The Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly or the Himachal Pradesh Vidhan Sabha is the unicameral legislature of the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh.[1] The present strength of the Vidhan Sabha is 68. The members of the Tenth Legislative Assembly were elected in the 2003 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election.[2]
10th Legislative Assembly | |
|---|---|
| Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
 | |
| Type | |
| Type | |
Term limits | 5 years |
| History | |
| Preceded by | 9th Legislative Assembly |
| Succeeded by | 11th Legislative Assembly |
| Leadership | |
Speaker | |
Deputy Speaker | |
Leader of the House (Chief Minister) | |
Leader of the Opposition | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 68 |
 | |
Political groups | Government (49)
Opposition (19) |
| Elections | |
| First past the post | |
Last election | 28 February and 3 June 1998 |
Next election | December 2007 |
| Meeting place | |
| Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India | |
Members of the Assembly
edit| Constituency | Reserved for (SC/ST/None) |
Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kinnaur | ST | Jagat Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| Rampur | SC | Singhi Ram | Indian National Congress | |
| Rohru | None | Virbhadra Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| Jubbal-kotkhai | None | Rohit Thakur | Indian National Congress | |
| Chopal | None | Subhash Chand | Independent | |
| Kumarsain | None | Vidya Stokes | Indian National Congress | |
| Theog | None | Rakesh Verma | Independent | |
| Shimla | None | Jatin Puri | Independent politician | |
| Kasumpti | SC | Sohan Lal | Independent | |
| Arki | None | Dharam Pal Thakur | Indian National Congress | |
| Doon | None | Lajja Ram | Indian National Congress | |
| Nalagarh | None | Hari Naraian Singh | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| Kasauli | SC | Raghu Raj | Indian National Congress | |
| Solan | None | Dr. Rajeev Bindal | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| Pachhad | SC | Gangu Ram Musafir | Indian National Congress | |
| Rainka | SC | Dr. Prem Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| Shillai | None | Harsh Wardhan | Indian National Congress | |
| Paonta Doon | None | Sukh Ram | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| Nahan | None | Sadanand Chauhan | Lok Jan Shakti Party | |
| Kotkehloor | None | Bhawna Malhi | Indian National Congress | |
| Bilaspur | None | Tilak Raj | Indian National Congress | |
| Ghumarwin | None | Karam Dev Dharmani | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| Geharwin | SC | Dr. Beeru Ram Kishore | Independent | |
| Nadaun | None | Sukhvinder Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| Hamirpur | None | Anita Verma | Indian National Congress | |
| Bamsan | None | Jatin Puri | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| Mewa | SC | Ishwar Dass Dhiman | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| Nadaunta | None | Baldev Sharma | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| Gagret | SC | Kuldeep Kumar | Indian National Congress | |
| Chintpurni | None | Rakesh Kalia | Indian National Congress | |
| Santokgarh | None | Mukesh Agnihotri | Indian National Congress | |
| Una | None | Satpal Singh Satti | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| Kutlehar | None | Virender Kumar | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| Nurpur | None | Sat Mahajan | Indian National Congress | |
| Gangath | SC | Bodh Raj | Indian National Congress | |
| Jawali | None | Sujan Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| Guler | None | Chander Kumar | Indian National Congress | |
| Jaswan | None | Bikram Singh | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| Pragpur | SC | Naveen Dhiman | Independent | |
| Jawalamukhi | None | Ramesh Chand | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| Thural | None | Ravinder Singh | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| Rajgir | SC | Atma Ram | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| Baijnath | None | Sudhir Sharma | Indian National Congress | |
| Palampur | None | Brij Behari Lal | Indian National Congress | |
| Sulah | None | Jagjiwan Paul | Indian National Congress | |
| Nagrota | None | G.s. Bali | Indian National Congress | |
| Shahpur | None | Major Vijay Singh Mankotia | Indian National Congress | |
| Dharamsala | None | Chandresh Kumari | Indian National Congress | |
| Kangra | None | Surinder Kumar | Indian National Congress | |
| Bhattiyat | None | Kuldip Singh Pathania | Independent | |
| Banikhet | None | Asha Kumari | Indian National Congress | |
| Rajnagar | SC | Surinder Bhardwaj | Indian National Congress | |
| Chamba | None | Harsh Mahajan | Indian National Congress | |
| Bharmour | ST | Thakar Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| Lahaul And Spiti | ST | Raghbir Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| Kulu | None | Raj Krishan Gour | Indian National Congress | |
| Banjar | None | Khimi Ram | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| Ani | SC | Ishwar Dass | Indian National Congress | |
| Karsog | SC | Mast Ram | Indian National Congress | |
| Chachiot | None | Jai Ram Thakur | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| Nachan | SC | Tek Chand | Indian National Congress | |
| Sundernagar | None | Sohan Lal Thakur | Indian National Congress | |
| Balh | SC | Damodar Dass | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| Gopalpur | None | Rangila Ram Rao | Indian National Congress | |
| Dharampur | None | Mohinder Singh | Loktantrik Morcha Himachal Pradesh | |
| Joginder Nagar | None | Surender Pal | Indian National Congress | |
| Darang | None | Kaul Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| Mandi | None | Sukh Ram | Himachal Vikas Congress | |
Notes
edit- Shri Chander Kumar resigned from Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly after being elected to Lok Sabha.
- Dr. Harbans Singh Rana was elected in the by-election from the seat vacated by Shri Chander Kumar.
- Shri Prem Kumar Dhumal resigned from H.P. Legislative Assembly after being elected to Lok Sabha from Hamirpur Parliamentary Constituency in a by-election in May 2007.
- Major Vijay Singh Mankotia resigned from the H.P. Legislative Assembly in August 2007.
- Shri Bodh Raj was unseated by a Supreme Court judgement dated 30-11-2007.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Himachal Legislative Assembly".
- ^ Assembly Members - TENTH LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY Archived 27 February 2010 at the Wayback Machine