Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly

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Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
14th Himachal Pradesh Assembly
Coat of arms or logo
Type
Type
Term limits
5 years
Leadership
Deputy Speaker
Vinay Kumar, INC
since 19 December 2023
Leader of the House
(Chief Minister)
Deputy Leader of the House
(Deputy Chief Minister)
Structure
Seats68
File:14th Himachal Pradesh Assembly.svg
Political groups
Government (40)
  •   INC (40)[2]

Official Opposition (28)

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/

<section end="Infobox" /> 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.[4] Its term is 5 years, unless sooner dissolved.

History

File:Front gate of the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly in India, photographed by Yogabrata Chakraborty, on May 28, 2023.jpg
Front gate of the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly

Himachal Pradesh was the first state in India to launch a paperless legislative assembly.[5][6]

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: 28

Total: 68

Members of Legislative Assembly

{{#Section-h:14th Himachal Pradesh Assembly|Members of Legislative Assembly}}

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 yerritory 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

{{#section-h:List of chief ministers of Himachal Pradesh|Chief Ministers of Himachal Pradesh (1952–56) and (1963–present)}}

List of Leaders of Opposition

{{#Section-h:List of leaders of the opposition in the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly|List of Leaders of the Opposition}}

See also

Notes

References

  1. "Kuldeep Singh Pathania became Speaker of Himachal Pradesh Legislative assembly". The Hindu. 5 January 2023. Archived from the original on 5 January 2023. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
  2. "Himachal Pradesh by-poll result: Congress wins 2 seats, BJP bags 1". The Times of India.
  3. "Himachal Pradesh by-poll result: Congress wins 2 seats, BJP bags 1". The Times of India.
  4. "Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly". Legislative Bodies in India website. Archived from the original on 25 March 2011. Retrieved 9 December 2010.
  5. "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.
  6. "India's first digital or e-vidhansabha assembly in Himachal Pradesh". Amar Ujala (in हिन्दी). Archived from the original on 24 April 2021. Retrieved 24 April 2021.