 Indian National Congress

List of Leaders of Opposition
No Portrait Name Constituency Tenure Assembly Chief Minister Party
1 Dina Nath 1 July 1963 11 January 1967 3 years, 194 days 1st Yashwant Singh Parmar Swatantra Party
2 Kanwar Durga Chand Sullah 18 March 1967 1 March 1972 4 years, 349 days 2nd Bharatiya Jana Sangh
3 Shanta Kumar Khera 27 March 1972 30 March 1977 5 years, 3 days 3rd Yashwant Singh Parmar
Thakur Ram Lal
4 Thakur Ram Lal Jubbal-Kotkhai 29 June 1977 13 February 1980 2 years, 229 days 4th Shanta Kumar Indian National Congress
5 Jagdev Chand Hamirpur 11 March 1985 3 March 1990 4 years, 357 days 6th Virbhadra Singh Bharatiya Janata Party
6 Vidya Stokes Theog 21 March 1990 15 December 1992 2 years, 269 days 7th Shanta Kumar Indian National Congress
7 Jagat Prakash Nadda Bilaspur 1 December 1993 24 December 1997 4 years, 23 days 8th Virbhadra Singh Bharatiya Janata Party
8 Virbhadra Singh Rohru 25 March 1998 4 March 2003 4 years, 344 days 9th Prem Kumar Dhumal Indian National Congress
9 Prem Kumar Dhumal Bamsan 10th Virbhadra Singh Bharatiya Janata Party
(6) Vidya Stokes Kumarsain 22 January 2008 25 December 2012 4 years, 338 days 11th Prem Kumar Dhumal Indian National Congress
(9) Prem Kumar Dhumal Hamirpur 2 January 2013 18 December 2017 4 years, 350 days 12th Virbhadra Singh Bharatiya Janata Party
10 Mukesh Agnihotri Haroli 23 August 2018 11 December 2022 4 years, 110 days 13th Jai Ram Thakur Indian National Congress
11 Jai Ram Thakur Seraj 25 December 2022 Incumbent 1 year, 134 days 14th Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu Bharatiya Janata Party

See also

Notes
  1. A number inside brackets indicates that the incumbent has previously held office.
  2. This column only names the chief minister's party. The state government he headed may have been a complex coalition of several parties and independents; these are not listed here.
  3. This column only names the chief minister's party. The state government he headed may have been a complex coalition of several parties and independents; these are not listed here.
  4. President's rule may be imposed when the "government in a state is not able to function as per the Constitution", which often happens because no party or coalition has a majority in the assembly. When President's rule is in force in a state, its council of ministers stands dissolved. The office of chief minister thus lies vacant, and the administration is taken over by the governor, who functions on behalf of the central government. At times, the legislative assembly also stands dissolved.[12]

References
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  2. https://www.livemint.com/politics/news/six-rebel-mlas-of-himachal-pradesh-join-bjp-ahead-of-lok-sabha-elections-2024/amp-11711179800733.html
  3. "Himachal Assembly Speaker Disqualifies 6 Rebel Congress MLAs".
  4. "'Hum saath saath hain' in Himachal, Sukhu stays Chief Minister: Congress".
  5. "Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly". Legislative Bodies in India website. Archived from the original on 25 March 2011. Retrieved 9 December 2010.
  6. "India gets its first paperless as Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly also known as e-Vidhan". theindianexpress.com. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  7. "India's first digital or e-vidhansabha assembly in Himachal Pradesh". Amar Ujala (in Hindi). Archived from the original on 24 April 2021. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
  8. "6 Himachal Congress MLAs, Who Cross-Voted In Rajya Sabha Polls, Disqualified". NDTV. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  9. "HP Vidhan Sabha".
  10. "Himachal Legislative Assembly". legislativebodiesinindia.nic.in. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  11. "Himachal Pradesh NIC".
  12. Amberish K. Diwanji. "A dummy's guide to President's rule". Rediff.com. 15 March 2005. Retrieved on 3 March 2013.
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