Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly 2017: Important Highlights

June 3, 2021

Total Seats: 68 (7521 polling stations){17 Seats were reserved for SC and 3 seats for ST(Lahul and Spiti, Kinnaur and Bharmaur)}.
Highest Polling booth: Tashigang ( Lahul and Spiti ).
Smallest Polling booth: Ka(Kinnaur) {16 Votes}.
Biggest Polling booth(Voters): Sullah(84K)
Voter Turnout: 28%
India’s first voter: Shyam Saran Negi(Voted for 29^th Time at Kalpa polling station in Kinnaur).
Seats Won by each party: BJP(44), Congress(21), BSP(0), CPI(M)(1), Independent(2).
Total NOTA votes: 9%.
In Dehra, Independent candidate Hoshiyar Singh won by 3914 votes over BJP candidate Ravinder Singh
CPI(M) party could only win a single seat. CPI(M) State Secretary Rakesh Singha won by a margin of 1983 votes over BJP’s Rakesh Verma in
A total of 377 candidates contested for 68 The Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) and Congress contested for all 68 seats, while BSP contested in 42 seats and the CPI(M) contested in 14 seats.
The Swabhiman party and the Lok Gathbandhan Party each contested for six seats and the CPI contested in 3.
The state registered a record 74.61 per cent polling for the Assembly elections, breaking the 51 per cent record of 2003. The polling was 71.61 per cent in 2007 and 73.51 per cent in 2012.
The Doon constituency in Solan district recorded the highest turnout of 88.95 per cent and Shimla Urban recorded the lowest at 63.76 per