14th Himachal Pradesh Assembly

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14th Legislative Assembly
Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
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Type
Type
Term limits
5 years
History
Preceded by 13th Legislative Assembly
Leadership
Deputy Speaker
Vinay Kumar, INC
since 19 December 2023
Leader of the House
(Chief Minister)
Deputy Leader of the House
(Deputy Chief Minister)
Structure
Seats 68
Himachal Legislative Assembly March 2024.svg
Political groups
Government (34)
  •   INC (34) [1]

Opposition (28)

Vacant (6)

  •   Vacant(6)
Elections
First past the post
Last election
12 November 2022
Next election
2027
Meeting place
Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly, Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh, India
Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India
Website
Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly

The 14th Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh [2] [3] [4] is formed following the 2022 Assembly election for all 68 seats in the unicameral legislature. In December 2027, the 14th Assembly's term will come to an end.

Contents

Notable positions

PositionPortraitNamePartyConstituencyOffice Taken
Speaker Kuldeep Singh Pathania INC Bhattiyat 5 January 2023
Deputy Speaker Vinay Kumar Sri Renukaji 19 December 2023 [5]
Leader of the House (Chief Minister) Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu.jpg Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu Nadaun 11 December 2022 [6]
Deputy Leader of the house (Deputy Chief Minister) Mukesh Agnihotri (cropped).jpg Mukesh Agnihotri Haroli
Leader of the opposition JRThakur.jpg Jai Ram Thakur BJP Seraj 25 December 2022

Members of Legislative Assembly

District Constituency Name Party Remarks
Chamba

Churah (SC) Hans Raj Bharatiya Janata Party
Bharmour (ST) Janak Raj Bharatiya Janata Party
Chamba Neeraj Nayar Indian National Congress
Dalhousie D S Thakur Bharatiya Janata Party
Bhattiyat Kuldeep Singh Pathania Indian National Congress Speaker
Kangra Nurpur Ranveer Singh Bharatiya Janata Party
Indora (SC) Malender Rajan Indian National Congress
Fatehpur Bhawani Singh Pathania Indian National Congress
Jawali Chander Kumar Indian National Congress Cabinet Minister
Dehra Hoshyar Singh Independent Resigned on 22 March 2024 [7]
Vacant
Jaswan-Pragpur Bikram Thakur Bharatiya Janata Party
Jawalamukhi Sanjay Rattan Indian National Congress
Jaisinghpur (SC) Yadvinder Goma Indian National Congress

Cabinet Minister

Sullah Vipin Singh Parmar Bharatiya Janata Party
Nagrota Raghubir Singh Bali Indian National Congress
Kangra Pawan Kumar Kajal Bharatiya Janata Party
Shahpur Kewal Singh Pathania Indian National Congress
Dharamshala Sudhir Sharma Indian National Congress Disqualified on 28 February 2024 [8]
Sudhir Sharma Bharatiya Janata Party Elected on 04 Jun 2024 [9]
Palampur Ashish Butail Indian National Congress

Chief Parliamentary Secretary

Baijnath (SC) Kishori Lal Indian National Congress

Chief Parliamentary Secretary

Lahaul and Spiti Lahaul and Spiti (ST) Ravi Thakur Indian National Congress Disqualified on 28 February 2024 [8]
Anuradha Rana Indian National Congress Elected on 04 Jun 2024 [9]
Kullu Manali Bhuvneshwar Gaur Indian National Congress
Kullu Sunder Singh Thakur Indian National Congress

Chief Parliamentary Secretary

Banjar Surender Shourie Bharatiya Janata Party
Anni (SC) Lokendra Kumar Bharatiya Janata Party
Mandi Karsog (SC) Deepraj Kapoor Bharatiya Janata Party
Sundernagar Rakesh Jamwal Bharatiya Janata Party
Nachan (SC) Vinod Kumar Bharatiya Janata Party
Seraj Jai Ram Thakur Bharatiya Janata Party Leader of Opposition
Darang Puranchand Thakur Bharatiya Janata Party
Jogindernagar Prakash Rana Bharatiya Janata Party
Dharampur Chandershekhar Indian National Congress
Mandi Anil Sharma Bharatiya Janata Party
Balh (SC) Indra Singh Gandhi Bharatiya Janata Party
Sarkaghat Dalip Thakur Bharatiya Janata Party
Hamirpur Bhoranj (SC) Suresh Kumar Indian National Congress
Sujanpur Rajinder Singh Rana Indian National Congress Disqualified on 28 February 2024 [8]
Ranjit Singh Indian National Congress Elected on 04 Jun 2024 [9]
Hamirpur Ashish Sharma Independent Resigned on 22 March 2024 [10]
Vacant
Barsar Inder Dutt Lakhanpal Indian National Congress Disqualified on 28 February 2024 [8]
Inder Dutt Lakhanpal Bharatiya Janata Party Elected on 04 Jun 2024 [9]
Nadaun Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu Indian National Congress Chief Minister
Una Chintpurni (SC) Sudarshan Singh Babloo Indian National Congress
Gagret Chaitanya Sharma Indian National Congress Disqualified on 28 February 2024 [8]
Rakesh Kalia Indian National Congress Elected on 04 Jun 2024 [9]
Haroli Mukesh Agnihotri Indian National Congress Deputy Chief Minister
Una Satpal Singh Satti Bharatiya Janata Party
Kutlehar Devender Kumar Bhutto Indian National Congress Disqualified on 28 February 2024 [8]
Vivek Sharma Indian National Congress Elected on 04 Jun 2024 [9]
Bilaspur Jhanduta (SC) Jeet Ram Katwal Bharatiya Janata Party
Ghumarwin Rajesh Dharmani Indian National Congress

Cabinet Minister

Bilaspur Trilok Jamwal Bharatiya Janata Party
Sri Naina Deviji Randhir Sharma Bharatiya Janata Party
Solan Arki Sanjay Awasthy Indian National Congress

Chief Parliamentary Secretary

Nalagarh K.L. Thakur Independent Resigned on 22 March 2024 [11]
Vacant
Doon Ram Kumar Chaudhary Indian National Congress

Chief Parliamentary Secretary

Solan (SC) Dhani Ram Shandil Indian National Congress Cabinet Minister
Kasauli (SC) Vinod Sultanpuri Indian National Congress
Sirmaur Pachhad (SC) Reena Kashyap Bharatiya Janata Party
Nahan Ajay Solanki Indian National Congress
Sri Renukaji (SC) Vinay Kumar Indian National Congress Deputy Speaker
Paonta Sahib Sukh Ram Chaudhary Bharatiya Janata Party
Shillai Harshwardhan Chauhan Indian National Congress Cabinet Minister
Shimla Chopal Balbir Singh Verma Bharatiya Janata Party
Theog Kuldeep Singh Rathore Indian National Congress
Kasumpti Anirudh Singh Indian National Congress Cabinet Minister
Shimla Harish Janartha Indian National Congress
Shimla Rural Vikramaditya Singh Indian National Congress Former Cabinet minister
Jubbal-Kotkhai Rohit Thakur Indian National Congress Cabinet minister
Rampur (SC) Nand Lal Indian National Congress
Rohru (SC) Mohan Lal Brakta Indian National Congress

Chief Parliamentary Secretary

Kinnaur Kinnaur (ST) Jagat Singh Negi Indian National Congress Cabinet Minister

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