As many as 33.49 lakh voters had exercised their franchise in the one-day polling on Nov 4,2012 and sealed the fate of 459 candidates including Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal and HPCC chief Virbhadra Singh. The state recorded highest polling of 74.70 % which was slightly higher than the 74.51 % polling in 2003.
The INC returned to power in Himachal Pradesh after five years, defeating the Bharatiya Janata Party.
Party No of Seats Won No of Votes Secured Vote %
BJP 26 2633980 39
INC 36 2894484 43
Others 6 1265916 19
Total 68
The INC led by former Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh emerge victorious.
Virbhadra Singh wins Shimla(Rural) constituency defeating his BJP rival Ishwar Rohal by 19,033 votes.
BJP leader and Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal won from the Hamirpur seat defeating his nearest INC's Narinder Thakur by a margin of over 9,500 votes
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