Indian State

Himachal Pradesh

Himachal Pradesh · Northern region · IN-HP

All states and UTsStateNorthern India

Population 2011

68,64,602

Area

55,673 km²

Primary capital

Shimla

Budget 2026-27

₹54,928 Cr

Formed

25 January 1971

General Info

Capitals

ShimlaCapital

DharamshalaWinter

Largest city

Shimla

Region

Northern

Demonym

Himachali

Type

State

ISO code

IN-HP

Vehicle code

Website

himachal.nic.in

High court

Himachal Pradesh High Court

Languages

HindiSanskrit

Representation

Lok Sabha seats

General 3SC 1

Rajya Sabha seats

Lower house

Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly

68 seats

Legislature structure

Unicameral

Current Officeholders

Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu

Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh

Indian National Congress (INC)

Elections

Recent election results

All state elections

Assembly electionResult 8 December 2022

Himachal Pradesh Assembly 2022

68 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly constituency results.

View constituency results

Latest Budget

Himachal Pradesh Budget 2026-27

Total budget

₹54,928 Cr

Net expenditure

₹50,088 Cr

Capital expenditure

₹3,090 Cr

5.6% of total

Fiscal deficit

₹9,698 Cr

3.5% of GSDP

Debt / GSDP

40.5%

₹1,12,386 Cr outstanding debt

Freebies

₹300 Cr

0.5% of total

Capex / freebies

10.3x

Himachal Pradesh Budget 2026-27 figures are recorded from PRS state budget analysis. PRS reports net expenditure excluding debt repayment separately where available.

Population

Year	Population	Source
2011	68,64,602	Census 2011 census

Source material

Wikipedia: Himachal Pradesh State governments of India: legislature sizes Election Commission of India - Rajya Sabha seats Election Results of India Himachal Pradesh Assembly 2022 turnout source PRS: Himachal Pradesh Budget Analysis 2026-27 Census 2011