Himachal election

Image Source : REPRESENTATIONAL PIC/PTI National parties- Congress and BJP- spent cores on campaigns to woo voters Money matters in modern elections in India. Nowadays, a party spends money like a corporate company. In recent assembly elections held in Himachal Pradesh and Gujarat, the expenditure figure went to three-digit in crores. The Congress alone spent over Rs 130 crore for contesting the Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh assembly polls held late last year. An expenditure report submitted by the party to the Election Commission stated that the Congress spent Rs 27.02 crore in Himachal Pradesh and Rs 103.62 crore in Gujarat. In Himachal Pradesh, the party spent Rs 14.80 crore for funding its candidates, Rs 2.74 crore on advertisements and publicity, and Rs 5.28 crore on travel of its star campaigners, which includes expenditure on hiring special aircraft for its top leaders. In Gujarat, the Congress spent Rs 45.34 crore for funding its candidates; Rs 18.08 crore on publicity, including posters and banners; Rs 11.27 crore on advertisements and Rs 9.88 crore on travel of its star campaigners. How much ruling party BJP spent The BJP spent over Rs 49 crore for contesting the Himachal Pradesh elections. The EC has not yet put in the public domain the BJP's election expenditure report for the Gujarat assembly elections. The BJP retained power in Gujarat, while the Congress wrested power from the BJP in Himachal Pradesh. According to the election expenditure reports filed by the...

Himachal Pradesh Election Results 2022: Outgoing CM Jai Ram Thakur resigns; Congress chief Kharge thanks voters Himachal Pradesh Election 2022 Results: Polling for 68 assembly seats in Himachal Pradesh was held on 12 November, with the state recording a 75.6 per cent turnout, breaking the 2017 record New Delhi: With exit poll predictions of a return of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Himachal Pradesh, the ruling party is hoping to set new records by changing the trend of not repeating government after five years while the Congress is hopeful that the party would form the government with a full majority in the hill state as the stage is all set for counting of votes for Himachal Pradesh Assembly election. The counting of votes will begin at 8 am on Thursday. The elections to 68 assembly seats of Himachal Pradesh were held on November 12 and around 75.6 per cent polling percentage was recorded. Karnataka: BJP launches helpline number to provide legal assistance to karyakartas registered under 'false cases' ‘Ram, Hanuman, mandir’: Sam Pitroda courts controversy as BJP targets Rahul Gandhi for silence on ‘Hinduphobia’ The hill State witnessed an intense campaign with BJP trying to return to power for a second consecutive term and Congress backing on its ’10 guarantees’ that the party listed out in its manifesto to take them home. The emergence of the Aam Aadmi Party as the third major political force in the state has intensified the electoral battle. Besides these three pa...

Himachal Pradesh Assembly Election Result Updates: The counting of votes for the Himachal Pradesh Assembly elections has concluded. The Congress has won in 40 assembly constituencies while the BJP secured 25 seats. Polling for the 68-member Himachal Pradesh Assembly was held on November 12. The election assumed significance as it was BJP chief J P Nadda’s home turf. The counting of votes for the Himachal Pradesh Assembly Elections has concluded. After what seemed to be a neck-to-neck fight between the BJP and the Congress, the latter has won in 40 assembly constituencies while the BJP has won 25 seats in the 68-member strong state assembly. Three seats have been secured by the independents. BJP leader Jairam Thakur has tendered his resignation and, on his advice, the Governor of Himachal Pradesh Rajedra Arlekar has dissolved the assembly constituency. What remains to be seen now is as to who the Congress will elect as its chief ministerial candidate. Updates to this blog have ended. Former Chief Minister Jairam Thakur, who tendered his resignation to Governor Rajendra Arlekar at the Raj Bhavan in Shimla, said theBJP lost the Himachal Pradesh polls by less than 1% vote share, and the Congress won with the least vote share in the state's history. He hoped the Congress would elect their chief minister soon and started working for the state. Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge said, “We have won Himachal Pradesh elections. I want to thank the people, our workers and leaders ...

Gujarat, Himachal Election Results 2022 Live Updates: Party's high command to decide on Himachal CM, say Congress MLAs The Congress, which wrested power from the BJP in Himachal Pradesh, has convened a meeting of all its newly-elected MLAs in Shimla on Friday where a resolution is likely to be passed authorising the party president to pick the CLP leader. The Congress on Thursday won 40 seats in the 68-member Assembly in the hill state which maintained its tradition of not voting any incumbent government to power since 1985. Stay with TOI for all updates Read Less As the party's central observers -- Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel and former CM of Haryana Bhupinder Singh Hooda -- worked to find a consensus candidate, a group of supporters of Pratibha Singh, the state party chief and the wife of former CM Virbhadra Singh, blocked their vehicle and raised slogans in her support. The battle for the CM post has intensified within the Himachal Pradesh Congress as the supporters of party's state unit president Pratibha Singh are pressurising the high command through observers. A majority of MLAs are siding with Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu and the rest are with other claimants in small groups. Senior Congress leaders and former ministers, including Kaul Singh, Asha Kumari and Ram Lal Thakur, also failed to win. The new faces included Lokender Singh (Anni), Dr Janak Raj (Bharmour), Triolok Jamwal (Bilaspur), D S Thakur (Dalhousie), Puran Chand (Darang), Deep Raj (Karsog), Di...

• • • Himachal Assembly Election Result 2022 Highlights: Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu to take oath as Himachal Pradesh CM, Mukesh Agnihotri to be his deputy Himachal Assembly Election Result 2022 Highlights: Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu to take oath as Himachal Pradesh CM, Mukesh Agnihotri to be his deputy Himachal Pradesh Election Result 2022 Highlights: Himachal Pradesh new CM and Dy CM to be sworn-in tomorrow, says Kharge; Rahul, Priyanka & Kharge to attend oath-taking ceremony, says Bhupinder Hooda. Amid rumours that he is likely to be named the next Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh, Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu Saturday told news agency ANI: "I am not yet aware of the decision of the High Command." (Facebook) Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election Result 2022 Highlights: The Congress leadership Saturday named Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu as Himachal Pradesh’s next Chief Minister. Mukesh Agnihotri has been appointed as Deputy Chief Minister. The decision of the Congress high command was announced during a meeting of the CLP in Shimla. Meanwhile, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge Saturday said that the new Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister and Deputy Chief Minister will swear in on Sunday. It may be recalled that Himachal Pradesh Congress chief Pratibha Singh too had eyed the CM post. “The party cannot neglect this family. This election has been fought in his name. It is not possible that you use his (Virbhadra) name and face, and then neglect him after the results. This is somethi...

Himachal Pradesh Election 2022 Live Updates: Record voting leads to guess work Record polling, greater participation of women, rural voters’ enthusiasm, and triangular contests with rebels, CPM, AAP, and NOTA for many seats have all increased the heartbeats in the BJP and the Congress. The Himachal Pradesh assembly has 68 seats, and the majority mark for forming the government is 35. In tight contests between the Congress and the BJP, the rebels have a chance to scrape at least 10 seats, which will decide who gets to govern the state. Stay with TOI for all the latest updates: Read Less Kangra, district with the highest voter population, recorded a slight drop in the polling percentage in the assembly elections. In its 15 constituencies, the turnout was 71.6%, which is 1.53% below 2017’s figure. The turnout dropped in Nurpur, Fathehpur, Jawali, Kangra, Shahpur, Dharamshala, Baijnath, and Nagrota seats. Nagrota recorded the highest polling percentage of 77% but below 2017’s figure of 76.7. Baijnath recorded the lowest turnout of 63.46%, lower than even last time’s 64.9%. Dharamshala recorded the biggest drop from 75.2% in 2017 to 68.5%, while Jaswan-Pragpur registered the biggest rise, from 68.4% to 73.6%. Record polling, greater participation of women, rural voters’ enthusiasm, and triangular contests with rebels, CPM, AAP, and NOTA for many seats have all increased the heartbeats in the BJP and the Congress. The Himachal Pradesh assembly has 68 seats, and the majority mark...

The Congress made a comeback in Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge congratulated the people of Himachal Pradesh and party workers for the elusive electoral success. “I thank the people and voters of Himachal Pradesh for the victory. I also thank all the leaders and in-charge secretaries who worked hard for the success of the party,” Mr. Kharge told reporters. Also read: He said Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, who campaigned in Himachal Pradesh, and Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Yatra also contributed to the party’s victory. Three Independents also emerged victorious. Aam Aadmi Party, which had contested on 67 seats, failed to open its account. The ruling BJP, which was aiming to once again form the government with its high-pitched “mission repeat” campaign, failed to go beyond the 25-seat mark in the State assembly. While Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur won by a record margin of over 37,000 votes — the highest-ever by any CM in the State — 7.20 p.m. CM Jai Ram Thakur wins Seraj seat by over 31,000 votes Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister and BJP leader Jairam Thakur has won the Seraj assembly constituency by a margin of more than 31,000 votes over Chet Ram of the Congress, according to the Election Commission. Thakur, 57, won this seat for the sixth time even though the BJP lost power to the Congress. - PTI 6.55 p.m. AAP draws a blank on debut The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) which contested the assembly polls in Himachal Pradesh for the first time drew a blank securing just 1.10% of the total...

New Delhi, Jun 7 (PTI) The Congress spent over Rs 130 crore for contesting the Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh assembly polls held late last year, according to an expenditure report submitted by the party to the Election Commission. The BJP spent over Rs 49 crore for contesting the Himachal Pradesh elections, the saffron party said in its expenditure report. The EC has not yet put in the public domain the BJP’s election expenditure report for the Gujarat assembly elections. The BJP retained power in Gujarat, while the Congress wrested power from the BJP in Himachal Pradesh. According to the election expenditure reports filed by the two parties, money was largely spent on funding their respective candidates, advertisement and publicity, and travel of star campaigners. The Congress spent Rs 27.02 crore in Himachal Pradesh and Rs 103.62 crore in Gujarat. The BJP has shown its expenditure at Rs 49.69 crore in Himachal Pradesh. PTI SKC NAB DIV DIV This report is auto-generated from PTI news service. ThePrint holds no responsibility for its content.

Summary Himachal Election Result 2022 Highlights: The Congress on Thursday wrested Himachal Pradesh from the BJP winning 40 seats in the 68-member Assembly in the hill state which maintained its tradition of not voting any incumbent government to power since 1985. According to the results declared by the Election Commission, the BJP won 25 seats, while eight state ministers including Suresh Bhardwaj, Ram Lal Markanda and Surveen Chaudhary lost. The Independents won from three constituencies and the Aam Aadmi Party, which had contested from 67 seats, failed to open its account. Accept people's mandate, hope Cong will remain committed to Himachal development: Anurag Thakur Senior BJP leader and Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur on Thursday said he respects the people's mandate in Himachal Pradesh, and the party will continue to work for the interest of the state. Thakur, who led a spirited campaign for the assembly elections in his home state, said he expects the new Congress government in Himachal Pradesh to remain committed to the development of the state. 68-member assembly will have just one woman MLA The new 68-member Himachal Pradesh Assembly will have just one woman MLA. In the November 12 assembly polls, the performance of women candidates was dismal and only one out of 24 in the fray was elected. The BJP, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and the Congress had fielded six, five and three women candidates, but only Reena Kashyap of BJP won the election. Kash...

Summary Himachal Election Result 2022 Highlights: The Congress on Thursday wrested Himachal Pradesh from the BJP winning 40 seats in the 68-member Assembly in the hill state which maintained its tradition of not voting any incumbent government to power since 1985. According to the results declared by the Election Commission, the BJP won 25 seats, while eight state ministers including Suresh Bhardwaj, Ram Lal Markanda and Surveen Chaudhary lost. The Independents won from three constituencies and the Aam Aadmi Party, which had contested from 67 seats, failed to open its account. Accept people's mandate, hope Cong will remain committed to Himachal development: Anurag Thakur Senior BJP leader and Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur on Thursday said he respects the people's mandate in Himachal Pradesh, and the party will continue to work for the interest of the state. Thakur, who led a spirited campaign for the assembly elections in his home state, said he expects the new Congress government in Himachal Pradesh to remain committed to the development of the state. 68-member assembly will have just one woman MLA The new 68-member Himachal Pradesh Assembly will have just one woman MLA. In the November 12 assembly polls, the performance of women candidates was dismal and only one out of 24 in the fray was elected. The BJP, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and the Congress had fielded six, five and three women candidates, but only Reena Kashyap of BJP won the election. Kash...