VIDHAN SABHA ELECTION OF 2017
Himachal Pradesh assembly election results 2017 indicate a clear cut victory for the BJP. A highest ever polling of 74.61 per cent was recorded in the state in 2017 assembly polls and women outnumbered men in polling by about 1 lakh votes
Major political parties who contested for election
-BJP
-CONGRESS
-BSP
-CPI-M
Number of seats won by various political parties
BJP- 44
CONGRESS- 21
INDEPENDENT- 2
CPI-M-1(1 Seat- Rakesh singha from Theog)
Number of SC &ST candidates elected in this election-
SC-17
ST-3
-Bjp was able to gain clear cut majority and the only minor setback was that the BJP’s chief ministerial candidate Prem Kumar Dhumal lost from the Sujanpur constituency. He was defeated by Congress leader ‘ Rajinder Rana.
Percentage of votes under NOTA
-0. 49℅(34232)
PERCENTAGE OF VOTING for BJP& CONGRESS-
BJP- 48.8%
CONGRESS- 41.7%
WOMEN CANDIDATES
1.Indora – Reeta Devi- BJP
2.Shahpur- Sarveen Choudhary- BJP
3.Bhoranj-Kamlesh Kumari -BJP
4.Dalhousie -Asha Kumari – INC
INDEPENDENT CANDIDATES
1. Hoshyar Singh from -Dehra
2.Prakash Rana from Jogindernagar