2007 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election

2007 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election
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68 seats in the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
35 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party Third party
 
Leader Prem Kumar Dhumal Virbhadra Singh Mayawati
Party BJP INC BSP
Leader's seat Bamsan Rohru Did not contest
Seats before 16 43
Seats won 41 23 1
Seat change Increase25 Decrease20 Increase1
Popular vote 1,441,142 1,280,480 238,959
Percentage 43.78% 38.90% 7.26%
Swing Increase8.44% Decrease2.1% Increase6.7%
CM before election

Virbhadra Singh
INC

Elected CM

Prem Kumar Dhumal
BJP

Elections to the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly were held in December 2007, to elect members of the 68 constituencies in Himachal Pradesh, India. The Bharatiya Janata Party won a majority of seats as well as the popular vote, and Prem Kumar Dhumal was reappointed as the Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh.[1][2]

The number of constituencies were set as 68, as per the recommendations of The Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 1976.[3]

  1. ^ Sujay Mehdudia (31 December 2007). "Dhumal sworn in Chief Minister". The Hindu. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  2. ^ "Hon'ble Chief Minister - Prof. Prem Kumar Dhumal". Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly. Archived from the original on 14 April 2012.
  3. ^ "The Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 1976". Election Commission of India. 1 December 1976. Retrieved 13 October 2021.