Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Introduction The '''Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly''' ('''Vidhan Sabha''') 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 Front gate of the Himachal Pradesh Legislative AssemblyHimachal 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:1Total: 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:2;SP:1Total: 601972–1977Third AssemblyIndian National CongressYashwant Singh Parmar (4)INC : 53; IND:7; ABJS:5; LRP:2 ; CPI: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: 1 Total: 681993–1998Eighth AssemblyIndian National CongressVirbhadra Singh (3)INC: 52;BJP: 8; IND: 7; CPI: 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:1Total: 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:1Total: 682022–Fourteenth AssemblyIndian National CongressSukhvinder Singh SukhuINC:40 ;BJP: 25; IND:3 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 Mahajan4 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 March1990Radha Raman Shastri21 March1990 17 August 1990T.S. Negi20 August 1990 14 December 19938th(1993 elections)15 December 1993Kaul Singh Thakur15 December 199312 March 19989th(1998 elections)12 March1998Gulab Singh Thakur30 March19987 March200310th(2003 elections)10 March 2003G.R. Mussafir10 March20034 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 March1967Amin Chand29 March1967 17 March1972List of deputy speakers of Himachal Pradesh (1971–present)(State)3rd(1972 election)27 March1972Lekh Ram Thakur30 March197221 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 March1985Dev Raj Negi7 March198616 March19897th(1990 elections)21 March1990Ram Nath Sharma29 March1989 3 March1990Rikhi RamKaundalh17 August 1990 15 December 19928th(1993 elections)15 December 1993Kuldip Kumar17 December 199318 October 1995Ishwar Dass31 October 1995 23December19979th(1998 elections)12 March1998Ram Dass Malanger20 August 199928 January 200310th(2003 elections)10 March 2003Dharam Pal Thakur27 March200330 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 2023
List of Leaders of the House List of chief ministers of Himachal Pradesh (1963–71)(Union Territory with Legislature)NoPortraitNameConstituencyTerm of officeAssembly(election)PartyFromToDays in office(1)99x99pxYashwant Singh ParmarShri Renukaji1 July 19634 March 19671st(Territorial Council)Indian National Congress 4 March 196725 January 19712nd(1967 elections)List of chief ministers of Himachal Pradesh (1971–present)(State)  (1)  99x99px  Yashwant Singh Parmar  Shri Renukaji  25 January 1971  10 March 1972 2nd (1967 election) Indian National Congress 10 March 197228 January 19773rd (1972 election)  2  94x94px  Thakur Ram Lal  Jubbal-Kotkhai  28 January 1977  30 April 1977  – 100x100px  ''Vacant''(President's rule)  N/A  30 April 1977  22 June 1977''Dissolved'' N/A   3 94x94px  Shanta Kumar  Sullah  22 June 1977  14 February 19804th (1977 election) Janata Party   (2)  94x94px  Thakur Ram Lal  Jubbal-Kotkhai  14 February 1980  15 June 1982  Indian National Congress 15 June 19828 April 19835th (1982 election)  4  100x100px  Virbhadra Singh  Jubbal-Kotkhai  8 April 1983  8 March 1985   8 March 1985  5 March 19906th (1985 elections)  (3) 94x94px  Shanta Kumar  Palampur  5 March 1990  15 December 19927th (1990 elections) Bharatiya Janata Party   –  100x100px  ''Vacant''(President's rule)  N/A  15 December 1992  3 December 1993   ''Dissolved''  N/A   (4)  100x100px  Virbhadra Singh  Rohru  3 December 1993  24 March 19988th (1993 elections) Indian National Congress   5  100x100px  Prem Kumar Dhumal  Bamsan  24 March 1998  6 March 20039th (1998 elections) Bharatiya Janata Party   (4)  100x100px  Virbhadra Singh  Rohru  6 March 2003  30 December 200710th (2003 elections) Indian National Congress   (5)  100x100px  Prem Kumar Dhumal  Bamsan  30 December 2007  25 December 201211th (2007 elections) Bharatiya Janata Party   (4)  100x100px  Virbhadra Singh  Shimla Rural  25 December 2012  27 December 2017 12th (2012 elections) Indian National Congress  6  100x100px  Jai Ram Thakur  Seraj  27 December 2017  11 December 202213th (2017 elections) Bharatiya Janata Party  7  100x100px  Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu  Nadaun  11 December 2022  ''Incumbent'' 14th (2022 elections) Indian National Congress
List of Leaders of Opposition NoPortraitNameConstituencyTenureAssemblyChief MinisterPartyFromTo'''Days in office'''1Dina Nath1 July 196311 January 19671stYashwant Singh ParmarSwatantra Party2Kanwar Durga ChandSullah18 March 19671 March 19722ndBharatiya Jana Sangh394x94pxShanta KumarKhera27 March 197230 March 19773rdYashwant Singh ParmarThakur Ram Lal494x94pxThakur Ram LalJubbal-Kotkhai29 June 197713 February 19804thShanta KumarIndian National Congress575x75pxJagdev ChandHamirpur11 March 19853 March 19906thVirbhadra SinghBharatiya Janata Party6Vidya StokesTheog21 March 199015 December 19927thShanta KumarIndian National Congress796x96pxJagat Prakash NaddaBilaspur1 December 199324 December 19978thVirbhadra SinghBharatiya Janata Party8100x100pxVirbhadra SinghRohru25 March 19984 March 20039thPrem Kumar DhumalIndian National Congress9100x100pxPrem Kumar DhumalBamsan6 March 200330 December 20074 years, 297 days10thVirbhadra SinghBharatiya Janata Party(6)Vidya StokesKumarsain22 January 200825 December 201211thPrem Kumar DhumalIndian National Congress(9)100x100pxPrem Kumar DhumalHamirpur2 January 201318 December 201712thVirbhadra SinghBharatiya Janata Party1083x83pxMukesh AgnihotriHaroli5 January 20188 December 202213thJai Ram ThakurIndian National Congress11  100x100px  Jai Ram Thakur  Seraj  25 December 2022  ''Incumbent''14thSukhvinder Singh SukhuBharatiya Janata Party
See also *Government of Himachal Pradesh*13th Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh
Notes
References *  Himachal Pradesh Election Results