2007 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election

Elections to the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly were held in December 2007, to elect members of the 68 constituencies in Himachal Pradesh, India. The Bharatiya Janata Party won a majority of seats as well as the popular vote, and Prem Kumar Dhumal was reappointed as the Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh.

2007 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election
2007
68 seats in the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
35 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party Third party
 
Leader Prem Kumar Dhumal Virbhadra Singh Mayawati
Party BJP INC BSP
Leader's seat Bamsan Rohru Did not contest
Seats before 16 43
Seats won 41 23 1
Seat change 25 20 1
Popular vote 1,441,142 1,280,480 238,959
Percentage 43.78% 38.90% 7.26%
Swing 8.44% 2.1% 6.7%
CM before election

Virbhadra Singh
INC

 Elected CM

Prem Kumar Dhumal
BJP

The number of constituencies were set as 68, as per the recommendations of The Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 1976.

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