All 68 seats in the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly 35 seats needed for a majority
Registered
2,211,524
Turnout
71.06%
Majority party
Minority party
Third party
Leader
Thakur Ram Lal
Shanta Kumar
Party
INC
BJP
JP
Leader's seat
Jubbal-Kotkhai
Seats before
9
New
53
Seats won
31
29
2
Seat change
22
New
51
Popular vote
42.52%
35.16%
4.75%
CM before election
Thakur Ram Lal
INC
Elected CM
Thakur Ram Lal
INC
Elections to the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly were held in May 1982, to elect members of the 68 constituencies in Himachal Pradesh, India. The Indian National Congress won the most seats as well as the popular vote, and Thakur Ram Lal was reappointed as the Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh.[1]
After the passing of the State of Himachal Pradesh Act, 1970, Himachal Pradesh was converted from a Union Territory to a State and the size of its Legislative Assembly was increased to 68 members.[2]
^Prabhu Chawla (21 April 1983). "Thakur Ram Lal resigns as Himachal Pradesh CM to pave the way for Virbhadra Singh". India Today. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
^"The State of Himachal Pradesh Act, 1970" (PDF). 25 December 1970. Retrieved 6 November 2021. ...persons chosen by direct election from territorial constituencies, shall be sixty-eight of which sixteen seats shall be reserved for the Scheduled Castes and three seats shall be reserved for the Scheduled Tribes.
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