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Elections to the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly were held in December 2007, to elect members of the 68 constituencies in Himachal Pradesh, India. The Bharatiya Janata Party won a majority of seats as well as the popular vote, and Prem Kumar Dhumal was reappointed as the Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh.[1][2]
The number of constituencies were set as 68, as per the recommendations of The Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 1976.[3]
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Rank | Party | Seats contested |
Seats won |
% votes | |
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1 | Bharatiya Janata Party | 68 | 41 | 43.78 | |
2 | Indian National Congress | 67 | 23 | 38.9 | |
3 | Independent | 60 | 3 | 7.97 | |
4 | Bahujan Samaj Party | 67 | 1 | 7.26 | |
Total | 68 |
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