Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Unicameral legislature of the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh
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Himachal Pradesh was the first state in India to launch a paperless legislative assembly.
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The Chief Commissioner's Province of Himachal Pradesh was formed on 15 April 1948 through the integration of 30 erstwhile princely-states. In 1951, Himachal Pradejsh become a Part C state, under the Government of Part C State, 1951 and was brought under a lieutenant governor with 36-member Legislative Assembly. First elections to the Assembly were held in 1952. The Indian National Congress won 24 seats to form a government under Yashwant Singh Parmar.
In 1954, Bilaspur, another part-C State, was merged with Himachal Pradesh.

