Himachal Pradesh Election Results: BJP`s Jia Lal wins from Bharmour

Bharmour is also known as the little temple town.

SHIMLA: Jia Lal from BJP defeats Congress leader Thakur Singh Bharmouri.

Himachal Pradesh has a tradition of change in government after every election.

The Congress and the BJP had 36 and 26 seats respectively in the outgoing House.

The BJP ousted the Congress in 1990 and the Congress avenged the defeat in 1993. The BJP formed the government with the help of Himachal Vikas Congress in 1998 and the Congress was back in power in 2003. The BJP made a comeback in 2007.

One of the Vidhan Sabha constituencies is Bharmour which comes under Chamba district. 

It is also part of Mandi Lok Sabha constituency. In 2010, Bharmour had 66,373 electors.