 "Himachal Pradesh Assembly elections 2017: Full party-wise list of candidates for 68 constituencies")
The hill state of Himachal Pradesh goes to polls on Thursday with traditional rivals, the Congress and the BJP locking horns in all 68 constituencies where 337 candidates including 62 MLAs are in the fray. [caption id=“attachment_4195575” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] File image of Virbhadra Singh. PTI[/caption] Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh, 10 ministers, eight chief Parliamentary secretaries, Deputy Speaker Jagat Singh Negi, former chief minister Prem Kumar Dhumal and over a dozen former ministers are among those who have thrown their hat in the ring.
The ruling Congress led by the chief minister and the BJP led with former chief minister Dhumal are contesting all 68 seats while the BSP is contesting 42 seats, followed by the CPM at 14, Swabhiman Party and Lok Gathbandhan Party six each and the CPI three.
Both Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh and Dhumal have shifted their constituencies and are contesting from Arki and Sujanpur. Here is a party-wise list of candidates: List of BJP candidates
| AC No. | Name of assembly constituency | Name of candidate |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Churah (SC) | Hansraj |
| 2 | Bharmour (ST) | Jiya Lal Kapoor |
| 3 | Chamba | Pawan Naiyar |
| 4 | Dalhousie | D S Thakur |
| 5 | Bhattiyat | Vikram Singh Jaryal |
| 6 | Nurpur | Rakesh Pathaniya |
| 7 | Indora (SC) | Reeta Dhiman |
| 8 | Fatehpur | Kripal Parmar |
| 9 | Jawali | Arjun Singh Thakur |
| 10 | Dehra | Ravindra Singh |
| 11 | Jaswan-Pragpur | Vikram Singh |
| 12 | Jawalamukhi | Ramesh Dhavala |
| 13 | Jaisingpur (SC) | Ravind Dhiman |
| 14 | Sullah | Vipin Singh Parmar |
| 15 | Nagrota | Arun Kumar (Kuka) |
| 16 | Kangra | Sanjay Chaudhary |
| 17 | Shahpur | Sarvin Chaudhary |
| 18 | Dharamshala | Kisan Kapoor |
| 19 | Palampur | Sushree Indu Gauswamy |
| 20 | Baijanath (SC) | Mulakh Raj Premi |
| 21 | Lahaul & Spiti (ST) | Dr. Ramlal Markandeya |
| 22 | Manali | Govind Singh Thakur |
| 23 | Banjar | Maheshwar Singh |
| 24 | Banjar | Surendra Shourie |
| 25 | Anni (SC) | Kishori Lal |
| 26 | Karsog (SC) | Hira Lal |
| 27 | Sundernagar | Rakesh Jamwal |
| 28 | Nachan (SC) | Vinod Kumar |
| 29 | Seraj | Jai Ram Thakur |
| 30 | Darang | Jawahar Thakur |
| 31 | Jogindernagar | Gulab Singh Thakur |
| 32 | Dharampur | Mahendra Singh Thakur |
| 33 | Mandi | Anil Sharma |
| 34 | Balh (SC) | Indra Singh Gandhi |
| 35 | Sarkaghat | Col. Indra Singh Thakur |
| 36 | Bhoranj (SC) | Kamlesh Kumari |
| 37 | Sujanpur | Prem Kumar Dhumal |
| 38 | Hamirpur | Narendra Thakur |
| 39 | Barsar | Baldev Sharma |
| 40 | Nadaun | Vijay Agnihotri |
| 41 | Chintpurni (SC) | Balbir Singh Chaudhary |
| 42 | Gagret | Rajesh Thakur |
| 43 | Haroli | Ram Kumar Sharma |
| 44 | Una | Satpal Singh Sati |
| 45 | Kutlehar | Virendra Kuwar |
| 46 | Jhanduta (SC) | JR Katwal |
| 47 | Ghumarwin | Rajendra Garg |
| 48 | Bilaspur | Subhas Thakur |
| 49 | Sri Naina Deviji | Randheer Sharma |
| 50 | Arki | Ratan Singh Pal |
| 51 | Nalagarh | Krishnan Lal Thakur |
| 52 | Doon | Sardar Paramjeet Singh (Pammi) |
| 53 | Solan (SC) | Rajesh Kashyap |
| 54 | Kasauli (SC) | Rajeev Sahjal |
| 55 | Pachhad (SC) | Suresh Kumar Kashyap |
| 56 | Nahan | Rajeev Bindal |
| 57 | Sri Renukaji (SC) | Balbir Chauhan |
| 58 | Paonta Sahib | Sukhram Chaudhary |
| 59 | Shillai | Baldev Singh Tomar |
| 60 | Chopal | Balbir Singh Verma |
| 61 | Theog | Rakesh Verma |
| 62 | Kasumpti | Vijay Jyoti Sain |
| 63 | Shimla | Suresh Bharadwaj |
| 64 | Shimla Rural | Pramod Sharma |
| 65 | Jubbal-Kotkhai | Narendra Bargata |
| 66 | Rampur (SC) | Prem Singh Draik |
| 67 | Rohru (SC) | Shashi Bala |
| 68 | Kinnaur (ST) | Tejwant Negi |
List of Congress candidates
| AC No. | Name of assembly constituency | Name of candidate |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Churah - SC | |
| 2 | Bharmour - ST | Thakur Singh Bharmouri |
| 3 | Chamba | Neeraj Nayyar |
| 4 | Dalhousie | Smt. Asha Kumari |
| 5 | Bhattiyat | Kuldip Singh Pathania |
| 6 | Nurpur | Ajay Mahajan |
| 7 | Indora - SC | Kamal Kishore |
| 8 | Fatehpur | Sujan Singh Pathania |
| 9 | Jawali | Chander Kumar |
| 10 | Dehra | Ms Viplov Thakur |
| 11 | Jaswan-Pragpur | Surinder Mankota |
| 12 | Jawalamukhi | Sanjay Rattan |
| 13 | Jaisinghpur -SC | Yadvinder Goma |
| 14 | Sullah | Jagjivan Pal |
| 15 | Nagrota | GS Bali |
| 16 | Kangra | Pawan Kajal |
| 17 | Shahpur | Kewal Singh Pathania |
| 18 | Dharamshala | Sudhir Sharma |
| 19 | Palampur | Ashish Butail |
| 20 | Baijnath- SC | Kishori Lal |
| 21 | Lahaul & Spiti - ST | Ravi Thakur |
| 22 | Manali | Hari Chand Sharma |
| 23 | Kullu | Sunder Singh Thakur |
| 24 | Banjar | Aditya Vikram Singh |
| 25 | Anni - SC | Paras Ram |
| 26 | Karsog - SC | Mansa Ram |
| 27 | Sundernagar | Sohan Lal Thakur |
| 28 | Nachan - SC | Lal Singh Kaushal |
| 29 | Seraj | Chet Ram Thakur |
| 30 | Darang | Kaul Singh Thakur |
| 31 | Jogindernagar | Jiwan Lal Thakur |
| 32 | Dharampur | Chander Shekhar |
| 33 | Mandi | Champa Thakur |
| 34 | Balh - SC | Prakash Chaudhary |
| 35 | Sarkaghat | Pawan Thakur |
| 36 | Bhoranj - SC | Suresh Kumar |
| 37 | Sujanpur | Rajinder Rana |
| 38 | Hamirpur | Kuldeep Pathania |
| 39 | Barsar | Inder Dutt Lakhanpal |
| 40 | Nadaun | Sukhvinder Singh Sukhhu |
| 41 | Chintpurni - SC | Kuldip Kumar |
| 42 | Gagret | Rakesh Kalia |
| 43 | Haroli | Mukesh Agnihotri |
| 44 | Una | Sat Pal Raizada |
| 45 | Kutlehar | Vivek Sharma |
| 46 | Jhanduta - SC | Dr Biru Ram Kishore |
| 47 | Ghumarwin | Rajesh Dharamani |
| 48 | Bilaspur | Bumber Thakur |
| 49 | Sri Naina Deviji | Ram Lal Thakur |
| 50 | Arki | Virbhadra Singh |
| 51 | Nalagarh | Lakhwinder Rana |
| 52 | Doon | Ram Kumar |
| 53 | Solan - SC | Col. Dhani Ram Shandil |
| 54 | Kasauli - SC | Vinod Sultanpuri |
| 55 | Pachhad - SC | Gangu Ram Musafir |
| 56 | Nahan | Ajay Solanki |
| 57 | Sri Renukaji - SC | Vinay Kumar |
| 58 | Paonta Sahib | Kirnesh Jung |
| 59 | Shillai | Harshwardhan Chahuhan |
| 60 | Chopal | Subhash Manglate |
| 61 | Theog | Deepak Rathore |
| 62 | Kasumpti | Anirudh Singh |
| 63 | Shimla | Harbhajan Singh Bhajji |
| 64 | Shimla Rural | Vikramaditya Singh |
| 65 | Jubbal - Kotkhai | Rohit Thakur |
| 66 | Rampur - SC | Nand Lal |
| 67 | Rohru - SC | Mohan Lal Brakta |
| 68 | Kinnaur - ST | Jagat Singh Negi |
List of independent candidates
| AC No. | Name of assembly constituency | Name of candidate |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Churah - SC | Des Raj |
| 2 | Bharmour - ST | Janam Singh |
| 3 | Bharmour - ST | Lalit Thakur |
| 3 | Chamba | Bal krishan Chauhan |
| 3 | Chamba | Dr DK Soni |
| 5 | Bhattiyat | Nagesh Kumar |
| 5 | Bhattiyat | Rahul Ranpatia |
| 7 | Indora - SC | Tilak Raj |
| 7 | Indora - SC | Balwant Singh |
| 7 | Indora - SC | Laxman Dass |
| 8 | Fatehpur | Dr Ashok Kumar |
| 8 | Fatehpur | Dr Rajan Sushant |
| 8 | Fatehpur | Baldev Thakur |
| 8 | Fatehpur | Bidhi Chand |
| 9 | Jawali | Rakesh Kumar |
| 10 | Dehra | Sudesh Choudhary |
| 10 | Dehra | Hoshyar Singh |
| 11 | Jaswan-Pragpur | Anup Kumar |
| 11 | Jaswan-Pragpur | Amit Kumar |
| 11 | Jaswan-Pragpur | Om Parkash |
| 11 | Jaswan-Pragpur | Gagan Deep |
| 11 | Jaswan-Pragpur | Mujesh Kumar |
| 11 | Jaswan-Pragpur | Hans Raj |
| 12 | Jawalamukhi | Pratap Singh |
| 12 | Jawalamukhi | Vijender Kumar (Chhunku) |
| 13 | Jaisinghpur -SC | Mohinder Kumar |
| 14 | Sullah | Lekh Raj |
| 14 | Sullah | Kumari Vandna |
| 14 | Sullah | Bikram Singh Rana |
| 14 | Sullah | Vishal Singh |
| 15 | Nagrota | Navneet |
| 16 | Kangra | Rajesh Sharma |
| 17 | Shahpur | Desh Raj Chaudhary |
| 17 | Shahpur | Ramesh Kumar |
| 17 | Shahpur | Major (Retd) Vijai Singh Mankitia |
| 18 | Dharamshala | Anup Dhiman |
| 18 | Dharamshala | Kamal Kumar |
| 18 | Dharamshala | Digvijay Puri |
| 18 | Dharamshala | Pankaj Kumar (Panku) |
| 18 | Dharamshala | Ravinder Rana |
| 18 | Dharamshala | Vikas Chaudhary |
| 18 | Dharamshala | Subhash Chand Shukla |
| 19 | Palampur | Kapoor Chand |
| 19 | Palampur | Parveen Kumar |
| 19 | Palampur | Baini Parshad |
| 19 | Palampur | Suresh Kumar |
| 20 | Baijnath- SC | Bir Singh |
| 21 | Lahaul & Spiti - ST | Sudarshan Jaspa |
| 21 | Lahaul & Spiti - ST | Rajinder Karpa |
| 22 | Manali | Gajender Thakur |
| 23 | Kullu | Kamal Kant Sharma |
| 26 | Karsog - SC | Anita Alias Nitu |
| 26 | Karsog - SC | Pawan Kumar |
| 26 | Karsog - SC | Bhagat Ram |
| 26 | Karsog - SC | Bhagwant Singh |
| 26 | Karsog - SC | Mast Ram |
| 28 | Nachan - SC | Satya Prakash |
| 29 | Seraj | Dile Ram |
| 29 | Seraj | Narender Kumar |
| 30 | Darang | Churamani Thakur |
| 30 | Darang | Puran Chand |
| 30 | Darang | Suraj Mani |
| 31 | Jogindernagar | Prakash Rana |
| 32 | Dharampur | Digvijay Singh |
| 32 | Dharampur | Dr Prakash Chand Bhardwaj |
| 32 | Dharampur | Sajuram Saklani |
| 33 | Mandi | Duni Chand |
| 33 | Mandi | Desh Raj |
| 33 | Mandi | Roshani Sharma |
| 33 | Mandi | Lawan Kumar |
| 34 | Balh - SC | Rajender Paul Kashav |
| 35 | Sarkaghat | Jagdish Chand |
| 35 | Sarkaghat | Moti Ram |
| 35 | Sarkaghat | Sanjiv Kumar |
| 35 | Sarkaghat | Hem Raj |
| 36 | Bhoranj - SC | Dhani Ram |
| 38 | Hamirpur | Ashish Kumar |
| 38 | Hamirpur | Kamal Pathania |
| 39 | Barsar | Sita Ram Bhardwaj |
| 40 | Nadaun | Prithi Chand Sharma |
| 40 | Nadaun | Ranjeet Singh Jeetu |
| 40 | Nadaun | Lekh Raj Lekha |
| 42 | Gagret | Subhash Sharma |
| 43 | Haroli | Ravinder Mann |
| 44 | Una | Gulzar Singh |
| 44 | Una | Rajiv Gautam |
| 45 | Kutlehar | Shiv Hari Pal |
| 45 | Kutlehar | Sawarn Dass |
| 47 | Ghumarwin | Suresh Kuma |
| 48 | Bilaspur | Basant Ram Sandhu |
| 49 | Sri Naina Deviji | Sukh Ram Thakur |
| 49 | Sri Naina Deviji | Ramesh Chand |
| 50 | Arki | Vijay Singh Chauhan |
| 51 | Nalagarh | Gurnam Singh |
| 51 | Nalagarh | Hardeep Singh Bawa |
| 51 | Nalagarh | Harpreet Singh Saini |
| 52 | Doon | Inder Singh Thakur |
| 53 | Solan - SC | Shashi Kant Chauhan |
| 54 | Kasauli - SC | Rajiv Kumar Kaundal |
| 55 | Pachhad - SC | Rattan Singh Kashyap |
| 57 | Sri Renukaji - SC | Hirdaya Ram |
| 58 | Paonta Sahib | Surender |
| 60 | Chopal | Hari Singh Panwar |
| 61 | Theog | Devi Ram Sharma |
| 61 | Theog | Roshan Lal |
| 62 | Kasumpti | Inder Singh |
| 62 | Kasumpti | Dev Raj Bhardwaj |
| 62 | Kasumpti | Madan Mohan |
| 63 | Shimla | Virender Kumar |
| 63 | Shimla | Harish Janartha |
| 64 | Shimla Rural | MD Sharma |
| 65 | Jubbal - Kotkhai | Lokinder Jhouta |
| 66 | Rampur - SC | Singhi Ram |
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