Profile of the 14th Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly

The results of the elections to the 14^th Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly were declared on December 8, 2022. There are 68 assembly seats in the state.  In this note, we analyse data on the profile of the incoming Members of Legislative Assembly (MLAs) and compare it with the previous Assembly.

Indian National Congress has the majority with 40 seats

Political Party 2017 2022 Indian National Congress 21 40 Bharatiya Janata Party 44 25 Independent 2 3 Communist Party of India (Marxist) 1 0 Total 68 68

Only one woman MLA now; Assembly never had more than six

No significant difference in age or education levels

Sources: Election Commission of India (results.eci.gov.in); Candidate Affidavits uploaded on ECI; MyNeta (https://www.myneta.info); PRS.

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