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1982 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election

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1982 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election
← 1977 19 May 1982 1985 →
All 68 seats in the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
35 seats needed for a majority
Registered2,211,524
Turnout71.06%
  Majority party Minority party Third party
 
Leader Thakur Ram Lal Shanta Kumar
Party INC BJP JP
Leader's seat Jubbal-Kotkhai
Seats before 9 New 53
Seats won 31 29 2
Seat change Increase22 New Decrease51
Popular vote 42.52% 35.16% 4.75%
CM before election

Thakur Ram Lal
INC

Elected CM

Thakur Ram Lal
INC

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.[1]

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.[2]

Result

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PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Indian National Congress659,23942.5231Increase22
Bharatiya Janata Party545,03735.1629New
Janata Party73,6834.752Decrease51
Communist Party of India26,5431.7100
Lok Dal22,5211.450New
Communist Party of India (Marxist)2,6360.1700
Independents220,63714.2360
Total1,550,296100.00680
Valid votes1,550,29698.65
Invalid/blank votes21,2781.35
Total votes1,571,574100.00
Registered voters/turnout2,211,52471.06
Source: ECI[3]

Elected Members

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Constituency Reserved for
(SC/ST/None) 		Member Party Votes Runner-up Candidates Name Party Votes
Kinnaur ST Thakur Sen Negi Independent 12580 Gopi Chand Indian National Congress 9197
Rampur SC Singhi Ram Indian National Congress 12776 Ninzoo Ram Independent 6285
Rohru None Satya Dev Bushehari Indian National Congress 11890 Pratap Singh Mukhia Bharatiya Janata Party 6743
Jubbal-kotkhai None Ram Lal Indian National Congress 20765 Shyam Lal Pirta Bharatiya Janata Party 3340
Chopal None Kewal Ram Chauhan Indian National Congress 12307 Radha Raman Shastri Bharatiya Janata Party 8013
Kumarsain None Jai Bihari Lal Khachi Indian National Congress 9641 Bhagat Ram Chauhan Bharatiya Janata Party 4902
Theog None Vidya Stokes Indian National Congress 12947 Mehar Singh Chauhan Janata Party 8052
Simla None Daulat Ram Bharatiya Janata Party 12314 Anand Sharma Indian National Congress 9369
Kasumpti SC Balak Ram Bharatiya Janata Party 8594 Roop Dass Kashyap Indian National Congress 7236
Arki None Nagin Chander Pal Bharatiya Janata Party 8764 Hira Singh Indian National Congress 6545
Doon None Ram Partap Chandel Indian National Congress 12236 Narain Dass Bharatiya Janata Party 5239
Nalagarh None Vijayander Singh Indian National Congress 16500 Arjun Singh Independent 7259
Kasauli SC Raghu Raj Indian National Congress 9672 Kirpal Singh Janata Party 3268
Solan None Rama Nand Bharatiya Janata Party 6253 Guru Dutt Independent 3437
Pachhad SC Gangu Ram Independent 9805 Uchhbu Ram Bharatiya Janata Party 5143
Raindka SC Prem Singh Indian National Congress 10466 Mohan Lal Janata Party 4910
Shillai None Guman Singh Chauhan Indian National Congress 12042 Jagat Singh Lok Dal 9381
Paonta Doon None Kush Parmar Indian National Congress 10099 Milk Raj Bharatiya Janata Party 7747
Nahan None Shyama Sharma Janata Party 12926 Sunder Singh Indian National Congress 6032
Kotkehloor None Daulat Ram Sankhyan Indian National Congress 6400 Daulat Ram Sharma Bharatiya Janata Party 5861
Bilaspur None Sada Ram Thakur Bharatiya Janata Party 10445 Partap Singh Indian National Congress 8957
Ghumarwin None Narayan Singh Swami Bharatiya Janata Party 11836 Sita Ram Sharma Indian National Congress 11350
Geharwin SC Ganu Ram Bharatiya Janata Party 7477 Rikhi Ram Kaundal Independent 6901
Nadaun None Dhani Ram Bharatiya Janata Party 9308 Prem Dass Sharma Indian National Congress 7478
Hamirpur None Jagdev Chand Bharatiya Janata Party 14471 Babu Ram Indian National Congress 7857
Bamsan None Lashkari Ram Bharatiya Janata Party 12862 Ranjit Singh Indian National Congress 9788
Mewa SC Dharam Singh Indian National Congress 11814 Amar Singh Bharatiya Janata Party 9924
Nadaunta None Ram Rattan Sharma Bharatiya Janata Party 10365 Prem Chand Verma Indian National Congress 8622
Gagret SC Sadhu Ram Bharatiya Janata Party 11377 Mehnga Singh Indian National Congress 9906
Chintpurni None Hans Raj Akrot Indian National Congress 9904 Romesh Chander Bharatiya Janata Party 8199
Santokgarh None Vijay Kumar Joshi Indian National Congress 10589 Kashmiri Lal Joshi Independent 9371
Una None Des Raj Bharatiya Janata Party 14707 Ram Rakha Indian National Congress 9515
Kutlehar None Ranjit Singh Janata Party 7022 Ram Nath Sharma Indian National Congress 6244
Nurpur None Sat Mahajan Indian National Congress 15384 Kewal Singh Janata Party 12085
Gangath SC Des Raj Bharatiya Janata Party 11751 Dhinoo Ram Indian National Congress 9048
Jawali None Rajan Sushant Bharatiya Janata Party 11669 Sujan Singh Pathaania Indian National Congress 11141
Guler None Chander Kumar Indian National Congress 8867 Harbans Singh Rana Independent 5775
Jaswan None Agya Ram Thakur Bharatiya Janata Party 10147 Sarla Sharma Indian National Congress 8598
Pragpur SC Virender Kumar Bharatiya Janata Party 9241 Yog Raj Independent 7503
Jawalamukhi None Kashmir Singh Rana Bharatiya Janata Party 9350 Mela Ram Saver Indian National Congress 7472
Thural None Chandresh Kumari Indian National Congress 7423 Santosh Kumar Bharatiya Janata Party 6742
Rajgir SC Milkhi Ram Goma Indian National Congress 9358 Shambhu Ram Bharatiya Janata Party 6717
Baijnath None Sant Ram Indian National Congress 10346 Milkhi Ram Independent 4202
Palampur None Sarwan Kumar Bharatiya Janata Party 10508 Kunj Bihari Lal Indian National Congress 8762
Sulah None Shanta Kumar Bharatiya Janata Party 11857 Man Chand Indian National Congress 8708
Nagrota None Ram Chand Bharatiya Janata Party 12618 Hardyal Indian National Congress 9254
Shahpur None Vijai Singh Independent 11301 Ajit Paul Indian National Congress 6386
Dharamsala None Brij Lal Bharatiya Janata Party 9513 Mool Raj Sharma Indian National Congress 6971
Kangra None Vidya Sagar Bharatiya Janata Party 15097 Surendar Paul Indian National Congress 7388
Bhattiyat None Shiv Kumar Indian National Congress 10796 Amar Singh Bharatiya Janata Party 7480
Banikhet None Des Raj Mahajan Indian National Congress 12663 Daulat Ram Communist Party of India 6154
Rajnagar SC Mohan Lal Bharatiya Janata Party 11927 Vidya Dhar Indian National Congress 11885
Chamba None Sagar Chand Indian National Congress 12744 Kishori Lal Bharatiya Janata Party 9983
Bharmour ST Thakur Singh Indian National Congress 7285 Ram Charan Independent 5474
Lahaul And Spiti ST Thakur Devi Singh Indian National Congress 5636 Surinder Chand Bharatiya Janata Party 3446
Kullu None Kunj Lal Bharatiya Janata Party 14967 Raj Krishan Gaor Indian National Congress 13425
Banjar None Maheshwar Singh Bharatiya Janata Party 19243 Dile Ram Shabab Indian National Congress 11872
Ani SC Khub Ram Bharatiya Janata Party 14599 Isher Dass Indian National Congress 11926
Karsog SC Mansha Ram Independent 8992 Sunder Singh Bharatiya Janata Party 7422
Chachiot None Moti Ram Independent 10733 Karam Singh Indian National Congress 10252
Nachan SC Dile Ram Bharatiya Janata Party 11873 Tek Chand Indian National Congress 8745
Sundarnagar None Roop Singh Bharatiya Janata Party 11560 Lachhami Dutt Indian National Congress 6520
Balh SC Piru Ram Indian National Congress 12334 Damodar Dass Bharatiya Janata Party 11828
Gopalpur None Rangila Ram Indian National Congress 17812 Lila Devi Sharma Bharatiya Janata Party 7130
Dharampur None Bhikham Ram Indian National Congress 10310 Om Chand Bharatiya Janata Party 8782
Joginder Nagar None Gulab Singh Independent 8586 Rattan Lal Indian National Congress 7928
Darang None Kaul Singh Indian National Congress 12989 Dina Nath Bharatiya Janata Party 9189
Mandi None Sukh Ram Indian National Congress 12517 Kanhaya Lal Bharatiya Janata Party 9845


See also

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References

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  1. ^ Prabhu Chawla (21 April 1983). "Thakur Ram Lal resigns as Himachal Pradesh CM to pave the way for Virbhadra Singh". India Today. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  2. ^ "The State of Himachal Pradesh Act, 1970" (PDF). 25 December 1970. Retrieved 6 November 2021. ...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 seats shall be reserved for the Scheduled Tribes.
  3. ^ "Himachal Pradesh 1982". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
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