12th Himachal Pradesh Assembly

12th Legislative Assembly
12th Legislative Assembly
Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Type
Type	Unicameral
Term limits	5 years
History
Preceded by	11th Legislative Assembly
Succeeded by	13th Legislative Assembly
Leadership
Speaker	Brij Behari Lal Butail, INC ; since 9 January 2013
Deputy Speaker	Jagat Singh Negi, INC ; since 12 March 2013
Leader of the House; (Chief Minister)	Virbhadra Singh, INC ; since 25 December 2012
Leader of the Opposition	Prem Kumar Dhumal, BJP ; since 2 January 2013
Structure
Seats	68
Political groups	Government (42) INC (36); IND (6); Opposition (26) BJP (26);
Elections
Voting system	First past the post
Last election	December 2007
Next election	9 November 2017
Meeting place
	Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India

In the election for the Twelfth Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh, held 4 November 2012, the Congress Party secured a victory. The Congress won 36, while the Bharatiya Janata Party won 26 of the 68 seats.

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