Himachal Pradesh Elections

At 12,256 Feet, World's Highest Polling Station Records 142% Voting

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday May 19, 2019

The world's highest polling station at 15,256 feet in Tashigang village of Himachal Pradesh Sunday recorded an unbelievable 142.85 per cent voter turn out. And all votes were duly declared valid.

3 Government Employees On Poll Duty Die In Himachal Pradesh

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday May 19, 2019

Three government employees on election duty in Himachal Pradesh died due to different ailments on Saturday, a state election official said.

This Baarat Headed To Vote First, Groom Led The Way

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday May 19, 2019

Decked in his wedding attire, bridegroom reached the polling booth to a pleasant surprise of election officials, security personnel and fellow voters in the queue and cast his votes.

Lok Sabha Elections 2019: 53,30,154 Voters To Vote In Himachal Pradesh, Says Poll Officer

India News | ANI | Saturday May 18, 2019

Over fifty lakh voters are set to vote in 7730 polling stations in four parliamentary constituencies of Himachal Pradesh in the last phase of the ongoing Lok Sabha election on May 19.

Nearly 1,000 Citizens Over Age Of 100 To Vote In Himachal Pradesh

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Friday May 3, 2019

About 999 voters over the age of 100 will cast their votes for Himachal Pradesh's four parliamentary seats on May 19, Chief Electoral Officer Devesh Kumar said today

Lok Sabha Elections 2019: Congress Fauji Battles BJP's Fauji In Shimla

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Sunday April 28, 2019

It's an ex-serviceman versus an ex-serviceman from Himachal Pradesh's Shimla (reserved) seat. Both are aiming guns loaded with political salvoes and firing at each other.

Himachal BJP Chief Who Abused Rahul Gandhi Gets 48-Hour Campaign Ban

India News | Edited by Anuj Pant | Friday April 19, 2019

Himachal Pradesh BJP chief Satpal Singh Satti, who had used an obscene slur for Congress chief Rahul Gandhi has been barred from campaigning for 48 hours by the Election Commission, news agency ANI has reported.

Ban Rahul Gandhi From Holding Rallies: Himachal BJP To Poll Body

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday April 17, 2019

The Bharatiya Janata Party in Himachal Pradesh has asked the Election Commission to ban Congress chief Rahul Gandhi from holding poll rallies for levelling "baseless" allegations against Prime Minister Narendra Modi by "misinterpreting" a Supreme Court order.

Rahul Gandhi To Review Himachal Pradesh Poll Performance In Shimla Today

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday December 29, 2017

Congress president Rahul Gandhi will pay a day-long visit to Shimla today and will review the party's performance in the recently-held Himachal Pradesh assembly election.

Chief Ministers For Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh Highlights: Vijay Rupani Retains Top Job

India News | Saturday December 23, 2017

After the BJP emerged victorious in the assembly elections by defeating the Congress in both Himachal Pradesh and Gujarat, the party is now mulling decision on chief ministers for these states. As the party's presumptive state chief for Himachal Pradesh, PK Dhumal lost his seat in the polls, speculations are rife as to who the next chief minister o...

JP Nadda Among Favourites For Himachal Top Post, Vijay Rupani For Gujarat

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday December 20, 2017

Union minister J P Nadda and five-term MLA Jairam Thakur are being seen as frontrunners for the chief minister's post in Himachal Pradesh, while incumbent Vijay Rupani is the favourite in Gujarat but speculation continues over his fate after the BJP's subdued performance.

Elections Won, BJP To Send Top Leaders To Prep For Naming Chief Ministers

India News | Reported by Akhilesh Sharma, Edited by Debanish Achom | Tuesday December 19, 2017

The BJP has postponed to tomorrow its meeting of party MPs held every Tuesday when parliament is in session. Many parliamentarians, sources said, were involved in hectic electioneering in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh and the meeting was rescheduled to give the party a day to regroup

BJP Wins Gujarat But Misses Century, Sweeps Himachal: 10 Points

India News | Edited by Abhinav Bhatt | Tuesday December 19, 2017

It is 2-0 to the BJP, which has swept Himachal Pradesh and has also won Gujarat again, though by a decidedly lower margin of victory than last time. The BJP has won 99 of Gujarat's 182 assembly seats, comfortably over the halfway mark but stopping just shy of a 100. BJP chief Amit Shah has attributed the lower numbers to the "Congress' caste politi...

Himachal Pradesh Election Results: CPI(M) Makes A Comeback In Himachal Pradesh, Wins Theog

India News | Edited By Soumyajit Majumder | Monday December 18, 2017

The CPI(M) today managed to win one seat in Himachal Pradesh after 24 long years. The party's candidate Rakesh Singha defeated his BJP rival Rakesh Verma by less than 2,000 votes to bag the lone seat in the 68-member assembly.

"Prepare For 2024 General Elections, BJP Win In 2019 A Certainty": Yogi Adityanath To Congress

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Monday December 18, 2017

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath observed that the people of Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh had proved beyond a point that they were for positive and development oriented politics.