Himachal Pradesh Elections 2017, Know your constituency: Bilaspur

SHIMLA: Himachal Pradesh is all set to go to polls in a single-phase on November 9, 2017. The counting of votes will take place on December 18, 2017. The hill state has 68 constituencies.

The Bilaspur Vidhan Sabha constituency, located in Bilaspur district, is one of the 68 constituencies of the Himachal Pradesh Vidhan Sabha. In 2012 assembly polls, the number of electors was 71367.

The constituency will have 89 polling stations.

Himachal elections 2017: Candidates contesting from Bilaspur

1. Bumber Thakur

Party: Indian National Congress

Symbol: Hand

2. Subhash Thakur

Party: Bharatiya Janata Party

Symbol: Lotus

In 2012, Indian National Congress candidate Bumber Thakur won the seat with 24347 votes.

The term of the 68-member Himachal Pradesh Assembly comes to an end on January 7, 2018.