Palampur - Politics

Politics

Palampur is a state legislative constituency in Himachal Pradesh. The town politics is mostly dominated between ruling Congress and the Bhartiya Janta Party. In 2012 election Brij Bihari Butail won the election by defeating of Praveen Kumar. The political affair of Palampur has always been a two way party affair. The last BJP legislator from BJP was former chief minister Mr. Shanta Kumar. He was the last BJP legislator in 1992 when the state government led by him was dissolved in the aftermath of Babri Masjid demolition. For Congress, the politics has been dominated by a rich family, Butails. Lala Kanhiya Lal Butail, was the first representative from Palampur. His nephew Kunj Behari Lal Butail served as an MLA for over a decade and also the first Pradesh Congress Committee President. The seat, till recent elections was occupied his younger brother for over 20 years, Brij Bihari Butail who also remained a minister in the state Cabinet and advisor to the Chief Minister and now the Speaker of the state legislative.