Himachal Pradesh assembly elections: Of total 412 nominees.

November 9, 2022

Out of 412 candidates in the fray for the upcoming assembly elections in Himachal Pradesh, 24 are women and 388 are men.
A total of 55,92,828 voters of the state will elect their representatives among these candidates, for which a total of 7,881 polling stations have been set up.
Of the total voters, 28,54,945 are male electors, 27,37,845 female, and 38 third gender voters.
So far, 1,93,106 new voters in the age group of 18-19 years have been added. There were 1,21,409 voters above 80 years, while 56,501 were in the persons with disability (PwD) category.
According to the officials of the state election department, BJP and Congress are contesting on all the 68 assembly constituencies, while AAP on 67 assembly constituencies.
Similarly, BSP is contesting on 53 assembly constituencies, Rashtriya Devbhoomi Party on 29 assembly constituencies, CPM on 11 assembly constituencies, Himachal Jan Kranti Party on six assembly constituencies, Hindu Samaj Party and Swabhiman Party on three assembly constituencies each, and Himachal Janata Party, Bhartiya Veer Dal, Sainik Samaj Party, Rashtriya Lok Niti Party and Communist Party of India on one constituency each. The number of independent candidates is 99.