The Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly is the unicameral legislature of the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. The seat of the Assembly is at Shimla, the capital of the state. There are 68 Members of Legislative Assembly, all directly elected from single-seat constituencies. Its term is 5 years, unless sooner dissolved.
History
Himachal Pradesh was the first state in India to launch a paperless legislative assembly.
List of assemblies Election yearAssemblyRuling partyChief MinisterSeats1952–1957Legislative Assembly of Part-C State of Himachal PradeshIndian National CongressYashwant Singh ParmarINC: 24; IND: 8; KMPP: 3; SCF:1 Total: 361957–1962Territorial CouncilIndian National CongressThakur Karam Singh1962–1967First AssemblyIndian National CongressYashwant Singh Parmar (2)1967–1972Second AssemblyIndian National CongressYashwant Singh Parmar (3)INC: 34; IND: 16; ABJS: 7; CPI(M): 2; SP:1 Total: 601972–1977Third AssemblyIndian National CongressYashwant Singh Parmar (4)INC: 53; IND: 7; ABJS: 5; LRP: 2; CPI(M): 1; SP:1 Total: 681977–1982Fourth AssemblyJanata PartyShanta KumarJP: 53; INC: 9; IND: 6 Total: 681982–1985 Fifth Assembly Indian National CongressThakur Ram LalINC: 31; BJP: 29; IND: 6; JP: 3 Total: 68Virbhadra Singh1985–1990Sixth AssemblyIndian National CongressVirbhadra Singh (2)INC: 58; BJP: 7; IND: 2; LD: 1 Total: 681990–1992Seventh AssemblyBharatiya Janata PartyShanta Kumar (2)BJP: 46; JD: 1; INC: 9; IND: 1; CPI(M): 1 Total: 681993–1998Eighth AssemblyIndian National CongressVirbhadra Singh (3)INC: 52; BJP: 8; IND: 7; CPI(M): 1 Total: 681998–2003Ninth AssemblyBharatiya Janata PartyPrem Kumar DhumalBJP: 31; INC: 31; HVC:5; IND:1 Total: 682003–2007Tenth AssemblyIndian National CongressVirbhadra Singh (4)INC: 43; BJP: 16; IND: 6; HVC: 1; LJP: 1; LMHP: 1 Total: 682007–2012Eleventh AssemblyBharatiya Janata PartyPrem Kumar Dhumal (2)BJP:41; INC: 23; IND: 3; BSP:1 Total: 682012–2017Twelfth AssemblyIndian National CongressVirbhadra Singh (5)INC: 36; BJP: 26; IND:6 Total: 682017–2022Thirteenth AssemblyBharatiya Janata PartyJai Ram ThakurBJP: 44; INC: 21; IND: 2; CPI(M):1 Total: 682022–Fourteenth AssemblyIndian National CongressSukhvinder Singh Sukhu (Jatin)INC: 40; BJP: 28 Total: 68
Members of Legislative Assembly
List of speakers and deputy speakers
List of speakers +List of speakers of Himachal Pradesh (1963–71) (union territory with legislature)No. of Assembly & its periodDate of its first sittingSpeaker Time periodFromTo1st
(Territorial Council)3 October 1963Desh Raj Mahajan ji4 October 196318 March 19672nd
(1967 elections)18 March 1967Desh Raj Mahajan20 March 1967 19 March 1972List of speakers of Himachal Pradesh (1971–present) (state)3rd
(1972 election)27 March 1972Kultar Chand Rana28 March 19729 June 19774th
(1977 election)29 June 1977Sarvan Kumar30 June 1977 18 April 1979T.S. Negi8 May 197921 June 19825th
(1982 election)21 June 1982T.S. Negi22 June 198214 September 19846th
(1985 elections)11 March 1985Vidya Stokes11 March 198519 March 19907th
(1990 elections)21 March 1990Radha Raman Shastri21 March 1990 17 August 1990T.S. Negi20 August 1990 14 December 19938th
(1993 elections)15 December 1993Kaul Singh Thakur15 December 199312 March 19989th
(1998 elections)12 March 1998Gulab Singh Thakur30 March 19987 March 200310th
(2003 elections)10 March 2003G.R. Mussafir10 March 20034 January 200711th
(2007 elections)11 January 2007Tulsi Ram11 January 20079 January 201312th
(2012 elections)9 January 2013 Brij Behari Lal Butail9 January 2013 10 January 201813th
(2017 elections)10 January 2018 Rajeev Bindal10 January 201826 February 2020Vipin Singh Parmar26 February 2020 10 December 202214th
(2022 elections)19 December 2022Kuldeep Singh Pathania5 January 2023 Incumbent
List of deputy speakers +List of deputy speakers of Himachal Pradesh (1963–71) (union territory with legislature)No. of Assembly & its periodDate of its first sittingDeputy SpeakerTime periodFromTo1st
(Territorial Council)3 October 1963Tapendra Singh17 October 196312 January 19672nd
(1967 elections)18 March 1967Amin Chand29 March 1967 17 March 1972List of deputy speakers of Himachal Pradesh (1971–present) (state)3rd
(1972 election)27 March 1972Lekh Ram Thakur30 March 197221 April 19774th
(1977 election)29 June 1977Ranjit Singh Verma4 July 19779 May 19775th
(1982 election)21 June 1982Vijay Kumar Joshi29 June 198223 January 19856th
(1985 elections)11 March 1985Dev Raj Negi7 March 198616 March 19897th
(1990 elections)21 March 1990Ram Nath Sharma29 March 1989 3 March 1990Rikhi Ram Kaundalh17 August 1990 15 December 19928th
(1993 elections)15 December 1993Kuldip Kumar17 December 199318 October 1995Ishwar Dass31 October 1995 23December19979th
(1998 elections)12 March 1998Ram Dass Malanger20 August 199928 January 200310th
(2003 elections)10 March 2003Dharam Pal Thakur27 March 200330 December 200711th
(2007 elections)11 January 2007Vacant 12th
(2012 elections)9 January 2013 Jagat Singh Negi12 March 2013 21 December 201713th
(2017 elections)10 January 2018 Hans Raj10 January 201810 December 202214th
(2022 elections)19 December 2022Vinay Kumar19 December 202322 November 2025
List of Leaders of the House
List of Leaders of Opposition
See also Himachal Pradesh's Government 13th Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh
Notes
References
Himachal Pradesh Election Results